Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Cardiovascular Mortality Trends and Disparities in U.S. Breast Cancer Patients, 1999–2020: A Population-Based Retrospective Study
Analyzes trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among 74,733 breast cancer patients during the years 1999-2020, utilizing CDC WONDER data. Breaks down age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) data by race, census region, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): Yong-Hao Yeo, Boon-Jian San, Jia-Yi Tan, et al.
Citation: Cardio-Oncology, 10, 89
Date: 12/2024
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Analyzes trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among 74,733 breast cancer patients during the years 1999-2020, utilizing CDC WONDER data. Breaks down age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) data by race, census region, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): Yong-Hao Yeo, Boon-Jian San, Jia-Yi Tan, et al.
Citation: Cardio-Oncology, 10, 89
Date: 12/2024
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Mammography Among Women Residing in Urban Versus Rural Utah: Breast Cancer Survival
Examines breast cancer screening and mortality among rural and urban Utahns, utilizing Utah Population Database data for breast cancer patients diagnosed from 1998 to 2017 and matched controls. Provides rural-urban comparisons of cancer stage at diagnosis, first-course treatment received, risk of death based on mammograms received in the last 3 years, and other clinical and demographic comparisons.
Author(s): Quinn Tanner, Chun-Pin Chang, Karen Curtin, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 13(24), e70505
Date: 12/2024
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Examines breast cancer screening and mortality among rural and urban Utahns, utilizing Utah Population Database data for breast cancer patients diagnosed from 1998 to 2017 and matched controls. Provides rural-urban comparisons of cancer stage at diagnosis, first-course treatment received, risk of death based on mammograms received in the last 3 years, and other clinical and demographic comparisons.
Author(s): Quinn Tanner, Chun-Pin Chang, Karen Curtin, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 13(24), e70505
Date: 12/2024
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Use of Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities by Medicare Beneficiaries with Dementia
Describes the sociodemographic and health characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with and without dementia who use inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). Examines diagnoses and utilization that precede psychiatric inpatient stays and outcomes following IPF stays, including health care utilization and mortality. Includes data on Medicare IPF patients who reside in rural counties and counties that are entirely or partially in a primary care or mental health Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Author(s): Mark Sorbero, Flora Sheng, Swad Komanduri, Jodi L. Liu
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RAND Corporation
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Describes the sociodemographic and health characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with and without dementia who use inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). Examines diagnoses and utilization that precede psychiatric inpatient stays and outcomes following IPF stays, including health care utilization and mortality. Includes data on Medicare IPF patients who reside in rural counties and counties that are entirely or partially in a primary care or mental health Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Author(s): Mark Sorbero, Flora Sheng, Swad Komanduri, Jodi L. Liu
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RAND Corporation
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Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, 2023
Provides comprehensive data on vital events, population demographics, fertility and live births, mortality, and marriages in Kansas in 2023. Includes data breakdowns according to county and frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): David Oakley, Christina Smith, Cathryn Savage, Inkyung Cha
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides comprehensive data on vital events, population demographics, fertility and live births, mortality, and marriages in Kansas in 2023. Includes data breakdowns according to county and frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): David Oakley, Christina Smith, Cathryn Savage, Inkyung Cha
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Caring for Pennsylvanians with Dementia and Related Disorders: An Analysis of Needs and Capacity in Rural Areas, 2024 to 2034
Examines potential demand for care of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing numbers of various types of care facilities and their capacity, and statistics including projections of the population aged 65+ and rate of increase from 2020 to 2040, age-adjusted mortality rate from ADRD, projections of number of ADRD cases by 2040, and impact of smoking and obesity on ADRD, with breakdowns by county.
Author(s): Dara P. Bourassa, Sara A. Grove
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Examines potential demand for care of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing numbers of various types of care facilities and their capacity, and statistics including projections of the population aged 65+ and rate of increase from 2020 to 2040, age-adjusted mortality rate from ADRD, projections of number of ADRD cases by 2040, and impact of smoking and obesity on ADRD, with breakdowns by county.
Author(s): Dara P. Bourassa, Sara A. Grove
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Jail-Based Interventions to Reduce Risk for Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths: Examples of Implementation within Ohio Counties Participating in the HEALing Communities Study
Examines implementation barriers and successes of jail-based interventions to reduce post-release opioid overdose deaths in 1 rural and 2 urban Ohio counties. Details how the counties, which were participants in the HEALing Communities Study, applied evidence-based practices (EBPs) including medications to reduce opioid use disorder (MOUD), overdose education, provision of naloxone, and more. Identifies rural-specific challenges.
Author(s): Joel Sprunger, Jennifer Brown, Sofia Rubi, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 12, 48
Date: 12/2024
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Examines implementation barriers and successes of jail-based interventions to reduce post-release opioid overdose deaths in 1 rural and 2 urban Ohio counties. Details how the counties, which were participants in the HEALing Communities Study, applied evidence-based practices (EBPs) including medications to reduce opioid use disorder (MOUD), overdose education, provision of naloxone, and more. Identifies rural-specific challenges.
Author(s): Joel Sprunger, Jennifer Brown, Sofia Rubi, et al.
Citation: Health & Justice, 12, 48
Date: 12/2024
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South Dakota Vital Statistics Report: A State and County Comparison of Leading Health Indicators, 2023
Report outlines South Dakota's vital statistics by health indicators and by county. Highlights markers of health and wellness, such as natality, infant mortality, and infectious disease, among other measures. Breaks down data by county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Report outlines South Dakota's vital statistics by health indicators and by county. Highlights markers of health and wellness, such as natality, infant mortality, and infectious disease, among other measures. Breaks down data by county.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Rural-Urban Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States, 2010-2022
Examines rural versus urban disparities in cardiovascular mortality. Utilizes 2010-2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research data and provides mortality rates according to year, patient age, and urban, small/medium metro, or rural location.
Author(s): Lucas X. Marinacci, ZhaoNian Zheng, Stephen Mein, Rishi K. Wadhera
Citation: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(1)
Date: 11/2024
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Examines rural versus urban disparities in cardiovascular mortality. Utilizes 2010-2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research data and provides mortality rates according to year, patient age, and urban, small/medium metro, or rural location.
Author(s): Lucas X. Marinacci, ZhaoNian Zheng, Stephen Mein, Rishi K. Wadhera
Citation: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(1)
Date: 11/2024
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County-Level Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer–Specific Mortality from 2005 to 2020
Examines Black-White differences in prostate cancer mortality from 2005 to 2020, utilizing Area Health Resource File (AHRF) and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. Compares county-level factors associated with change over time, including level of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel L. Washington III, Mary Fakunle, Lufan Wang, et al.
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(6), pkae109
Date: 11/2024
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Examines Black-White differences in prostate cancer mortality from 2005 to 2020, utilizing Area Health Resource File (AHRF) and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. Compares county-level factors associated with change over time, including level of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel L. Washington III, Mary Fakunle, Lufan Wang, et al.
Citation: JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(6), pkae109
Date: 11/2024
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Ten Americas: A Systematic Analysis of Life Expectancy Disparities in the USA
Evaluates life expectancy disparities among 10 population groups based on sociodemographic, geography, and homicide data between 2000 and 2021.
Author(s): Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Mathew M. Baumann, Zhuochen Li, et al.
Citation: The Lancet, 404(10469), 2299-2313
Date: 11/2024
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Evaluates life expectancy disparities among 10 population groups based on sociodemographic, geography, and homicide data between 2000 and 2021.
Author(s): Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Mathew M. Baumann, Zhuochen Li, et al.
Citation: The Lancet, 404(10469), 2299-2313
Date: 11/2024
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