New maps and data now available for mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database.

New 5-year mortality rates for 2014-2018 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2017). Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

  • Mortality – Cancer
  • Mortality – Heart Disease
  • Mortality – Homicide
  • Mortality – Coronary Heart Disease
  • Mortality – Drug Overdose
  • Mortality – Lung Disease
  • Mortality – Motor Vehicle Crash
  • Mortality – Opioid Overdose
  • Mortality – Stroke
  • Mortality – Suicide
  • Mortality – Unintentional Injury

30-Day Hospital Readmissions, 2017

New maps and data now available for the 30-day Hospital Readmissions indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Variation Public Use File. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2010.

Emegency Room Utilization Rate, 2018

A new indicator has been added to the reporting platform! This indicator reports emergency department utilization rates among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Variation Public Use File. Data are reported for the latest report period (2018) with trends over time available beginning with year 2010.

Adults with No Leisure-Time Physical Activity, 2017

New data are available for 2017 (replacing data for 2016) for indicators from the CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2017. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.

Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions, 2018

Multiple indicators have been updated to use the latest release from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse (CCW). New data about the prevalence of specific chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2018 (replacing data for 2017). Time series data are now available for years 2011 through 2018.Affected indicators:

  • Alcohol Use Disorder (Medicare Population)
  • Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Asthma (Medicare Population)
  • Cancer (Medicare Population)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Medicare Population)
  • Depression (Medicare Population)
  • Diabetes (Medicare Population)
  • Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
  • High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
  • High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)
  • Stroke(Medicare Population)
  • Substance Use Disorder (Medicare Population)

Adult Obesity, 2017

New data are available for 2017 (replacing data for 2016) for indicators from the CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2017. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.

Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2018

New data about the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2018 (replacing data for 2017). Time series data are now available for years 2011 through 2018.

Adult Diabetes Prevalence, 2017

New data are available for 2017 (replacing data for 2016) for indicators from the CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2017. Data by gender (male/female) are also available for this indicator.

New maps and data now available for the Transfer Payments indicator!

New maps and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis display information about personal income from transfer receipts (benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed). Data have been updated to the latest available time period (2019). Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Transfer Payments