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Deaths

Deaths are defined as the cessation of all vital functions of the body including the heartbeat, brain activity (including the brain stem), and breathing. According to the Vital Statistics Law, a "Dead Body" means (i) a lifeless human body, or (ii) such parts of a human body as permit a reasonable inference that death has occurred.

Department of Health Data

EDDIE
See the Deaths dataset.
Death Statistics
A large volume of tables including statistics on a variety of death topics.
Pennsylvania Vital Statistics
An annual report of births, deaths, abortion, pregnancy, and population statistics.
Healthy People
A report that tracks the progress of public health objectives in meeting their goals by the end of the decade.
Minority Health Disparities
This report focuses on significant differences among races/ethnicities for selected health topics.

External Data Sources

Death Data (CDC)