VDH PUD Chronic Disease Mortality by Geography

This dataset includes count and age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population of mortality (death) for 9 chronic conditions by year and by geography (i.e., the state and 35 health districts). Data set includes mortality data from 2016 to the most current year for Virginia residents.

The 9 chronic conditions include: Alzheimer’s Disease, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Diabetes, Stroke, Heart Disease, and Hypertension. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes are used to identify chronic disease mortality indicators. Definitions are based on Underlying Cause of Death on the death certificate outlined in the “Underlying Cause-of-Death List for Tabulating Mortality Statistics” instruction manual developed by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found on OCR Document (cdc.gov).