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Cause of death · ICD-10 N00-N07 · 2017

Kidney disease - Death Rates by State

50,633 deaths in 2017 across 51 US states, with age-adjusted rates spanning 3.3-21.7 per 100,000.

Data updated 2017-12-31

50,633
Deaths, 2017
12.8
Avg age-adj /100K
12.9
Median /100K
51
States + DC

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How 50,633 2017 deaths split by state

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What this means: Kidney disease sits in the bottom third by mean state age-adjusted rate (12.8/100K; national #9 by death toll). Even lower-rate causes still show a wide state spread.

Mississippi leads at 21.7/100K; Vermont is lowest at 3.3/100K (6.6x gap).

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

Kidney disease in the lower-rate third

In 2017, CDC WONDER attributed 50,633 deaths to kidney disease (ICD-10 N00-N07). Mean state age-adjusted rate 12.8/100K places this cause in the lower-rate third of the leading-cause set.

The 18.4-point spread across 51 jurisdictions is age-adjusted to the year 2000 US standard population, so the gap between Mississippi and Vermont 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.

Kidney disease sits in the bottom third by mean state age-adjusted rate (12.8/100K; national #9 by death toll). Long-run national deaths are up 43% 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 N00-N07 and are not individual risk advice.

Mortality guides · Rank every state on kidney disease · Methodology

Top 5 States by Kidney disease Rate Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (per 100K). Top 5 States by Kidney disease Rate 1. Mississippi 21.7/100K 2. Louisiana 20.6/100K 3. Arkansas 19.7/100K 4. Missouri 19.6/100K 5. Kentucky 19.4/100K Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

States with Lowest Kidney disease Rates

Bottom 5

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

1. Vermont 3.3/100K (-74% vs avg)
2. Washington 5.3/100K (-59% vs avg)
3. Arizona 6.2/100K (-52% vs avg)
4. South Dakota 6.8/100K (-47% vs avg)
5. Oregon 7.3/100K (-43% vs avg)

These 5 states average 5.8/100K, 55% below the 12.8/100K national average. Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

How kidney disease mortality changed, 1999-2017

Between 1999 and 2017, US kidney disease deaths rose +43% from 35,525 to 50,633, while the average state age-adjusted rate fell −2% (13.0→12.8/100K).

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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 (+43%) while the age-adjusted rate fell (−2%) - a sign that population growth and aging, not worsening risk, drove the rising toll.

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

30 states plotted by total kidney disease deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.23) -- 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=0.23) -- 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 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 10152025 Total deaths Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000)
Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.23) -- 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: Mississippi, 741 deaths, 21.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Louisiana, 1076 deaths, 20.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Arkansas, 725 deaths, 19.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Missouri, 1515 deaths, 19.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kentucky, 1024 deaths, 19.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Georgia, 1942 deaths, 18.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Indiana, 1440 deaths, 18.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. West Virginia, 436 deaths, 17.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Carolina, 2040 deaths, 17.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Virginia, 1618 deaths, 16.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Illinois, 2565 deaths, 16.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alabama, 980 deaths, 16.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Delaware, 205 deaths, 16.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Texas, 4256 deaths, 16 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Pennsylvania, 2898 deaths, 15.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Carolina, 950 deaths, 15.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Utah, 384 deaths, 15.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Ohio, 2237 deaths, 15 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kansas, 541 deaths, 15 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Michigan, 1874 deaths, 14.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Tennessee, 1140 deaths, 14.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New Jersey, 1591 deaths, 13.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Massachusetts, 1193 deaths, 13.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Maine, 260 deaths, 13 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Dakota, 122 deaths, 12.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. New Mexico, 330 deaths, 12.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Wisconsin, 922 deaths, 12.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Maryland, 830 deaths, 11.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Rhode Island, 176 deaths, 11.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Connecticut, 554 deaths, 11.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.

How the 51 states are spread on kidney disease

Mississippi (21.7) and Vermont (3.3) sit at the extremes; the marker shows where the national average (12.8/100K) falls in the distribution.

Kidney disease age-adjusted rate distribution, 2017

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

12.8 Lower than 51% lower than 51% of 51 states

3.0–6.0: 2 states (4%). Below this entry. 6.0–9.0: 7 states (14%). Below this entry. 9.0–12.0: 15 states (29%). Below this entry. 12.0–15.0: 8 states (16%). This entry sits in this band. 15.0–18.0: 12 states (24%). Above this entry. 18.0–21.0: 6 states (12%). Above this entry. 21.0–24.0: 1 states (2%). Above this entry. 24.0–27.0: 0 states (0%). Above this entry. US avg 3.0 27.0 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 - Kidney disease (2017)

# State Deaths Age-Adjusted vs Avg
1 Mississippi 741 21.7 +70%
2 Louisiana 1,076 20.6 +61%
3 Arkansas 725 19.7 +54%
4 Missouri 1,515 19.6 +53%
5 Kentucky 1,024 19.4 +52%
6 Georgia 1,942 18.6 +45%
7 Indiana 1,440 18.5 +45%
8 West Virginia 436 17.1 +34%
9 North Carolina 2,040 17.1 +34%
10 Virginia 1,618 16.9 +32%
11 Illinois 2,565 16.8 +31%
12 Alabama 980 16.5 +29%
13 Delaware 205 16.1 +26%
14 Texas 4,256 16.0 +25%
15 Pennsylvania 2,898 15.9 +24%
16 South Carolina 950 15.5 +21%
17 Utah 384 15.4 +20%
18 Ohio 2,237 15.0 +17%
19 Kansas 541 15.0 +17%
20 Michigan 1,874 14.7 +15%
21 Tennessee 1,140 14.4 +13%
22 New Jersey 1,591 13.9 +9%
23 Massachusetts 1,193 13.4 +5%
24 Maine 260 13.0 +2%
25 North Dakota 122 12.9 +1%
26 New Mexico 330 12.9 +1%
27 Wisconsin 922 12.5 -2%
28 Maryland 830 11.9 -7%
29 Rhode Island 176 11.6 -9%
30 Connecticut 554 11.2 -12%
31 Hawaii 208 10.7 -16%
32 Oklahoma 461 10.2 -20%
33 Florida 3,172 10.1 -21%
34 District of Columbia 67 10.0 -22%
35 Alaska 54 9.9 -23%
36 Wyoming 63 9.5 -26%
37 Nebraska 226 9.5 -26%
38 New Hampshire 169 9.4 -27%
39 Montana 129 9.2 -28%
40 New York 2,296 9.1 -29%
41 Nevada 299 9.0 -30%
42 Idaho 170 9.0 -30%
43 Colorado 503 8.9 -30%
44 California 3,887 8.9 -30%
45 Iowa 367 8.8 -31%
46 Minnesota 537 7.7 -40%
47 Oregon 377 7.3 -43%
48 South Dakota 75 6.8 -47%
49 Arizona 540 6.2 -52%
50 Washington 439 5.3 -59%
51 Vermont 29 3.3 -74%

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Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: N00-N07. 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.