Table of Contents

    Death comes sooner in Appalachia. It comes much sooner in Eastern Kentucky

    By Bill Estep

    bestep@herald-leader.com

    August 24, 2017 5:33 AM

    The years of life Appalachian Kentucky residents lose to health maladies such as heart disease and cancer is 63 percent higher than the national average, according to a report released Thursday.

    The news was not good in Eastern Kentucky and other parts of Appalachia on just about every indicator of health: heart disease deaths were 17 percent higher in Appalachia than the country as a whole; cancer deaths were 27 percent higher; stroke deaths were 14 percent higher; and the rate of deaths from poisoning, which mostly means from drug overdoses, was 37 percent higher.

    Put all that together, and the years of potential life lost before age 75 — a measure of premature death — was 25 percent higher in Appalachia than in the U.S, the report found.

    Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article169037857.html?anf=TOP_STORIE…

    Last updated on .

    Table of Contents

      NEWS

      News & publications

      The news about recent activities for needed peoples.

      More News

      20 Aug 2025

      Female attorney in black blouse speaks

      AppalReD offering free FEMA appeal clinics

      HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - AppalReD is offering free legal clinics for tornado and…

      Continue Reading about AppalReD offering free FEMA appeal clinics

      6 Aug 2025

      Grant Manager Trish Hatler is pictured with Sadhna G. True, KBF’s Immediate Past President & Grants Committee Chair.

      AppalReD Legal Aid Hosts Family Law Clinics with Generous Support from Kentucky Bar Foundation

      Prestonsburg, KY - AppalReD Legal Aid recently received a $15,000 grant from…

      Continue Reading about AppalReD Legal Aid Hosts Family Law Clinics with Generous Support from Kentucky Bar Foundation