Suburban Cook County - Selected Causes of Death
datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov | Last Updated 3 Feb 2021This data is compiled by the Cook County Department of Public Health using data from the Illinois Department of Public Health Vital Statistics. It includes the annual number of deaths, crude and age-adjusted death rates by selected causes of death. Further analysis is available by age group, race/ethnicity, gender and decedent's place of residence in suburban Cook County at the time of their death. Table of Contents and other information can be found at http://opendocs.cookcountyil.gov/docs/Death_Table_of_Contents2_jh9b-icit.pdf. Note: * Counts suppressed for events between 1 and 4, - Rates not calculated for events less than 20
This dataset has the following 10 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | year | number | Year of Death | 2002 2000 2003 2006 2007 view top 100 |
| Section | section | text | Underlying Cause of Death categorized into 7 main sections | Other Chronic Coniditions Injury and External Causes Cardiovascular Disease Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm) Communicable Disease view top 100 |
| Sub-Section | sub_section | text | Underlying cause of death sections categorized into Sub-section | All Cancer All Cause Ischemic Heart Disease Heart Disease Respiratory Disease view top 100 |
| Place | place | text | Decedent's Town or SCC District or Residence (see SCC District Map) | 2 CCDPH Jurisdiction 6 South District 4 West District 5 Southwest District 3 North District view top 100 |
| Age Group | age_group | text | Age Group of Decedent | a) All Ages i) 55-64 yrs l) 85 yrs and older k) 75-84 yrs j) 65-74 yrs view top 100 |
| Race/Ethnicity | race_ethnicity | text | NH = Non Hispanic | All Race/Ethn NH Black NH White NH Asian/PI Hispanic view top 100 |
| Gender | gender | text | Male or Female | All Genders Female Male view top 100 |
| Number | number | number | Number of Deaths | 0 5 6 7 8 view top 100 |
| Crude Mortality Rate | crude_mortality_rate | number | The mortality rate from all causes of death for a population during a specified time period, multiplied by 100,000 | 13.0 16.7 12.4 8.9 8.8 view top 100 |
| Age Adjusted Mortality Rate | age_adjusted_mortality_rate | number | Age-adjustment is a statistical process applied mortality rates which allows communities with different age structures to be compared. Adjustment is accomplished by first multiplying the age-specific rates of death by age-specific weights based off of the 2010 standard population. The weighted rates are then summed across the age groups. | 4.9 4.8 5.1 9.5 5.4 view top 100 |