Stats of the State of California

California Birth Data 2017
California Birth Data 2017 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 37.5 31st 39.8
Cesarean Delivery Rate 31.4 23rd 32.0
Preterm Birth Rate 8.7 44th 9.9
Teen Birth Rate 15.1 35th 18.8
Low Birthweight Rate 6.9 41st (tie) 8.3
¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

 

CA Leading Causes of Death, 2017
CA Leading Causes of Death, 2017 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1.  Heart Disease 62,797 142.9 40th 165.0
2.  Cancer 59,516 136.7 45th 152.5
3. Stroke 16,355 37.6 24th 37.6
4.  Alzheimer’s Disease 16,238 37.1 14th 31.0
5.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 13,881 32.2 44th 40.9
6.  Accidents 13,840 33.1 50th 49.4
7.  Diabetes 9,595 22.1 20th (tie) 21.5
8.  Influenza/Pneumonia 6,340 14.6 23rd (tie) 14.3
9.  Hypertension 5,596 12.8 3rd 9.0
10.  Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 5,325 12.1 18th 10.9

 

California Mortality Data
California Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 3,184 7.9 39,773 12.0
Homicide 2,022 5.1 19,511 6.2
Drug Overdose Deaths 4,868 11.7 70,237 21.7

 

Other California Data
Other California Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate  (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.2 5.8
Marriage Rate* 6.3 6.9
Divorce Rate n/a 3.2†

 

* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories. Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to source notes below for more detail.
**** State estimate is unavailable.
† Excludes data for California, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
†† Estimates are presented for fewer than 50 states and the District of Columbia due to considerations of sample size and precision.
n/a – Data not available.

Sources:

2017 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 67, No. 8; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2017 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

California Birth Data 2016
California Birth Data 2016 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 38.2 29th 39.8
Cesarean Delivery Rate 31.9 20th 31.9
Preterm Birth Rate 8.6 45th (tie) 9.9
Teen Birth Rate 17.0 34th 20.3
Low Birthweight Rate 6.8 42nd (tie) 8.2
¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

 

CA Leading Causes of Death, 2016
CA Leading Causes of Death, 2016 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1.  Heart Disease 61,573 143.1 40th 165.5
2.  Cancer 59,515 139.7 45th 155.8
3. Stroke 15,680 36.9 13th 37.3
4.  Alzheimer’s Disease 15,570 36.2 31st 30.3
5.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 13,710 32.6 43rd 40.6
6.  Accidents 13,213 32.0 50th 47.4
7.  Diabetes 9,124 21.4 22nd 21.0
8.  Influenza/Pneumonia 5,981 14.0 25th 13.5
9.  Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 5,287 12.2 15th (tie) 10.7
10. Hypertension 5,100 11.8 2nd (tie) 8.6

 

California Mortality Data
California Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 3,184 7.9 38,658 11.8
Homicide 2,074 5.3 19,103 6.1
Drug Overdose Deaths 4,674 11.2 63,632 19.8

 

Other California Data
Other California Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate  (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.2 5.9
Percentage of Persons Without Health Insurance 7.1 9.0††
Marriage Rate* 6.5 6.9
Divorce Rate n/a 3.2†

 

* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories. Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to source notes below for more detail.
†Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
†† Estimates are presented for fewer than 50 states and the District of Columbia due to considerations of sample size and precision.
n/a – Data not available.
 

Sources:

Health Insurance data come from Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2016; 2016 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 67, No. 1; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2016 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

California Birth Data 2015
California Birth Data 2015 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 38.8 29th 40.3¹
Cesarean Delivery Rate 32.3 18th (tie) 32.0
Preterm Birth Rate 8.5 39th (tie) 9.6
Teen Birth Rate 19.0 32nd (tie) 22.3
Low Birthweight Rate 6.8 40th (tie) 8.1
¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

 

CA Leading Causes of Death, 2015
CA Leading Causes of Death, 2015 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1.  Heart Disease 61,289 145.6 41st 168.5
2.  Cancer 59,629 142.8 45th 158.5
3t.  Alzheimer’s Disease 15,065 35.7 13th 29.4
3t.  Stroke 15,065 36.2 31st 37.6
5.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 13,621 33.1 44th 41.6
6.  Accidents 12,544 30.6 48th 43.2
7.  Diabetes 8,845 21.2 30th (tie) 21.3
8.  Influenza/Pneumonia 6,188 14.8 33rd 15.2
9.  Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 5,425 12.7 12th 10.8
10. Hypertension 5,118 12.1 2nd 8.5

 

California Mortality Data
California Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 3,095 7.7 36,252 11.1
Homicide 1,987 5.0 17,793 5.7
Drug Poisoning Deaths 4,659 11.3 52,404 16.3

 

Other California Data
Other California Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate  (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.4 5.9
Percentage of Persons Without Health Insurance

2015

2016

 

8.1

7.1

 

9.1

9.0††

Marriage Rate* 6.2 6.9
Divorce Rate n/a 3.1†

 

* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories. Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to source notes below for more detail.
†Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota.
†† Estimates are presented for fewer than 50 states and the District of Columbia due to considerations of sample size and precision.
n/a – Data not available.
 

Sources:

Health Insurance data come from Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2015 and Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2016; 2015 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 66, No. 1; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2015 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

California Birth Data 2014
California Birth Data 2014 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 38.8 29th 40.2¹
Cesarean Delivery Rate 32.7 19th 32.2
Preterm Birth Rate 8.3 45th 9.6
Teen Birth Rate 21.1 30th (tie) 24.2
Low Birthweight Rate 6.7 41st (tie) 8.0
¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

 

CA Leading Causes of Death, 2014
CA Leading Causes of Death, 2014 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1.  Cancer 58,412 144.1 44th 161.2
2.  Heart Disease 58,189 142.2 43rd 167.0
3.  Stroke 13,731 33.9 36th 36.5
4.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12,780 32.0 44th 40.5
5.  Alzheimer’s Disease 12,644 30.9 14th 25.4
6.  Accidents 11,804 29.2 48th 40.5
7.  Diabetes 8,249 20.4 27th 20.9
8.  Influenza/Pneumonia 5,970 14.7 28th 15.1
9.  Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 5,013 12.0 12th 10.4
10. Hypertension 4,573 11.2 2nd (tie) 8.2

 

California Mortality Data
California Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 2,942 7.4 33,594 10.3
Homicide 1,813 4.6 15,872 5.1
Drug Poisoning Deaths 4,521 11.1 47,055 14.7

 

Other California Data
Other California Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate  (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.3 5.8
Percentage of Persons Without Health Insurance 12.0 11.5
Marriage Rate* 6.4 6.9†
Divorce Rate n/a 3.2††

 

* Marriage data includes nonlicensed marriages registered.
* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories.  Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted.  Refer to source notes below for more detail.
†Excludes data for Georgia.
††Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota.
n/a – Data not available.
 

Sources:

Health Insurance data come from Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2014; 2014 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 64, No. 12; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2014 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.