Mortality rates
A mortality rate is the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area. In this case, our rates are expressed per 100,000 people. This chart compares the mortality rates among Roxborough, Philadelphia County, PA, and the Nation for the TOP 10 leading causes of death.
http://www.phila.gov/health/excel/VitalStatsEventsbyZIP_2006.xls
http://www.chdbdata.org/datatool/popselect.asp
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=1277942&mode=2
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_07.pdf
http://www.phila.gov/health/excel/VitalStatsEventsbyZIP_2006.xls
http://www.chdbdata.org/datatool/popselect.asp
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=1277942&mode=2
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_07.pdf