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The Feds (well, the Centers for
Disease Control) have really been doing their job. Look at state-by-state
leading causes of death. . Similarly, try to find
your favorite Sexually Transmitted Disease in the state of your
choice (click on "anonymous user" to search by state). It takes a little while
to construct the queries, but it still makes you wonder why "Homicide and Legal intervention" is so popular in
Texas (81% of those homicides -- 1,570 between
1995 and 1998 -- are firearm-related deaths) when George W. Bush was Governor,
and suicide is a favorite in Minnesota as Jesse Ventura takes charge. (These
last few links are direct database queries and may take a full minute or two).
To see a glorious selection of interesting disease- and death-related queries,
go to the CDC
WONDER selection page. Select "anonymous user," then go
nuts.
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