Interactive Death Map

For the past little while, I have been researching some stuff about death. Despite the intrinsic morbid factor, I find it to be pretty darned interesting, verging on fun (actually, I always love the research phase...so many pdfs so little time). I squealed with delight leaning back and telling Anne about the latest horrifying thing I learn.  I think she found it fun at first; her excitement is beginning to wane.

So for her, and for you, a treat:

The CDC’s death map tool. Here you can chart nationally or by state, the hot spots for certain causes of death. Like poisoning. Alaskans, it seems, are seriously poison-prone. They also score above the 90th percentile on suicide death rates, death by fire and drowning. They are, however, less likely to die by falling. Sounds like my kind of country.