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A Dynamic Visualization Tool of Local Trends in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality in the United States
TOOLS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE — Volume 19 — September 8, 2022
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This view of the dashboard interface provides an example of the ability to select national, state, and county-level views and detailed statistical methods. The left-hand image shows State Map of Death Rate for Alabama by county, and the right-hand image shows State Map of Trends in Death Rate for Alabama by county. There is also a tabular view of the map data at the bottom of the page.
Figure 1.
Maps showing the full interface of the Local Trends in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Dashboard.
The figure provides examples of visualizations of death rates for all heart disease among population aged 65 years or older, all races and ethnicities, and both sexes. The 4 images are A) a national map of death rates in 2019, B) a national map of trends in death rates from 2010 to 2019, C) a line graph showing annual death rates in Alpena County, Michigan, 1999–2019, and D) a bar chart of trends in death rates in Alpena County, Michigan, 1999–2010 and 2010–2019.
Figure 2.
Example of visualizations of death rates for all heart disease by county among population aged ≥65 years, all races and ethnicities, and both sexes in the Local Trends in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Dashboard. A, National map of death rates, 2019. B, National map of trends in death rates, 2010–2019. C, Annual death rates in Alpena County, Michigan, 1999–2019. D, Trends in death rates in Alpena County, Michigan, 1999–2010 and 2010–2019.
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