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.
In 2014, a total of 2,626,418 deaths were reported in the United States, and the age-adjusted death rate decreased 1 percent to a record low. Bob Anderson, chief of the CDC's Mortality Statistics Branch, told CBS News the 15 leading causes of death in 2014 remained the same as in 2013. We all have to die of something at some point.