search

episphere / epitracker

epidemiology data tracker with real-time interactive visual analytics
0 stars 0 forks source link

Where is CDC getting their <1 county-level population estimates? #320

Open LKMason opened 4 months ago

LKMason commented 4 months ago

If you use the 5-year age group and county stratifications on CDC wonder, you get population estimates for <1 year age group. These aren't released by the Census Bureau, and CDC Wonder's documentation even mentions this when explaining why they don't release county-level age-adjusted mortality rates.

The CDC Wonder population estimates tool doesn't release these population estimates.

We should look into where they get those estimates, and if we should be using them (due to the differences in mortality rates between <1 and 1-4, which we are currently just aggregating together)

LKMason commented 4 months ago

I have an update about this I'd like to bring up at a later meeting. It seems the CDC has access to more granular population estimates.