Tay-Sachs disease is a rare disorder passed from parents to child. In the most common form, a baby about 6 months old will begin to show symptoms. Tay-Sachs disease results when an enzyme that helps break down fatty substances is absent.ay-Sachs disease is a rare disorder passed from parents to child. In the most common form, a baby about 6 months old will begin to show symptoms. Tay-Sachs disease results when an enzyme that helps break down fatty substances is absent.
The most recent data reveal that annually there are more than 2.5 million deaths registered in the U.S. each year â nearly evenly divided among men and women â with life expectancy at birth of about 78.7 years. The top 10 leading causes: No 1: Heart disease.
New York has the lowest rate of injury deaths at 40 per 100,000 people, and North Dakota has the lowest rate of overdose deaths at just 2.6 per 100,000. Suicides are the second-leading cause of injury death, with 41,000 a year. Car accidents come next. Motor vehicle deaths have decreased by 25 percent in the past decade, but more than 33,000 Americans still die each year from motor vehicle crashes, the report finds.