Appalachian Diseases of Despair
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Sponsor
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Product of East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research and NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis funded by ARC.
Description
Provides information on mortality disparities from overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis, also known as diseases of despair, in the Appalachian region among people aged 15-26. Uses 2022 data from the Multiple Cause of Death database to examine mortality trends regionally, by state, as well as by gender, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan designation.
Date
08/2024
Geographic Coverage
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Topics
Overdose Prevention • Substance Use Disorder • Suicide and Suicide Prevention