2015 to 2017 age-standardized mortality rates for adults aged 35 and older across US states, territories, and counties. The data provides spatially smoothed county-level rates and can be stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. It originates from the National Vital Statistics System and is published by data.cdc.gov.
Use Cases
- Mapping mortality rate disparities using the `GeographicLevel`, `LocationDesc`, and `Data_Value` fields.
- Analyzing demographic risk factors by stratifying `Data_Value` by `Stratification1` (e.g., sex) and `Stratification2` (e.g., race/ethnicity).
- Conducting spatiotemporal analysis of heart disease burden using `Year`, `Y_lat`, and `X_lon` coordinates.
- Comparing state-level (`LocationAbbr`) versus county-level (`Counties`) aggregated mortality statistics.
Strengths
- 3-year average (2015-2017) provides stable rate estimates.
- County-level rates are spatially smoothed to improve reliability for small areas.
- Data includes demographic stratification by sex and race/ethnicity.
Limitations
- Dataset covers only a 3-year period, limiting longitudinal analysis.
- Row count and sample size per demographic group are unknown, affecting statistical power assessment.
- Data is several years old (2015-2017), which may not reflect current trends.
Provenance
- Source
- National Vital Statistics System.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from vital statistics records, age-standardized, and spatially smoothed.
- Time Range
- 2015-2017 (3-year average).
- Freshness
- Last updated on platform: 2025-02-11.
- Geography
- United States, including states, territories, and counties.