United States county-level age-standardized heart disease mortality rates averaged over three years. The data likely contains demographic stratifications by sex and race/ethnicity and originates from the National Vital Statistics System. The dataset was last updated on February 4, 2025.
Use Cases
- Mapping mortality rates using Data_Value, LocationDesc, X_lon, and Y_lat.
- Analyzing demographic disparities using Stratification1, Stratification2, and Data_Value.
- Comparing state-level trends using States, Data_Value, and Year.
- Identifying counties with high mortality using Counties, Data_Value, and Data_Value_Footnote.
Strengths
- Data is age-standardized and spatially smoothed for county-level rates.
- Includes demographic stratifications by sex and race/ethnicity.
- Covers a three-year average period from 2019 to 2021.
- Provides geospatial coordinates (X_lon, Y_lat) for mapping.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- National Vital Statistics System
- Collection Method
- Aggregated and processed by the CDC.
- Time Range
- 2019-2021 (3-year average)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-02-04 19:31:00; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United States, by state, territory, and county.