Category: WONDER
New Provisional Mortality Data Now Available Weekly in CDC Wonder
As of September 1st, the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), part of CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), has changed the frequency of provisional mortality data updates in CDC WONDER from a monthly to a weekly schedule. This change is part of an ongoing effort to improve the dissemination of vital statistics and allow for more timely insights Read More >
Posted on byColon Cancer Deaths in the United States: 1999-2021
Year Deaths Age Adjusted Rate* 1999 48,433 17.7 2000 48,570 17.6 2001 47,860 17 2002 47,586 16.6 2003 46,868 16.1 2004 44,591 15.1 2005 43,989 14.6 2006 44,061 14.3 2007 43,969 14 2008 43,396 13.6 2009 42,199 12.9 2010 42,009 12.6 2011 41,822 12.2 2012 41,488 11.9 2013 41,502 11.6 2014 41,526 11.4 2015 42,126 Read More >
Posted on byHIV Deaths from 1999-2020
Year Deaths Death Rate Per 100,000 1999 14,802 5.3 2000 14,478 5.2 2001 14,175 5 2002 14,095 4.9 2003 13,658 4.7 2004 13,063 4.5 2005 12,543 4.2 2006 12,113 4 2007 11,295 3.7 2008 10,285 3.3 2009 9,406 3 2010 8,369 2.6 2011 7,683 2.4 2012 7,216 2.2 2013 6,955 2.1 2014 6,721 2 2015 Read More >
Posted on byTesticular Cancer Deaths in U.S. from 1999-2020
Year Deaths 1999 378 2000 338 2001 335 2002 393 2003 344 2004 357 2005 359 2006 358 2007 326 2008 358 2009 376 2010 399 2011 380 2012 386 2013 383 2014 411 2015 374 2016 431 2017 425 2018 401 2019 458 2020 461 TOTAL 8,431 Source: CDC WONDER ICD-10 Codes: C62.0, C62.1, Read More >
Posted on byTuberculosis Deaths in U.S. from 1999-2020
Year Deaths Age Adjusted Death Rate Per 100,000 1999 930 0.3 2000 776 0.3 2001 764 0.3 2002 784 0.3 2003 711 0.2 2004 657 0.2 2005 648 0.2 2006 652 0.2 2007 554 0.2 2008 585 0.2 2009 529 0.1 2010 569 0.2 2011 539 0.2 2012 510 0.1 2013 555 0.1 2014 493 Read More >
Posted on byNEW FEATURE: Provisional 2020 and Partial 2021 Mortality Data Available on CDC WONDER
CDC WONDER now includes provisional 2020 and partial 2021 mortality statistics by multiple cause of death at the national, state and county level. Data are based on death certificates for U.S. residents. Multiple Cause of Death (Provisional) Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction – Are Flu and pneumonia are responsible for 57,000 deaths in the United States each year?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLLgfCUlFI Source: National Vital Statistics System, 1999-2018 https://wonder.cdc.gov Read More >
Posted on byPoisoning Deaths in U.S. from 1999-2016
Year Deaths 1999 19,741 2000 20,230 2001 22,242 2002 26,435 2003 28,700 2004 30,308 2005 32,691 2006 37,286 2007 40,059 2008 41,080 2009 41,592 2010 42,917 2011 46,047 2012 46,150 2013 48,545 2014 51,966 2015 57,567 2016 68,995 Source: https://wonder.cdc.gov Injury Mechanism & All Other Leading Causes: Poisoning Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – May 31, 2017
#STATOFTHEDAY From 2010-2015 there were 77 deaths from venomous #snakes #lizards or #spiders in the U.S. https://t.co/2LxweAUc0Q — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 31, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byMelanoma Mortality – 1999-2015
Year Deaths Age Adjusted Rate¹ 1999 7,215 2.6 2000 7,420 2.7 2001 7,542 2.7 2002 7,514 2.6 2003 7,818 2.7 2004 7,952 2.7 2005 8,345 2.8 2006 8,441 2.7 2007 8,461 2.7 2008 8,623 2.7 2009 9,199 2.8 2010 9,154 2.8 2011 9,128 2.7 2012 9,251 2.7 2013 9,394 2.7 2014 9,325 2.6 2015 Read More >
Posted on byU.S. Heart Attack Deaths from 2010-2015
Year Deaths 2010 122,071 2011 119,905 2012 117,944 2013 116,793 2014 114,019 2015 114,023 TOTAL 704,755 Source: http://wonder.cdc.gov ICD-10: Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) Read More >
Posted on byCDC WONDER Database
Do you want to know how many births or deaths were in your state during a particular year? CDC has a database that can answer this question called CDC WONDER. This an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals and the Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsJanuary is cervical cancer awareness month…
Cervical cancer once was the leading cause of cancer death for women in the U.S., and although the cases and deaths of cervical cancer have decreased over the past 40 years due largely to regular Pap tests, the disease still was responsible for almost 4,000 deaths in 2006 (most recent data available). The rates vary somewhat, but Read More >
Posted on byMost dangerous states to be riding in a car this holiday weekend
Are you driving to your Thanksgiving dinner this weekend? Beware that your risk while rolling down the highway may be higher or lower depending on the state in which you are traveling. When it comes to dying in a car accident, some states are more deadly than others, and the ones at the top may surprise you. See the Read More >
Posted on byBreast cancer deaths – A state-by-state basis
Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women. However, in the United States, incidence of breast Read More >
Posted on bySudden Infant Death Syndrome
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden death of an infant less than one year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough case investigation is conducted, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. Read More >
Posted on byDeaths from HIV/AIDS
We had a question about the number of persons in the United States who die from HIV/AIDS. Mortality data indicate that in 2004 5,608 whites (rate of 2.4 per 100,000), 7271 blacks (18.8 per 100,000), and 184 persons of other races (rate of 1.1 per 100,000) died of HIV/AIDS. You can do your own analysis Read More >
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