New maps and data now available for the Premature Death indicator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings (CHR).

Data have been updated to the most recent time period (2016-2018). Data are obtained from the the 2020 County Health Rankings, released on March 23, 2020. Affected Indicators: Access to Premature Death

Correction made to state-level values for nine mortality indicators.

An issue was identified affecting state-level values for five mortality indicators using 2012-2016 National Vital Statistics System data. Report data tables were displaying estimates for the Hispanic population rather than the Total population. The issue has been corrected. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality – Homicide Mortality – Coronary…

Correction made to prevalence estimates for HIV/Aids incidence rates in four service areas.

Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below. Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change Baltimore 1833.98 2414.26 641.05 FALSE Georgia 576.62 591.09 512.74 FALSE Northern VA 343.65 300.93 314.45 TRUE Suburban MD 383.41 463.24 641.05 FALSE