A comprehensive summary of New Hampshire'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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NEW HAMPSHIRE TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
220.21 |
25 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
218.81 |
32 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
50.89 |
38 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
48.92 |
28 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
32.86 |
49 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
26.07 |
30 |
| 7. |
Alzheimer's |
20.98 |
19 |
| 8. |
Suicide |
17.77 |
36 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
15.71 |
39 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
13.30 |
39 |
| 11. |
Liver Disease |
10.58 |
35 |
| 12. |
Blood Poisoning |
9.63 |
31 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
9.60 |
29 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
5.01 |
43 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.06 |
51 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
161.80 |
10 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
141.60 |
30 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
41.27 |
17 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
34.44 |
45 |
| 5. |
Alzheimer's |
33.05 |
7 |
| 6. |
Accidents |
27.33 |
28 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
15.52 |
44 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
14.05 |
26 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
9.34 |
37 |
| 10. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.94 |
38 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
5.09 |
25 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
5.03 |
36 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
4.44 |
50 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
4.20 |
34 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
0.99 |
49 |
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 NEW HAMPSHIRE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
1,690 |
22.25 |
| 2. |
Lung Cancers |
747 |
9.84 |
| 3. |
Lung Disease |
593 |
7.81 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
489 |
6.44 |
| 5. |
Alzheimers |
418 |
5.50 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
280 |
3.69 |
| 7. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
216 |
2.84 |
| 8. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
207 |
2.73 |
| 9. |
Breast Cancer |
186 |
2.45 |
| 10. |
Pancreas Cancer |
181 |
2.38 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
158 |
2.08 |
| 12. |
Poisonings |
157 |
2.07 |
| 13. |
Kidney Disease |
153 |
2.01 |
| 14. |
Falls |
145 |
1.91 |
| 15. |
Endocrine Disorders |
144 |
1.90 |
| 16. |
Lymphomas |
142 |
1.87 |
| 17. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
138 |
1.82 |
| 18. |
Prostate Cancer |
130 |
1.71 |
| 19. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
128 |
1.69 |
| 20. |
Liver Disease |
115 |
1.51 |
| 21. |
Leukemia |
91 |
1.20 |
| 22. |
Parkinson Disease |
86 |
1.13 |
| 23. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
82 |
1.08 |
| 24. |
Other Injuries |
81 |
1.07 |
| 25. |
Bladder Cancer |
75 |
0.99 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Liver Cancer |
69 |
0.91
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| 27. |
Hypertension |
69 |
0.91
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| 28. |
Other Neoplasms |
68 |
0.90
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| 29. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
67 |
0.88
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| 30. |
Ovary Cancer |
56 |
0.74
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| 31. |
Alcohol |
56 |
0.74
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| 32. |
Stomach Cancer |
53 |
0.70
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| 33. |
Skin Cancers |
48 |
0.63
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| 34. |
Uterin Cancer |
42 |
0.55
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| 35. |
Congenital Anomalies |
38 |
0.50
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| 36. |
Oral Cancer |
35 |
0.46
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| 37. |
Hepatitis C |
24 |
0.32
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| 38. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
19 |
0.25
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| 39. |
Cervical Cancer |
18 |
0.24
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| 40. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
16 |
0.21
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| 41. |
Anaemia |
16 |
0.21
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| 42. |
Asthma |
16 |
0.21
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| 43. |
Low Birth Weight |
15 |
0.20
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| 44. |
Violence |
14 |
0.18
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| 45. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
12 |
0.16
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| 46. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
11 |
0.14
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| 47. |
Skin Disease |
10 |
0.13
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| 48. |
HIV/AIDS |
10 |
0.13
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| 49. |
Fires |
10 |
0.13
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| 50. |
Drownings |
8 |
0.11
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 NEW HAMPSHIRE CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
66.8 |
27 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
129.9 |
5 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
5.6 |
32 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
27.2 |
4 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
18.7 |
26 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
43.3 |
39 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
11.8 |
24 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
6.9 |
35 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
160.7 |
21 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
9.0 |
45 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
12.4 |
22 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.0 |
45 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
12.3 |
10 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
31.0 |
4 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
7.4 |
3 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
27.3 |
3 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
6.8 |
21 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
51.7 |
27 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
20.7 |
45 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
2.9 |
41 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
4.6 |
19 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
5.1 |
52 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
17.2 |
25 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
6.9 |
37 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
2.2 |
29 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
24.6 |
24 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
2.6 |
21 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
8.6 |
28 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.8 |
32 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
12.1 |
4 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
3.4 |
42 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
6.6 |
3 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
3.3 |
7 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.5 |
22 |
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 NEW HAMPSHIRE 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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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
184.66 |
21 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
175.16 |
31 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
43.97 |
25 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
38.66 |
34 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
34.35 |
46 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
29.01 |
9 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
20.10 |
39 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
14.49 |
37 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
11.12 |
33 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
10.70 |
40 |
| 11. |
Blood Poisoning |
8.15 |
33 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
7.77 |
34 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.26 |
30 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
4.80 |
46 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.01 |
51 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
| GOOD |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
15.7 |
27 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
17.0 |
37 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
54.0 |
11 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
25.4 |
35 |
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