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Cause of death · ICD-10 I00-I09 · 2017

Heart disease - Death Rates by State

647,457 deaths in 2017 across 51 US states, with age-adjusted rates spanning 119.1-237.2 per 100,000.

Data updated 2017-12-31

647,457
Deaths, 2017
166.0
Avg age-adj /100K
158.0
Median /100K
51
States + DC

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How 647,457 2017 deaths split by state

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Higher mean state rate

What this means: Heart disease sits in the top third of leading causes by mean state age-adjusted rate (166.0/100K; national #1 by death toll). The state ladder below shows where the burden concentrates.

Oklahoma leads at 237.2/100K; Minnesota is lowest at 119.1/100K (2.0x gap).

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

Heart disease in the higher-rate third

In 2017, CDC WONDER attributed 647,457 deaths to heart disease (ICD-10 I00-I09). Mean state age-adjusted rate 166.0/100K places this cause in the higher-rate third of the leading-cause set.

The 118.1-point spread across 51 jurisdictions is age-adjusted to the year 2000 US standard population, so the gap between Oklahoma and Minnesota 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.

Heart disease sits in the top third of leading causes by mean state age-adjusted rate (166.0/100K; national #1 by death toll). Long-run national deaths are down 11% from 1999 to 2017; a falling count can still leave high-rate states above the cause average. These figures describe population-level mortality under ICD-10 I00-I09 and are not individual risk advice.

Mortality guides · Rank every state on heart disease · Methodology

Top 5 States by Heart disease Rate Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (per 100K). Top 5 States by Heart disease Rate 1. Oklahoma 237.2/100K 2. Mississippi 231.6/100K 3. Arkansas 223.8/100K 4. Alabama 223.2/100K 5. Louisiana 214.4/100K Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

States with Lowest Heart disease Rates

Bottom 5

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

1. Minnesota 119.1/100K (-28% vs avg)
2. Colorado 122.7/100K (-26% vs avg)
3. Hawaii 129.8/100K (-22% vs avg)
4. Oregon 134.0/100K (-19% vs avg)
5. Massachusetts 134.7/100K (-19% vs avg)

These 5 states average 128.1/100K, 23% below the 166.0/100K national average. Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

How heart disease mortality changed, 1999-2017

Between 1999 and 2017, US heart disease deaths fell −11% from 725,192 to 647,457, while the average state age-adjusted rate fell −35% (256.1→166.0/100K).

160180200220240260280 1999200220052008201120142017 166
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.

Do more deaths mean a higher rate? Heart disease, 2017

30 states plotted by total heart disease deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=-0.09) -- 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=-0.09) -- 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 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 140160180200220240260 Total deaths Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000)
Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=-0.09) -- 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: Oklahoma, 10772 deaths, 237.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Mississippi, 7944 deaths, 231.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Arkansas, 8270 deaths, 223.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alabama, 13110 deaths, 223.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Louisiana, 11260 deaths, 214.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Tennessee, 16019 deaths, 202.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Nevada, 6417 deaths, 199.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Michigan, 25187 deaths, 196.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kentucky, 10343 deaths, 195.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. West Virginia, 4849 deaths, 192 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Missouri, 14820 deaths, 191.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. District of Columbia, 1284 deaths, 189.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Ohio, 28008 deaths, 186.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Indiana, 14445 deaths, 183.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Pennsylvania, 32312 deaths, 176 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Georgia, 18389 deaths, 175.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Carolina, 10418 deaths, 172 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New York, 44092 deaths, 171.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Texas, 45346 deaths, 169.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Iowa, 7180 deaths, 167.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Maryland, 11653 deaths, 164.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Illinois, 25394 deaths, 163.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Idaho, 3084 deaths, 162.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New Jersey, 18840 deaths, 162.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Delaware, 1990 deaths, 158.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kansas, 5723 deaths, 158 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Wisconsin, 11860 deaths, 157.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Carolina, 18808 deaths, 156.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Rhode Island, 2339 deaths, 155.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Montana, 2164 deaths, 155 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.

How the 51 states are spread on heart disease

Oklahoma (237.2) and Minnesota (119.1) sit at the extremes; the marker shows where the national average (166.0/100K) falls in the distribution.

Heart disease age-adjusted rate distribution, 2017

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

166.0 Lower than 39% lower than 39% of 51 states

119.0–134.0: 3 states (6%). Below this entry. 134.0–149.0: 11 states (22%). Below this entry. 149.0–164.0: 16 states (31%). Below this entry. 164.0–179.0: 7 states (14%). This entry sits in this band. 179.0–194.0: 5 states (10%). Above this entry. 194.0–209.0: 4 states (8%). Above this entry. 209.0–224.0: 3 states (6%). Above this entry. 224.0–239.0: 2 states (4%). Above this entry. US avg 119.0 239.0 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 - Heart disease (2017)

# State Deaths Age-Adjusted vs Avg
1 Oklahoma 10,772 237.2 +43%
2 Mississippi 7,944 231.6 +40%
3 Arkansas 8,270 223.8 +35%
4 Alabama 13,110 223.2 +34%
5 Louisiana 11,260 214.4 +29%
6 Tennessee 16,019 202.2 +22%
7 Nevada 6,417 199.3 +20%
8 Michigan 25,187 196.1 +18%
9 Kentucky 10,343 195.9 +18%
10 West Virginia 4,849 192.0 +16%
11 Missouri 14,820 191.1 +15%
12 District of Columbia 1,284 189.8 +14%
13 Ohio 28,008 186.2 +12%
14 Indiana 14,445 183.2 +10%
15 Pennsylvania 32,312 176.0 +6%
16 Georgia 18,389 175.8 +6%
17 South Carolina 10,418 172.0 +4%
18 New York 44,092 171.2 +3%
19 Texas 45,346 169.2 +2%
20 Iowa 7,180 167.4 +1%
21 Maryland 11,653 164.5 -1%
22 Illinois 25,394 163.3 -2%
23 Idaho 3,084 162.5 -2%
24 New Jersey 18,840 162.3 -2%
25 Delaware 1,990 158.4 -5%
26 Kansas 5,723 158.0 -5%
27 Wisconsin 11,860 157.6 -5%
28 North Carolina 18,808 156.5 -6%
29 Rhode Island 2,339 155.7 -6%
30 Montana 2,164 155.0 -7%
31 Virginia 14,861 154.5 -7%
32 Vermont 1,332 152.5 -8%
33 New Mexico 3,896 151.4 -9%
34 Utah 3,749 150.2 -10%
35 South Dakota 1,710 150.1 -10%
36 New Hampshire 2,721 149.7 -10%
37 Nebraska 3,581 149.3 -10%
38 Wyoming 1,001 148.9 -10%
39 Florida 46,440 145.8 -12%
40 Maine 2,844 143.5 -14%
41 California 62,797 142.9 -14%
42 Arizona 12,398 141.9 -15%
43 Connecticut 7,138 141.6 -15%
44 Washington 11,582 138.8 -16%
45 North Dakota 1,326 137.8 -17%
46 Alaska 814 135.0 -19%
47 Massachusetts 12,140 134.7 -19%
48 Oregon 6,942 134.0 -19%
49 Hawaii 2,575 129.8 -22%
50 Colorado 7,060 122.7 -26%
51 Minnesota 8,230 119.1 -28%

Causes with similar national CDC WONDER totals

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

Similar 2017 death count

Nearest leading causes by national death count (647,457 here).

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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.

Stroke -13% Influenza and pneumonia -13% Diabetes +22%

Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: I00-I09. 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.