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Cause of death · ICD-10 J40-J47 · 2017

CLRD - Death Rates by State

160,201 deaths in 2017 across 51 US states, with age-adjusted rates spanning 19.0-66.7 per 100,000.

Data updated 2017-12-31

160,201
Deaths, 2017
43.8
Avg age-adj /100K
44.2
Median /100K
51
States + DC

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How 160,201 2017 deaths split by state

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Rising long-run death count

What this means: National clrd deaths rose +29% from 1999 to 2017. The state ladder below shows where the burden concentrates.

Arkansas leads at 66.7/100K; Hawaii is lowest at 19.0/100K (3.5x gap).

Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.

CLRD in the higher-rate third

In 2017, CDC WONDER attributed 160,201 deaths to clrd (ICD-10 J40-J47). Mean state age-adjusted rate 43.8/100K places this cause in the higher-rate third of the leading-cause set.

The 47.7-point spread across 51 jurisdictions is age-adjusted to the year 2000 US standard population, so the gap between Arkansas and Hawaii is not an artifact of older populations alone. Chronic-disease gaps usually track upstream risk, preventive care access, and specialist reach rather than one shared treatment story.

National clrd deaths rose +29% from 1999 to 2017. Long-run national deaths are up 29% from 1999 to 2017; read that against the average state rate line below before treating count growth as worsening risk. These figures describe population-level mortality under ICD-10 J40-J47 and are not individual risk advice.

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Top 5 States by CLRD Rate Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (per 100K). Top 5 States by CLRD Rate 1. Arkansas 66.7/100K 2. Oklahoma 65.9/100K 3. Kentucky 64.5/100K 4. West Virginia 64.3/100K 5. Mississippi 58.3/100K Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

States with Lowest CLRD Rates

Bottom 5

The five states with the lowest age-adjusted death rates for clrd in 2017.

1. Hawaii 19.0/100K (-57% vs avg)
2. District of Columbia 19.6/100K (-55% vs avg)
3. New Jersey 28.6/100K (-35% vs avg)
4. New York 28.9/100K (-34% vs avg)
5. Maryland 29.9/100K (-32% vs avg)

These 5 states average 25.2/100K, 42% below the 43.8/100K national average. Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

How clrd mortality changed, 1999-2017

Between 1999 and 2017, US clrd deaths rose +29% from 124,181 to 160,201, while the average state age-adjusted rate fell −7% (47.0→43.8/100K).

42434445464748 1999200220052008201120142017 43.8
Average of all 51 state age-adjusted rates per year. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 1999-2017.

The line tracks the average state age-adjusted rate (unweighted across states), not a single national rate. Count and rate moved in opposite directions: total deaths climbed (+29%) while the age-adjusted rate fell (−7%) - a sign that population growth and aging, not worsening risk, drove the rising toll.

Do more deaths mean a higher rate? CLRD, 2017

30 states plotted by total clrd deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.08) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa.

Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.08) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total deaths (X) and Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High count, high rateLow count, high rateHigh count, low rateLow count, low rate 02,0004,0006,0008,000 3040506070 Total deaths Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000)
Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.08) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa.

States by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Arkansas, 2517 deaths, 66.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Oklahoma, 3035 deaths, 65.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kentucky, 3480 deaths, 64.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. West Virginia, 1681 deaths, 64.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Mississippi, 2037 deaths, 58.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alabama, 3484 deaths, 57.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Tennessee, 4657 deaths, 57.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Indiana, 4375 deaths, 55.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Wyoming, 366 deaths, 53.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Montana, 752 deaths, 53.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Nebraska, 1224 deaths, 52.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kansas, 1832 deaths, 51.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Missouri, 3940 deaths, 50.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Nevada, 1633 deaths, 50 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Maine, 982 deaths, 48.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Ohio, 7312 deaths, 48.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Carolina, 2983 deaths, 47.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Idaho, 925 deaths, 47.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Louisiana, 2467 deaths, 46.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Iowa, 1939 deaths, 46.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Georgia, 4866 deaths, 46.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Colorado, 2604 deaths, 45.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Dakota, 505 deaths, 45.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Carolina, 5540 deaths, 45.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Michigan, 5688 deaths, 44.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New Mexico, 1143 deaths, 44.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Vermont, 375 deaths, 43 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New Hampshire, 755 deaths, 43 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Arizona, 3802 deaths, 42.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Delaware, 526 deaths, 40.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.

How the 51 states are spread on clrd

Arkansas (66.7) and Hawaii (19.0) sit at the extremes; the marker shows where the national average (43.8/100K) falls in the distribution.

CLRD age-adjusted rate distribution, 2017

All 51 states bucketed by rate, most cluster near the average, with a tail toward the high end

43.8 Lower than 51% lower than 51% of 51 states

19.0–25.0: 2 states (4%). Below this entry. 25.0–31.0: 4 states (8%). Below this entry. 31.0–37.0: 7 states (14%). Below this entry. 37.0–43.0: 10 states (20%). Below this entry. 43.0–49.0: 14 states (27%). This entry sits in this band. 49.0–55.0: 6 states (12%). Above this entry. 55.0–61.0: 4 states (8%). Above this entry. 61.0–67.0: 4 states (8%). Above this entry. US avg 19.0 67.0 every US state, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS) · 2017

All State Rankings - CLRD (2017)

# State Deaths Age-Adjusted vs Avg
1 Arkansas 2,517 66.7 +52%
2 Oklahoma 3,035 65.9 +50%
3 Kentucky 3,480 64.5 +47%
4 West Virginia 1,681 64.3 +47%
5 Mississippi 2,037 58.3 +33%
6 Alabama 3,484 57.8 +32%
7 Tennessee 4,657 57.4 +31%
8 Indiana 4,375 55.2 +26%
9 Wyoming 366 53.8 +23%
10 Montana 752 53.5 +22%
11 Nebraska 1,224 52.6 +20%
12 Kansas 1,832 51.7 +18%
13 Missouri 3,940 50.7 +16%
14 Nevada 1,633 50.0 +14%
15 Maine 982 48.7 +11%
16 Ohio 7,312 48.5 +11%
17 South Carolina 2,983 47.9 +9%
18 Idaho 925 47.3 +8%
19 Louisiana 2,467 46.6 +6%
20 Iowa 1,939 46.5 +6%
21 Georgia 4,866 46.2 +5%
22 Colorado 2,604 45.6 +4%
23 South Dakota 505 45.3 +3%
24 North Carolina 5,540 45.3 +3%
25 Michigan 5,688 44.3 +1%
26 New Mexico 1,143 44.2 +1%
27 Vermont 375 43.0 -2%
28 New Hampshire 755 43.0 -2%
29 Arizona 3,802 42.7 -2%
30 Delaware 526 40.8 -7%
31 Texas 10,650 40.5 -8%
32 Oregon 2,088 39.7 -9%
33 Florida 12,619 39.0 -11%
34 Wisconsin 2,834 38.3 -13%
35 North Dakota 358 38.3 -13%
36 Washington 3,177 38.1 -13%
37 Illinois 5,732 37.6 -14%
38 Pennsylvania 6,667 37.1 -15%
39 Minnesota 2,464 36.3 -17%
40 Rhode Island 521 36.2 -17%
41 Alaska 204 35.9 -18%
42 Virginia 3,363 34.9 -20%
43 Massachusetts 2,842 32.5 -26%
44 California 13,881 32.2 -26%
45 Utah 826 32.1 -27%
46 Connecticut 1,471 30.4 -31%
47 Maryland 2,079 29.9 -32%
48 New York 7,258 28.9 -34%
49 New Jersey 3,227 28.6 -35%
50 District of Columbia 137 19.6 -55%
51 Hawaii 378 19.0 -57%

Causes with similar national CDC WONDER totals

Two peer sets for CLRD. Volume is heavy, so peers are nearest on published counts and long-run change - not the fixed related-cause chrome.

Similar 2017 death count

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Similar 1999→2017 death-count change

Nearest leading causes by long-run national death-count percent change, excluding the count-peer set.

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Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: J40-J47. Data covers 1999-2017. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS). Methodology.

According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, PlainHealthData's mortality figures are rendered directly from 9,690 official state-year-cause records (NCHS Leading Causes of Death for calendar years 1999-2017). June 2026 is when this portal last verified that frozen CDC file is intact; it is not a newer claims year. No figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our data changelog, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of 2017.