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US Health Map


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Publication date: 
March 13, 2018
 
 

About the tool

With this interactive map, you can explore health trends in the United States at the county level for both sexes for:

  • 29 cancers
  • 21 major causes of death
  • Life expectancy
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • Physical activity
  • Alcohol use
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes

Use the settings at the top to select a year, cause of death, and sex. Use the time trend menu on the right to explore time trends for specific counties.

Definitions for risk factors in this visualization here.

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To download data, please see the links under Related Content > Related GHDx Records at the bottom of this page.

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). US Health Map. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2016. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/subnational/usa. (Accessed [INSERT DATE])

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