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United States CDC Wonder Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978

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General Info
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1968 - 12/1978
Series or system 
United States CDC Wonder
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The Compressed Mortality File (CMF) is a county-level national mortality and population database, updated annually, that contains data from 1968 to the present. Data can be limited and indexed by several variables, including location (U.S., state, county), year, age group, race, Hispanic origin, gender, cause of death, injury intent and mechanism, and urbanization.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Causes of death, Child mortality, ICD-8, Infant mortality, Mortality
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021