| Data Dictionary: | Health Data 2014 Release |
| Data Source: | Social Explore; County Health Rankings & Roadmaps |
| Table: | T8. Mortality [3] |
| T8. | Mortality | |||||
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T008_001Child Mortality
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType();
oretval = ORG:HD2014_012_HEALTH_T7_V1;
return oretval;
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| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; Health Data 2014: Technical Documentation |
| Health Data: Technical Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> T8: Mortality |
Child Mortality is the number of deaths among children under age 18 per 100,000 population. Understanding the child mortality rate in a county can help interpret the years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate. We provide both the child mortality rate and the number of child deaths.
Premature age-adjusted mortality measures the number of deaths among residents under the age of 75 per 100,000 population. Premature age-adjusted mortality is a common and important population health outcome measure. We provide both the premature age-adjusted mortality rate and the number of premature age-adjusted deaths.
Drug Poisoning Mortality represents the number of drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population. We provide both the drug poisoning mortality rate and the number of drug poisoning deaths. This measure includes accidental, intentional, and of undetermined poisoning by and exposure to:
