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Causes of Death Editorial Process

CDC NCHS mortality data analysis

Background

PlainHealth is a data journalism portal that examines causes-of-death data from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The team draws from the public NCHS Leading Causes of Death dataset (1999-2017), with age-adjusted rates from CDC WONDER, to produce clear state-level cause-of-death analyses. Content is compiled by our editorial process from official source data, and the team maintains independence by not accepting payment from any entity.

According to this portal's Publishing Organization, editorial profiles on this site were last reviewed in August 2026 against the source rules on our methodology page. Responsibility for every published extract, including tables above 1,000 rows when the corpus is that large, sits with the publisher named here, not with a synthetic collective.

How to use this site

PlainHealth publishes reference material, data-driven pages, and explanatory tools. Use the source information, assumptions, limitations, and methodology shown on the individual page to decide whether it fits your situation.

Published information can summarize source data or provide an estimate; it is not professional financial, medical, legal, or engineering advice. For an important decision, compare the relevant page with a primary source or a qualified professional.

How information is presented

Pages that present data or estimates identify the available source, method, and material limitations. Results can differ from real-world outcomes because inputs, rules, rates, rounding, data coverage, and individual circumstances vary.

The methodology page explains the site-level approach and limitations. Check the source information on the page you are using rather than treating site-wide wording as a substitute for the current source.

Feedback

If you find an error, stale figure, or missing context on any page we publish, please use the contact page or write to hello@plainhealthdata.com with the URL and the issue.

Areas of focus

  • cause-of-death data
  • mortality statistics
  • CDC NCHS public datasets

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