STATE PROFILE: NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH DAKOTA: n/a
U.S.: 16.6%
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 45 (tie)2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 32.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.5U.S RATE 83.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.2
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 372005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 26.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.4U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 31 (tie)2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 11.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.6
U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 432005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 29.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -3.2U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 462005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 6.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3
U.S RATE 6.83
RANK 29 (tie)2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 6.48
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.13LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 175.3
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 39
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 175.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5
2. CANCER
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 168.9
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 42
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 166.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.0
3. STROKE
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 41.5
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 40
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 54.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -13.1
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 34.0
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 46
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 34.7CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7
5. ACCIDENTS
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 39.3
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 30
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 37.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.4
6. DIABETES
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 25.8
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 20 (tie)
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 26.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 29.8
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 7
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 33.5
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.7
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.5
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 35
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 16.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.9
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 7.6
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 44
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE 6.3CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.3
10. SEPTICEMIA
NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 5.7
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 43
2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE n/aCHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.