STATE PROFILE: PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA: 11.3%
U.S.: 16.6%
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 22 (tie)2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 36.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.8U.S 12-STATE REPORTING AREA
70.2
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 none
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 282005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 28.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.8
U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 35 (tie)2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 11.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1
U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 392005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 30.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.6U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 20 (tie)2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 8.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 noneU.S RATE 6.83
RANK 192004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 7.40
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.10LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 218.5
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 19
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 223.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -5.2
2. CANCER
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 193.3
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 15
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 193.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5
3. STROKE
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 45.5
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 31
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 47.1
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.6
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 38.1
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 41
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 37.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.5
5. ACCIDENTS
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 40.3
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 26 (tie)
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 38.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.7
6. DIABETES
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.6
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 35 (tie)
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 23.1
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.5
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.9
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 41
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 18.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.3
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.0
U.S. RATE 20.3
2005 RANK 37 (tie)
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 17.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.5
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.0
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 11
2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 19.0
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 none
10. SEPTICEMIA
PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.9
U.S. RATE 11.22005 RANK 10
2004 PENNSYLVANIA 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.