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. 2021 Jun 8;325(22):2312-2314.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.5334.

Rural-Urban Disparity in Mortality in the US From 1999 to 2019

Sarah H Cross  1 , Robert M Califf  2 , Haider J Warraich  3
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Mortality in the US From 1999 to 2019

Sarah H Cross et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study analyzes all deaths occurring in the US using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database from 1999-2019 and the National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme to create population categories per the 2013 US Census classification (large, small- or medium-sized, and rural areas).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Califf reported being employed by Verily and Google Health and being a member of the corporate board for Cytokinetics. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Mortality Trends in the US From 1999 to 2019
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