Population Health Measures: Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates
data.montgomerycountymd.gov | Last Updated 3 Apr 2023Age-adjustment mortality rates are rates of deaths that are computed using a statistical method to create a metric based on the true death rate so that it can be compared over time for a single population (i.e. comparing 2006-2008 to 2010-2012), as well as enable comparisons across different populations with possibly different age distributions in their populations (i.e. comparing Hispanic residents to Asian residents). Age adjustment methods applied to Montgomery County rates are consistent with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as well as Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Vital Statistics Administration (DHMH VSA). PHS Planning and Epidemiology receives an annual data file of Montgomery County resident deaths registered with Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Vital Statistics Administration (DHMH VSA). Using SAS analytic software, MCDHHS standardizes, aggregates, and calculates age-adjusted rates for each of the leading causes of death category consistent with state and national methods and by subgroups based on age, gender, race, and ethnicity combinations. Data are released in compliance with Data Use Agreements between DHMH VSA and MCDHHS. This dataset will be updated Annually.
This dataset has the following 9 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unique ID | unique_id | text | Unique ID assigned for reporting needs | A2006200800001 A2006200800002 A2006200800010 A2006200800011 A2006200800012 view top 100 |
| 3-Year Period | year_range | text | Three-Year Combination for Reporting | 2008-2010 2007-2009 2010-2012 2006-2008 2009-2011 view top 100 |
| Cause of Death | cause_of_death | text | Standard 53 leading cause-of-death categories | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities Nutritional deficiencies Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease Certain other intestinal infections view top 100 |
| Race | race | text | Decedent’s Race | Asian/Pacific Islander White Total American Indian/Alaska Native Black view top 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino Origin | hispanic_origin | text | Decedent’s Hispanic or Latino Origin | Total Not Hispanic Hispanic view top 100 |
| Gender | gender | text | Gender | Total Male Female view top 100 |
| Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population | age_adjusted_rate_per_100_000_population | number | Age-Adjusted Rate Per 100,000 Population based on the U.S. 2000 Standard Population. (Point Estimate) | 0 0.8 3 1.1 3.8 view top 100 |
| Lower 95% Confidence Interval | lower_95_confidence_interval | number | Lower boundary of 95th Percentile Confidence Interval Range of the Age-Adjusted Rate (true rate estimate falls within the upper and lower boundaries) | 0 0.5 2.1 0.4 0.6 view top 100 |
| Upper 95% Confidence Interval | upper_95_confidence_interval | number | Upper boundary of 95th Percentile Confidence Interval Range of the Age-Adjusted Rate (true rate estimate falls within the upper and lower boundaries) | 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.5 view top 100 |