TEN LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2006:
U.S. AND ALL 50 STATES,
LISTED BY AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATES

#1: HEART DISEASE

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Mississippi 8,097   270.9
  Alabama   12,583   253.3
  Oklahoma 9,798   251.1
  West Virginia 5,311   236.9
  Kentucky 10,353   235.5
  Tennessee 14,642   233.3
  New York 50,470   233.1
  Arkansas 7,431   233.0
  Louisiana 10,026   232.3
  Michigan 24,255   227.0
  Nevada   5,013   226.7
  Missouri   14,749   224.4
  Indiana   14,375   217.2
  Ohio   27,886   216.1
  Georgia   16,478   213.2
  Pennsylvania 33,744   207.1
  Maryland 11,268   205.6
  Illinois    27,007   204.4
  Delaware 1,866   201.2
  New Jersey 19,548   200.9
  Rhode Island 2,718   200.8
  South Carolina 9,030   200.2
  Texas   38,782   197.4
  North Carolina 17,271   195.3
  California 64,871   192.5
  Virginia   14,021   190.8
  Wyoming 994   189.4
  Iowa   7,172   184.7
  Kansas   5,849   183.6
  North Dakota 1,527   181.5
  Wisconsin 11,451   181.1
  New Hampshire 2,501   178.3
  Connecticut 7,490   177.3
  South Dakota 1,757   177.0
  Vermont   1,244   175.5
  Florida   44,305   175.1
  Maine   2,815   174.0
  New Mexico 3,411   172.6
  Massachusetts 12,947   169.5
  Idaho   2,399   168.5
  Montana   1,869   168.4
  Alaska   645   167.2
  Washington 10,604   165.8
  Nebraska 3,445   165.0
  Arizona   10,607   164.2
  Oregon   6,620   160.0
  Utah   2,932   156.3
  Colorado   6,124   151.6
  Hawaii   2,244   147.2
  Minnesota 7,525   133.9
       
United States 631,636   200.2

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

#2: CANCER

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Kentucky 9,394   211.2
  Mississippi 6,236   209.2
  West Virginia 4,613   205.9
  Tennessee 13,051   204.7
  Louisiana 8,853   203.5
  Ohio   24,975   198.0
  Alabama   9,899   197.7
  Indiana   12,903   197.7
  Missouri   12,519   196.2
  Arkansas 6,177   196.0
  Oklahoma 7,491   194.8
  Maine   3,089   193.8
  South Carolina 8,853   193.2
  North Carolina 17,318   192.8
  Delaware 1,780   191.4
  Michigan 20,192   191.0
  Pennsylvania 29,172   190.8
  Illinois    24,084   187.2
  Maryland 10,350   186.8
  Massachusetts 13,407   186.7
  Virginia   13,829   183.9
  Nevada   4,226   183.2
  North Dakota 1,387   183.2
  New Hampshire 2,534   182.6
  New Jersey 17,180   182.3
  Rhode Island 2,250   181.7
  Oregon   7,309   181.3
  Wisconsin 10,925   181.2
  Kansas   5,343   180.5
  Georgia   14,474   180.4
  Iowa   6,359   179.6
  Montana   1,943   179.6
  Connecticut 7,044   177.8
  Alaska   790   177.4
  Nebraska 3,430   176.9
  Wyoming 927   175.4
  Texas   34,939   174.5
  Washington 11,055   174.2
  Florida   40,415   172.0
  South Dakota 1,570   171.9
  Vermont   1,214   171.8
  Minnesota 9,079   171.2
  New York 35,284   169.0
  Idaho   2,306   163.2
  California 54,140   162.3
  New Mexico 3,147   158.3
  Colorado   6,550   157.7
  Arizona   9,919   155.7
  Hawaii   2,171   147.6
  Utah   2,615   136.4
       
United States 559,888   180.7

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

#3: STROKE

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Arkansas 1,884   58.8
  Alabama   2,740   55.3
  Tennessee 3,407   54.9
  Mississippi 1,585   53.4
  Oklahoma 2,085   53.4
  North Carolina 4,572   52.4
  Idaho   725   51.8
  South Carolina 2,291   51.6
  Louisiana 2,195   51.5
  Georgia   3,889   51.3
  Kentucky 2,197   50.3
  Missouri   3,247   49.5
  North Dakota 428   49.3
  Indiana   3,238   49.0
  Virginia   3,523   48.8
  Texas   9,366   48.3
  Oregon   1,978   47.9
  West Virginia 1,072   47.6
  Alaska   177   47.2
  Kansas   1,489   46.5
  Illinois    5,989   45.3
  Wyoming 236   45.3
  Ohio   5,828   45.1
  California 15,039   44.9
  Michigan 4,752   44.7
  Wisconsin 2,829   44.6
  Nebraska 922   43.8
  Maryland 2,365   43.6
  Pennsylvania 7,151   43.4
  Hawaii   665   43.2
  Iowa   1,718   42.9
  South Dakota 442   42.9
  Washington 2,725   42.9
  Delaware 384   41.7
  Maine   670   41.3
  Montana   461   41.3
  Nevada   847   39.6
  Minnesota 2,219   39.4
  Colorado   1,532   38.9
  Vermont   264   37.8
  Massachusetts 2,880   37.6
  New Mexico 739   37.6
  Utah   674   36.4
  Connecticut 1,547   36.3
  New Jersey 3,468   35.8
  New Hampshire 494   35.5
  Florida   8,925   35.3
  Arizona   2,226   34.5
  Rhode Island 421   31.2
  New York 6,398   29.8
       
United States 137,119   43.6

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

#4: CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Wyoming 345   67.0
  Oklahoma 2,192   57.1
  West Virginia 1,267   56.6
  Kentucky 2,407   55.0
  Montana   579   53.6
  Indiana   3,291   50.8
  Kansas   1,501   49.9
  Colorado   1,932   49.3
  Maine   783   49.3
  Nevada   1,066   49.0
  Ohio   6,054   47.9
  Tennessee 2,980   47.8
  Arkansas 1,498   47.4
  Missouri   3,017   47.3
  Alabama   2,309   46.7
  Mississippi 1,378   46.7
  Idaho   644   46.6
  Vermont   320   46.3
  North Carolina 4,017   45.9
  Oregon   1,828   45.7
  New Mexico 888   45.5
  Iowa   1,655   45.3
  Georgia   3,387   45.1
  New Hampshire 603   44.4
  Nebraska 878   44.2
  Arizona   2,799   43.7
  South Carolina 1,935   43.2
  Washington 2,662   43.1
  Michigan 4,474   42.9
  Texas   7,639   39.9
  South Dakota 376   39.7
  Louisiana 1,687   39.6
  California 12,829   39.1
  Wisconsin 2,354   38.8
  Rhode Island 485   38.2
  Delaware 344   37.5
  Virginia   2,697   37.4
  Alaska   140   37.2
  Illinois    4,731   36.9
  Florida   8,912   35.9
  Connecticut 1,458   35.5
  Pennsylvania 5,621   35.4
  Massachusetts 2,535   34.5
  North Dakota 283   34.5
  Maryland 1,832   34.3
  Minnesota 1,770   33.3
  Utah   591   31.9
  New Jersey 2,862   30.3
  New York 6,329   30.1
  Hawaii   293   19.4
       
United States 124,583   40.5

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

 

#5: ACCIDENTS/UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  New Mexico 1,297   67.1
  Mississippi 1,856   63.8
  West Virginia 1,177   62.2
  Wyoming 306   58.9
  Kentucky 2,446   57.5
  Louisiana 2,422   56.6
  Oklahoma 2,039   56.3
  Montana   558   55.8
  Tennessee 3,307   54.2
  Alabama   2,506   53.8
  Arizona   3,352   53.8
  South Carolina 2,315   53.2
  South Dakota 452   53.0
  Alaska   316   51.9
  Missouri   3,009   49.7
  Arkansas 1,415   49.1
  Idaho   682   47.0
  North Carolina 4,156   47.0
  Florida   8,917   46.0
  Vermont   301   45.2
  Nevada   1,091   44.5
  Georgia   3,879   43.8
  Wisconsin 2,524   42.7
  Colorado   1,917   42.1
  Kansas   1,198   41.5
  Washington 2,679   41.1
  Texas   9,140   41.0
  Maine   572   40.6
  Oregon   1,586   40.5
  Ohio   4,821   40.2
  North Dakota 275   39.5
  Pennsylvania 5,299   39.4
  Indiana   2,480   38.7
  Delaware 329   37.9
  Rhode Island 434   36.4
  Nebraska 683   35.9
  Virginia   2,703   35.7
  Iowa   1,188   35.4
  Minnesota 1,919   35.2
  Michigan 3,590   34.9
  Connecticut 1,302   34.6
  Illinois    4,451   34.3
  New Hampshire 460   33.7
  Massachusetts 2,214   32.0
  Hawaii   441   31.7
  California 11,375   31.6
  Utah   715   30.9
  New Jersey 2,590   28.7
  Maryland 1,456   26.1
  New York 5,235   25.9
       
United States 121,599   39.8

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

#6: DIABETES

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Louisiana 1,536   35.5
  West Virginia 743   33.1
  New Mexico 606   30.5
  Oklahoma 1,166   30.3
  Ohio   3,761   29.6
  Alabama   1,453   29.3
  Oregon   1,139   28.2
  South Dakota 262   27.1
  Tennessee 1,715   27.1
  Arkansas 839   26.9
  Michigan 2,830   26.8
  North Dakota 208   26.3
  Texas   5,201   26.1
  Utah   496   26.1
  Kentucky 1,141   25.9
  New Jersey 2,454   25.9
  Indiana   1,682   25.8
  Alaska   109   25.6
  South Carolina 1,136   25.0
  North Carolina 2,234   24.9
  Vermont   175   24.9
  Kansas   749   24.7
  Washington 1,543   24.4
  Mississippi 707   23.8
  Wyoming 126   23.7
  Missouri   1,493   23.4
  Idaho   320   23.0
  Montana   249   23.0
  Maryland 1,237   22.4
  Pennsylvania 3,466   22.2
  California 7,376   22.1
  Nebraska 437   22.1
  Iowa   804   21.9
  Virginia   1,632   21.8
  Florida   5,172   21.7
  Illinois    2,795   21.6
  Maine   343   21.4
  Minnesota 1,158   21.4
  New Hampshire 296   21.2
  Georgia   1,657   20.6
  Delaware 191   20.5
  Wisconsin 1,212   19.7
  Connecticut 782   19.2
  Arizona   1,206   19.0
  New York 3,848   18.3
  Hawaii   271   18.1
  Colorado   677   16.6
  Rhode Island 206   16.2
  Massachusetts 1,132   15.4
  Nevada   294   12.8
       
United States 72,449   23.3

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

#7: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Washington 2,470   38.3
  Tennessee 2,115   34.6
  North Dakota 318   33.6
  South Carolina 1,364   31.5
  Arizona   2,066   31.4
  Louisiana 1,282   30.5
  Alabama   1,497   30.3
  South Dakota 329   29.8
  Maine   477   29.0
  Oregon   1,231   29.0
  Idaho   400   28.1
  Colorado   1,058   27.7
  Ohio   3,565   27.0
  Kentucky 1,153   26.7
  New Hampshire 372   26.5
  North Carolina 2,265   26.4
  Iowa   1,121   26.3
  Vermont   186   26.2
  Texas   4,887   25.9
  Georgia   1,820   25.7
  Indiana   1,696   25.2
  Mississippi 744   25.0
  Alaska   73   24.7
  Kansas   830   24.3
  Wisconsin 1,596   24.2
  California 8,146   24.1
  Missouri   1,632   24.1
  Arkansas 783   23.9
  Oklahoma 928   23.5
  Nebraska 500   22.6
  Virginia   1,574   22.3
  Minnesota 1,299   22.2
  West Virginia 496   21.8
  Wyoming 112   21.8
  Michigan 2,331   21.7
  Utah   390   21.4
  Illinois    2,794   20.6
  Delaware 189   20.4
  Rhode Island 297   20.3
  Montana   226   19.6
  Massachusetts 1,560   19.4
  Pennsylvania 3,311   18.9
  New Mexico 348   17.7
  Maryland 915   17.1
  Florida   4,689   17.0
  New Jersey 1,649   16.5
  Connecticut 728   16.2
  Nevada   281   14.7
  Hawaii   201   12.2
  New York 2,021   9.1
       
United States 72,432   22.6

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

 

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

 

#8: INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Tennessee 1,535   24.9
  Arkansas 772   23.9
  Oklahoma 879   22.7
  Wyoming 117   22.6
  Massachusetts 1,750   22.5
  New York 4,892   22.5
  California 7,338   21.8
  Kentucky 927   21.3
  Mississippi 621   20.8
  West Virginia 459   20.6
  Illinois    2,668   20.1
  Maryland 1,082   19.9
  Nevada   426   19.8
  Georgia   1,463   19.7
  Louisiana 833   19.6
  North Carolina 1,705   19.6
  Rhode Island 268   19.5
  Kansas   647   19.4
  Missouri   1,285   19.3
  Iowa   770   18.8
  Alabama   918   18.6
  Connecticut 800   18.5
  Utah   343   18.2
  Arizona   1,166   18.1
  New Mexico 353   18.0
  Virginia   1,281   17.9
  Texas   3,342   17.3
  Indiana   1,129   17.0
  Maine   269   16.6
  South Dakota 173   16.5
  South Carolina 724   16.4
  Hawaii   257   16.2
  Pennsylvania 2,716   16.1
  Idaho   225   15.8
  Michigan 1,679   15.8
  Nebraska 345   15.8
  Wisconsin 1,014   15.7
  Colorado   614   15.4
  Delaware 138   15.1
  New Hampshire 212   15.1
  North Dakota 138   15.1
  Montana   169   15.0
  Ohio   1,947   15.0
  Alaska   49   13.5
  New Jersey 1,315   13.5
  Washington 814   12.7
  Oregon   522   12.5
  Minnesota 630   10.8
  Vermont   77   10.8
  Florida   2,454   9.7
       
United States 56,326   17.8

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

 

#9: KIDNEY DISEASES

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  Louisiana 1,074   25.2
  Mississippi 673   22.5
  Alabama   1,104   22.2
  Nevada   475   22.0
  Georgia   1,668   21.7
  Kentucky 922   21.0
  Indiana   1,372   20.8
  West Virginia 468   20.8
  Arkansas 616   19.3
  Illinois    2,502   19.2
  Virginia   1,400   19.2
  Pennsylvania 3,084   19.0
  North Carolina 1,661   18.9
  South Carolina 846   18.9
  Kansas   594   18.8
  Massachusetts 1,406   18.5
  Missouri   1,118   17.1
  New Jersey 1,645   17.1
  Delaware 152   16.5
  Michigan 1,673   15.8
  Maine   252   15.7
  Oklahoma 594   15.4
  Wisconsin 962   15.4
  Texas   2,995   15.3
  Maryland 767   14.1
  Ohio   1,758   13.8
  Connecticut 567   13.7
  New Mexico 262   13.2
  Rhode Island 167   12.9
  Minnesota 711   12.8
  Alaska   44   12.6
  Tennessee 768   12.4
  Nebraska 249   12.2
  Colorado   472   12.1
  Montana   132   11.9
  Hawaii   179   11.8
  New Hampshire 160   11.6
  Wyoming 58   11.2
  Utah   210   11.1
  New York 2,351   11.0
  Florida   2,620   10.5
  Idaho   130   9.2
  Arizona   565   8.8
  Oregon   353   8.7
  California 2,676   8.0
  Vermont   52   7.4
  Washington 423   6.6
  North Dakota 59   6.5
  South Dakota 62   6.2
  Iowa   225   5.7
       
United States 45,344   14.5

SOURCE:  "National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 57, No. 14, "Deaths: Final Data for 2006"

 

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

 

 

#10: SEPTICEMIA

STATE   DEATHS   AGE-ADJUSTED
DEATH RATE
         
  New Jersey 1,871   19.5
  Georgia 1,426   18.3
  Mississippi 537   18.3
  Louisiana 771   18.0
  Nevada 403   17.9
  Maryland 972   17.8
  Virginia 1,264   17.4
  Alabama 836   16.8
  Arkansas 499   15.9
  Pennsylvania 2,466   15.6
  Illinois 1,999   15.4
  West Virginia 338   15.2
  Kentucky 630   14.4
  Connecticut 585   14.2
  North Carolina 1,193   13.6
  Texas 2,672   13.5
  South Carolina 602   13.4
  Delaware 117   12.7
  Indiana 832   12.7
  Massachusetts 900   12.2
  Hawaii 178   11.9
  Missouri 725   11.3
  New York 2,309   10.9
  Oklahoma 412   10.7
  Tennessee 624   10.0
  Ohio 1,254   9.9
  Kansas 292   9.6
  Rhode Island 122   9.5
  Michigan 938   8.8
  Arizona 557   8.7
  Maine 138   8.7
  New Mexico 165   8.3
  Colorado 327   8.1
  Florida 1,949   8.1
  Iowa 260   7.1
  South Dakota 66   7.0
  Wisconsin 430   7.0
  Montana 73   6.9
  Alaska 25   6.8
  New Hampshire 91   6.7
  Nebraska 130   6.5
  Wyoming 31   6.0
  Washington 369   5.8
  Utah 108   5.7
  Minnesota 262   4.9
  North Dakota 39   4.7
  Oregon 192   4.7
  Idaho 64   4.5
  Vermont 24   3.5
  California 1,058   3.2
     
United States 34,234 11.4 11.0

SOURCE:  National Vital Statistics System (Mortality)
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Heart Disease | Cancer | Stroke | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | Accidents/Unintentional Injuries |
Diabetes | Alzheimer's Disease | Influenza/Pneumonia | Kidney Diseases | Septicemia

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