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Lung Cancer Mortality

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. This page describes trends and gender, age, race/ethnicity, leading causes, and state differences in lung cancer mortality.

Gender Differences

  • In 2019, 139,682 people died from lung cancer, or 23% of all cancer deaths. 74,909 of these deaths were among men and 64,773 among women.
  • The lung cancer death in 2019 was 42% higher among men (40.1 per 100,000 population) than women (28.2 per 100,000).

Gender Trends

  • Death rates increased for both men and women from 1930 until peaking in 1990 at 91.1 per 100,000 for men and in 2002 at 41.6 per 100,000 for women.
  • Since peaking, rates have decreased by 56% for men and 32% for women.
  • Over the last 10 years, rates have decreased by 31% for men and 24% for women.
  • Over the last 5 years, rates have decreased by 19% for men and 16% for women.

Lung Cancer Deaths and Rates by Race, Sex and Year

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1979 98,541 33.6 72,803 55.7 25,648 16.3
1980 103,844 34.8 75,535 56.9 28,309 17.6
1981 106,561 35.1 76,764 56.9 29,797 18.2
1982 111,393 35.9 79,228 57.6 32,165 19.2
1983 115,023 36.4 80,338 57.3 34,685 20.3
1984 118,730 37.0 82,491 58.0 36,239 20.8
1985 122,566 37.6 83,854 58.1 38,702 21.8
1986 125,522 37.8 85,057 57.9 40,465 22.3
1987 130,009 38.5 87,261 58.5 42,748 23.1
1988 133,284 38.9 88,059 58.2 45,225 24.0
1989 137,150 39.3 89,052 57.9 48,098 24.9
1990 141,285 39.9 91,091 58.5 50,194 25.6
1991 143,758 39.6 91,690 57.5 52,068 25.8
1992 145,943 39.3 91,405 56.0 54,538 26.4
1993 148,855 39.3 92,564 55.7 56,291 26.6
1994 149,482 38.7 91,893 54.2 57,589 26.6
1995 151,200 38.3 91,856 53.0 59,344 26.9
1996 152,015 37.8 91,620 51.8 60,395 26.8
1997 153,310 37.4 91,352 50.5 61,958 27.0
1998 154,561 37.0 91,447 49.5 63,114 27.0
1999 152,156 55.5 89,453 76.9 62,703 40.2
2000 155,521 56.1 90,469 76.7 65,052 41.3
2001 156,058 55.4 90,426 75.3 65,632 41.1
2002 157,713 55.0 90,171 73.5 67,542 41.6
2003 158,086 54.1 89,964 71.8 68,122 41.3
2004 158,091 53.3 89,630 70.2 68,461 40.9
2005 159,292 52.7 90,187 69.1 69,105 40.6
2006 158,664 51.5 89,279 67.0 69,385 40.1
2007 158,760 50.6 88,372 64.9 70,388 40.1
2008 158,656 49.5 88,586 63.5 70,070 39.1
2009 158,158 48.4 87,741 61.4 70,417 38.6
2010 158,318 47.6 87,740 60.3 70,578 38.1
2011 157,017 46.0 86,774 57.7 70,243 37.1
2012 157,499 44.9 86,740 56.1 70,759 36.4
2013 156,252 43.4 85,710 53.7 70,542 35.5
2014 155,611 42.1 84,910 51.7 70,701 34.7
2015 153,819 40.5 83,700 49.5 70,119 33.5
2016 148,945 38.4 80,815 46.7 68,130 31.9
2017 145,932 36.6 78,743 44.4 67,189 30.6
2018 142,161 34.8 76,284 41.8 65,877 29.3
2019 139,682 33.4 74,909 40.1 64,773 28.2
Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1979 87,532 33.0 64,338 54.3 23,194 16.4
1980 92,182 34.2 66,651 55.5 25,531 17.6
1981 94,441 34.4 67,525 55.3 26,916 18.2
1982 98,780 35.3 69,686 56.0 29,094 19.4
1983 101,857 35.8 70,598 55.7 31,259 20.5
1984 105,027 36.4 72,239 56.2 32,788 21.0
1985 108,529 37.0 73,519 56.4 35,010 22.1
1986 111,049 37.2 74,517 56.2 36,532 22.5
1987 114,888 37.9 76,398 56.8 38,490 23.3
1988 117,826 38.3 77,063 56.5 40,763 24.3
1989 121,023 38.6 77,659 56.0 43,364 25.3
1990 124,650 39.3 79,488 56.6 45,162 25.9
1991 126,872 39.1 80,028 55.8 46,844 26.1
1992 128,719 38.8 79,728 54.4 48,991 26.7
1993 131,337 38.9 80,620 54.0 50,717 27.0
1994 131,871 38.4 80,096 52.7 51,775 27.1
1995 133,366 38.0 80,088 51.6 53278 27.4
1996 134,055 37.6 79,809 50.5 54246 27.5
1997 135,060 37.1 79,624 49.3 55436 27.5
1998 136,026 36.8 79,649 48.4 56377 27.5
1999 133,752 55.4 77,846 75.6 55,906 41.0
2000 136,912 56.2 78,747 75.7 58,165 42.3
2001 137,274 55.6 78,665 74.3 58,609 42.1
2002 138,661 55.3 78,465 72.7 60,196 42.7
2003 138,743 54.5 78,215 71.2 60,528 42.3
2004 138,425 53.6 77,730 69.5 60,695 42.0
2005 139,442 53.2 78,379 68.8 61,063 41.7
2006 138,814 52.1 77,476 66.7 61,338 41.2
2007 138,730 51.2 76,502 64.6 62,228 41.3
2008 138,715 50.2 76,761 63.4 61,954 40.4
2009 138,111 49.1 75,906 61.3 62,205 40.0
2010 137,698 48.3 75,675 60.1 62,023 39.3
2011 136,347 46.7 74,817 57.7 61,530 38.3
2012 136,465 45.6 74,547 56.0 61,918 37.6
2013 135,040 44.1 73,523 53.7 61,517 36.7
2014 134,472 42.9 72,823 51.8 61,649 36.0
2015 132,822 41.4 71,632 49.7 61,190 34.9
2016 128,188 39.2 69,000 46.9 59,188 33.1
2017 125,639 37.5 67,237 44.6 58,402 32.0
2018 122,342 35.7 65,198 42.1 57,144 30.6
2019 119,760 34.3 63,766 40.3 55,994 29.4
Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1979 10,247 41.6 7,991 74.2 2,256 16.6
1980 10,957 43.9 8,382 77.2 2,575 18.5
1981 11,372 44.7 8,697 79.0 2,675 18.9
1982 11,857 45.6 9,003 80.4 2,854 19.5
1983 12,282 46.5 9,117 80.4 3,165 21.2
1984 12,708 47.2 9,569 83.1 3,139 20.7
1985 13,009 47.6 9,615 82.6 3,394 21.8
1986 13,354 48.0 9,773 82.8 3,581 22.6
1987 13,886 49.0 10,065 84.0 3,821 23.7
1988 14,131 48.9 10,112 83.1 4,019 24.3
1989 14,703 50.2 10,457 85.3 4,246 25.0
1990 15,144 51.3 10,632 86.2 4,512 26.4
1991 15,201 49.9 10,545 83.2 4,656 26.1
1992 15,472 49.8 10,530 81.4 4,942 27.3
1993 15,641 48.9 10,733 80.8 4,908 26.2
1994 15,670 47.9 10,555 77.6 5,115 26.7
1995 15,790 47.3 10,537 75.8 5,253 26.9
1996 15,835 46.2 10,463 73.2 5,372 26.5
1997 16,014 45.3 10,336 70.6 5,678 27.4
1998 16,105 44.6 10,288 68.5 5,817 27.5
1999 15,963 64.8 10,135 103.0 5,828 39.9
2000 16,066 64.0 10,153 101.1 5,913 39.8
2001 16,019 62.4 10,131 98.8 5,888 38.7
2002 16,316 61.8 10,075 95.0 6,241 40.1
2003 16,372 60.6 9,988 92.3 6,384 40.1
2004 16,472 59.5 9,995 89.7 6,477 39.9
2005 16,567 58.1 9,887 86.1 6,680 39.9
2006 16,493 56.3 9,823 83.0 6,670 38.8
2007 16,494 55.1 9,839 81.5 6,655 37.9
2008 16,250 52.9 9,638 77.8 6,612 36.8
2009 16,334 51.3 9,695 75.0 6,639 35.8
2010 16,688 51.4 9,793 73.7 6,895 36.5
2011 16,594 49.2 9,646 69.6 6,948 35.4
2012 16,792 48.3 9,779 68.6 7,013 34.7
2013 16,917 46.8 9,794 65.7 7,123 34.1
2014 16,636 44.5 9,555 61.9 7,081 32.7
2015 16,299 42.0 9,414 58.6 6,885 30.7
2016 16,022 40.0 9,136 54.9 6,886 29.8
2017 15,548 37.7 8,834 51.8 6,714 28.0
2018 15,186 35.8 8,539 48.6 6,647 27.0
2019 15,107 34.6 8,544 47.2 6,563 25.9

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, compiled from Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2018.

  • Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 1940 U.S. standard population for years 1979 to 1998 and the 2000 U.S. standard population for years 1999 to 2016.
  • International Classification Of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) Code 162 for years 1979 to 1998
  • International Classification Of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Code C33-C34 for years 1999 to 2016

Gender and Race/Ethnicity

  • Death rates were greater among men than women for all racial and ethnic groups.
  • Death rates in 2013-2017 were highest among black men (75.7 per 100,000 population) followed by white men (61.4 per 100,000 population), a 23% difference.
  • Death rates were lower among male American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and lowest among male Hispanics.
  • Death rates in 2013-2017 were highest among white women (39.8 per 100,000 population), but only 9% lower among black women (36.5 per 100,000 population).
  • Death rates were lower among female American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and lowest among female Hispanics.

Lung Cancer Deaths and Rates by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Year

All Races

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 152,156 55.5 89,453 76.9 62,703 40.2
2000 155,521 56.1 90,469 76.7 65,052 41.3
2001 156,058 55.4 90,426 75.3 65,632 41.1
2002 157,713 55.0 90,171 73.5 67,542 41.6
2003 158,086 54.1 89,964 71.8 68,122 41.3
2004 158,091 53.3 89,630 70.2 68,461 40.9
2005 159,292 52.7 90,187 69.1 69,105 40.6
2006 158,664 51.5 89,279 67.0 69,385 40.1
2007 158,760 50.6 88,372 64.9 70,388 40.1
2008 158,656 49.5 88,586 63.5 70,070 39.1
2009 158,158 48.4 87,741 61.4 70,417 38.6
2010 158,318 47.6 87,740 60.3 70,578 38.1
2011 157,017 46.0 86,774 57.7 70,243 37.1
2012 157,499 44.9 86,740 56.1 70,759 36.4
2013 156,252 43.4 85,710 53.7 70,542 35.5
2014 155,611 42.1 84,910 51.7 70,701 34.7
2015 153,819 40.5 83,700 49.5 70,119 33.5
2016 148,945 38.4 80,815 46.7 68,130 31.9
2017 145,932 36.6 78,743 44.4 67,189 30.6
2018 142,161 34.8 76,284 41.8 65,877 29.3
2019 139,682 33.4 74,909 40.1 64,773 28.2

Non-Hispanic White

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 129,967 57.2 75,338 77.6 54,629 42.7
2000 133,061 58.2 76,218 77.9 56,843 44.1
2001 133,266 57.7 76,066 76.6 57,200 44.1
2002 134,435 57.4 75,754 75.0 58,681 44.6
2003 134,437 56.7 75,468 73.5 58,969 44.3
2004 134,118 55.9 74,960 71.9 59,158 44.1
2005 134,924 55.5 75,500 71.3 59,424 43.8
2006 134,408 54.5 74,685 69.3 59,723 43.5
2007 134,134 53.7 73,717 67.2 60,417 43.5
2008 133,866 52.6 73,732 65.9 60,134 42.7
2009 133,268 51.6 72,911 63.9 60,357 42.3
2010 132,658 50.8 72,584 62.7 60,074 41.7
2011 131,219 49.2 71,631 60.3 59,588 40.7
2012 131,045 48.0 71,288 58.5 59,757 39.9
2013 129,562 46.6 70,230 56.3 59,332 39.0
2014 128,795 45.4 69,483 54.4 59,312 38.4
2015 126,835 43.8 68,088 52.2 58,747 37.3
2016 122,485 41.6 65,658 49.4 56,827 35.4
2017 120,048 39.9 63,989 47.1 56,059 34.3
2018 116,710 38.0 61,899 44.5 54,811 32.9
2019 114,068 36.5 60,418 42.6 53,650 31.6

Non-Hispanic Black

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 15,834 65.7 10,039 104.3 5,795 40.6
2000 15,924 64.9 10,056 102.6 5,868 40.4
2001 15,883 63.4 10,030 100.3 5,853 39.5
2002 16,170 62.9 9,983 96.6 6,187 40.8
2003 16,252 61.8 9,914 94.1 6,338 40.9
2004 16,324 60.7 9,906 91.4 6,418 40.6
2005 16,437 59.4 9,794 87.9 6,643 40.9
2006 16,360 57.5 9,738 84.8 6,622 39.7
2007 16,360 56.3 9,744 83.3 6,616 38.9
2008 16,101 54.1 9,542 79.4 6,559 37.7
2009 16,188 52.6 9,592 76.7 6,596 36.7
2010 16,536 52.6 9,711 75.6 6,825 37.3
2011 16,452 50.5 9,566 71.6 6,886 36.3
2012 16,640 49.6 9,683 70.5 6,957 35.6
2013 16,779 48.2 9,699 67.5 7,080 35.1
2014 16,481 45.7 9,462 63.6 7,019 33.6
2015 16,115 43.1 9,306 60.3 6,809 31.5
2016 15,860 41.2 9,027 56.5 6,833 30.7
2017 15,392 38.8 8,727 53.4 6,665 28.9
2018 15,033 36.9 8,449 50.2 6,584 27.8
2019 14,958 35.7 8,449 48.7 6,509 26.8

Non-Hispanic Asian

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 1,919 28.0 1,169 39.1 750 19.4
2000 2,026 28.0 1,278 40.9 748 18.3
2001 2,194 28.5 1,317 39.8 877 20.1
2002 2,140 25.9 1,300 36.9 840 17.8
2003 2,382 27.5 1,435 38.8 947 19.2
2004 2,474 26.7 1,506 38.0 968 18.4
2005 2,564 26.4 1,534 37.1 1,030 18.6
2006 2,676 26.0 1,614 36.7 1,062 18.1
2007 2,805 26.2 1,625 36.1 1,180 19.1
2008 2,907 25.7 1,740 36.2 1,167 18.1
2009 2,986 25.4 1,754 35.1 1,232 18.4
2010 3,091 25.0 1,795 34.0 1,296 18.4
2011 3,291 24.9 1,870 33.1 1,421 18.8
2012 3,399 24.3 1,958 32.9 1,441 18.0
2013 3,496 23.6 1,960 30.9 1,536 18.2
2014 3,660 23.0 2,062 29.9 1,598 17.8
2015 3,831 22.4 2,195 29.8 1,636 16.9
2016 3,850 21.6 2,188 28.5 1,662 16.5
2017 3,870 20.4 2,202 27.0 1,668 15.5
2018 3,761 19.1 2,090 24.6 1,671 14.9
2019 3,921 19.0 2,141 23.9 1,780 15.3

Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 486 39.9 276 54.0 210 30.3
2000 472 36.3 264 48.1 208 28.2
2001 539 40.8 293 50.3 246 33.4
2002 547 40.1 298 50.8 249 32.6
2003 545 38.4 294 46.7 251 32.1
2004 665 44.7 368 55.9 297 36.3
2005 653 41.7 340 49.7 313 36.2
2006 619 38.7 333 47.8 286 31.9
2007 673 41.4 365 52.3 308 34.0
2008 712 43.1 401 54.6 311 34.2
2009 670 37.4 357 45.1 313 31.8
2010 757 41.7 429 53.0 328 33.0
2011 728 38.9 404 49.6 324 31.0
2012 777 38.8 418 46.9 359 32.7
2013 735 35.8 395 44.3 340 29.8
2014 772 35.6 430 43.4 342 29.2
2015 796 34.8 425 42.2 371 29.0
2016 788 32.7 431 39.3 357 27.5
2017 790 31.3 422 37.7 368 26.2
2018 798 30.6 422 35.9 376 26.4
2019 787 29.1 404 33.6 383 25.7

Hispanic

Year Total
Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 3,545 25.0 2,373 39.6 1,172 14.6
2000 3,643 24.8 2,411 39.0 1,232 14.7
2001 3,816 24.0 2,495 37.0 1,321 14.6
2002 4,038 24.2 2,617 37.3 1,421 14.9
2003 4,136 23.7 2,640 35.7 1,496 15.1
2004 4,215 23.2 2,704 35.0 1,511 14.7
2005 4,490 23.3 2,878 35.2 1,612 14.8
2006 4,355 21.6 2,746 32.3 1,609 14.0
2007 4,622 21.9 2,822 31.6 1,800 14.9
2008 4,804 21.6 3,007 32.2 1,797 14.2
2009 4,780 20.4 2,962 29.8 1,818 13.6
2010 4,953 20.4 3,046 29.6 1,907 13.8
2011 5,093 19.8 3,160 28.7 1,933 13.3
2012 5,231 19.2 3,139 26.8 2,092 13.6
2013 5,359 18.7 3,229 26.2 2,130 13.2
2014 5,514 18.3 3,243 25.0 2,271 13.3
2015 5,701 17.8 3,360 24.3 2,341 12.9
2016 5,550 16.7 3,264 22.7 2,286 12.1
2017 5,457 15.6 3,184 21.2 2,273 11.5
2018 5,552 15.1 3,224 20.2 2,328 11.3
2019 5,667 14.9 3,327 20.3 2,340 10.8

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, compiled from Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019.

  • Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population
  • International Classification Of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Code C33-C34

Age

  • Three quarters of lung cancer deaths in 2019 occurred among those ages 65 years of age and older, and 95% among those ages 55 years of age and older.
  • The number of people dying from lung cancer increased with age until peaking at over 45,000 deaths in 2019 for those ages 65-74 years and then decreasing.
  • The death rate from lung cancer in 2019 increased for every age group, peaking at 286.2 per 100,000 population among those ages 85 years and older.

Leading Causes

  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death overall and among both men and women. The second leading cause of cancer death is prostate for men and breast for women.

State

  • Lung cancer death rates in 2019 ranged from a low of 15.8 per 100,000 population in Utah to 52.8 per 100,000 population in Kentucky.
  • Among men, lung cancer death rates in 2019 ranged from a low of 18.8 per 100,000 population in Utah to 67.3 per 100,000 population in Mississippi.
  • Among women, lung cancer death rates in 2019 ranged from a low of 13.2 per 100,000 population in Utah to 43.2 per 100,000 population in Kentucky.

Mortality Rates by State and Sex, 2003-2019

  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
State Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Alabama 64.9 96.9 42.3 62.7 91.6 42.4 63.8 92.8 42.9 60.2 88.5 39.9 61.6 90.3 40.9 58.8 85.9 38.8 61.6 87.3 42.9 60.0 85.3 41.1 57.0 79.9 39.9 54.1 75.5 38.4 54.7 74.5 39.7 52.6 71.3 38.6 49.1 67.7 34.6 49.0 64.6 37.1 46.7 63.6 33.8 45.8 60.1 34.6 41.9 57.4 29.8
Alaska 55.7 77.4 37.5 57.4 65.9 50.2 51.0 58.4 44.7 46.2 49.4 43.7 55.2 68.4 43.4 53.0 60.5 47.2 55.3 67.9 45.7 49.4 55.2 45.2 49.4 57.1 42.5 50.0 60.3 41.4 47.0 51.5 44.4 40.3 45.7 35.1 41.5 47.4 35.9 38.4 45.7 32.3 31.4 38.1 25.5 31.4 30.5 32.3 30.5 33.0 27.8
Arizona 48.3 61.6 37.9 46.2 57.8 37.1 43.3 53.6 34.8 43.0 53.1 34.7 39.4 48.5 31.8 38.6 47.6 31.3 39.9 48.3 33.3 39.0 47.2 32.3 36.8 44.5 30.5 37.1 44.4 31.1 35.4 41.5 30.4 33.2 38.7 28.6 34.5 39.5 30.4 30.4 35.5 26.1 30.6 35.6 26.3 27.9 32.7 23.8 25.4 28.7 22.6
Arkansas 67.4 96.2 46.1 68.9 95.8 49.3 70.4 98.1 49.6 65.4 92.6 45.0 63.7 84.5 47.6 67.8 95.5 46.3 64.7 91.1 44.2 63.0 87.4 44.7 61.3 83.3 44.4 60.8 84.4 41.9 60.5 78.6 46.6 56.2 73.2 42.6 57.1 73.9 43.7 53.1 68.0 40.9 51.0 65.3 39.8 47.4 57.9 39.0 45.7 57.3 36.5
California 43.8 54.2 36.3 42.3 52.2 34.9 41.5 50.9 34.6 40.3 49.8 33.2 39.4 48.3 32.8 38.1 46.4 31.9 37.8 46.4 31.4 36.6 43.9 31.1 34.8 41.9 29.5 33.2 39.3 28.5 32.1 38.1 27.5 30.6 36.0 26.5 29.9 35.5 25.5 27.7 32.4 24.1 26.6 31.6 22.8 25.0 29.6 21.3 23.7 28.0 20.2
Colorado 41.4 53.6 32.7 39.1 47.7 33.3 38.5 46.2 33.2 37.9 45.4 32.8 45.9 44.8 32.1 36.5 44.7 30.5 36.2 42.9 31.3 35.2 42.4 29.9 32.7 38.6 28.1 31.4 35.0 28.5 29.8 34.5 26.1 29.0 31.5 27.4 27.5 29.9 25.8 27.6 30.6 25.3 24.8 27.7 22.7 23.0 25.9 20.8 23.2 26.5 20.7
Connecticut 49.1 61.0 40.9 49.8 64.7 39.1 47.2 58.8 39.0 47.1 56.8 40.6 57.0 54.2 40.3 43.8 54.5 36.3 43.0 51.1 37.2 44.3 51.6 39.0 40.7 49.0 34.9 37.6 45.0 32.3 37.9 44.0 33.3 36.8 42.1 33.0 34.6 39.2 31.1 34.1 39.2 30.4 31.5 34.9 29.0 30.0 35.6 25.8 28.3 32.7 25.0
Delaware 62.4 81.3 48.5 65.9 85.5 51.3 62.4 79.7 49.6 59.7 70.1 52.0 63.8 66.0 50.4 58.0 69.2 49.5 51.9 63.8 42.8 58.3 73.5 46.8 52.1 64.6 42.3 52.4 61.6 46.5 47.7 61.6 37.3 45.9 52.3 40.9 46.1 57.1 37.6 43.7 52.7 36.8 41.3 51.7 33.3 39.1 43.1 36.0 35.8 42.9 30.1
District of Columbia 51.3 73.3 36.9 50.7 72.0 35.8 49.4 69.6 36.6 47.1 70.6 30.6 45.9 60.2 37.6 49.6 67.5 37.1 41.5 52.5 33.9 38.5 50.1 30.5 40.0 47.9 34.3 40.3 51.3 32.5 42.9 53.4 36.1 39.2 43.8 34.7 32.1 38.7 27.0 28.4 33.9 24.4 30.8 36.4 26.6 24.6 32.6 19.0 28.1 38.5 21.3
Florida 54.6 70.2 42.3 54.1 68.7 42.5 52.7 68.5 40.0 51.3 65.8 39.4 64.4 60.6 39.3 48.9 61.4 38.6 48.0 59.6 38.5 47.5 59.1 38.3 45.3 56.0 36.5 44.5 55.6 35.4 42.8 52.2 35.2 40.9 49.7 33.8 40.2 48.9 32.9 36.4 43.9 30.1 36.0 43.6 29.8 34.5 41.3 28.9 32.5 38.2 27.7
Georgia 59.1 83.7 42.3 58.4 85.6 39.1 56.3 80.4 39.3 55.8 79.6 38.9 47.0 76.2 39.6 50.9 69.9 37.5 51.7 70.1 38.7 49.4 66.9 36.8 48.5 65.0 36.5 48.7 66.0 36.0 46.3 62.1 34.7 45.2 60.3 33.9 42.0 56.5 31.1 40.5 53.4 30.6 38.9 50.7 29.9 37.7 48.0 29.7 36.0 45.9 28.4
Hawaii 37.1 50.1 27.2 37.5 51.0 27.1 40.0 52.5 29.7 38.7 51.9 27.9 36.1 49.8 25.4 35.8 49.6 25.1 34.4 46.1 25.3 34.1 45.0 25.5 32.8 41.2 26.1 29.5 39.0 22.6 32.3 38.3 27.1 31.9 41.1 24.8 31.9 40.1 25.3 29.2 39.7 20.7 28.5 38.0 20.6 26.0 30.5 22.1 26.8 32.5 22.5
Idaho 46.2 55.0 40.0 40.8 50.8 32.8 45.3 58.2 35.4 42.0 51.0 34.7 41.4 51.2 33.8 41.9 48.0 37.0 41.4 47.8 36.0 38.8 48.1 30.9 37.6 44.9 32.0 36.4 40.9 32.5 35.9 43.0 30.1 36.1 41.9 31.4 34.4 39.0 30.5 30.4 35.5 26.1 30.2 34.9 26.3 30.4 33.1 28.0 26.3 29.5 23.5
Illinois 55.7 73.9 42.7 54.6 72.8 41.7 52.6 68.8 41.2 52.5 69.1 41.1 53.8 68.2 43.7 52.1 66.9 41.7 50.3 62.8 41.4 49.9 62.1 41.2 48.6 60.9 39.6 47.9 59.3 39.7 46.0 55.9 38.5 45.8 56.2 38.3 43.3 53.4 35.7 41.8 49.7 35.8 39.0 46.8 33.1 36.6 44.3 30.7 35.8 42.3 30.8
Indiana 65.6 87.4 50.0 60.8 82.2 45.3 63.0 83.6 48.2 61.8 82.4 47.4 61.0 80.8 46.7 62.1 81.9 48.0 59.3 78.2 45.3 58.7 75.2 46.2 54.5 71.8 41.7 54.7 70.6 42.7 54.2 69.8 42.1 53.3 67.6 42.4 50.0 60.9 41.9 49.2 62.7 38.9 47.2 57.8 39.0 43.9 52.4 37.3 42.9 51.8 36.1
Iowa 52.4 71.0 38.6 53.7 72.8 39.8 54.0 73.5 40.1 49.4 67.1 36.3 52.4 67.6 41.1 50.5 66.1 39.1 48.7 60.1 40.3 47.8 62.5 36.4 46.8 61.8 35.3 46.2 57.8 37.5 46.9 60.0 36.9 42.7 53.6 34.2 44.9 56.3 36.3 41.4 50.2 34.5 39.6 48.7 32.4 37.9 44.7 33.1 36.0 43.5 30.0
Kansas 53.7 72.7 39.8 54.1 72.4 40.3 57.0 72.7 46.1 54.8 71.1 42.8 51.3 70.0 37.6 51.8 69.5 38.1 51.3 65.7 40.4 48.3 60.9 38.7 47.5 58.0 39.5 46.4 55.6 39.4 44.2 54.5 36.4 47.3 58.2 38.4 44.3 52.8 37.7 38.9 45.0 34.3 39.4 48.3 32.6 38.1 44.4 33.1 38.1 44.1 33.3
Kentucky 78.5 110.7 55.3 77.0 105.6 56.8 77.2 106.7 56.0 74.4 101.0 55.6 74.4 100.4 55.6 74.2 98.9 55.6 68.8 89.0 54.2 74.1 96.9 57.4 69.2 88.6 54.8 68.8 88.6 54.1 69.5 89.7 54.4 66.9 84.5 53.3 64.2 81.6 50.9 60.9 76.6 48.7 56.5 69.8 46.3 53.5 62.8 46.3 52.8 65.0 43.2
Louisiana 66.2 94.2 46.6 66.7 95.0 46.2 64.3 90.2 45.6 61.5 84.8 44.3 58.9 80.4 43.3 60.1 83.1 43.7 58.6 79.1 42.8 58.0 77.8 43.2 56.5 75.3 42.3 55.5 72.5 42.3 53.7 70.9 40.5 52.0 68.2 39.7 50.3 65.4 38.5 46.3 60.2 35.1 46.3 58.2 37.0 43.2 56.3 33.0 42.7 55.2 33.1
Maine 62.2 79.2 50.0 61.0 77.8 48.9 60.0 77.3 47.4 61.2 77.4 49.5 56.4 70.2 46.7 56.7 73.4 44.4 53.6 65.6 44.2 55.7 66.9 47.3 52.1 65.0 41.9 53.3 64.4 44.4 55.3 67.9 45.9 48.0 59.8 38.5 50.5 60.5 42.7 46.4 55.9 39.1 44.8 52.6 38.8 44.8 48.7 42.0 42.1 48.5 37.2
Maryland 57.1 74.4 44.7 52.9 67.6 42.3 54.9 71.0 43.4 52.7 66.6 42.7 50.1 62.9 41.1 50.1 64.1 40.2 48.6 59.1 40.9 46.1 56.4 38.3 43.8 52.4 37.4 43.5 53.7 36.1 41.1 49.8 34.8 41.3 48.4 36.2 37.6 45.0 32.2 37.6 45.3 31.8 35.9 42.1 31.5 33.4 39.2 28.9 31.7 35.5 28.9
Massachusetts 54.7 67.0 45.8 52.1 65.0 43.5 52.1 64.4 43.8 52.7 66.3 43.4 50.7 62.4 42.8 49.3 61.0 41.4 48.7 58.2 42.3 47.4 56.7 41.0 44.9 53.3 38.9 44.4 52.6 38.7 41.4 48.8 36.3 40.6 47.6 35.6 39.0 44.3 35.2 37.3 43.8 32.6 35.2 39.5 32.2 33.7 38.2 30.5 32.4 37.3 29.0
Michigan 56.3 73.0 44.1 56.6 74.2 44.0 55.7 72.6 43.2 55.2 70.6 44.0 55.4 70.1 45.0 54.4 68.5 44.2 54.0 68.1 43.6 52.3 64.9 43.0 51.0 62.2 42.5 49.6 60.6 41.1 47.8 58.2 40.2 48.4 58.1 40.9 45.8 53.7 39.8 43.5 52.0 37.0 42.4 49.9 36.5 40.9 48.6 35.2 39.0 45.5 33.9
Minnesota 46.0 59.1 36.8 46.8 59.0 37.9 44.5 57.0 35.6 45.0 56.3 37.1 45.6 57.7 36.7 45.3 53.7 39.1 42.8 50.2 37.5 41.7 50.7 35.3 39.7 48.7 32.9 38.9 45.7 34.0 39.0 46.9 33.2 39.2 45.5 34.4 36.8 41.5 33.2 35.0 39.5 31.5 34.1 38.4 30.6 30.5 35.0 27.0 30.2 35.2 26.2
Mississippi 66.8 101.7 42.1 68.1 99.6 45.3 64.2 94.3 42.8 67.6 100.0 44.2 64.3 97.8 40.4 65.3 96.9 42.8 62.4 92.0 40.9 62.0 89.6 41.3 59.4 83.9 41.2 58.0 81.1 40.8 58.6 81.3 41.6 56.7 78.1 40.7 54.5 76.6 38.3 53.5 73.5 38.3 49.3 66.4 36.8 49.6 66.1 37.0 49.4 67.3 36.0
Missouri 61.9 84.0 45.9 65.2 89.7 47.6 62.2 85.2 45.3 62.0 81.6 47.7 60.1 78.8 46.3 60.1 79.4 45.7 57.1 73.4 45.4 57.3 72.5 46.0 55.1 69.3 44.4 55.9 70.6 44.8 54.9 68.8 44.2 53.7 65.4 44.6 51.2 62.1 43.0 48.0 57.8 40.2 46.6 58.2 37.6 44.3 53.4 37.4 42.1 50.1 35.9
Montana 52.6 65.6 42.6 48.9 56.0 43.3 52.7 64.0 44.2 48.2 58.0 40.3 51.3 58.9 45.8 48.1 59.6 39.0 40.3 43.9 37.5 40.0 44.0 36.7 47.6 57.8 39.2 39.1 44.4 34.7 37.7 40.6 35.5 42.2 44.5 40.7 38.9 41.5 37.1 33.6 35.5 32.4 32.5 32.9 32.8 31.8 34.2 29.7 26.9 30.6 23.9
Nebraska 47.8 64.5 35.5 47.4 66.1 33.4 48.5 63.7 37.3 47.7 65.9 34.5 48.8 65.5 36.2 45.3 56.9 36.4 44.4 57.2 34.4 46.1 58.9 36.2 42.2 52.9 34.0 43.2 52.2 36.4 42.8 53.7 34.5 41.2 52.2 32.6 41.0 49.2 35.0 37.5 42.9 33.8 35.9 42.2 30.7 33.4 38.6 29.4 32.5 39.0 27.3
Nevada 63.6 75.0 54.0 57.2 61.2 53.3 57.6 66.4 50.4 56.0 64.8 48.4 53.7 59.7 48.4 53.5 60.0 48.1 51.9 59.2 46.2 47.4 53.6 42.0 48.6 56.4 42.3 46.1 50.5 42.7 45.4 51.6 39.8 45.4 51.2 40.6 41.4 45.6 37.9 38.0 38.9 37.2 38.1 41.8 34.7 32.8 35.5 30.5 33.4 37.0 30.4
New Hampshire 52.1 66.7 41.2 55.1 67.9 45.4 53.7 67.8 43.4 51.4 61.9 44.2 52.9 59.9 47.8 47.5 59.4 38.7 50.4 61.9 42.5 46.1 52.7 41.5 51.6 62.2 43.7 46.8 52.3 43.0 41.8 49.1 36.7 44.2 52.6 38.0 43.1 46.8 40.5 44.8 50.4 40.5 38.6 43.6 34.7 35.6 38.1 34.0 34.2 38.5 31.0
New Jersey 50.9 65.5 40.9 48.5 60.7 40.1 48.0 61.1 39.0 47.1 58.7 39.0 47.0 58.9 38.9 45.1 55.9 37.7 42.8 52.1 36.4 42.4 53.5 34.7 41.3 49.4 35.7 39.5 49.2 32.4 38.6 46.8 32.8 37.3 42.9 33.5 34.9 40.9 30.6 33.8 38.0 30.9 31.5 36.3 28.1 30.7 36.4 26.5 28.8 33.8 24.9
New Mexico 39.6 51.6 30.5 35.8 44.5 28.9 36.5 45.5 29.5 35.0 43.2 28.4 37.8 46.1 31.1 36.2 46.0 28.2 32.5 39.3 27.3 34.3 41.9 28.2 30.9 37.8 25.4 32.7 39.4 27.4 30.4 36.5 25.8 29.6 34.8 25.6 29.4 32.3 26.9 27.0 31.8 23.0 25.6 30.7 21.6 22.5 28.1 17.9 22.3 26.8 18.7
New York 46.9 60.6 37.4 45.9 58.4 37.2 45.3 57.6 36.7 44.1 56.3 35.6 44.2 54.9 36.8 43.1 53.7 35.7 42.2 52.6 34.9 42.3 51.4 35.9 41.1 50.1 34.7 41.1 51.1 34.0 39.7 47.8 33.8 36.7 44.6 31.1 36.1 43.4 30.9 33.8 40.5 28.9 31.3 37.1 27.2 30.7 36.5 26.5 28.6 33.6 25.0
North Carolina 58.1 81.9 41.2 59.1 83.9 41.2 59.6 82.6 43.1 59.6 82.7 43.1 56.4 79.7 41.9 56.3 77.0 41.4 53.8 73.7 39.5 54.0 73.5 39.7 52.4 70.7 38.9 49.8 66.7 37.2 49.1 65.7 36.8 48.3 62.9 37.1 45.6 58.9 35.5 45.2 57.7 35.9 41.9 54.2 32.7 39.7 49.8 31.9 37.9 47.1 31.0
North Dakota 43.7 54.0 36.4 48.6 66.5 35.7 43.1 55.0 34.1 48.2 64.2 36.1 40.9 52.4 32.3 45.2 56.6 37.5 39.4 51.4 30.4 37.5 49.9 27.7 41.2 55.3 31.0 42.3 54.5 33.5 41.3 56.3 30.2 38.9 44.8 34.4 34.4 42.9 27.5 34.6 39.2 30.7 34.7 45.4 26.2 32.7 38.8 28.4 32.9 39.6 27.6
Ohio 60.6 82.5 44.9 60.2 79.6 46.3 59.3 79.2 44.9 59.3 80.0 44.8 58.9 77.7 45.5 57.2 75.1 44.3 56.8 73.7 44.1 54.9 71.2 42.9 54.6 69.1 43.6 54.3 67.4 44.7 51.3 62.9 42.7 49.7 62.4 40.1 48.9 60.9 39.7 47.6 59.3 38.7 44.7 55.8 36.3 42.9 52.9 35.2 41.0 49.9 34.3
Oklahoma 62.4 85.3 45.5 63.0 84.7 46.6 62.6 85.6 45.4 63.5 82.2 49.3 63.9 85.4 48.2 60.0 80.5 44.6 60.0 77.1 46.9 58.1 76.1 44.4 59.6 75.9 47.3 55.4 70.5 44.1 56.8 70.7 45.9 53.1 65.2 43.6 54.0 68.0 42.9 49.4 60.6 40.3 46.8 59.4 37.2 46.8 57.1 38.7 46.6 57.3 38.2
Oregon 55.5 67.3 46.7 54.8 65.5 46.6 54.0 66.2 44.9 53.2 62.4 46.4 49.8 58.8 42.9 49.8 59.9 41.6 48.2 56.2 42.4 47.2 54.9 41.4 45.9 52.1 41.2 45.3 52.6 39.7 42.2 48.3 37.4 40.1 45.0 36.4 38.5 43.3 34.7 36.0 41.3 31.9 34.9 37.7 32.7 32.8 35.8 30.4 31.3 34.1 29.1
Pennsylvania 53.4 72.8 39.7 53.2 70.4 40.9 54.2 73.3 40.8 52.7 70.0 40.5 52.0 68.4 40.3 51.6 67.3 40.6 49.4 63.4 39.3 49.1 63.6 38.5 47.6 59.8 38.8 46.9 60.1 37.3 45.1 57.3 36.2 43.8 54.9 35.5 43.0 53.4 35.3 41.1 50.4 34.1 38.8 46.4 33.2 37.4 46.0 31.1 35.8 43.2 30.1
Rhode Island 54.0 73.0 40.7 55.2 74.2 42.0 50.4 62.0 43.0 49.8 64.2 40.2 54.6 71.4 43.8 56.7 69.5 48.1 49.1 61.9 40.7 49.0 59.9 41.8 47.7 58.9 40.0 48.3 63.0 37.8 50.7 58.1 46.0 47.8 54.5 42.9 46.7 58.3 38.7 41.4 48.0 36.9 39.3 46.8 34.6 35.9 41.2 31.9 36.5 39.7 34.2
South Carolina 62.0 89.4 41.7 57.8 84.5 38.6 60.5 85.9 41.9 58.5 81.9 41.4 56.4 78.6 39.9 55.8 78.7 38.8 54.8 75.1 39.6 52.8 70.6 39.8 52.0 71.5 37.4 51.7 68.1 39.3 49.4 64.3 37.8 46.5 61.2 35.1 44.9 59.6 33.5 42.5 55.9 32.2 41.2 53.2 31.9 38.9 49.5 30.8 37.9 48.6 29.5
South Dakota 47.7 66.5 33.9 49.5 68.4 34.8 53.2 67.9 42.1 48.2 62.2 38.1 46.4 63.4 33.8 47.3 65.6 33.1 41.1 53.2 31.5 45.3 61.8 33.3 47.2 53.3 43.0 43.7 56.2 34.3 40.9 52.0 32.3 42.5 54.6 34.0 40.0 47.7 34.7 38.5 47.9 31.4 38.4 43.6 34.8 35.3 41.7 30.8 37.2 39.9 35.1
Tennessee 67.5 96.6 47.1 68.1 97.6 47.0 69.8 97.7 49.5 67.7 95.1 47.9 65.7 91.1 47.3 63.3 87.9 45.5 63.4 85.7 47.0 62.7 86.8 45.3 59.4 80.4 43.4 58.4 76.9 44.4 56.3 73.9 42.7 56.5 74.2 43.1 54.1 69.4 42.7 53.1 70.0 40.1 47.5 61.3 36.8 45.4 55.5 37.6 45.7 57.7 36.3
Texas 53.4 73.2 38.9 51.9 69.8 38.7 50.3 68.5 36.9 49.2 65.5 37.0 47.4 63.0 35.9 46.0 60.0 35.4 44.6 58.2 34.2 43.5 56.3 33.8 42.5 55.1 32.7 40.8 52.1 32.3 38.6 49.4 30.4 37.7 48.0 29.8 34.8 43.5 27.9 34.0 43.5 26.6 32.7 40.3 26.8 30.5 38.0 24.5 29.6 37.0 23.7
Utah 24.3 33.2 17.2 26.1 35.4 18.5 23.8 33.4 15.8 23.3 29.6 18.1 21.9 26.2 18.4 17.9 23.0 13.8 20.9 28.6 14.6 21.7 27.2 17.2 20.1 25.1 15.9 20.3 26.5 15.3 18.6 22.0 15.7 19.1 22.5 16.3 19.0 23.3 15.5 18.2 22.4 14.6 17.2 20.6 14.3 16.4 19.7 13.6 15.8 18.8 13.2
Vermont 48.3 58.2 40.7 47.4 63.9 35.0 49.0 58.3 42.7 49.8 57.0 44.6 56.2 67.4 48.3 52.4 62.5 44.6 50.4 60.9 42.3 53.9 64.3 45.6 49.3 52.9 46.5 42.4 46.9 39.9 42.3 53.3 33.6 48.4 55.4 42.1 40.9 47.5 35.7 41.5 44.9 39.0 39.9 45.1 36.3 36.3 44.3 30.0 32.5 36.6 29.0
Virginia 57.3 76.8 43.0 55.8 74.6 42.2 56.5 76.1 42.1 54.3 71.8 41.5 52.9 69.7 41.2 50.7 67.8 38.4 49.7 62.9 39.8 48.7 62.9 38.2 47.4 60.3 37.6 46.0 58.2 36.7 43.3 53.4 35.5 42.3 52.1 34.7 41.3 52.1 33.0 38.5 48.6 30.5 36.8 46.0 29.7 35.4 43.5 29.3 33.9 42.2 27.4
Washington 55.2 66.1 47.5 51.8 63.0 43.5 51.2 61.4 43.8 49.3 59.1 41.9 49.5 56.3 44.4 47.9 56.6 41.6 47.3 55.0 41.7 47.0 56.3 39.6 43.8 52.6 36.9 42.3 48.2 38.1 39.6 47.0 33.7 38.6 45.2 33.7 38.4 43.5 34.3 34.8 39.7 30.8 33.9 38.1 30.6 31.1 34.7 28.2 30.9 34.2 28.3
West Virginia 66.6 90.4 49.1 65.8 90.8 48.3 66.7 89.8 50.0 70.7 93.3 53.6 66.3 87.2 50.7 64.0 81.6 50.8 65.5 82.8 52.5 65.1 84.2 50.2 62.0 80.9 47.6 59.8 76.3 47.2 56.9 71.7 45.5 58.4 73.5 46.3 57.2 76.0 42.4 53.0 64.5 44.5 49.6 61.2 40.2 50.8 61.2 42.7 48.7 59.4 39.8
Wisconsin 47.5 63.7 36.2 50.0 66.2 38.2 48.5 61.0 39.7 47.8 58.8 39.8 48.3 61.0 38.8 47.0 57.9 39.1 45.4 58.3 35.8 46.3 56.8 38.5 47.4 56.1 40.8 43.5 53.2 36.5 42.4 50.9 36.1 42.1 50.5 35.9 39.8 48.3 33.1 37.9 45.1 32.3 37.5 43.9 32.6 34.8 39.6 30.9 34.5 39.4 30.8
Wyoming 49.0 65.1 36.7 39.8 50.1 31.7 48.0 53.9 42.5 44.7 54.3 38.5 46.0 52.0 41.7 41.3 48.0 35.6 42.1 51.9 33.7 40.0 46.1 34.6 38.4 49.1 29.4 37.3 39.0 35.5 35.7 45.0 29.3 32.4 30.6 34.2 31.9 34.7 30.2 30.2 35.8 25.7 30.4 35.2 26.2 29.7 28.6 30.7 29.5 33.9 26.1
U.S. Total 54.1 71.6 41.2 53.2 70.0 40.9 52.6 69.0 40.5 51.5 67.1 40.0 50.6 65.1 40.0 49.5 63.6 39.0 48.4 61.4 38.6 47.6 60.3 38.1 46.0 57.8 37.1 44.9 56.1 36.4 43.4 53.7 35.5 42.1 51.7 34.7 40.5 49.5 33.5 38.4 46.7 31.9 36.6 44.4 30.6 34.8 41.8 29.3 33.4 40.1 28.2

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, compiled from Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019.

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