Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Alaska Native Health Status Report
Provides an overview of Alaskan Native health, with a focus on sociodemographics and social determinants of health (SDOH); mortality; morbidity; maternal, infant, and child health; adolescent health; adult health; preventive care; and environmental health. Includes data and maps on health issues in Alaskan regions. Discusses advocacy, program planning, policy development, and evaluation related to Alaskan Native public health.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provides an overview of Alaskan Native health, with a focus on sociodemographics and social determinants of health (SDOH); mortality; morbidity; maternal, infant, and child health; adolescent health; adult health; preventive care; and environmental health. Includes data and maps on health issues in Alaskan regions. Discusses advocacy, program planning, policy development, and evaluation related to Alaskan Native public health.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Literature Review on Differences in Care Provided in Urban and Rural Nursing Homes in the United States
Summarizes results of a review of peer-reviewed research on differences in rural and urban nursing home care quality. Covers access to mental health services and supports, hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths, and hospice care utilization. Highlights implications for future research.
Author(s): Denise D. Quigley, Leah V. Estrada, Gregory L. Alexander, Andrew Dick, Patricia W. Stone
Citation: Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(12), 48-56
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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Summarizes results of a review of peer-reviewed research on differences in rural and urban nursing home care quality. Covers access to mental health services and supports, hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths, and hospice care utilization. Highlights implications for future research.
Author(s): Denise D. Quigley, Leah V. Estrada, Gregory L. Alexander, Andrew Dick, Patricia W. Stone
Citation: Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(12), 48-56
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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Extrahepatic Causes of Death in Cirrhosis Compared to Other Chronic Conditions in the United States, 1999-2017
Compares mortality trends of cirrhosis and other chronic conditions from 1999-2017 based on information from a national mortality database. Presents comparative data on cirrhosis, congestive heart failure (CHF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), among others. Reports on mortality trends in rural areas.
Author(s): Nagasri Shankar, Azaan Ramani, Connor Griffin, et al.
Citation: Annals of Hepatology, 26
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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Compares mortality trends of cirrhosis and other chronic conditions from 1999-2017 based on information from a national mortality database. Presents comparative data on cirrhosis, congestive heart failure (CHF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), among others. Reports on mortality trends in rural areas.
Author(s): Nagasri Shankar, Azaan Ramani, Connor Griffin, et al.
Citation: Annals of Hepatology, 26
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
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High-Risk Outreach for COVID-19 Mortality Reduction in an Indigenous Community
Explores the public health disparities in rural indigenous communities based on COVID-19 mortality rates. Discusses methods for mortality reduction in pandemic response procedures and general public health policy in Native American communities.
Author(s): Myles J. Stone, Ryan M. Close, Christopher K. Jentoft, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 111(11), 1939–1941
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Explores the public health disparities in rural indigenous communities based on COVID-19 mortality rates. Discusses methods for mortality reduction in pandemic response procedures and general public health policy in Native American communities.
Author(s): Myles J. Stone, Ryan M. Close, Christopher K. Jentoft, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 111(11), 1939–1941
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Missouri Health Assessment
Describes the Missouri state health status assessment, community themes and strengths, state health system assessment, and forces of change. Mentions rural throughout and includes statistics showing disparities between urban and rural areas for various health issues.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Describes the Missouri state health status assessment, community themes and strengths, state health system assessment, and forces of change. Mentions rural throughout and includes statistics showing disparities between urban and rural areas for various health issues.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Association of Rural and Critical Access Hospital Status With Patient Outcomes After Emergency Department Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Compares 30-day outcomes for 473,152 Medicare patients after emergency department (ED) visits in rural or urban settings and in Critical Access Hospitals. Features statistics on mortality, ED revisits, hospitalization and transfer patterns by commonly encountered ED conditions, and characteristics of patients and of hospitals studied, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, Neil Kamdar, Paul Lin, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(11)
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Compares 30-day outcomes for 473,152 Medicare patients after emergency department (ED) visits in rural or urban settings and in Critical Access Hospitals. Features statistics on mortality, ED revisits, hospitalization and transfer patterns by commonly encountered ED conditions, and characteristics of patients and of hospitals studied, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, Neil Kamdar, Paul Lin, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(11)
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Homicides of American Indians/Alaska Natives — National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003–2018
Examines homicides of American Indians/Alaska Natives. Provides data by victim and suspect sex, age group, race/ethnicity, method of injury, location where the homicide occurred, metropolitan status, events that contributed to the homicide, and other selected characteristics. Includes data on intimate partner violence-related homicides.
Author(s): Emiko Petrosky, Laura M. Mercer Kollar, Megan C. Kearns, et al.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 70(8), 1-19
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines homicides of American Indians/Alaska Natives. Provides data by victim and suspect sex, age group, race/ethnicity, method of injury, location where the homicide occurred, metropolitan status, events that contributed to the homicide, and other selected characteristics. Includes data on intimate partner violence-related homicides.
Author(s): Emiko Petrosky, Laura M. Mercer Kollar, Megan C. Kearns, et al.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 70(8), 1-19
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Heart Disease Among Adults Aged 45–64 Years, by Urbanization Level and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019
Bar chart showing death rates from heart disease for adults age 45-64 in urban areas, rural areas, and total for both sexes, for women, and for men.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(46), 1621
Date: 11/2021
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Bar chart showing death rates from heart disease for adults age 45-64 in urban areas, rural areas, and total for both sexes, for women, and for men.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(46), 1621
Date: 11/2021
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mortality Profile of the Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Population, 2019
Offers mortality data for non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people using 2019 National Vital Statistics System and Census data. Examines age-adjusted death rates , leading causes of death, and life expectancy, comparing Non-Hispanic AI/AN populations to Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black populations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Arias, Jiaquan Xu, Sally Curtin, et al.
Citation: National Vital Statistics Reports, 70(12), 1-26
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Offers mortality data for non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people using 2019 National Vital Statistics System and Census data. Examines age-adjusted death rates , leading causes of death, and life expectancy, comparing Non-Hispanic AI/AN populations to Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black populations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Arias, Jiaquan Xu, Sally Curtin, et al.
Citation: National Vital Statistics Reports, 70(12), 1-26
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Sepsis-Related Mortality Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2019
Report examining sepsis-related mortality in adults 65 and older, breaking down 2019 National Vital Statistics System data by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and rural and urban status.
Author(s): Ellen A. Kramarow
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Report examining sepsis-related mortality in adults 65 and older, breaking down 2019 National Vital Statistics System data by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and rural and urban status.
Author(s): Ellen A. Kramarow
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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