State mortality · CDC NCHS 2017
Florida - Mortality Statistics
152,459 deaths in 2017 across 10 tracked causes, at a state average age-adjusted rate of 50.0 per 100,000.
Data updated 2017-12-31
- 152,459
- Deaths, 2017
- Heart disease
- Leading cause
- −10%
- vs national avg
- 50.0
- Avg age-adj /100K
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Heavy death-count book
What this means: 152,459 tracked deaths in 2017 put Florida in the heaviest third of state volumes. Landing below the national figure puts the state in reasonably good aggregate standing, though it's still worth checking the trend below to confirm the gap is holding rather than narrowing.
Lower-rate third on mean age-adjusted leading causes (2017). Heart disease still leads locally. Rates are CDC WONDER age-adjusted; see /methodology#corpus-placement.
Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.
FIPS 12 · CDC WONDER 2017
Florida: the mortality desk
2017: 152,459 deaths across 10 tracked causes at 50.0/100K mean age-adjusted · corpus #40/51 · 10% below US avg. Nearest rate peer: Alaska (-0.1/100K).
Florida in the lower-rate third
Across 10 tracked cause-of-death categories, CDC WONDER logged 152,459 deaths in Florida during 2017. Heart disease led with 46,440 deaths (145.8 per 100,000, age-adjusted), putting the state at #39 of 51 states for this cause, where a higher rank corresponds to a higher rate nationally. The five biggest causes account for 129,851 deaths, or 85.2% of the state total. That mean rate lands in the lower third of the 2017 corpus.
Landing below the national figure puts the state in reasonably good aggregate standing, though it's still worth checking the trend below to confirm the gap is holding rather than narrowing.
Mean-rate neighbourhood around Florida
5 Causes That Lead Mortality Here
The five leading causes account for 129,851 deaths (85.2% of all deaths) in Florida.
Florida's Full Mortality Breakdown (2017)
| # | Cause of death | Deaths | % of total | Age-adj /100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart disease | 46,440 | 30.5% | 145.8 |
| 2 | Cancer | 45,131 | 29.6% | 145.9 |
| 3 | Unintentional injuries | 13,059 | 8.6% | 56.1 |
| 4 | CLRD | 12,619 | 8.3% | 39.0 |
| 5 | Stroke | 12,602 | 8.3% | 38.9 |
| 6 | Alzheimer's disease | 6,980 | 4.6% | 20.7 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 6,172 | 4.0% | 20.2 |
| 8 | Suicide | 3,227 | 2.1% | 14.0 |
| 9 | Kidney disease | 3,172 | 2.1% | 10.1 |
| 10 | Influenza and pneumonia | 3,057 | 2.0% | 9.6 |
In Florida, does a high death count mean a high rate?
10 causes of death in Florida plotted by total deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Death count and age-adjusted rate move together across Florida's causes (r=1.00) -- the causes with the most deaths here also tend to carry the highest per-capita rate.
Causes of death in Florida by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Heart disease, 46440 deaths, 145.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Cancer, 45131 deaths, 145.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Unintentional injuries, 13059 deaths, 56.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. CLRD, 12619 deaths, 39 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Stroke, 12602 deaths, 38.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alzheimer's disease, 6980 deaths, 20.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Diabetes, 6172 deaths, 20.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Suicide, 3227 deaths, 14 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kidney disease, 3172 deaths, 10.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Influenza and pneumonia, 3057 deaths, 9.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.
The Trend Line Behind This Data
Show the full 19-year data table (deaths, rate, year-over-year change)
| Year | Total Deaths | Avg Age-Adj Rate | Deaths YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 130,183 | 64.1 | - |
| 2000 | 130,016 | 63.1 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 132,133 | 63.1 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 131,566 | 61.8 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 131,086 | 60.5 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 130,716 | 59.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 131,948 | 58.4 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 128,849 | 56.0 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 127,103 | 54.3 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 128,497 | 53.7 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 127,365 | 52.1 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 129,048 | 51.8 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 128,136 | 49.7 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 129,890 | 48.9 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 133,255 | 48.6 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 138,178 | 48.9 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 144,702 | 49.7 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 148,342 | 49.8 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 152,459 | 50.0 | +2.8% |
Nearby States & Comparisons
Compare mortality data with states bordering Florida (2017).
States with similar CDC WONDER rates
Two non-border peer sets for Florida in 2017, drawn from the lower-rate third's nearest neighbors on published age-adjusted rates. Border neighbors stay in the table above.
Peer states by mean leading-cause rate
Nearest jurisdictions by mean age-adjusted rate across leading causes (50.0/100K here), excluding bordering states.
Peer states by suicide rate (X60-X84)
Nearest jurisdictions by suicide age-adjusted rate, excluding the mean-rate peer set and bordering states.
Data source & methodology
Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. Data covers 1999-2017. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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.