Suburban Cook County Selected Causes of Death

Data from the Cook County Department of Public Health covers a select set of mortality causes for suburban Cook County, Illinois, excluding Chicago. To protect confidentiality, counts below 5 and rates below 20 are masked with an asterisk. Users must exercise caution during aggregation to avoid overcounting due to overlapping geographic and demographic categories.

Use Cases

• Analyze mortality patterns across different geographic Place designations within suburban Cook County.
• Study cause-of-death trends over time, noting data suppression for counts below 5 and rates below 20.
• Investigate demographic distributions by examining data availability across specific Age groups.

Strengths

• Curated by the official Cook County Department of Public Health, providing an authoritative source.
• Includes specific data suppression rules (masking counts <5 and rates <20) to protect confidentiality.
• Links to a complementary historical dataset covering deaths from 2000 to 2014 for extended analysis.

Limitations

• Data is limited to suburban Cook County and excludes the city of Chicago, restricting geographic scope.
• Aggregation requires careful filtering to avoid double-counting from overlapping Place and demographic categories.
• Specific sample size, number of rows, and column definitions are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Illinois Department of Public Health, curated by Cook County Department of Public Health.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Geography

Suburban Cook County, Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago.