This indicator reports the 2019-2023 five-year average rate of death due to assault (homicide) per 100,000 population. Figures are reported as crude rates. Rates are resummarized for report areas from county level data, only where data is available. This indicator is relevant because homicide rate is a measure of poor community safety and is a…
The data on deaths comes from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. This system includes information from death certificates completed by state vital records offices, covering causes of death reported by physicians, medical examiners, and coroners. The data is presented as rates per 100,000 people at…
This indicator reports the 2019-2023 five-year average rate of death due to influenza and pneumonia (ICD10 Codes J09-J18) per 100,000 population. Figures are reported as crude rates. Rates are resummarized for report areas from county level data, only where data is available. This indicator is relevant because influenza and pneumonia is a leading cause of…
This indicator reports the average life expectancy at birth (age-adjusted to 2000 standard). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2020-2022) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Note: Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 5,000 population-years-at-risk in the time frame. Source University of Wisconsin Population…
This indicator reports the 2019-2023 five-year average rate of death due to firearm wounds per 100,000 population, which includes gunshot wounds from powder-charged handguns, shotguns, and rifles. Figures are reported as crude rates. This indicator is relevant because firearm deaths are preventable and they are a cause of premature death. Note: Data are suppressed for…
The data on deaths comes from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. This system includes information from death certificates completed by state vital records offices, covering causes of death reported by physicians, medical examiners, and coroners. The data is presented as rates per 100,000 people at…
This indicator reports the 2019-2023 five-year average rate of death due to heart disease (ICD10 Codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I151) per 100,000 population. Figures are reported as crude rates. Rates are resummarized for report areas from county level data, only where data is available. This indicator is relevant because heart disease is a leading cause…
The data on deaths comes from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. This system includes information from death certificates completed by state vital records offices, covering causes of death reported by physicians, medical examiners, and coroners. The data is presented as rates per 100,000 people at…
This indicator reports the 2019-2023 five-year average rate of death due to coronary heart disease (ICD10 Codes I20-I25) per 100,000 population. Figures are reported as crude rates. Rates are resummarized for report areas from county level data, only where data is available. This indicator is relevant because coronary heart disease is a leading cause of…
This indicator reports average rate of death due to intentional self-harm (suicide), alcohol-related disease, and drug overdose, also known as “deaths of despair”, per 100,000 population. Figures are reported as crude rates. Rates are resummarized for report areas from county level data, only where data is available. This indicator is relevant because death of despair…