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  • What Are Recent Trends in Cancer Spending and Outcomes?

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    This slideshow compares death rates, years of life lost and disease burden from cancers in the United States to those from other diseases and in other countries. The slideshow also looks at spending on cancers in relation to spending on other diseases and to overall health expenditures.

  • How do mortality rates in the U.S. compare to other countries?

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    This slideshow compares mortality rates in the United States and other industrialized countries for seven major causes of death. The data show that U.S. mortality rates for circulatory diseases and cancer have fallen in the past 30 years, driving a decline in the nation's overall rate. However, mortality rates for leading causes of death other than cancer are higher in the United States than the average for comparable countries.

  • Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, 2007

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    Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, 2007 Download Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. June 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_06.

  • Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, 2006-2008

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    Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, 2006-2008 Download Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital Statistics Report. January 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_04.