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1) Looks like the CDC funding is not aligned with how likely something will kill you.
2) Impressive that tuberculosis causes very few deaths but the CDC spends about $140M getting rid of it.
3) HIV/AIDS, breast & cervical cancer, and suicide also cause a relatively small number of deaths but the CDC spends about
$740M, $195M, and $100M to reduce them.
4) These charts don't tell us anything about how rapidly these causes of death are increasing or decreasing.
5) These charts don't tell us anything about the current U.S. causes of death or the current CDC funding for these problems.
6) These charts don't tell us anything about societal impact of these afflictions prior to death. For example diagnostic and
therapy costs, lost productivity, and pain and suffering would be valuable to know in considering appropriate CDC funding levels.
7) These charts don't tell us anything about other public or private funding spent to reduce these afflictions.
Death Causes vs. Centers for Disease Control Funding
Supporting Evidence
Source: 2004 U.S. Causes of Death CDC National Vital Statistics Report, June 28, 2006, Table 2
FY2005 CDC Appropriation by Functional Area, March 1, 2005
FY2005 CDC Appropriation by Functional Area, March 1, 2005
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