Red > 51.5 Green <= 41.3 In-between = Yellow Unit: deaths/100,000 population
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
| Value: |
19.7 deaths/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / Respiratory Diseases
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to chronic lower respiratory diseases. Chronic lower respiratory diseases include asthma, emphysema and all other chronic lower respiratory diseases. |
| Why this is important: Chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD) comprise the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and are projected to increase to the third by 2020. CLRD are a diverse group of disorders with most involving impairment of lung function. The primary consequence of CLRD that contributes to illness is breathlessness. Deaths generally occur among the older age groups. Approximately 1 in 8 Americans, or 32 million people, have been diagnosed with a CLRD. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 24 Maryland counties and county equivalents. |
| Source: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| URL of Source: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| URL of Data: http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/SitePages/reports.aspx |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 population
| 2009-2011 | Due to a change in the data source, comparison of 2009-2011 data with earlier data is not recommended. |
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