Mortality – Homicide

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…

Mortality – Homicide (Modelled)

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…

Mortality – Firearm Fatalities

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…

Mortality – Deaths of Despair (Suicide + Drug/Alcohol Poisoning)

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…

Chronic Conditions – Opioid Use Disorder Hospitalization (Medicare Population)

This indicator reports the unsmoothed, age-adjusted rate of overarching opioid use disorder indicator hospitalization for the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) population for the year 2023. Data were sourced from the CMS Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) tool. Note: Data are suppressed when the total population is less than 11. Rates are shown as zero when the count…

Chronic Conditions – Multiple Chronic Conditions (Medicare Population)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of the Medicare Fee-for-Service population with multiple (more than one) chronic conditions. Data are based upon Medicare administrative enrollment and claims data for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Fee-for-Service program. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2018. Source Description The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),…