States 10 Leading Causes of Death
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  Alabama 12,869 273.5 2 Alabama 9,913 204.1 7   Alabama 2,952 63.1 1   Alabama 2,382 50 17   Alabama 2,395 51.8 11   Alabama 1,429 29.8 8   Alabama 1,501 33.2 4   Alabama 1,011 21.9 18   Alabama 1,036 22 3   Alabama 848 18 7   Alabama 767 4
  Alaska 627 162.6 46   Alaska 732 169.2 41   Alaska 178 53.2 11   Alaska 158 42.2 34   Alaska 313 51.3 12   Alaska 93 22.2 39   Alaska 61 21.3 36   Alaska 44 12.3 49   Alaska 38 10.3 37   Alaska 27 5.5 44   Alaska 550 44
  Arizona 10,966 185 32   Arizona 9,820 163.7 46   Arizona 2,364 40.1 41   Arizona 2,821 47.4 23   Arizona 3,150 53.8 7   Arizona 1,208 20.2 43   Arizona 1,831 31.3 6   Arizona 1,297 21.9 19   Arizona 608 10.2 38   Arizona 505 8.5 30   Arizona 582 32
  Arkansas 7,575 249.5 8   Arkansas 6,361 208.3 5   Arkansas 1,847 61 3   Arkansas 1,559 51.2 15   Arkansas 1,329 46.8 19   Arkansas 824 27.1 13   Arkansas 686 22.6 30   Arkansas 886 29.2 1   Arkansas 624 20.5 7   Arkansas 518 17.2 8   Arkansas 733 8
  California 64,916 196.3 26   California 54,732 167 45   California 15,585 47.4 26   California 13,188 40.9 36   California 11,129 31.4 44   California 7,697 23.5 30   California 7,706 23.2 27   California 7,553 22.8 13   California 2,482 7.5 45   California 1,033 3.1 50   California 563 41
  Colorado 6,307 162 48   Colorado 6,395 159.6 48   Colorado 1,599 41.7 39   Colorado 1,914 50.3 16   Colorado 1,947 43.8 21   Colorado 753 19.2 47   Colorado 1,064 28.5 13   Colorado 666 17.2 41   Colorado 470 12.3 31   Colorado 278 7.1 34   Colorado 542 46
  Connecticut 7,650 172.9 42   Connecticut 7,052 175.7 36   Connecticut 1,528 34.7 49   Connecticut 1,471 35.3 45   Connecticut 1,134 29.8 45   Connecticut 811 19.7 45   Connecticut 777 16.1 48   Connecticut 956 20.5 25   Connecticut 580 13.1 28   Connecticut 614 14.5 14   Connecticut 532 47
  Delaware 2,031 224.3 14   Delaware 1,799 197.8 10   Delaware 384 42.5 37   Delaware 411 46.1 28   Delaware 293 33.9 40   Delaware 233 25.9 19   Delaware 180 20 39   Delaware 162 18 37   Delaware 128 14.2 25   Delaware 128 14.3 15   Delaware 637 17
  Florida 46,279 194.6 27   Florida 40,592 178.1 35   Florida 9,361 39.2 43   Florida 9,482 39.8 38   Florida 8,868 47.1 18   Florida 5,193 22.6 35   Florida 4,608 18.4 43   Florida 2,802 11.8 50   Florida 2,416 10.2 39   Florida 1,845 8 32   Florida 570 38
  Georgia 16,781 234.8 12   Georgia 14,358 190.4 19   Georgia 3,854 55.2 10   Georgia 3,411 48.4 20   Georgia 3,762 44.4 20   Georgia 1,742 23.3 32   Georgia 1,745 27 18   Georgia 1,596 23.3 12   Georgia 1,520 21.2 6   Georgia 1,321 18.1 6   Georgia 686 10
  Hawaii 2,319 152 49   Hawaii 2,169 148.9 49   Hawaii 688 44.1 35   Hawaii 287 18.7 50   Hawaii 436 31.7 43   Hawaii 218 14.7 50   Hawaii 192 11.4 49   Hawaii 241 15 44   Hawaii 150 10.1 40   Hawaii 161 11 24   Hawaii 458 50
  Idaho 2,450 177.9 37   Idaho 2,368 174.1 38   Idaho 718 52.2 15   Idaho 717 53.9 9   Idaho 606 43.1 22   Idaho 299 22.1 40   Idaho 407 29.4 9   Idaho 289 20.5 26   Idaho 110 7.9 43   Idaho 63 4.6 48   Idaho 586 29
  Illinois  28,226 214.3 20   Illinois  24,250 190.1 20   Illinois  6,252 47.5 25   Illinois  5,067 39.7 39   Illinois  4,182 32.4 42   Illinois  3,034 23.6 28   Illinois  2,827 20.8 38   Illinois  2,949 22 16   Illinois  2,402 18.4 13   Illinois 1,943 15.1 11   Illinois 624 20
  Indiana 14,542 222.3 16   Indiana 12,796 199.3 9   Indiana 3,296 50.4 19   Indiana 3,471 54.1 8   Indiana 2,480 38.9 31   Indiana 1,719 26.7 14   Indiana 1,651 24.7 25   Indiana 1,317 20 28   Indiana 1,284 19.8 9   Indiana 826 12.8 20   Indiana 669 13
  Iowa 7,437 191.4 28   Iowa 6,453 182.5 29   Iowa 1,902 47.7 22   Iowa 1,703 46.6 25   Iowa 1,202 36.1 35   Iowa 727 19.8 44   Iowa 1,082 25.4 23   Iowa 896 21.4 22   Iowa 250 6.2 49   Iowa 227 6.3 38   Iowa 583 31
  Kansas 5,960 189.2 29   Kansas 5,428 185.4 24   Kansas 1,571 49.4 20   Kansas 1,567 52.4 11   Kansas 1,149 40.2 28   Kansas 710 23.6 29   Kansas 912 27.2 16   Kansas 730 22.5 14   Kansas 517 16.7 17   Kansas 253 8.3 31   Kansas 615 23
  Kentucky 10,782 258.5 4   Kentucky 9,505 219.9 1   Kentucky 2,168 52.8 12   Kentucky 2,578 61.3 2   Kentucky 2,405 57.3 5   Kentucky 1,187 27.9 11   Kentucky 1,147 28.9 11   Kentucky 1,021 25.1 5   Kentucky 912 22 4   Kentucky 585 14.1 16   Kentucky 768 3
  Louisiana 11,008 255.7 5   Louisiana 9,249 209.3 3   Louisiana 2,469 57.6 8   Louisiana 1,906 44.5 31   Louisiana 3,072 68.8 1   Louisiana 1,695 38.7 1   Louisiana 1,405 34.2 3   Louisiana 996 23.7 9   Louisiana 1,187 27.6 1   Louisiana 858 19.9 1   Louisiana 780 2
  Maine 2,941 182.7 34   Maine 3,218 201.9 8   Maine 693 42.8 36   Maine 830 52.3 12   Maine 579 41.1 25   Maine 385 24.2 27   Maine 476 29.1 10   Maine 352 21.8 20   Maine 250 15.5 20   Maine 131 8.6 27   Maine 620 21
  Maryland 11,594 210.3 22   Maryland 10,371 188.3 22   Maryland 2,476 45.1 33   Maryland 1,908 35.4 44   Maryland 1,376 24.7 49   Maryland 1,388 25.5 23   Maryland 958 17.5 46   Maryland 1,194 21.7 21   Maryland 752 13.8 26   Maryland 1,085 19.8 2   Maryland 602 25
  Massachusetts 13,280 172.7 43   Massachusetts 13,182 185.2 25   Massachusetts 2,977 38.1 44   Massachusetts 2,647 35.8 43   Massachusetts 1,907 27.7 47   Massachusetts 1,271 17.4 48   Massachusetts 1,638 19.8 40   Massachusetts 1,935 24.2 7   Massachusetts 1,410 18.4 14   Massachusetts 980 13.2 19   Massachusetts 553 43
  Michigan 25,128 231.4 13   Michigan 20,094 190.8 18   Michigan 5,057 46.5 28   Michigan 4,466 42.3 33   Michigan 3,451 33.3 41   Michigan 2,842 26.7 15   Michigan 2,359 21.2 37   Michigan 1,950 17.8 39   Michigan 1,681 15.6 19   Michigan 924 8.6 28   Michigan 634 18
  Minnesota 7,926 141.5 50   Minnesota 8,823 167.8 43   Minnesota 2,379 42.2 38   Minnesota 1,965 36.9 42   Minnesota 1,922 35.4 36   Minnesota 1,258 23.2 33   Minnesota 1,320 22.5 31   Minnesota 846 14.5 45   Minnesota 669 12 33   Minnesota 261 4.9 45   Minnesota 501 48
  Mississippi 8,637 306.8 1   Mississippi 6,065 208.4 4   Mississippi 1,622 58 6   Mississippi 1,473 51.9 13   Mississippi 1,936 66.6 2   Mississippi 677 23.5 31   Mississippi 721 26.7 19   Mississippi 645 23.5 10   Mississippi 667 23.7 2   Mississippi 559 19.7 4   Mississippi 809 1
  Missouri 14,974 235.5 11   Missouri 12,419 197.7 11   Missouri 3,347 52.6 13   Missouri 3,085 49.2 18   Missouri 2,848 47.4 16   Missouri 1,549 24.7 26   Missouri 1,635 25.4 24   Missouri 1,527 23.9 8   Missouri 1,156 18.3 15   Missouri 741 11.8 21   Missouri 687 9
  Montana 1,855 169.4 44   Montana 1,956 184.4 26   Montana 522 47.7 23   Montana 580 55.1 7   Montana 524 52.4 10   Montana 285 26.5 17   Montana 267 23.9 26   Montana 213 18.9 32   Montana 109 10.1 41   Montana 61 6 40   Montana 594 27
  Nebraska 3,640 176.7 38   Nebraska 3,355 174.8 37   Nebraska 986 47.7 24   Nebraska 949 48.3 21   Nebraska 704 37.1 33   Nebraska 449 23.2 34   Nebraska 473 21.8 34   Nebraska 370 17.3 40   Nebraska 245 12.2 32   Nebraska 123 6.4 37   Nebraska 566 40
  Nevada 5,094 242.1 9   Nevada 4,238 191 17   Nevada 945 46.8 27   Nevada 1,227 59.4 4   Nevada 1,104 47.3 17   Nevada 336 15.3 49   Nevada 310 17.1 47   Nevada 454 22.4 15   Nevada 438 21.4 5   Nevada 417 19.3 5   Nevada 682 12
  New Hampshire 2,530 179.4 36   New Hampshire 2,549 183.7 28   New Hampshire 497 35.5 48   New Hampshire 630 46.2 26   New Hampshire 477 35.2 38   New Hampshire 310 22.5 38   New Hampshire 376 26.1 20   New Hampshire 273 19.4 29   New Hampshire 173 12.4 30   New Hampshire 91 6.7 35   New Hampshire 567 39
  New Jersey 20,655 208.9 24   New Jersey 17,171 182.1 31   New Jersey 3,614 36.7 46   New Jersey 3,148 32.9 48   New Jersey 2,561 28.3 46   New Jersey 2,540 26.7 16   New Jersey 1,815 17.6 45   New Jersey 1,637 16.3 43   New Jersey 1,597 16.5 18   New Jersey 1,931 19.8 3   New Jersey 586 30
  New Mexico 3,435 184.5 33   New Mexico 3,141 162.6 47   New Mexico 730 39.6 42   New Mexico 855 46 29   New Mexico 1,267 66.6 3   New Mexico 595 31.2 4   New Mexico 327 18.3 44   New Mexico 353 19.2 30   New Mexico 239 12.9 29   New Mexico 143 7.7 33   New Mexico 589 28
  New York 51,985 239.6 10   New York 35,556 170.8 40   New York 6,622 30.6 50   New York 6,818 32.4 49   New York 4,645 22.9 50   New York 4,051 19.3 46   New York 2,065 9.2 50   New York 5,521 25.3 4   New York 2,360 11 36   New York 2,277 10.7 26   New York 572 37
  North Carolina 17,765 209.6 23   North Carolina 16,724 192.8 16   North Carolina 4,861 58 7   North Carolina 4,149 49.1 19   North Carolina 4,123 47.8 15   North Carolina 2,261 26.3 18   North Carolina 2,417 29.5 8   North Carolina 1,830 22 17   North Carolina 1,561 18.5 12   North Carolina 1,192 14 17   North Carolina 668 14
  North Dakota 1,512 175.3 39   North Dakota 1,302 168.9 42   North Dakota 368 41.5 40   North Dakota 272 34 46   North Dakota 287 39.3 30   North Dakota 204 25.8 20   North Dakota 287 29.8 7   North Dakota 172 18.5 35   North Dakota 67 7.6 44   North Dakota 41 5.7 43   North Dakota 546 45
  Ohio 29,003 224.3 15   Ohio 24,702 196.5 14   Ohio 6,279 48.3 21   Ohio 6,580 51.7 14   Ohio 4,438 37.1 34   Ohio 3,794 30 7   Ohio 3,478 26 21   Ohio 2,416 18.6 34   Ohio 1,902 14.8 23   Ohio 1,447 11.4 22   Ohio 659 15
  Oklahoma 10,043 272.6 3   Oklahoma 7,446 197.6 12   Oklahoma 2,235 61 4   Oklahoma 2,368 63.5 1   Oklahoma 2,005 55.8 6   Oklahoma 1,217 32.6 3   Oklahoma 1,012 28.1 14   Oklahoma 948 26.1 3   Oklahoma 564 15.3 21   Oklahoma 422 11.4 23   Oklahoma 764 5
  Oregon 6,791 164.7 45   Oregon 7,326 186.9 23   Oregon 2,289 55.5 9   Oregon 1,837 46.9 24   Oregon 1,469 38.1 32   Oregon 1,149 29 10   Oregon 1,239 28.9 12   Oregon 614 14.5 46   Oregon 295 7.2 47   Oregon 176 4.7 47   Oregon 576 35
  Pennsylvania 36,207 218.5 19   Pennsylvania 29,616 193.3 15   Pennsylvania 7,650 45.5 31   Pennsylvania 6,149 38.1 41   Pennsylvania 5,446 40.3 26   Pennsylvania 3,553 22.6 36   Pennsylvania 3,429 18.9 41   Pennsylvania 3,068 18 38   Pennsylvania 3,108 19 11   Pennsylvania 2,548 15.9 10   Pennsylvania 630 19
  Rhode Island 3,005 213.8 21   Rhode Island 2,292 184.1 27   Rhode Island 533 37.4 45   Rhode Island 523 39 40   Rhode Island 334 26.7 48   Rhode Island 282 21.6 41   Rhode Island 298 18.8 42   Rhode Island 253 17.2 42   Rhode Island 156 11.2 35   Rhode Island 109 8.6 29   Rhode Island 578 34
  South Carolina 9,359 218.9 18   South Carolina 8,652 197.3 13   South Carolina 2,458 58.5 5   South Carolina 1,977 46.2 27   South Carolina 2,272 53.1 8   South Carolina 1,187 27.2 12   South Carolina 1,316 32.4 5   South Carolina 771 18.4 36   South Carolina 823 19.3 10   South Carolina 634 15 12   South Carolina 686 11
  South Dakota 1,776 182.1 35   South Dakota 1,612 180.9 32   South Dakota 511 51.4 18   South Dakota 440 47.5 22   South Dakota 402 48.1 14   South Dakota 241 25.8 21   South Dakota 290 27.3 15   South Dakota 241 23.4 11   South Dakota 55 5.7 50   South Dakota 51 6 41   South Dakota 598 26
  Tennessee 14,946 252.1 6   Tennessee 12,995 211.5 2   Tennessee 3,659 63 2   Tennessee 3,185 53.3 10   Tennessee 3,147 52.5 9   Tennessee 1,844 30.4 5   Tennessee 2,033 36.2 1   Tennessee 1,588 27.6 2   Tennessee 719 12 34   Tennessee 647 10.8 25   Tennessee 749 6
  Texas 40,152 219.5 17   Texas 34,291 178.5 34   Texas 9,366 52.1 16   Texas 7,988 43.9 32   Texas 8,598 40.3 27   Texas 5,605 29.6 9   Texas 4,629 27.2 17   Texas 3,654 20.4 27   Texas 2,729 14.9 22   Texas 2,542 13.6 18   Texas 640 16
  Utah 2,872 162.6 47   Utah 2,520 139.4 50   Utah 794 45.4 32   Utah 592 33.9 47   Utah 743 34 39   Utah 541 30.4 6   Utah 368 21.5 35   Utah 333 18.8 33   Utah 177 10.1 42   Utah 87 4.8 46   Utah 501 49
  Vermont 1,234 173.6 41   Vermont 1,202 172.9 39   Vermont 260 36.5 47   Vermont 381 55.6 6   Vermont 272 41.2 24   Vermont 173 25.1 24   Vermont 184 25.7 22   Vermont 97 13.7 48   Vermont 52 7.4 46   Vermont 27 4 49   Vermont 556 42
  Virginia 14,192 198 25   Virginia 13,877 188.8 21   Virginia 3,675 52.1 17   Virginia 2,897 41.2 35   Virginia 2,638 35.3 37   Virginia 1,642 22.6 37   Virginia 1,550 22.5 32   Virginia 1,464 20.9 24   Virginia 1,277 17.9 16   Virginia 1,201 16.8 9   Virginia 616 22
  Washington 10,985 174.3 40   Washington 11,048 179.5 33   Washington 2,895 46.3 29   Washington 2,699 44.7 30   Washington 2,543 39.6 29   Washington 1,554 25.1 25   Washington 2,309 35.9 2   Washington 927 14.5 47   Washington 450 7.2 48   Washington 360 5.8 42   Washington 573 36
  West Virginia 5,538 251.8 7   West Virginia 4,617 207.7 6   West Virginia 1,151 52.6 14   West Virginia 1,350 60.5 3   West Virginia 940 49.4 13   West Virginia 766 34.4 2   West Virginia 504 23.2 28   West Virginia 458 21 23   West Virginia 442 20.2 8   West Virginia 322 14.9 13   West Virginia 736 7
  Wisconsin 11,842 185.8 31   Wisconsin 10,943 182.3 30   Wisconsin 2,960 46.1 30   Wisconsin 2,449 40.4 37   Wisconsin 2,490 42.2 23   Wisconsin 1,276 20.8 42   Wisconsin 1,512 22.4 33   Wisconsin 1,268 19.1 31   Wisconsin 930 14.7 24   Wisconsin 409 6.6 36   Wisconsin 580 33
  Wyoming 952 186.9 30   Wyoming 886 167.7 44   Wyoming 221 44.8 34   Wyoming 291 57.2 5   Wyoming 302 58.6 4   Wyoming 130 25.7 22   Wyoming 110 22.7 29   Wyoming 119 24.4 6   Wyoming 66 13.5 27   Wyoming 31 6.1 39   Wyoming 608 24
     
United States 652,091 211.1 - Average United States 559,312 183.8- Average United States 143,579 46.6- Average United States 130,933 43.2- Average United States 117,809 39.1- Average United States 75,119 24.6- Average United States 71,599 22.9- Average United States 63,001 20.3- Average United States 43,901 14.3- Average United States 34,136 11.2- Average United States 571- Average
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SOURCE:  National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 56, No. 10, "Deaths: Final Data for 2005"
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf
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Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death For People 1 - 4 Years  5 - 14 Years  15 - 24 Years  25 - 44 Years  45 -64 Years  65 years and over

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Death Rates for Twelve Age groups from
All causes
Diseases of heart (390-398,402,404-429)
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (390-398)
Hypertensive heart disease -402
Hypertensive heart and renal disease -404
Ischemic heart disease (410-414)
Acute myocardial infarction -410
Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic heart disease -411
Angina pectoris -413
Old myocardial infarction and other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease -412,414
Other diseases of endocardium -424
All other forms of heart disease (415-423,425-429)
Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (140-208)
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx (140-149)
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and peritoneum (150-159)
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs (160-165)
Malignant neoplasm of breast (174-175)
Malignant neoplasms of genital organs (179-187)
Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs (188-189)
Malignant neoplasms of all other and unspecified sites (170-173,190-199)
Leukemia (204-208)
Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (200-203)
Cerebrovascular diseases (430-438)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions (490-496)
Accidents and adverse effects (E800-E949)
Motor vehicle accidents (E810-E825)
All other accidents and adverse effects (E800-E807,E826-E949)
Pneumonia and influenza (480-487)
Diabetes mellitus -250
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (*042-*044)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis -571
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (580-589)
Septicemia -38
Alzheimer's disease 2 -331
Homicide and legal intervention (E960-E978)
Atherosclerosis -440
 Number of deaths and death rates, by age, race, and sex: United States, 1996 [Rates per 100,000 population in specified group.

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