Geographic Variation in Racial Disparities in Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates in Mississippi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial disparities in mortality rates have been well-documented in the last century. Intersectionality theory has helped to identify the root causes of these health disparities. Few studies have examined disparities using the latest data for the state of Mississippi.

Methods

Mortality data for the state of Mississippi (MS) were obtained from the vital statistics program of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for years 1999-2020. The age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) for ages 35-84 years was calculated by county, gender-male (M) vs female (F), and race-black (B) vs white (W), among non-Hispanics (NH) for all causes of death.

Results

In 2020, MS had the highest AAMR per 100,000 among states in the US: 1624.76 (1605.61-1643.91) for age group 35-84. I

SUBMITTER: Dodd IME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12795875 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature