Animated Maps: Age-Adjusted Mortality 1981 to 2001
The age of an individual is a significant predictor of mortality for a given period of time. Therefore, counties with larger proportions of older people will usually have the highest rates of mortality compared to those with larger proportions of younger people.
Without adjusting for age structure, making rate comparisons among counties is not a meaningful exercise. By adjusting or weighting each county's age structure to a standard reference population, it is then possible to compare rates of mortality.
In this series of maps, the US 2000 Standard Million Population is used as the reference population in the age-adjustment procedure. The age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 population. This series includes maps for seventeen leading causes of mortality.
- All Causes
- All Other Unintentional Injuries & Adverse Effects
- All Cancers
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, & Anus
- Cancer of the Prostate
- Cancer of the Trachea, Lung, & Bronchus
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Heart Disease
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Cirrhosis
- Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries (traffic & non-traffic)
