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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Parkinson's Disease

Region: Northern Virginia
Measurement Period: 2016-2020
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to Parkinson's Disease.

Why is this important?

Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors. Treatment can help, but there is no cure and the chronic disease can last for years or be lifelong. Parkinson's causes nerve cell damage in the brain and is a progressive neurodegenerative disorders with symptoms that also include slow movement, stiffness, and loss of balance.
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Region: Northern Virginia

The Northern Virginia region includes Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Loudoun, Prince William, Manassas City, and Manassas Park City.
9.2
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Measurement period: 2016-2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: April 2022
Filter(s) for this location: State: Virginia

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Filed under: Health / Other Conditions, Health / Older Adults, Health / Mortality Data, Health Outcomes, Adults, Older Adults