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All-cause death rate by state

Deaths from all-cause for every 100,000 people, adjusted so states with older people can be compared fairly. From the CDC's leading causes of death (NCHS).

In deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted). The latest year differs by state, so compare the year too.

Source: CDC open data, All-cause death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All states, highest first

Deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted), latest year for each.

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  1. 1West Virginia2017957.1
  2. 2Mississippi2017951.3
  3. 3Kentucky2017929.9
  4. 4Alabama2017917.7
  5. 5Oklahoma2017902.4
  6. 6Arkansas2017900.1
  7. 7Tennessee2017897.1
  8. 8Louisiana2017881.1
  9. 9Ohio2017849.7
  10. 10Indiana2017848.6
  11. 11South Carolina2017828.0
  12. 12Missouri2017820.1
  13. 13Georgia2017793.7
  14. 14North Carolina2017785.6
  15. 15Michigan2017783.5
  16. 16Pennsylvania2017777.3
  17. 17Maine2017771.6
  18. 18Kansas2017771.2
  19. 19Nevada2017765.5
  20. 20Montana2017757.5
  21. 21New Mexico2017754.7
  22. 22Delaware2017749.6
  23. 23Idaho2017741.8
  24. 24Iowa2017737.0
  25. 25South Dakota2017736.6
  26. 26Texas2017735.7
  27. 27Nebraska2017726.0
  28. 28District of Columbia2017725.4
  29. 29Illinois2017724.2
  30. 30Wisconsin2017722.0
  31. 31Virginia2017719.4
  32. 32Maryland2017718.1
  33. 33New Hampshire2017717.3
  34. 34Oregon2017717.2
  35. 35Vermont2017714.9
  36. 36Wyoming2017714.6
  37. 37Rhode Island2017713.4
  38. 38Alaska2017708.8
  39. 39Utah2017700.1
  40. 40North Dakota2017692.7
  41. 41Washington2017688.6
  42. 42Arizona2017678.5
  43. 43Massachusetts2017677.1
  44. 44Florida2017672.1
  45. 45New Jersey2017667.5
  46. 46Colorado2017663.4
  47. 47Minnesota2017656.4
  48. 48Connecticut2017651.2
  49. 49New York2017623.6
  50. 50California2017618.7
  51. 51Hawaii2017584.9

Source: CDC open data, All-cause death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)), latest year for each state. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. All-cause death rate by state, latest year. Data: CDC. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/us-all-causes

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