3-4-50: Chronic Disease in San Diego County

What is 3-4-50?

Chronic diseases are now the major cause of death and disability worldwide, having surpassed infectious diseases and injuries. This reflects an improvement in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and significant changes in dietary habits, physical activity levels, and tobacco use in the population.¹ Three behaviors (poor diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use) contribute to four chronic diseases (cancer, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, and pulmonary diseases such as asthma) that cause over 50 percent of all deaths worldwide. This is the foundation of the 3-4-50 concept.² The influence of these three unhealthy behaviors may be seen in San Diego County as these four chronic diseases are the most common causes of death and disability in our region.

3-4-50 Related Reports

Data on 3-4-50 Chronic Diseases

3-4-50 Datasets:

• 3-4-50 Percent and Rates, by Geography, 2014-2015 - Geographies include HHSA Regions, Subregional Areas (SRAs), Cities, and Supervisor Districts. 
• 3-4-50 Chronic Disease Deaths Data - Trended 3-4-50 data from 2000 to 2013 by HHSA Region and Subregional Area (SRA) only.

• Chronic Diseases in San Diego County Maps

¹ World Health Organization (WHO). “The Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.” http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/media/en/gsfs_general.pdf (Accessed September 22, 2011).

² 3Four50, www.3four50.com (Accessed September 22, 2011).