Rural–Urban Disparities in Mortality and Place of Death for Gastrointestinal Cancer in the United States From 2003 to 2019

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A research letter that examines age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) from gastrointestinal cancer in large metro, medium/small metro, and rural areas. Analyzes 2,490,412 AAMR records between 2013 and 2019 utilizing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC Wonder) database. Provides breakdowns of AAMR data by age, sex, race/ethnicity, cancer type, urbanicity, and location of death, such as nursing facility, hospice facility, medical facility, or home.

S. M. Qasim Hussaini, Amanda L. Blackford, Nivedita Arora, et al.

Gastroenterology, 163(6), 1676-1678

12/2022

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Cancer · Health disparities · Healthcare facilities · Mortality · Statistics and data