A comprehensive summary of Kansas's health including total deaths and death rates for 50 causes of death by age and gender. Use navigation on left side for more comparisions including cause of death county data. Navigate to other states from drop down at top left. Latest CDC data is used.
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KANSAS TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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KANSAS MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
223.99 |
22 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
221.48 |
29 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
60.30 |
11 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
55.57 |
30 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
46.99 |
14 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
24.17 |
39 |
| 7. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
24.09 |
7 |
| 8. |
Suicide |
22.75 |
18 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
22.29 |
15 |
| 10. |
Alzheimer's |
20.39 |
25 |
| 11. |
Parkinson's Disease |
12.02 |
7 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
10.68 |
33 |
| 13. |
Blood Poisoning |
9.85 |
29 |
| 14. |
Homicide |
6.24 |
31 |
| 15. |
Hypertension/Renal |
3.92 |
49 |
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KANSAS FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
149.04 |
38 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
144.35 |
28 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
44.99 |
15 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
41.19 |
18 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
27.70 |
24 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
27.46 |
21 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
21.67 |
18 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
17.14 |
8 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
14.38 |
17 |
| 10. |
Blood Poisoning |
8.79 |
28 |
| 11. |
Hypertension/Renal |
5.63 |
41 |
| 12. |
Suicide |
5.12 |
24 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
5.08 |
33 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
4.80 |
19 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.98 |
35 |
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 KANSAS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
3,327 |
19.61 |
| 2. |
Lung Cancers |
1,511 |
8.91 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
1,498 |
8.83 |
| 4. |
Lung Disease |
1,438 |
8.48 |
| 5. |
Alzheimers |
860 |
5.07 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
702 |
4.14 |
| 7. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
667 |
3.93 |
| 8. |
Kidney Disease |
572 |
3.37 |
| 9. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
532 |
3.14 |
| 10. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
450 |
2.65 |
| 11. |
Breast Cancer |
401 |
2.36 |
| 12. |
Suicide |
382 |
2.25 |
| 13. |
Lymphomas |
371 |
2.19 |
| 14. |
Endocrine Disorders |
299 |
1.76 |
| 15. |
Pancreas Cancer |
296 |
1.74 |
| 16. |
Prostate Cancer |
284 |
1.67 |
| 17. |
Leukemia |
280 |
1.65 |
| 18. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
278 |
1.64 |
| 19. |
Other Injuries |
274 |
1.62 |
| 20. |
Falls |
266 |
1.57 |
| 21. |
Parkinson Disease |
239 |
1.41 |
| 22. |
Liver Disease |
227 |
1.34 |
| 23. |
Poisonings |
197 |
1.16 |
| 24. |
Hypertension |
173 |
1.02 |
| 25. |
Ovary Cancer |
143 |
0.84 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Other Neoplasms |
140 |
0.83
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| 27. |
Skin Cancers |
139 |
0.82
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| 28. |
Bladder Cancer |
128 |
0.75
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| 29. |
Liver Cancer |
120 |
0.71
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| 30. |
Violence |
115 |
0.68
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| 31. |
Congenital Anomalies |
115 |
0.68
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| 32. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
111 |
0.65
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| 33. |
Stomach Cancer |
88 |
0.52
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| 34. |
Low Birth Weight |
74 |
0.44
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| 35. |
Alcohol |
63 |
0.37
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| 36. |
Uterin Cancer |
61 |
0.36
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| 37. |
Oral Cancer |
57 |
0.34
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| 38. |
Hepatitis C |
53 |
0.31
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| 39. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
53 |
0.31
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| 40. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
51 |
0.30
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| 41. |
Malnutrition |
40 |
0.24
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| 42. |
Drownings |
38 |
0.22
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| 43. |
Fires |
37 |
0.22
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| 44. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
36 |
0.21
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| 45. |
Anaemia |
33 |
0.19
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| 46. |
Cervical Cancer |
30 |
0.18
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| 47. |
Asthma |
29 |
0.17
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| 48. |
Skin Disease |
26 |
0.15
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| 49. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
26 |
0.15
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| 50. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
25 |
0.15
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 KANSAS CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
68.4 |
25 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
129.6 |
6 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
4.9 |
44 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
19.5 |
31 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
20.2 |
15 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
49.8 |
12 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
12.8 |
18 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
6.0 |
43 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
149.2 |
33 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
9.8 |
38 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
12.4 |
22 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.4 |
42 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.4 |
29 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
22.6 |
27 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.6 |
35 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
21.9 |
13 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
7.1 |
15 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
54.9 |
19 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
23.9 |
19 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
2.6 |
46 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
3.7 |
46 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
6.6 |
29 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
17.6 |
24 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
6.8 |
43 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
2.3 |
23 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
21.0 |
48 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
2.1 |
44 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
9.6 |
8 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.6 |
38 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.4 |
17 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
4.0 |
31 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.2 |
39 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
2.8 |
27 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.6 |
20 |
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 KANSAS USA TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH COMPARISION |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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UNITED STATES |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
190.88 |
1 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
178.37 |
2 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
42.24 |
3 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
40.76 |
4 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
39.97 |
5 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
22.68 |
6 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
22.54 |
7 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
16.23 |
8 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
14.55 |
9 |
| 10. |
Suicide |
11.26 |
10 |
| 11. |
Blood Poisoning |
10.97 |
11 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
9.11 |
12 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.38 |
13 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.37 |
14 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
6.10 |
15 |
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KANSAS |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
179.62 |
29 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
178.11 |
28 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
48.64 |
12 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
45.83 |
14 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
41.12 |
28 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
25.12 |
21 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
22.72 |
30 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
19.82 |
7 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
17.42 |
16 |
| 10. |
Suicide |
13.68 |
19 |
| 11. |
Blood Poisoning |
9.22 |
29 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
7.79 |
32 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
7.45 |
13 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
5.16 |
44 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
4.16 |
31 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
14.5 |
34 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
17.8 |
30 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
48.5 |
33 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
28.2 |
16 |
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