About the Premature Death Table
Purpose
Provide a table of comparison statistics for use in assessing the burden and risk for an outcome for the US overall or for a selected state and its counties or parishes.
Statistics require careful interpretation. See the information page about interpret rankings for insight into interpreting statistics particularly if you are a new user of statistics.
Data Sources
- SHADAC analysis of WISQARS, State Health Compare, SHADAC, University of Minnesota, statehealthcompare.shadac.org, Accessed 08-02-2019.