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TEN LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2005: U.S. AND ALL 50 STATES, LISTED BY AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATES |
| STATE | DEATHS | AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATE |
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| Mississippi | 8,637 | 306.8 | |
| Alabama | 12,869 | 273.5 | |
| Oklahoma | 10,043 | 272.6 | |
| Kentucky | 10,782 | 258.5 | |
| Louisiana | 11,008 | 255.7 | |
| Tennessee | 14,946 | 252.1 | |
| West Virginia | 5,538 | 251.8 | |
| Arkansas | 7,575 | 249.5 | |
| Nevada | 5,094 | 242.1 | |
| New York | 51,985 | 239.6 | |
| Missouri | 14,974 | 235.5 | |
| Georgia | 16,781 | 234.8 | |
| Michigan | 25,128 | 231.4 | |
| Delaware | 2,031 | 224.3 | |
| Ohio | 29,003 | 224.3 | |
| Indiana | 14,542 | 222.3 | |
| Texas | 40,152 | 219.5 | |
| South Carolina | 9,359 | 218.9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 36,207 | 218.5 | |
| Illinois | 28,226 | 214.3 | |
| Rhode Island | 3,005 | 213.8 | |
| Maryland | 11,594 | 210.3 | |
| North Carolina | 17,765 | 209.6 | |
| New Jersey | 20,655 | 208.9 | |
| Virginia | 14,192 | 198.0 | |
| California | 64,916 | 196.3 | |
| Florida | 46,279 | 194.6 | |
| Iowa | 7,437 | 191.4 | |
| Kansas | 5,960 | 189.2 | |
| Wyoming | 952 | 186.9 | |
| Wisconsin | 11,842 | 185.8 | |
| Arizona | 10,966 | 185.0 | |
| New Mexico | 3,435 | 184.5 | |
| Maine | 2,941 | 182.7 | |
| South Dakota | 1,776 | 182.1 | |
| New Hampshire | 2,530 | 179.4 | |
| Idaho | 2,450 | 177.9 | |
| Nebraska | 3,640 | 176.7 | |
| North Dakota | 1,512 | 175.3 | |
| Washington | 10,985 | 174.3 | |
| Vermont | 1,234 | 173.6 | |
| Connecticut | 7,650 | 172.9 | |
| Massachusetts | 13,280 | 172.7 | |
| Montana | 1,855 | 169.4 | |
| Oregon | 6,791 | 164.7 | |
| Alaska | 627 | 162.6 | |
| Utah | 2,872 | 162.6 | |
| Colorado | 6,307 | 162.0 | |
| Hawaii | 2,319 | 152.0 | |
| Minnesota | 7,926 | 141.5 | |
| United States | 652,091 | 211.1 |
SOURCE: National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 56, No. 10, "Deaths: Final Data for 2005"
Heart Disease |
Cancer | Stroke |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease
| Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases
| Septicemia
| STATE | DEATHS | AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATE |
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| Kentucky | 9,505 | 219.9 | |
| Tennessee | 12,995 | 211.5 | |
| Louisiana | 9,249 | 209.3 | |
| Mississippi | 6,065 | 208.4 | |
| Arkansas | 6,361 | 208.3 | |
| West Virginia | 4,617 | 207.7 | |
| Alabama | 9,913 | 204.1 | |
| Maine | 3,218 | 201.9 | |
| Indiana | 12,796 | 199.3 | |
| Delaware | 1,799 | 197.8 | |
| Missouri | 12,419 | 197.7 | |
| Oklahoma | 7,446 | 197.6 | |
| South Carolina | 8,652 | 197.3 | |
| Ohio | 24,702 | 196.5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 29,616 | 193.3 | |
| North Carolina | 16,724 | 192.8 | |
| Nevada | 4,238 | 191.0 | |
| Michigan | 20,094 | 190.8 | |
| Georgia | 14,358 | 190.4 | |
| Illinois | 24,250 | 190.1 | |
| Virginia | 13,877 | 188.8 | |
| Maryland | 10,371 | 188.3 | |
| Oregon | 7,326 | 186.9 | |
| Kansas | 5,428 | 185.4 | |
| Massachusetts | 13,182 | 185.2 | |
| Montana | 1,956 | 184.4 | |
| Rhode Island | 2,292 | 184.1 | |
| New Hampshire | 2,549 | 183.7 | |
| Iowa | 6,453 | 182.5 | |
| Wisconsin | 10,943 | 182.3 | |
| New Jersey | 17,171 | 182.1 | |
| South Dakota | 1,612 | 180.9 | |
| Washington | 11,048 | 179.5 | |
| Texas | 34,291 | 178.5 | |
| Florida | 40,592 | 178.1 | |
| Connecticut | 7,052 | 175.7 | |
| Nebraska | 3,355 | 174.8 | |
| Idaho | 2,368 | 174.1 | |
| Vermont | 1,202 | 172.9 | |
| New York | 35,556 | 170.8 | |
| Alaska | 732 | 169.2 | |
| North Dakota | 1,302 | 168.9 | |
| Minnesota | 8,823 | 167.8 | |
| Wyoming | 886 | 167.7 | |
| California | 54,732 | 167.0 | |
| Arizona | 9,820 | 163.7 | |
| New Mexico | 3,141 | 162.6 | |
| Colorado |