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United States CDC Wonder Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978

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General Info
Geography 
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1968 - 12/1978
Series or system 
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The Compressed Mortality File (CMF) is a county-level national mortality and population database, updated annually, that contains data from 1968 to the present. Data can be limited and indexed by several variables, including location (U.S., state, county), year, age group, race, Hispanic origin, gender, cause of death, injury intent and mechanism, and urbanization.