metadata
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-regression
- tabular-classification
tags:
- healthcare
- mortality
- public-health
- epidemiology
- county-level
- united-states
pretty_name: CDC WONDER Compressed Mortality 1999-2016
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
CDC WONDER Compressed Mortality 1999-2016
18 years of county-level mortality data from CDC WONDER Compressed Mortality File (1999-2016). 55,000+ county x year records covering 3,100+ counties across all 50 US states and DC. Includes deaths, population, crude death rates, mortality tiers (quintile-based), and computed Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL).
| Records | Coverage | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55K+ county x year | 18 years, 3,100+ counties | CC-BY-4.0 | Annual |
Quick Start
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("hf://datasets/claritystorm/cdc-wonder-mortality/sample_1000.csv")
print(df.head())
Schema
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| record_id | int | Unique record identifier |
| county_fips | str | 5-digit county FIPS code |
| state_fips | str | 2-digit state FIPS code |
| county_name | str | County name and state |
| state_name | str | Full state name |
| year | int | Year (1999-2016) |
| deaths | int | Number of deaths |
| is_suppressed | bool | True if deaths < 10 (CDC suppression) |
| population | int | County population for that year |
| crude_rate | float | Deaths per 100,000 population |
| mortality_tier | str | Very Low / Low / Moderate / High / Very High |
| years_potential_life_lost | float | YPLL before age 75 |
Use Cases
- Public health surveillance -- county-level mortality trends across 18 years
- Health equity research -- geographic disparities in death rates by county and state
- Epidemiological modeling -- population-adjusted mortality rates with confidence intervals
- Policy analysis -- track mortality outcomes relative to county characteristics over time
- ML/AI training -- pre-cleaned, analysis-ready tabular data for predictive modeling
Get the Full Dataset
| Tier | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Sample | Free | 1,000 rows (this repo) |
| Complete | $129 | Full dataset, CSV + Parquet, commercial license |
| Annual | $249/yr | Complete + annual updates |
Purchase at claritystorm.com/datasets/cdc-wonder-mortality
Source
CDC WONDER Compressed Mortality File, 1999-2016. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. All source data is US federal government work in the public domain (17 U.S.C. 105).
Processed and enriched by ClarityStorm Data.