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The following tables include death rates from several causes. Each state and Washington, D.C., is listed. Find your state and compare the rates with the national average and neighboring states. Is your state above average, less than average in some areas? How does it compare with nearby states? Give reasons for your findings. | HIV | Diabetes | Chronic
Liver Disease | Accidents | | United States | 5.4 | 25.1 | 9.6 | 35.9 | | New England | 4.0 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 26.5 | | Maine | * | 27.8 | 10.2 | 36.6 | New
Hampshire | * | 24.5 | 7.2 | 27.4 | | Vermont | * | 30.1 | 8.8 | 35.2 | | Massachusetts | 4.2 | 21.9 | 9.6 | 21.1 | | Rhode Island | 3.5 | 23.8 | 12.0 | 24.5 | | Connecticut | 6.2 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 31.5 | | Middle Atlantic | 9.9 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 30.4 | | New York | 13.1 | 20.9 | 8.4 | 26.4 | | New Jersey | 11.2 | 29.9 | 9.7 | 27.3 | | Pennsylvania | 4.2 | 31.2 | 8.5 | 38.5 | | East North Central | 2.7 | 27.3 | 9.0 | 34.2 | | Ohio | 2.2 | 32.6 | 8.9 | 32.2 | | Indiana | 1.9 | 26.8 | 7.5 | 38.9 | | Illinois | 4.5 | 24.8 | 9.0 | 34.0 | | Michigan | 2.4 | 26.2 | 10.4 | 32.3 | | Wisconsin | 1.2 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 37.2 | | West North Central | 1.7 | 26.1 | 7.4 | 41.3 | | Minnesota | 1.5 | 26.2 | 6.6 | 37.1 | | Iowa | 0.7 | 23.8 | 7.3 | 39.1 | | Missouri | 2.7 | 28.4 | 7.8 | 45.1 | | North Dakota | * | 32.0 | 8.8 | 42.1 | | South Dakota | * | 26.7 | 11.2 | 47.9 | | Nebraska | 1.2 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 40.1 | | Kansas | 1.6 | 24.5 | 7.1 | 42.4 | | South Atlantic | 8.9 | 26.3 | 10.3 | 38.3 | | Delaware | 8.6 | 23.8 | 9.0 | 35.4 | | Maryland | 11.4 | 27.5 | 9.3 | 25.1 | District of
Columbia | 51.3 | 42.6 | 11.0 | 31.0 | | Virginia | 3.9 | 21.6 | 7.6 | 32.2 | | West Virginia | 1.2 | 40.6 | 11.5 | 44.2 | | North Carolina | 6.1 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 43.0 | | South Carolina | 7.9 | 28.8 | 10.7 | 48.9 | | Georgia | 10.1 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 39.5 | | Florida | 11.0 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 39.4 | | East South Central | 4.0 | 27.2 | 9.6 | 50.4 | | Kentucky | 1.9 | 28.6 | 9.7 | 43.7 | | Tennessee | 4.7 | 26.2 | 10.0 | 48.8 | | Alabama | 4.1 | 30.7 | 9.4 | 52.9 | | Mississippi | 5.6 | 21.4 | 9.0 | 59.3 | | West South Central | 5.3 | 27.4 | 10.2 | 39.8 | | Arkansas | 2.6 | 27.1 | 8.5 | 50.4 | | Louisiana | 8.5 | 38.6 | 9.0 | 44.4 | | Oklahoma | 3.1 | 29.4 | 10.9 | 47.9 | | Texas | 5.3 | 24.6 | 10.5 | 36.1 | | Mountain | 2.5 | 21.2 | 11.5 | 43.1 | | Montana | * | 27.6 | 10.3 | 52.2 | | Idaho | * | 21.3 | 7.0 | 47.7 | | Wyoming | * | 28.1 | 10.2 | 53.8 | | Colorado | 2.6 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 37.4 | | New Mexico | 1.7 | 29.7 | 16.6 | 55.7 | | Arizona | 3.2 | 22.2 | 13.7 | 46.3 | | Utah | 1.4 | 22.2 | 6.5 | 30.5 | | Nevada | 5.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 39.2 | | Pacific | 4.1 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 29.3 | | Washington | 1.9 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 33.3 | | Oregon | 2.3 | 25.9 | 9.2 | 36.2 | | California | 4.8 | 19.3 | 10.8 | 27.8 | | Alaska | * | 10.8 | 7.4 | 47.5 | | Hawaii | 2.4 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 24.7 |
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Vehicle
Accidents | Suicide | Homicide | Injury by
Firearm | | United States | 15.5 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 10.6 | | New England | 9.3 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | | Maine | 15.9 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | New
Hampshire | 10.7 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 5.9 | | Vermont | 14.0 | 10.6 | * | 9.6 | | Massachusetts | 7.1 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | | Rhode Island | 9.0 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | | Connecticut | 9.4 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 6.1 | | Middle Atlantic | 10.6 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 | | New York | 9.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | | New Jersey | 8.9 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | | Pennsylvania | 13.2 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 9.9 | | East North Central | 13.8 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 9.8 | | Ohio | 12.7 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 8.3 | | Indiana | 16.6 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 11.4 | | Illinois | 12.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | | Michigan | 14.3 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 11.0 | | Wisconsin | 14.8 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 8.5 | | West North Central | 18.1 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 9.3 | | Minnesota | 13.5 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 6.2 | | Iowa | 18.4 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 7.0 | | Missouri | 19.4 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 13.0 | | North Dakota | 21.1 | 11.5 | * | 7.7 | | South Dakota | 23.7 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 10.0 | | Nebraska | 17.7 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 8.8 | | Kansas | 21.5 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 10.1 | | South Atlantic | 18.2 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 12.9 | | Delaware | 13.0 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 9.0 | | Maryland | 11.8 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 12.7 | District of
Columbia | 6.9 | 5.8 | 35.8 | 31.4 | | Virginia | 13.1 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 12.0 | | West Virginia | 21.4 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 13.8 | North
Carolina | 20.9 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 13.8 | South
Carolina | 25.6 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 14.2 | | Georgia | 19.5 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 14.2 | | Florida | 19.0 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 11.4 | | East South Central | 25.7 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 16.1 | | Kentucky | 20.6 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 13.3 | | Tennessee | 24.1 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 15.5 | | Alabama | 26.6 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 18.1 | | Mississippi | 34.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 18.6 | | West South Central | 19.7 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 12.5 | | Arkansas | 25.4 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 15.2 | | Louisiana | 22.3 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 17.8 | | Oklahoma | 20.4 | 14.7 | 6.9 | 15.2 | | Texas | 18.3 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 10.6 | | Mountain | 19.3 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 14.5 | | Montana | 23.8 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 13.9 | | Idaho | 22.2 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 12.1 | | Wyoming | 30.0 | 20.4 | * | 15.4 | | Colorado | 16.3 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 11.1 | | New Mexico | 23.9 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 16.7 | | Arizona | 19.8 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 17.2 | | Utah | 17.1 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 9.0 | | Nevada | 18.4 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 20.7 | | Pacific | 11.3 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 9.4 | | Washington | 12.7 | 14.2 | 3.3 | 10.2 | | Oregon | 13.1 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 11.7 | | California | 11.0 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 9.2 | | Alaska | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 14.2 | | Hawaii | 7.6 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Infant Deaths | | All Races | White | Black | | Sex and Area | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | | Male | 15,646 | 7.7 | 10,197 | 6.4 | 4,897 | 15.9 | | Female | 12,291 | 6.4 | 7,870 | 5.2 | 3,925 | 13.2 | | United States | 27,937 | 7.1 | 18,067 | 5.8 | 8,822 | 14.6 | | New England | 939 | 5.5 | 766 | 5.2 | 153 | 10.3 | | Maine | 66 | 4.8 | 62 | 4.7 | 3 | * | New
Hampshire | 82 | 5.8 | 78 | 5.7 | 1 | * | | Vermont | 38 | 5.8 | 38 | 5.9 | - | * | | Massachusetts | 417 | 5.2 | 329 | 4.8 | 80 | 9.8 | | Rhode Island | 71 | 5.7 | 54 | 5.0 | 12 | * | | Connecticut | 265 | 6.1 | 205 | 5.7 | 57 | 10.6 | | Middle Atlantic | 3,451 | 6.7 | 2,152 | 5.5 | 1,210 | 12.8 | | New York | 1,627 | 6.4 | 1,009 | 5.5 | 568 | 10.6 | | New Jersey | 766 | 6.7 | 441 | 5.2 | 299 | 14.1 | | Pennsylvania | 1,058 | 7.3 | 702 | 5.8 | 343 | 16.8 | | East North Central | 5,016 | 8.1 | 3,220 | 6.3 | 1,710 | 17.8 | | Ohio | 1,244 | 8.2 | 846 | 6.6 | 388 | 17.6 | | Indiana | 686 | 8.0 | 525 | 7.0 | 158 | 17.0 | | Illinois | 1,550 | 8.5 | 877 | 6.3 | 630 | 18.4 | | Michigan | 1,077 | 8.1 | 630 | 6.0 | 430 | 17.9 | | Wisconsin | 459 | 6.7 | 342 | 5.8 | 104 | 16.0 | | West North Central | 1,800 | 6.9 | 1,333 | 5.9 | 367 | 17.7 | | Minnesota | 408 | 6.2 | 310 | 5.4 | 62 | 15.4 | | Iowa | 215 | 5.7 | 189 | 5.3 | 24 | 20.6 | | Missouri | 585 | 7.8 | 366 | 5.8 | 213 | 18.9 | | North Dakota | 52 | 6.8 | 39 | 5.8 | - | * | | South Dakota | 94 | 8.9 | 67 | 7.7 | 3 | * | | Nebraska | 163 | 6.8 | 128 | 5.9 | 24 | 18.9 | | Kansas | 283 | 7.3 | 234 | 6.8 | 41 | 14.4 | | South Atlantic | 5,733 | 8.2 | 2,855 | 5.9 | 2,755 | 14.5 | | Delaware | 79 | 7.4 | 30 | 3.9 | 48 | 18.0 | | Maryland | 601 | 8.4 | 226 | 5.1 | 355 | 14.6 | District of
Columbia | 113 | 15.0 | 12 | * | 98 | 19.0 | | Virginia | 693 | 7.3 | 387 | 5.6 | 288 | 13.0 | | West Virginia | 154 | 7.4 | 145 | 7.3 | 9 | * | North
Carolina | 1,038 | 9.1 | 560 | 6.9 | 441 | 15.5 | South
Carolina | 563 | 10.2 | 235 | 6.7 | 322 | 16.9 | | Georgia | 1,040 | 8.2 | 435 | 5.4 | 583 | 13.8 | | Florida | 1,452 | 7.4 | 825 | 5.6 | 611 | 13.6 | | East South Central | 2,049 | 8.6 | 1,130 | 6.5 | 905 | 14.9 | | Kentucky | 411 | 7.6 | 347 | 7.1 | 63 | 12.7 | | Tennessee | 599 | 7.7 | 342 | 5.7 | 251 | 15.2 | | Alabama | 606 | 9.8 | 288 | 6.9 | 316 | 16.0 | | Mississippi | 433 | 10.1 | 153 | 6.8 | 275 | 14.2 | | West South Central | 3,494 | 7.0 | 2,364 | 5.9 | 1052 | 13.2 | | Arkansas | 292 | 8.0 | 198 | 7.0 | 92 | 12.0 | | Louisiana | 621 | 9.2 | 228 | 5.9 | 386 | 14.2 | | Oklahoma | 417 | 8.5 | 308 | 8.0 | 72 | 15.6 | | Texas | 2,164 | 6.2 | 1,630 | 5.5 | 502 | 12.5 | | Mountain | 1,817 | 6.4 | 1,535 | 6.0 | 145 | 16.5 | | Montana | 72 | 6.7 | 55 | 5.9 | - | * | | Idaho | 134 | 6.7 | 127 | 6.6 | 3 | * | | Wyoming | 42 | 6.9 | 39 | 6.8 | 1 | * | | Colorado | 416 | 6.7 | 359 | 6.3 | 47 | 16.2 | | New Mexico | 188 | 6.9 | 148 | 6.5 | 11 | * | | Arizona | 548 | 6.8 | 442 | 6.2 | 52 | 19.1 | | Utah | 224 | 4.8 | 212 | 4.8 | 2 | * | | Nevada | 193 | 6.6 | 153 | 6.1 | 29 | 13.2 | | Pacific | 3,638 | 5.4 | 2,712 | 5.0 | 525 | 13.0 | | Washington | 400 | 5.0 | 319 | 4.7 | 50 | 15.0 | | Oregon | 261 | 5.8 | 237 | 5.7 | 6 | * | | California | 2,800 | 5.4 | 2,106 | 5.0 | 457 | 12.9 | | Alaska | 57 | 5.7 | 31 | 4.7 | 4 | * | | Hawaii | 120 | 7.0 | 19 | * | 8 | * |
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