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Influence of Poverty on Risk of Deathin the Year 2016
Author: Max SanchezUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Dressler et al, 2005 suggests socioeconomic variables, such as poverty, greatly impact health disparities. This map
represents the age-adjusted death rates of Alheimers and Stroke in relation to a state’s poverty rate in the year 2016.
According to this study,States with lower poverty
rates should have lower risk of death.
The American South displays the highest risk of death for both Alzheimers and Stroke.
As well, the poverty rate across Southern States is
proportionately higher thanmost states. However, many states
do not always display this relationship, suggesting poverty isjust one of numerous factors that
influences risk of deathfrom thesetwo very different
forms of illness.
Age-adjusted death rate is the risk of death relative to a standard population.Age-adjusted rates eliminate bias from
unequal age distributions.
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Alaska, Hawaii and the District of Columbia were Purposefully Omitted from this MapProjection: Albers Equal Area Conic
Scale 1:15,000,000Data acquired from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The top 10
Leading Causes of Death in the Year 2016and the
U.S. Census Bureau Poverty Percentage by U.S. State in the Year 2016Continental U.S. acquired from U.S. Census Bureau 2017
Washington
MontanaMaineN. Dakota
S. DakotaWyomingWisconsin
Idaho
Vermont
MinnesotaOregon
New Hampshire
Iowa
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New York
PennsylvaniaConnecticut
Rhode Island
New JerseyIndiana
Nevada
Utah
California
Ohio
Illinois
DelawareWest Virginia
Maryland
Colorado
Kentucky
Kansas Virginia
Missouri
ArizonaOklahoma
N. CarolinaTennessee
Texas
New Mexico
AlabamaMississippiGeorgia
S. CarolinaArkansas
Louisiana
Florida
Michigan