Underlying Cause of Death (CDC Wonder)
Produced by: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Geographic coverage: County level

• Mortality [ICD-10]
  Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2005
• Mortality [ICD-9]
  Dates of coverage: 1979 to 1998

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Includes: Mortality from underlying cause of death, i.e. single cause of death.

Other Information: Interactive database; report variables include gender, race/ethnicity, county, or age as well as by disease and year; age-adjusted standards for 2000 only.

Multiple Cause of Death (CDC Wonder)
Produced by: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Geographic coverage: County level

• Mortality [ICD-10]
  Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2004

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Includes: Mortality from multiple causes of death. Data by race, not ethnicity (i.e. Hispanics not counted separately)

Other Information: Interactive database; report variables include gender, county, or age as well as by disease and year; age-adjusted standards for 1940, 1970, and 2000.

Death Data (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level

• Deaths of TX Residents [ICD-10]
  Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2005
• Deaths of TX Residents [ICD-9]
  Dates of coverage: 1990 to 1998
• Death Maps [ICD-9]
  Dates of coverage: 1990 to 1998

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Includes: Mortality from underlying cause of death

Other Information: Interactive database and map; report variables include gender, race/ethnicity, or age as well as by disease and year; age-adjusted standards include 1940, 1970, and 2000.

Texas Data from VitalWeb
Produced by: Expert Health Data Programming
Geographic coverage: County level

• Texas ICD-10 Deaths
  Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2003
• Texas ICD-9 Underlying Cause of Death - Standard Interface
  Dates of coverage: 1980 to 1998
• Texas ICD-9 Underlying Cause of Death - Wizard Interface
  Dates of coverage: 1980 to 1998
• Texas Multiple Cause of Deaths [ICD-9]
  Dates of coverage: 1995 to 1998

Select: Link at the top or choose the database you need from the list at the left.

Includes: Mortality from underlying cause of death.

Other Information: Interactive database; report variables include gender, race/ethnicity, or age as well as by disease and year.

HCUP Hospitalizations
Produced by: US Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Geographic coverage: State level
Dates of coverage: 2007

Select: Choose the State Statistics on All Stays for TX data, then select Researcher, Medical Professional.

Includes: Statistics by specific diagnoses (you will need to know the ICD-9 code; see section 4 for codes); statistics on all hospital stays; trends; rank order by diagnosis or procedure.

Other Information: See the description of the State Inpatient Database to learn more about data elements in the SID as well as how the SID can be used.

Vital Statistics Annual Reports (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 - 2006

Geographic coverage: State level data
Dates of coverage: 2001 - 2006

Mortality Maps (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1990 - 1998

Select: 2005 Deaths from 39 Selected Causes-- see #23 for county data
Includes:
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Select: 2004 Deaths from Selected Causes-- see #23 for county data
Includes:
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Select: 2003 Deaths from Selected Causes-- see #23 for county data
Includes:
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Select: 2002 Deaths from Selected Causes-- see #23 for county data
Includes:
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Indicators of Inpatient Care in Texas Hospital- Tables
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: Hospital level
Dates of coverage: 2003

Indicators of Inpatient Care in Texas Hospital- Bar Charts
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: Hospital level
Dates of coverage: 2003

Select: Select either the table or bar chart link.

Includes: Mortality indicators report the percentage of patients who died at a hospital after undergoing a specific type of surgery; covers: stroke, heart attack, hip fracture and hip replacement, esophageal resection, pancreatic resection, craniotomy, coronary angioplasty (PTCA), pediatric hear surgery, and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.

Other Information:

Select: Click on Plus magnifier icon to drill down to a specific county or Census tract; use the arrow icon to select a geographic region to view reports.

Includes: Maps showing percent of death due to cancer.

Other Information: Interactive site; requires a download of a java applet to run.