CDC Mortality (WONDER)

Returns provisional counts and rates of drug overdose deaths from the
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Includes data on opioid,
synthetic opioid, and other drug-involved deaths. Updated monthly.

Args:
    state: Filter by state name (e.g. 'West Virginia', 'Ohio').
        Case-insensitive. Returns all states if not specified.
    year: Filter by year. Returns all available years if not specified.
    limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 25, max 1000).

Returns infant mortality data including rates per 1,000 live births,
broken down by state and race/ethnicity. Infant mortality is a key
indicator of community health status used in CHNAs.

Args:
    state: Filter by state name (e.g. 'Ohio', 'Georgia'). Case-insensitive.
        Returns all states if not specified.
    year: Filter by year. Returns all available years if not specified.

Returns data from the NCHS Leading Causes of Death dataset, which provides
national and state-level mortality statistics by cause of death, year, and
age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population. Data spans 1999-2017.

Args:
    state: Filter by state name (e.g. 'California', 'Texas'). Case-insensitive.
        Returns all states if not specified.
    year: Filter by year (e.g. 2017). Returns all available years if not specified.
    limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 25, max 1000).

Returns age-adjusted death rates by state, useful for comparing mortality
burdens across geographies. Data from NCHS Leading Causes of Death.

Args:
    cause: Cause of death to filter by (e.g. 'Heart disease', 'Cancer',
        'Unintentional injuries', 'Alzheimer\'s disease'). Partial match
        supported. Returns all causes if not specified.
    year: Filter by year (e.g. 2017). Defaults to most recent available year
        if not specified.

Returns provisional death counts from the NVSS, covering major cause
groups including COVID-19, respiratory diseases, circulatory diseases,
and more. Data is updated weekly and covers the most recent periods.

Args:
    state: Filter by state/jurisdiction name (e.g. 'New York', 'Florida').
        Case-insensitive. Returns all jurisdictions if not specified.
    cause_group: Filter by cause group (e.g. 'COVID-19', 'Respiratory',
        'Circulatory', 'Malignant neoplasms'). Partial match supported.
        Returns all cause groups if not specified.
    limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).