{"id": 1012630, "name": "Measles death rate", "unit": "deaths per 100,000 people", "createdAt": "2025-02-21T13:09:20.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-04-02T16:38:49.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1919-2022", "datasetId": 6954, "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "death_rate", "catalogPath": "grapher/health/2025-02-20/measles_deaths_long_run/measles_deaths_long_run#death_rate", "descriptionShort": "Reported number of measles deaths in the United States per 100,000 people.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "1833917955342741124", "metadataChecksum": "-8909242112379111481", "datasetName": "Long-run deaths from measles in the United States", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2025-02-20", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "deaths per 100,000 people", "numDecimalPlaces": 1}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "minor", "presentation": {"topicTagsLinks": ["Vaccination"]}, "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1919}, {"id": 1921}, {"id": 1922}, {"id": 1923}, {"id": 1924}, {"id": 1925}, {"id": 1926}, {"id": 1927}, {"id": 1928}, {"id": 1929}, {"id": 1931}, {"id": 1932}, {"id": 1933}, {"id": 1934}, {"id": 1935}, {"id": 1936}, {"id": 1937}, {"id": 1938}, {"id": 1939}, {"id": 1940}, {"id": 1949}, {"id": 1950}, {"id": 1951}, {"id": 1952}, {"id": 1953}, {"id": 1954}, {"id": 1955}, {"id": 1956}, {"id": 1957}, {"id": 1958}, {"id": 1959}, {"id": 1960}, {"id": 1961}, {"id": 1962}, {"id": 1963}, {"id": 1964}, {"id": 1965}, {"id": 1966}, {"id": 1967}, {"id": 1968}, {"id": 1969}, {"id": 1970}, {"id": 1971}, {"id": 1972}, {"id": 1973}, {"id": 1974}, {"id": 1975}, {"id": 1976}, {"id": 1977}, {"id": 1978}, {"id": 1979}, {"id": 1980}, {"id": 1981}, {"id": 1982}, {"id": 1983}, {"id": 1984}, {"id": 1985}, {"id": 1986}, {"id": 1987}, {"id": 1988}, {"id": 1989}, {"id": 1990}, {"id": 1991}, {"id": 1992}, {"id": 1993}, {"id": 1994}, {"id": 1995}, {"id": 1996}, {"id": 1997}, {"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2022}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 13, "name": "United States", "code": "USA"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 2909, "title": "Historical measless deaths in the United States - Public Health Reports", "description": "Data on historical measles deaths in the United States, compiled from a selection of sources.\n\nSources for each year are as follows:\n\n* 1919: Public Health Reports, Vol. 36, No. 8 - [The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1919 in States](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4575902)\n\n* 1921: Public Health Reports, Vol. 37, No. 41 - [The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1921 in States. Anthrax, Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Dengue, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Influenza, Malaria, Measles, Pneumonia, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Scarlet Fever, Septic Sore Throat, Smallpox, Syphilis, Tuberculosis (All Forms and Pulmonary), Typhoid Fever, and Typhus Fever](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4576538)\n\n* 1924: Public Health Reports, Vol. 40, No. 51 - [The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1924 in States](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4577735)\n\n* 1925: Public Health Reports, Vol. 42, No. 1 - [The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1925 in States](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4578131)\n\n* 1937: Public Health Reports, Vol. 53, No. 44 - [Health Conditions in the United States as Indicated by Mortality Rates, 1929-38](https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/69651/cdc_69651_DS1.pdf)\n\n* 1938: Public Health Reports, Vol. 55, No. 10 - [Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1938: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4583204)\n\n* 1939: Public Health Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7 - [Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1939: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4583620)\n\n* 1940: Public Health Reports, Vol. 57, No. 7 - [Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1940: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4584013)", "producer": "Public Health Reports", "citationFull": "Public Health Reports, Vol. 36, No. 8. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1919 in States.\n\nPublic Health Reports Vol. 37, No. 41. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1921 in States. Anthrax, Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Dengue, Diphtheria, Gonorrhea, Influenza, Malaria, Measles, Pneumonia, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Scarlet Fever, Septic Sore Throat, Smallpox, Syphilis, Tuberculosis (All Forms and Pulmonary), Typhoid Fever, and Typhus Fever.\n\nPublic Health Reports Vol. 40, No. 51. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1924 in States.\n\nPublic Health Reports, Vol. 42, No. 1 - The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence during 1925 in States.\n\nPublic Health Reports, Vol. 53, No. 44 - Health Conditions in the United States as Indicated by Mortality Rates, 1929-38.\n\nPublic Health Reports, Vol. 55, No. 10 - Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1938: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases.\n\nPublic Health Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7 - Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1939: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases.\n\nPublic Health Reports, Vol. 57, No. 7 - Notifiable Diseases in the United States, 1940: Morbidity and Mortality Summaries for Certain Important Communicable Diseases.", "urlMain": "https://www.jstor.org/stable/4584013", "dateAccessed": "2025-02-20", "datePublished": "1942-02-13", "license": {"name": "Public domain"}}, {"id": 2976, "title": "Historical measless deaths in the United States - US Census Bureau", "description": "Data on reported measles deaths in the United States, from the United States Census Bureau.\n\nSources for each year are as follows:\n\n* 1922-23: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1924\"](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1925/compendia/statab/47ed.html)\n\n* 1926: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1928\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1928/compendia/statab/50ed.html)\n\n* 1927: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1929\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1929/compendia/statab/50ed.html)\n\n* 1928: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1930\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1930/compendia/statab/52ed.html)\n\n* 1929: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1931\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1931/compendia/statab/53ed.html)\n\n* 1931: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1933\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1933/compendia/statab/55ed.html)\n\n* 1932: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1934\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1934/compendia/statab/56ed.html)\n\n* 1933: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1935\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1935/compendia/statab/57ed.html)\n\n* 1934: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1936\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1936/compendia/statab/58ed.html)\n\n* 1935: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1937\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1938/compendia/statab/59ed.html)\n\n* 1936: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1938\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1939/compendia/statab/60ed.html)\n\n* 1949: [US Census Bureau \u201cStatistical Abstract of the United States: 1952\u201d](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1952/compendia/statab/73ed.html)", "producer": "US Census Bureau", "citationFull": "US Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1924.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1928.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1929.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1930.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1931.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1933.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1934.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1935.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1936.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1937.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1938.\n\nUS Census Bureau. Part 2 - Vital Statistics, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1952.", "urlMain": "https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1952/compendia/statab/73ed.html", "dateAccessed": "2025-02-20", "datePublished": "1952-09-01", "license": {"name": "Public domain"}}, {"id": 6951, "title": "WHO Mortality Database - Vaccine Preventable", "description": "The WHO mortality database is a collection death registration data including cause-of-death information from member states.\n\nWhere they are collected, death registration data are the best source of information on key health indicators, such as life expectancy, and death registration data with cause-of-death information are the best source of information on mortality by cause, such as maternal mortality and suicide mortality.\n\nWHO requests from all countries annual data by age, sex, and complete ICD code (e.g., 4-digit code if the 10th revision of ICD was used). Countries have reported deaths by cause of death, year, sex, and age for inclusion in the WHO Mortality Database since 1950.\n\nThe WHO only includes data, which are properly coded according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Today the database is maintained by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI) and contains data from over 120 countries and areas. Data reported by member states and selected areas are displayed in this portal\u2019s interactive visualizations if the data are reported to the WHO mortality database in the requested format and at least 65% of deaths were recorded in each country and year.", "producer": "WHO Mortality Database", "citationFull": "WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI), World Health Organization (2025)", "attributionShort": "WHO", "urlMain": "https://platform.who.int/mortality", "dateAccessed": "2025-08-06", "datePublished": "2025-02-25", "license": {"url": "https://www.who.int/about/policies/publishing/copyright", "name": "CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO"}}, {"id": 14278, "title": "Population", "description": "Our World in Data builds and maintains a long-run dataset on population by country, region, and for the world, based on various sources.\n\nYou can find more information on these sources and how our time series is constructed on this page: https://ourworldindata.org/population-sources", "producer": "Various sources", "citationFull": "The long-run data on population is based on various sources, described on this page: https://ourworldindata.org/population-sources", "attribution": "Population based on various sources (2024)", "attributionShort": "Population", "urlMain": "https://ourworldindata.org/population-sources", "dateAccessed": "2026-03-31", "datePublished": "2024-07-15", "license": {"url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "name": "CC BY 4.0"}}]}