01 · Source Data
Underlying Dataset — County-Level Records
All 246 county records across AL, AR, and MS. MMR = Maternal Mortality Rate (deaths per 100,000 live births). Hospitals = facilities with obstetric care. HCSDS = Health Center Service Delivery Sites.
| State | County | Region | MMR | Obs. Hospitals | Urbanicity | Health Centers | Pop. Women 15–44 |
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02 · Visualization 1
Maternal Mortality Rate by Urbanicity & State
Grouped bar chart comparing average MMR across urban-rural classifications within each state. Reveals whether rural counties face systematically higher rates — and whether this varies by state.
MMR Across Urban–Rural Classifications
Average maternal mortality rate (per 100K births) by NCHS urban-rural class, grouped by state.
03 · Visualization 2
Does Hospital Access Lower Maternal Mortality?
Scatter plot: each bubble is a county, x-axis = number of hospitals with obstetric care, y-axis = MMR. Bubble size reflects female population 15–44. Color indicates state. A trend line shows the aggregate relationship.
Obstetric Hospitals vs. Maternal Mortality Rate (per county)
Each bubble = one county. Size ∝ female population ages 15–44. Color = state.