Montana Stroke Mortality Rates by County

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Key points

This map illustrates Montana’s age-adjusted stroke mortality rates over a 7-year time-period (2000-2006). It is apparent, from the map, that many counties (especially in central and southeast Montana) had less than 20 stroke deaths, and county level data had to be suppressed. It appears that certain areas, which cover several adjacent counties, have high stroke mortality rates.

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Age-adjusted stroke mortality rates per 100,000 people 35 years and older, by county, Montana, 2000-2006
Montana Stroke Mortality Rates by County

Data sources

As of December 2010, the 14 PSCs in Minnesota were in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area or in Rochester; 5 additional PSCs were in border locations of neighboring states. Population clusters in the major cities (Duluth, St. Cloud, and Mankato) and the many regional towns of outstate Minnesota are visible both within and outside the 60-minute drive time polygons to a PSC. Additional maps in this series show the distribution of population by race, ethnicity, and age. Additional maps highlighting access to hospitals with specific capacities, such as the presence of a stroke team in the ED, access to telemedicine consults, the presence of stroke unit care, and rehabilitation services, will further inform this planning process.

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National Center for Health Statistics mortality data provided at the May 2010 training.

Statistical methods, age-adjusted to the US 2000 population.

Carrie Oser, Epidemiologist/Evaluator, Montana DPHHS
(406) 444-4002
coser@mt.gov

Age-adjusted stroke mortality rates per 100,000 people 35 years and older, by county, Montana, 2000-2006 Fogle, Crystelle, Montana DPHHS; McNamara, Michael, Montana DPHHS, [TODAY’S DATE]. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention