Mortality rates

Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 4:10 pm

More than 150,000 people die each year in Missouri and Illinois. Search the database by county and year to find leading causes of deaths and age breakdowns for all deaths from 2000 through 2004. The information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which compiles mortality data for the U.S. from death certificates in each state. Some deaths occur from multiple causes, but an overarching cause is determined for almost all deaths. More than 36,000 people in Missouri and Illinois died of some form of cancer in 2004. In St. Louis City, Jackson County, Mo., and Cook County, Ill., more people died from homicides than motor vehicle accidents in 2004.

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Posted in Stl-info on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 4:10 pm Updated: 9:27 pm. | Tags: Health, Mortality Rates, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Cause Of Death Data

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