A comprehensive summary of Maryland'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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MARYLAND TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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MARYLAND MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
249.58 |
20 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
219.45 |
27 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
44.26 |
23 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
38.93 |
44 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
37.86 |
49 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
26.74 |
28 |
| 7. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
22.61 |
13 |
| 8. |
Blood Poisoning |
19.36 |
8 |
| 9. |
Homicide |
18.06 |
3 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
16.70 |
30 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
14.97 |
44 |
| 12. |
Alzheimer's |
13.97 |
45 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
10.65 |
34 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
9.34 |
31 |
| 15. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.41 |
16 |
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MARYLAND FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
166.85 |
13 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
154.99 |
26 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
41.25 |
26 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
32.73 |
40 |
| 5. |
Diabetes |
20.86 |
24 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
17.07 |
47 |
| 7. |
Accidents |
16.01 |
50 |
| 8. |
Blood Poisoning |
15.15 |
8 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
15.02 |
21 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
10.91 |
29 |
| 11. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.20 |
19 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
4.69 |
41 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
4.18 |
36 |
| 14. |
Suicide |
3.77 |
42 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.85 |
19 |
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MARYLAND TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
7,833 |
25.46 |
| 2. |
Lung Cancers |
2,813 |
9.14 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
2,363 |
7.68 |
| 4. |
Lung Disease |
1,814 |
5.90 |
| 5. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
1,301 |
4.23 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
1,002 |
3.26 |
| 7. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
998 |
3.24 |
| 8. |
Alzheimers |
881 |
2.86 |
| 9. |
Breast Cancer |
818 |
2.66 |
| 10. |
Kidney Disease |
752 |
2.44 |
| 11. |
Endocrine Disorders |
698 |
2.27 |
| 12. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
670 |
2.18 |
| 13. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
636 |
2.07 |
| 14. |
Pancreas Cancer |
631 |
2.05 |
| 15. |
Violence |
573 |
1.86 |
| 16. |
Lymphomas |
572 |
1.86 |
| 17. |
Prostate Cancer |
550 |
1.79 |
| 18. |
Suicide |
518 |
1.68 |
| 19. |
Liver Disease |
445 |
1.45 |
| 20. |
HIV/AIDS |
436 |
1.42 |
| 21. |
Hypertension |
411 |
1.34 |
| 22. |
Falls |
410 |
1.33 |
| 23. |
Leukemia |
372 |
1.21 |
| 24. |
Parkinson Disease |
327 |
1.06 |
| 25. |
Other Injuries |
307 |
1.00 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Liver Cancer |
306 |
0.99
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| 27. |
Other Neoplasms |
287 |
0.93
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| 28. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
276 |
0.90
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| 29. |
Ovary Cancer |
246 |
0.80
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| 30. |
Bladder Cancer |
242 |
0.79
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| 31. |
Stomach Cancer |
210 |
0.68
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| 32. |
Low Birth Weight |
196 |
0.64
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| 33. |
Skin Cancers |
192 |
0.62
|
| 34. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
187 |
0.61
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| 35. |
Congenital Anomalies |
176 |
0.57
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| 36. |
Oral Cancer |
148 |
0.48
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| 37. |
Uterin Cancer |
148 |
0.48
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| 38. |
Hepatitis C |
115 |
0.37
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| 39. |
Skin Disease |
94 |
0.31
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| 40. |
Alcohol |
91 |
0.30
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| 41. |
Fires |
85 |
0.28
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| 42. |
Cervical Cancer |
75 |
0.24
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| 43. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
73 |
0.24
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| 44. |
Asthma |
72 |
0.23
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| 45. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
53 |
0.17
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| 46. |
Poisonings |
49 |
0.16
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| 47. |
Drownings |
47 |
0.15
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| 48. |
Anaemia |
43 |
0.14
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| 49. |
Malnutrition |
40 |
0.13
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| 50. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
40 |
0.13
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MARYLAND CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
62.9 |
36 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
112.6 |
39 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
6.4 |
19 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
17.2 |
43 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
15.3 |
50 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
41.2 |
46 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
8.5 |
49 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
6.7 |
37 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
153.6 |
28 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
8.9 |
47 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
10.7 |
43 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.5 |
40 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.4 |
29 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
22.2 |
31 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.7 |
32 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
19.6 |
22 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
6.7 |
26 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
53.0 |
22 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
25.0 |
13 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
4.3 |
11 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
4.5 |
21 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
5.8 |
50 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
18.4 |
17 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
6.8 |
43 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
2.2 |
29 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
26.4 |
14 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
2.8 |
13 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
8.6 |
28 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
5.1 |
23 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.6 |
13 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
4.9 |
10 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.3 |
34 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
3.1 |
11 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
3.9 |
41 |
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MARYLAND 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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MARYLAND |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
202.50 |
17 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
180.40 |
24 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
42.76 |
25 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
35.08 |
41 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
26.26 |
50 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
23.34 |
26 |
| 7. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
17.96 |
18 |
| 8. |
Blood Poisoning |
16.84 |
8 |
| 9. |
Alzheimer's |
16.09 |
47 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
13.14 |
28 |
| 11. |
Homicide |
10.38 |
4 |
| 12. |
Suicide |
9.05 |
44 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
7.41 |
39 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.37 |
19 |
| 15. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.13 |
35 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
| GOOD |
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POOR |
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Alcohol
Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
12.6 |
44 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
14.9 |
49 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
48.2 |
36 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
26.6 |
27 |
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