[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note]
State | Rate1 | Rank |
---|---|---|
United States | 6.7 | (X) |
Alabama | 9.0 | 3 |
Alaska | 6.9 | 24 |
Arizona | 6.4 | 27 |
Arkansas | 8.5 | 5 |
California | 5.0 | 48 |
Colorado | 5.7 | 38 |
Connecticut | 6.2 | 31 |
Delaware | 8.3 | 7 |
District of Columbia | 11.3 | (X) |
Florida | 7.3 | 19 |
Georgia | 8.1 | 8 |
Hawaii | 5.6 | 39 |
Idaho | 6.8 | 26 |
Illinois | 7.3 | 19 |
Indiana | 8.0 | 10 |
Iowa | 5.1 | 46 |
Kansas | 7.1 | 21 |
Kentucky | 7.5 | 15 |
Louisiana | 9.9 | 2 |
Maine | 6.3 | 30 |
Maryland | 8.0 | 10 |
Massachusetts | 4.8 | 49 |
Michigan | 7.4 | 16 |
Minnesota | 5.2 | 45 |
Mississippi | 10.6 | 1 |
Missouri | 7.4 | 16 |
Montana | 5.8 | 35 |
Nebraska | 5.6 | 39 |
Nevada | 6.4 | 27 |
New Hampshire | 6.1 | 33 |
New Jersey | 5.5 | 42 |
New Mexico | 5.8 | 35 |
New York | 5.6 | 39 |
North Carolina | 8.1 | 8 |
North Dakota | 5.8 | 35 |
Ohio | 7.8 | 13 |
Oklahoma | 8.0 | 10 |
Oregon | 5.5 | 42 |
Pennsylvania | 7.6 | 14 |
Rhode Island | 6.1 | 33 |
South Carolina | 8.4 | 6 |
South Dakota | 6.9 | 24 |
Tennessee | 8.7 | 4 |
Texas | 6.2 | 31 |
Utah | 5.1 | 46 |
Vermont | 5.5 | 42 |
Virginia | 7.1 | 21 |
Washington | 4.7 | 50 |
West Virginia | 7.4 | 16 |
Wisconsin | 6.4 | 27 |
Wyoming | 7.0 | 23 |
Symbol
X Not applicable.
Footnote
1Represents deaths of infants under 1 year old per 1,000 live births, by place
of residence. Excludes fetal deaths. Excludes deaths of nonresidents of the United States.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR),
"Deaths, Final Data for 2006"; [PDF] , Vol 57, Number 14, April 17, 2009 and earlier reports.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf.
See Table 113, Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010.
For more information:
Deaths/Mortality