This datasets displays the summary of the Geographic Spread of Influenza throughout the United States for the week ending on 5.17.2008. Each state is given a flu Status that is dependent on the spread of influenza throughout the state for the particular week. There are five levels of status that a state can obtain. They are: * No Activity: No laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza and no reported increase in the number of cases of ILI. * Sporadic: Small numbers of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases or a single laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreak has been reported, but there is no increase in cases of ILI. * Local: Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in a single region of the state. * Regional: Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI and recent laboratory confirmed influenza in at least 2 but less than half the regions of the state. * Widespread: Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in at least half the regions of the state. The information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) To see more information about how this status is determined see http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm for a full explanation of their system.

Rank, number of deaths, percentage of deaths, and age-specific mortality rates for the leading causes of death, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.