State mortality · CDC NCHS 2017
Kansas - Mortality Statistics
19,379 deaths in 2017 across 10 tracked causes, at a state average age-adjusted rate of 55.3 per 100,000.
Data updated 2017-12-31
- 19,379
- Deaths, 2017
- Heart disease
- Leading cause
- −0%
- vs national avg
- 55.3
- Avg age-adj /100K
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Below national mean rate
What this means: Kansas's mean age-adjusted rate runs 0% below the national figure (55.3 vs 55.5/100K). 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.
Heart disease leads Kansas in 2017. Mean age-adjusted rate 55.3/100K (0% below national). See /methodology#corpus-placement.
Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.
FIPS 20 · CDC WONDER 2017
Mortality desk for Kansas
2017: 19,379 deaths across 10 tracked causes at 55.3/100K mean age-adjusted · corpus #22/51 · 0% below US avg. Nearest rate peer: Idaho (+0.1/100K).
Kansas mortality desk (2017)
In 2017, CDC WONDER tallied 19,379 deaths in Kansas across 10 tracked cause-of-death categories. Heart disease led the record with 5,723 deaths at an age-adjusted rate of 158.0 per 100,000, placing Kansas at #26 of 51 states for this cause, where a higher rank corresponds to a higher rate. The top five causes accounted for 15,971 deaths (82.4% of the state total).
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 Kansas
The 5 Leading Causes of Death
The five leading causes account for 15,971 deaths (82.4% of all deaths) in Kansas.
The Complete 2017 Cause List for Kansas
| # | Cause of death | Deaths | % of total | Age-adj /100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart disease | 5,723 | 29.5% | 158.0 |
| 2 | Cancer | 5,494 | 28.4% | 157.2 |
| 3 | CLRD | 1,832 | 9.5% | 51.7 |
| 4 | Unintentional injuries | 1,567 | 8.1% | 49.4 |
| 5 | Stroke | 1,355 | 7.0% | 37.7 |
| 6 | Alzheimer's disease | 894 | 4.6% | 24.3 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 874 | 4.5% | 25.2 |
| 8 | Suicide | 553 | 2.9% | 19.1 |
| 9 | Influenza and pneumonia | 546 | 2.8% | 15.0 |
| 10 | Kidney disease | 541 | 2.8% | 15.0 |
Do the biggest causes also carry the highest rate in Kansas?
10 causes of death in Kansas plotted by total deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Death count and age-adjusted rate move together across Kansas'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 Kansas by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Heart disease, 5723 deaths, 158 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Cancer, 5494 deaths, 157.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. CLRD, 1832 deaths, 51.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Unintentional injuries, 1567 deaths, 49.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Stroke, 1355 deaths, 37.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alzheimer's disease, 894 deaths, 24.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Diabetes, 874 deaths, 25.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Suicide, 553 deaths, 19.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Influenza and pneumonia, 546 deaths, 15 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kidney disease, 541 deaths, 15 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 | 19,188 | 66.7 | - |
| 2000 | 19,293 | 66.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19,327 | 66.3 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,473 | 66.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19,142 | 64.7 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 18,376 | 61.7 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 18,906 | 62.7 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 18,579 | 60.8 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 18,497 | 59.7 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18,678 | 59.6 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 17,851 | 56.5 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 18,085 | 56.4 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 18,206 | 55.8 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18,298 | 55.6 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18,225 | 54.5 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18,573 | 54.8 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19,061 | 55.4 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18,768 | 54.2 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 19,379 | 55.3 | +3.3% |
Nearby States & Comparisons
Compare mortality data with states bordering Kansas (2017).
States with similar CDC WONDER rates
Two non-border peer sets for Kansas in 2017. Border neighbors stay in the table above; these lists are nearest other jurisdictions on published age-adjusted rates.
Similar mean leading-cause rate
Nearest jurisdictions by mean age-adjusted rate across leading causes (55.3/100K here), excluding bordering states.
Closest match: 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.