Do mortality rates vary by geographical regions in the US?

It is well known that death rates differ by geographical location in the United States (1–3). For example, a recent study of US counties for 1990 found significant variation in death rates for males aged 61–76.2 years and for females aged 70–82.6 years. read more

Yes. To quote from a Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002;80: 9-15. Death rate variation in US subpopulations. > It is well known that death rates differ by geographical location in the United States (1–3). read more

Geographic patterns in the age-standardized mortality rates in 2014 and in the change in the age-standardized mortality rates between 1980 and 2014 for the 10 highest-burden causes were determined. A total of 80,412,524 deaths were recorded from January 1, 1980, through December 31, 2014, in the United States. read more