Montgomery County Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates by Race, Gender, and Cause

Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 population for Montgomery County residents, calculated using CDC and Maryland state methods. The dataset includes rates by 3-year periods, cause of death, and demographic subgroups including race, Hispanic origin, and gender. Data is updated annually by Montgomery County's Department of Health and Human Services using death records from the Maryland Vital Statistics Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in mortality rates over time using the 3-Year Period and Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population columns.
• Compare health disparities across demographic groups using the Race, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Gender columns.
• Identify leading causes of death and their statistical significance using the Cause of Death, Lower 95% Confidence Interval, and Upper 95% Confidence Interval columns.
• Calculate mortality rate confidence intervals for specific subgroups using the Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population and its confidence interval columns.

Strengths

• Data is age-adjusted using CDC and state-standardized methods, enabling valid comparisons across populations with different age structures.
• Includes 95% confidence intervals for each rate, providing statistical context for the estimates.
• Updated annually with data sourced from official state vital statistics records.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Last updated 2023-04-03 23:57:01; freshness should be verified for current analyses.

Provenance

Source

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (MCDHHS) via data.montgomerycountymd.gov.

Collection Method

Calculated from Montgomery County resident death records provided by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Vital Statistics Administration (DHMH VSA), processed using SAS software.

Time Range

Data is aggregated into 3-Year Periods; specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.