Gandeza, Melodia Thirteen T.

BSN III-B

Cause of Mortality Total no. of deaths Percentage

Cancer 3 20%
Vascular disease 2 13.33%
(stroke, etc.)
Heart disease/ heart 8 53.33%
failure
Complications of 1 6.67%
diabetes mellitus
Hepatitis 1 6.67%
Total 15 100%

CAUSES OF MORTALITY
The table
shows the
cause of
7% 20% mortality and
7%
cancer the total
vascular disease number of
heart disease/ heart failure deaths in a
complications of diabetes certain
13% mellitus
community. In
hepatitis
the total
population of
53% 15 (100%) of
this certain
community,
the leading
cause of mortality is heart diseases/ heart failure with the total of 8 (53.33%%), the second leading is
cancer with the total of 3(20%), third is vascular disease with a total amount of 2 (13.33%) and the least
cause of mortality includes complications of diabetes mellitus which has a total of 1(6.67%) and hepatitis
which has a total of 1(6.67%).

Studies indicate that heart disease has a large impact on mental health along with overall physical health
of an individual. Researchers found that patients were psychologically affected by “things such as
embarrassment about the scar from surgery, stigma, being afraid to go back to the hospital, feeling that
life is unfair, feeling helpless, being self-destructive, worrying about the future, and fear of death”
(Marino et al., 2009).  

CVD can results a large impact on one’s mental health.   CVD can also affect society by increasing
overall depression rates and decreasing the psychological soundness of the people it affects.  This impact
decreases the overall wellbeing of society by making a community miserable and more divided.

Furthermore, because a diagnosis with CVD correlates to a decreased life expectancy, CVD can have a
large impact on family structure.  Individuals with CVD are less likely to live to see their grandchildren,
or even children, grow up.  On the other hand, young individuals are sometimes required to grow up
without the influence of a parent or a grandparent and this can be difficult to do in places such as the
United States, which tend to value traditional family structure.  Individuals growing up with a lost parent
or grandparent may feel more alone or less supported.

There are very minimal social costs in reducing the rates of CVD.  However, many individuals enjoy
living lifestyles that tend to lead to CVD (lack of exercise, unhealthy eating, smoking, etc).  People may
be happier in the short term living a CVD-inducing lifestyle, and resent changes or programs that
encourage them to live otherwise.  In the short term then, programs to prevent CVD may be viewed
negatively and consequently create a more dissatisfied society.  However, in the long term, it appears that
the reduction of CVD will create a society that is much better off by improving the mental state of CVD
patients and their families.

All in all, the stated causes of mortality can affect the whole being of an individual since the presence of
illnesses will always alter an individual’s mental, social, emotional and spiritual health.