Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Minnesota Population Declines while Households Increase
Provides county-level data on urban/city, change in households and populations since 1970, and household size. Includes breakdowns according to location: Hennepin and Ramsey, suburban/greater Minnesota urban, urban/town/rural mix, entirely rural or town/rural mix-recreational, town/rural mix, or entirely rural.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Provides county-level data on urban/city, change in households and populations since 1970, and household size. Includes breakdowns according to location: Hennepin and Ramsey, suburban/greater Minnesota urban, urban/town/rural mix, entirely rural or town/rural mix-recreational, town/rural mix, or entirely rural.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Drug Overdose Deaths: South Carolina, 2023
Reports drug overdose deaths for South Carolina in 2023 using state vital statistics data. Includes statistics on the demographics of drug-related mortality, unintentional and intentional deaths, drug categories, and selected drugs. Includes county-by-county tables and maps showing totals, rates, and change over time.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Reports drug overdose deaths for South Carolina in 2023 using state vital statistics data. Includes statistics on the demographics of drug-related mortality, unintentional and intentional deaths, drug categories, and selected drugs. Includes county-by-county tables and maps showing totals, rates, and change over time.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Synthetic Opioid and Stimulant Co-Involved Overdose Deaths by Occupation and Industry — United States, 2022
Examines occupations and industries with higher percentages of psychostimulant involvement in synthetic opioid overdose deaths. Includes information on occupations such as mining and farming, fishing, and forestry that are more common in rural areas.
Author(s): Eric W. Lundstrom, Alexandria Macmadu, Andrea L. Steege, Matthew Groenewold
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(10), 173–178
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines occupations and industries with higher percentages of psychostimulant involvement in synthetic opioid overdose deaths. Includes information on occupations such as mining and farming, fishing, and forestry that are more common in rural areas.
Author(s): Eric W. Lundstrom, Alexandria Macmadu, Andrea L. Steege, Matthew Groenewold
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(10), 173–178
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rising Rural Mortality Rates From Natural Causes for Working-Age Adults Lead to Widening Gap With Urban Counterparts
Reports on disparities in natural cause mortality rates between rural and urban working age adults. Explores disparities by various demographic factors and underlying causes.
Author(s): Kelsey L. Thomas (Conley), Elizabeth A. Dobis, David McGranahan
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on disparities in natural cause mortality rates between rural and urban working age adults. Explores disparities by various demographic factors and underlying causes.
Author(s): Kelsey L. Thomas (Conley), Elizabeth A. Dobis, David McGranahan
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality by Industry and Occupation — United States, 2020–2022
Reports on mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease, for men and women by industry and occupation. Includes data on IPF mortality in industries and occupations common in rural areas, such as farming, fishing, and forestry work.
Author(s): Jacek M. Mazurek, Girija Syamlal, David N. Weissman
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 109-115
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease, for men and women by industry and occupation. Includes data on IPF mortality in industries and occupations common in rural areas, such as farming, fishing, and forestry work.
Author(s): Jacek M. Mazurek, Girija Syamlal, David N. Weissman
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 109-115
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mortality Trends of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Adult Population of the United States: A CDC WONDER Analysis from 1999 to 2020
Examines demographic disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI) mortality, utilizing 1999-2020 CDC Wonder data of 1,026,185 TBI-related deaths. See Fig. 5 for data breakdowns by level of rurality and year.
Author(s): Muhammad Hamza Dawood, Yusra Fazli, Sejal Lund, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 482
Date: 02/2025
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Examines demographic disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI) mortality, utilizing 1999-2020 CDC Wonder data of 1,026,185 TBI-related deaths. See Fig. 5 for data breakdowns by level of rurality and year.
Author(s): Muhammad Hamza Dawood, Yusra Fazli, Sejal Lund, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 482
Date: 02/2025
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Factors Associated with Multiple-Death Suicides among Rural US Decedents
Examines themes related to multiple suicides, or suicide confirmed in 2 or more descendants, in rural areas. Utilizes 2013-2021 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to analyze suicide deaths in rural areas based on meticulous planning, mutual dependency, unbearable health conditions, and other social factors.
Author(s): Victor A. Soupene, Timothy Hays, Jonathan Davis, J. Priyanka Vakkalanka
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1)
Date: 02/2025
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Examines themes related to multiple suicides, or suicide confirmed in 2 or more descendants, in rural areas. Utilizes 2013-2021 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to analyze suicide deaths in rural areas based on meticulous planning, mutual dependency, unbearable health conditions, and other social factors.
Author(s): Victor A. Soupene, Timothy Hays, Jonathan Davis, J. Priyanka Vakkalanka
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1)
Date: 02/2025
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An Ecological Study of COVID-19 Outcomes among Florida Counties
Examines variations in COVID-19 case rate, mortality rate, and case fatality rate (CFR) across Florida counties. Provides county-level data as well as rural versus urban comparisons of COVID-19 impacts during pandemic waves.
Author(s): Sobur Ali, Taj Azarian
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 579
Date: 02/2025
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Examines variations in COVID-19 case rate, mortality rate, and case fatality rate (CFR) across Florida counties. Provides county-level data as well as rural versus urban comparisons of COVID-19 impacts during pandemic waves.
Author(s): Sobur Ali, Taj Azarian
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 579
Date: 02/2025
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Instability Continues to Threaten Rural Health Safety Net: Reduced Reimbursements, Dwindling Access to Care and Deteriorating Population Health Status
Examines factors contributing to the instability of the rural healthcare safety net, including policy-related reimbursement cuts and changes to payer mixes. Presents data on rural hospitals that have stopped offering obstetrics and chemotherapy services. Explores aspects of rural population health and social drivers of health as they relate to rural healthcare delivery challenges.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Examines factors contributing to the instability of the rural healthcare safety net, including policy-related reimbursement cuts and changes to payer mixes. Presents data on rural hospitals that have stopped offering obstetrics and chemotherapy services. Explores aspects of rural population health and social drivers of health as they relate to rural healthcare delivery challenges.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Chartis Center for Rural Health
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Cancer in Iowa - 2025
Provides county-level data on cancer cases, deaths, and survivors in Iowa. Highlights information on cancer surveillance and care in Iowa, data on specific types of cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs of survivors in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Registry, Iowa College of Public Health
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Provides county-level data on cancer cases, deaths, and survivors in Iowa. Highlights information on cancer surveillance and care in Iowa, data on specific types of cancer, and risk factors for cancer, with a focus on cancer survivorship and the needs of survivors in urban and rural areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Iowa Cancer Registry, Iowa College of Public Health
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