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Deaths, by State

(number in thousands; rates per 1,000 population in each area)

Area	2005 number	Rate
United States¹	2,432	8.2
Alabama	47	10.4
Alaska	3	4.4
Arizona	46	7.7
Arkansas	28	10.2
California²	232	6.4
Colorado	30	6.3
Connecticut	30	8.4
Delaware	7	8.8
District of Columbia	5	9.3
Florida	170	9.6
Georgia	66	7.2
Hawaii	9	7.2
Idaho	11	7.5
Illinois²	103	8.1
Indiana	55	8.8
Iowa	28	9.4
Kansas	25	9.0
Kentucky	40	9.7
Louisiana	42	9.3
Maine	13	9.7
Maryland	44	7.9
Massachusetts	53	8.3
Michigan	87	8.6
Minnesota	37	7.3
Mississippi	29	10.1
Missouri	55	9.4
Montana	8	9.0
Nebraska	15	8.5
Nevada	19	7.7
New Hampshire	10	7.6
New Jersey²	72	8.3
New Mexico	15	7.7
New York	154	8.0
North Carolina	75	8.6
North Dakota	6	9.1
Ohio	108	9.4
Oklahoma	36	10.2
Oregon	31	8.6
Pennsylvania	128	10.4
Rhode Island	10	9.4
South Carolina	37	8.8
South Dakota	7	9.1
Tennessee	57	9.6
Texas	155	6.8
Utah	13	5.4
Vermont	5	7.9
Virginia	58	7.6
Washington	46	7.3
West Virginia	21	11.4
Wisconsin	47	8.4
Wyoming	4	8.0

Puerto Rico	29	n.a.
Virgin Islands	n.a.	n.a.
Guam	n.a.	n.a.
American Samoa	n.a.	n.a.
Northern Marianas	n.a.	n.a.

NOTE: Preliminary data.

1. Excludes data for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas.

2. Not shown separately, but included in U.S. totals.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 20, August 21, 2007.

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