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Cause-of-death lookup

Pick any of the ten leading causes and rank all 50 states and DC by its age-adjusted rate per 100,000, drawn live from the complete 9,690-record CDC WONDER grid (1999–2017).

Data updated 2026-05-19

10
Leading causes
51
States + DC
9,690
Records
2017
Latest year

According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, this lookup ranks all 51 US jurisdictions using the complete 9,690-record NCHS Leading Causes of Death grid, finalized data verified June 2026. Read our methodology for how these rates are computed.

Result · Influenza and pneumonia

Hawaii has the highest age-adjusted influenza and pneumonia death rate at 29.6/100K - 3.1× Florida, the lowest at 9.6. Across all 51 jurisdictions, influenza and pneumonia accounted for 55,672 deaths in 2017.

29.6
Hawaii - highest /100K
9.6
Florida - lowest /100K
14.9
average across states
3.1×
highest vs lowest gap

Source: CDC NCHS Leading Causes of Death, 2017.

Influenza and pneumonia rate distribution across 51 states, 2017

Where states cluster, the marker shows the national average

14.9 Lower than 57% lower than 57% of 51 states

9.0–12.0: 10 states (20%). Below this entry. 12.0–15.0: 21 states (41%). This entry sits in this band. 15.0–18.0: 11 states (22%). Above this entry. 18.0–21.0: 6 states (12%). Above this entry. 21.0–24.0: 2 states (4%). Above this entry. 24.0–27.0: 0 states (0%). Above this entry. 27.0–30.0: 1 states (2%). Above this entry. 30.0–33.0: 0 states (0%). Above this entry. US avg 9.0 33.0 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 NCHS Leading Causes of Death · 2017

Influenza and pneumonia death rates by state, 2017

# State Age-adj rate /100KDeaths
1 Hawaii 29.6 637
2 Mississippi 23.0 782
3 Tennessee 21.3 1,656
4 Alabama 20.2 1,176
5 Arkansas 19.8 720
6 Nevada 19.6 636
7 South Dakota 19.0 217
8 West Virginia 18.2 458
9 Kentucky 18.1 932
10 New York 17.7 4,517
11 Wyoming 17.5 115
12 North Carolina 17.5 2,076
13 Missouri 16.7 1,281
14 Nebraska 16.2 393
15 Massachusetts 15.9 1,433
16 Illinois 15.6 2,402
17 North Dakota 15.3 147
18 Maine 15.2 301
19 Louisiana 15.1 785
20 Kansas 15.0 546
21 Ohio 14.9 2,243
22 Delaware 14.9 184
23 Pennsylvania 14.6 2,718
24 California 14.6 6,340
25 Michigan 14.2 1,798
26 Maryland 14.0 990
27 Rhode Island 13.9 206
28 Oklahoma 13.9 625
29 Indiana 13.8 1,078
30 Georgia 13.8 1,400
31 Idaho 13.7 255
32 New Mexico 13.6 338
33 Utah 13.3 334
34 Montana 13.3 185
35 Iowa 13.2 578
36 Virginia 13.1 1,245
37 New Hampshire 13.1 230
38 Connecticut 13.1 675
39 Wisconsin 12.9 974
40 Washington 12.6 1,041
41 South Carolina 12.3 723
42 New Jersey 11.7 1,337
43 Alaska 11.7 66
44 District of Columbia 11.4 79
45 Texas 11.2 2,954
46 Oregon 11.1 573
47 Colorado 10.1 577
48 Arizona 10.1 876
49 Minnesota 9.9 697
50 Vermont 9.7 86
51 Florida 9.6 3,057

Source: CDC NCHS Leading Causes of Death, 2017. Methodology.

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How should I read this lookup?

What does the age-adjusted rate mean?

It is deaths per 100,000 people, standardized to the year 2000 US population so states with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. The CDC uses the same standard.

Why do some states rank so much higher than others?

Cause-specific death rates reflect differences in risk factors, healthcare access, and prevention. Southern and rural states tend to rank higher for heart disease and several chronic causes; the gap between the highest and lowest state is often 2x or more.

What year is this data from?

This tool uses 2017, the latest year of finalized CDC NCHS Leading Causes of Death data, which runs 1999 to 2017.