Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Impact of Urban–Rural Residence on Treatment and Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma: A SEER-Based Study with External Validation
Analyzes how treatment and cancer-specific survival vary by rural or urban adults diagnosed with glioblastoma between 2000 and 2019. Utilizes National Cancer Institute SEER data.
Author(s): Changping Chen, Chang Liu, Xiaoyue Li, Chenbo Ouyang
Citation: Medicine, 105(34), e50325
Date: 08/2026
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Analyzes how treatment and cancer-specific survival vary by rural or urban adults diagnosed with glioblastoma between 2000 and 2019. Utilizes National Cancer Institute SEER data.
Author(s): Changping Chen, Chang Liu, Xiaoyue Li, Chenbo Ouyang
Citation: Medicine, 105(34), e50325
Date: 08/2026
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FY 2022 Mississippi State Health Plan: Fourth Edition - Amended
Offers criteria and standards for health-related activities in Mississippi which require Certificate of Need review. Features sections on workforce, long-term care, mental health, perinatal care, acute care, rehabilitation services, and other services. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Offers criteria and standards for health-related activities in Mississippi which require Certificate of Need review. Features sections on workforce, long-term care, mental health, perinatal care, acute care, rehabilitation services, and other services. Mentions rural throughout.
Date: 08/2026
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Deaths of Despair Among Cancer Survivors in Rural/Urban Appalachia (2000-2022)
Compares deaths of despair trends among adults with cancer across Appalachian and non-Appalachian regions. Features statistics on year-by-year incidence-based mortality rates, with breakdowns by sex, urban or rural location, and region, and mortality rates for these groups in 2000 and 2022.
Author(s): Jason Semprini, Anders Erickson, Nosa Osazuwa-Peters
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 14-28
Date: 08/2026
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Compares deaths of despair trends among adults with cancer across Appalachian and non-Appalachian regions. Features statistics on year-by-year incidence-based mortality rates, with breakdowns by sex, urban or rural location, and region, and mortality rates for these groups in 2000 and 2022.
Author(s): Jason Semprini, Anders Erickson, Nosa Osazuwa-Peters
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 8(2), 14-28
Date: 08/2026
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Trends in Vermont Violent Deaths
Offers information on violent deaths in Vermont from 2015-2023. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing rates of violent deaths per 100,000 population.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Offers information on violent deaths in Vermont from 2015-2023. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing rates of violent deaths per 100,000 population.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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County-Level Social, Preventive Care, and Behavioral Correlates of Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the United States: A Nationwide Ecological Analysis
Examines how county-level demographics, social conditions, preventive care, and behavioral risks influence colorectal cancer mortality using linked CDC PLACES, ACS, USCS, and NCHS data. Includes metro versus nonmetro data comparisons.
Author(s): Kaide Xia, Li Luo, Chengdu Fan, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Oncology, 16, 1844633
Date: 07/2026
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Examines how county-level demographics, social conditions, preventive care, and behavioral risks influence colorectal cancer mortality using linked CDC PLACES, ACS, USCS, and NCHS data. Includes metro versus nonmetro data comparisons.
Author(s): Kaide Xia, Li Luo, Chengdu Fan, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Oncology, 16, 1844633
Date: 07/2026
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Leading Causes of Death: State of Hawaii, 2020-2024
Reports on causes of death in the state of Hawaii by county, race and ethnicity, sex, and age group, using state death certificate data for the years 2020-2024.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Reports on causes of death in the state of Hawaii by county, race and ethnicity, sex, and age group, using state death certificate data for the years 2020-2024.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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National Burden of Bicyclist Hospitalizations in the United States by Rurality, 2016–2020
Examines bicycle injuries and hospitalizations in the United States by geography. Utilizes 2016-2020 HCUP-NIS data to analyze 124,000 rural versus urban bicycle hospitalizations, with data further broken down according to patient demographics, hospital region, admission and discharge characteristics, motor vehicle crash (MVC) involvement, and injury severity and/or death.
Author(s): Amir Ghanbari, Ryan M. Carnahan, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70194
Date: 07/2026
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Examines bicycle injuries and hospitalizations in the United States by geography. Utilizes 2016-2020 HCUP-NIS data to analyze 124,000 rural versus urban bicycle hospitalizations, with data further broken down according to patient demographics, hospital region, admission and discharge characteristics, motor vehicle crash (MVC) involvement, and injury severity and/or death.
Author(s): Amir Ghanbari, Ryan M. Carnahan, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 42(3), e70194
Date: 07/2026
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National Trends in Bone-Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1999–2024: A Multiple-Cause-of-Death Analysis with Projections to 2040
Examines trends in prostate cancer mortality with bone metastasis as a contributing cause using 1999-2024 CDC WONDER data. Includes demographic and rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Kanza Atif, Eshal Atif, Vishan Das, Alaa Eldeeb
Citation: Frontiers in Oncology, 16, 1882666
Date: 07/2026
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Examines trends in prostate cancer mortality with bone metastasis as a contributing cause using 1999-2024 CDC WONDER data. Includes demographic and rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Kanza Atif, Eshal Atif, Vishan Das, Alaa Eldeeb
Citation: Frontiers in Oncology, 16, 1882666
Date: 07/2026
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2024 Data: Rural/Urban Traffic Fatalities
Reports 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data describing fatal motor vehicle crashes. Provides rural versus urban statistics for fatal motor vehicle crashes by light condition, roadway departure and intersection, age group, speeding, alcohol use, seat belt use, and rollover crashes. Includes statistics on ratio of rural to urban fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, as of 2024.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Reports 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data describing fatal motor vehicle crashes. Provides rural versus urban statistics for fatal motor vehicle crashes by light condition, roadway departure and intersection, age group, speeding, alcohol use, seat belt use, and rollover crashes. Includes statistics on ratio of rural to urban fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, as of 2024.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2024 Data: Bicyclists and Other Cyclists
National data on fatal and non-fatal traffic crashes involving bicyclists and other cyclists, including riders of two-wheel vehicles, tricycles, and unicycles powered by pedals and/or motors. Features statistics from 2015-2024 with breakdowns including fatality and injury rates, age group, sex, time of day and day of the week, alcohol involvement, blood alcohol concentrations of riders, vehicle type and impact point, fatality rates by state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National data on fatal and non-fatal traffic crashes involving bicyclists and other cyclists, including riders of two-wheel vehicles, tricycles, and unicycles powered by pedals and/or motors. Features statistics from 2015-2024 with breakdowns including fatality and injury rates, age group, sex, time of day and day of the week, alcohol involvement, blood alcohol concentrations of riders, vehicle type and impact point, fatality rates by state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 07/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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