Political environment and mortality rates in the United States, 2001-19: population based cross sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess recent trends in age adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) in the United States based on county level presidential voting patterns.

Design

Cross sectional study.

Setting

USA, 2001-19.

Participants

99.8% of the US population.

Main outcome measures

AAMR per 100 000 population and average annual percentage change (APC).

Methods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database was linked to county level data on US presidential elections. County political environment was classified as either Democratic or Republican for the four years that followed a November presidential election. Additional sensitivity analyses analyzed AAMR trends for counties that voted only for one party throughout the study, and county level gubernato

SUBMITTER: Warraich HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature