CLRD

Age-adjusted mortality rates by state (2017). States ranked from highest to lowest rate per 100,000 population.

Total Deaths (2017)

160,201

Avg Rate /100K

43.8

Highest Rate

Arkansas

66.7/100K

Lowest Rate

Hawaii

19.0/100K

CLRD by State

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

Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: J40-J47. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death.