WHY WE DIE

Well, not in a philosophical or theological sense, but medical.

A History of Health on Guam (2010), edited by Dr. Robert Haddock, offers us a comparative view :

CAUSE OF DEATH	RANKING IN 2000	RANKING IN 1910
Cardiovascular Disease	1	7
Cancer	2	-
Stroke	3	-
Suicide	4	-
Diabetes mellitus	7	-
Chronic liver disease	8	-
Renal failure	9	-

We were dying for different reasons in 1910.  Of course, the statistics for 2000 include many, many
non-Chamorros, and different races have higher or lower incidences of any particular illness.

So why were we dying in 1910, a year which would reflect an almost completely Chamorro population?

The Big Three : tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, asthma.

For a lot more information on a whole range of health-related topics, pick up a copy of the book.