Improvements made to calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database.

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State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures. Affected indicators: Cancer … Continued

Improvements made to service area calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the California Department of Public Health Death (CDPH) Death Statistical Master File.

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Service area mortality rates now tabulated from ZCTA-level data (instead of county-level data) to provide more accurate small-area estimates. Service area race/ethnicity mortality rates removed. Affected indicators: Cancer Mortality (CA Only); Heart Disease Mortality (CA Only); Stroke Mortality (CA Only); … Continued

Correction made to service area age-adjusted rates for the Asian population for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.

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An error in the queries controlling age-adjusted rates for the Asian population was identified in the database on February 13th, 2013. The errors have been corrected; rates for the total population and for other racial / ethnic groups are unchanged … Continued