Data News Item: New data! New mortality indicators added for lung disease and unintentional injury (accident) deaths. Both consistently rank in the top 5 causes of death by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data sourced from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system. New Indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Accident Mortality
  • Lung Disease Mortality
  • Homicide
  • Stroke Mortality
  • Suicide