Table 1.
Mean (95% CI) age-adjusted death rates per 1,000 population and number of counties (n) in RUCCs and climate regions in the contiguous United States (2000–2005).
| RUCC/Climate | All-cause | Heart disease | Stroke | Cancer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | n | |
| RUCC1 Metropolitan urbanized | 8.18 (6.06, 10.30) | 1,085 | 2.42 (1.50, 3.34) | 1,084 | 0.59 (0.34, 0.84) | 1,069 | 1.98 (1.51, 2.45) | 1,085 |
| RUCC2 Nonmetro urbanized | 8.28 (6.26, 10.30) | 319 | 2.48 (1.52, 3.44) | 319 | 0.60 (0.33, 0.87) | 319 | 1.98 (1.55, 2.41) | 319 |
| RUCC3 Less urbanized | 8.4 (5.91, 10.89) | 1,049 | 2.59 (1.45, 3.73) | 1,049 | 0.62 (0.29, 0.95) | 1,020 | 1.99 (1.44, 2.54) | 1,048 |
| RUCC4 Thinly populated | 7.8 (5.00, 10.60) | 648 | 2.43 (1.27, 3.59) | 615 | 0.61 (0.34, 0.88) | 439 | 1.92 (1.27, 2.57) | 605 |
| Dry climate | 7.54 (5.31, 9.77) | 65 | 2.16 (1.24, 3.08) | 63 | 0.48 (0.28, 0.68) | 52 | 1.75 (1.18, 2.32) | 62 |
| Dry continental climate | 7.17 (5.05, 9.29) | 212 | 1.96 (1.25, 2.67) | 204 | 0.56 (0.32, 0.80) | 147 | 1.72 (1.13, 2.31) | 202 |
| Hot summer continental climate | 7.73 (5.57, 9.89) | 538 | 2.35 (1.53, 3.17) | 524 | 0.58 (0.34, 0.82) | 490 | 1.93 (1.46, 2.40) | 523 |
| Humid subtropical climate | 8.77 (6.59, 10.95) | 1,662 | 2.72 (1.70, 3.74) | 1,656 | 0.65 (0.34, 0.96) | 1,569 | 2.06 (1.53, 2.59) | 1,649 |
| Mediterranean climate | 7.39 (5.90, 8.88) | 133 | 2.02 (1.39, 2.65) | 132 | 0.60 (0.44, 0.76) | 124 | 1.86 (1.49, 2.23) | 132 |
| Warm sumer continental climate | 7.44 (5.83, 9.05) | 491 | 2.23 (1.43, 3.03) | 488 | 0.52 (0.32, 0.72) | 465 | 1.89 (1.52, 2.26) | 489 |
| Notes: CI, confidence interval; RUCC: Rural–Urban Continuum Code. | ||||||||