Factors Associated With County-Level Variation in Premature Mortality Due to Noncommunicable Chronic Disease in the United States, 1999-2017.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Progress against premature death due to noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) has stagnated. In the United States, county-level variation in NCD premature mortality has widened, which has impeded progress toward mortality reduction for the World Health Organization (WHO) 25 × 25 target. Objectives:To estimate variations in county-level NCD premature mortality, to investigate factors associated with mortality, and to present the progress toward achieving the WHO 25 × 25 target by analyzing the trends in mortality. Design, Setting, and Participants:This cross-sectional study focused on NCD premature mortality and its factors from 3109 counties using US mortality data for cause of death from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER databases and county-level characteri

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049090 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature