Interactive Data Visualization
Heartbroken America
HEART ATTACK TRENDS
LIFESTYLE
RISKS
Factors such as living under the poverty line, smoking, obesity, or lack of health insurance can affect heart attack risks.
Data from US Census Bureau and CDC data explorer
Deaths
Heart attack is the #1 leading cause of deaths in 2016 and 2017
Heart attack
Citations
America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC. (2020). Retrieved November 17, 2020, from AmericasHealthRankings.org
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Query Tool. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2020, from
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/DataExplorer
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Michaels, M. (2018, March 01). The 35 most expensive reasons you might have to visit a hospital in the US - and how much it costs if you do. Retrieved
November 18, 2020, from https://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-health-conditions-hospital-costs-2018-2
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Payment measures state data. (2020). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://data.medicare.gov/api/views/98ix-2iqy
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Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2018 Request. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
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US Census Bureau. (2020, June 22). County Population Totals: 2010-2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html