State mortality · CDC NCHS 2017
Georgia - Mortality Statistics
60,932 deaths in 2017 across 10 tracked causes, at a state average age-adjusted rate of 57.9 per 100,000.
Data updated 2017-12-31
- 60,932
- Deaths, 2017
- Heart disease
- Leading cause
- +4%
- vs national avg
- 57.9
- Avg age-adj /100K
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Heavy death-count book
What this means: 60,932 tracked deaths in 2017 put Georgia in the heaviest third of state volumes. Being above the national average by this margin puts the state in a large middle band, not an outlier -- the more informative read is usually the multi-year trend rather than a single year's gap.
Higher-rate third on mean age-adjusted leading causes (2017). Heart disease leads the 2017 file. 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 13 · CDC WONDER 2017
Georgia: the mortality desk
2017: 60,932 deaths across 10 tracked causes at 57.9/100K mean age-adjusted · corpus #15/51 · 4% above US avg. Nearest rate peer: Nevada (+0.4/100K).
Georgia in the higher-rate third
Across 10 tracked cause-of-death categories, CDC WONDER logged 60,932 deaths in Georgia during 2017. Heart disease led with 18,389 deaths (175.8 per 100,000, age-adjusted), putting the state at #16 of 51 states for this cause, where a higher rank corresponds to a higher rate nationally. The five biggest causes account for 49,501 deaths, or 81.2% of the state total. Among jurisdictions with published CDC WONDER leading-cause files, that mean rate lands in the higher third.
Being above the national average by this margin puts the state in a large middle band, not an outlier -- the more informative read is usually the multi-year trend rather than a single year's gap.
Mean-rate neighbourhood around Georgia
5 Causes That Lead Mortality Here
The five leading causes account for 49,501 deaths (81.2% of all deaths) in Georgia.
Georgia's Full Mortality Breakdown (2017)
| # | Cause of death | Deaths | % of total | Age-adj /100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart disease | 18,389 | 30.2% | 175.8 |
| 2 | Cancer | 17,135 | 28.1% | 154.9 |
| 3 | CLRD | 4,866 | 8.0% | 46.2 |
| 4 | Unintentional injuries | 4,712 | 7.7% | 45.2 |
| 5 | Stroke | 4,399 | 7.2% | 43.5 |
| 6 | Alzheimer's disease | 4,290 | 7.0% | 46.0 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 2,348 | 3.9% | 21.5 |
| 8 | Kidney disease | 1,942 | 3.2% | 18.6 |
| 9 | Suicide | 1,451 | 2.4% | 13.6 |
| 10 | Influenza and pneumonia | 1,400 | 2.3% | 13.8 |
In Georgia, does a high death count mean a high rate?
10 causes of death in Georgia plotted by total deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Death count and age-adjusted rate move together across Georgia'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 Georgia by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Heart disease, 18389 deaths, 175.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Cancer, 17135 deaths, 154.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. CLRD, 4866 deaths, 46.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Unintentional injuries, 4712 deaths, 45.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Stroke, 4399 deaths, 43.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alzheimer's disease, 4290 deaths, 46 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Diabetes, 2348 deaths, 21.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kidney disease, 1942 deaths, 18.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Suicide, 1451 deaths, 13.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Influenza and pneumonia, 1400 deaths, 13.8 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 | 47,618 | 74.7 | - |
| 2000 | 48,489 | 75.1 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 48,807 | 73.8 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49,397 | 73.1 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49,780 | 72.1 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 49,036 | 69.4 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 49,693 | 68.1 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49,638 | 65.3 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 50,003 | 64.0 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49,039 | 60.8 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 50,535 | 60.9 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 51,163 | 60.4 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51,085 | 58.1 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51,522 | 56.8 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53,165 | 56.6 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 55,481 | 57.5 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 58,589 | 59.0 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 60,137 | 58.9 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 60,932 | 57.9 | +1.3% |
Nearby States & Comparisons
Compare mortality data with states bordering Georgia (2017).
| State | Deaths (Top Cause) | Leading Cause | Age-Adj Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia (this state) | 18,389 | Heart disease | 175.8 |
| Alabama | 13,110 | Heart disease | 223.2 |
| Florida | 46,440 | Heart disease | 145.8 |
| North Carolina | 19,474 | Cancer | 157.1 |
| South Carolina | 10,418 | Heart disease | 172.0 |
| Tennessee | 16,019 | Heart disease | 202.2 |
States with similar CDC WONDER rates
Two non-border peer sets for Georgia in 2017, drawn from the higher-rate third's nearest neighbors on published age-adjusted rates. Border neighbors stay in the table above.
States near this mean leading-cause rate
Nearest jurisdictions by mean age-adjusted rate across leading causes (57.9/100K 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.