Hypertension Mortality Among U.S. Hispanic Subpopulations, 1995-2002

1995 to 2002 death certificate data analyzed by the CDC to compare hypertension-related mortality rates among Hispanic subpopulations in the United States. The analysis indicated that Puerto Rican Americans had consistently higher hypertension-related mortality rates than other Hispanic groups and non-Hispanic whites. The dataset likely contains age-standardized death rates for specific Hispanic subpopulations.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in hypertension-related mortality based on Hispanic subpopulation categories mentioned in the description
• Study temporal trends in cardiovascular mortality from 1995 to 2002 for specific ethnic groups
• Identify high-risk populations for targeted public health prevention and control programs based on mortality rates

Strengths

• Data spans an 8-year period from 1995 to 2002, allowing for trend analysis
• Analysis is based on national death certificate data, which provides a standardized source
• Focus on specific Hispanic subpopulations (e.g., Mexican American, Puerto Rican American) allows for granular disparity research

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

CDC analysis of U.S. death certificate data

Collection Method

Analysis of death certificate data

Time Range

1995-2002

Geography

United States