A comprehensive summary of North Dakota'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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NORTH DAKOTA TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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NORTH DAKOTA MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
217.47 |
34 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
195.68 |
44 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
56.98 |
27 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
46.83 |
33 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
37.55 |
36 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
33.68 |
1 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
32.67 |
6 |
| 8. |
Suicide |
26.54 |
7 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
19.02 |
26 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
9.65 |
46 |
| 11. |
Liver Disease |
9.52 |
43 |
| 12. |
Parkinson's Disease |
8.28 |
42 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.55 |
26 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
3.29 |
50 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.98 |
49 |
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NORTH DAKOTA FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
143.47 |
42 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
122.04 |
45 |
| 3. |
Alzheimer's |
43.75 |
2 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
36.78 |
40 |
| 5. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
24.18 |
49 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
23.82 |
9 |
| 7. |
Accidents |
21.87 |
42 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
11.69 |
42 |
| 9. |
Hypertension/Renal |
9.00 |
6 |
| 10. |
Parkinson's Disease |
5.79 |
4 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
4.20 |
51 |
| 12. |
Blood Poisoning |
3.60 |
50 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
3.18 |
51 |
| 14. |
Suicide |
2.44 |
51 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.27 |
31 |
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 NORTH DAKOTA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
1,040 |
24.12 |
| 2. |
Alzheimers |
395 |
9.16 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
330 |
7.65 |
| 4. |
Lung Cancers |
302 |
7.00 |
| 5. |
Lung Disease |
255 |
5.91 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
226 |
5.24 |
| 7. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
135 |
3.13 |
| 8. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
126 |
2.92 |
| 9. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
109 |
2.53 |
| 10. |
Breast Cancer |
102 |
2.37 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
95 |
2.20 |
| 12. |
Pancreas Cancer |
80 |
1.86 |
| 13. |
Lymphomas |
77 |
1.79 |
| 14. |
Endocrine Disorders |
75 |
1.74 |
| 15. |
Hypertension |
72 |
1.67 |
| 16. |
Other Injuries |
70 |
1.62 |
| 17. |
Prostate Cancer |
69 |
1.60 |
| 18. |
Falls |
69 |
1.60 |
| 19. |
Leukemia |
68 |
1.58 |
| 20. |
Parkinson Disease |
58 |
1.35 |
| 21. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
58 |
1.35 |
| 22. |
Kidney Disease |
57 |
1.32 |
| 23. |
Liver Disease |
42 |
0.97 |
| 24. |
Bladder Cancer |
42 |
0.97 |
| 25. |
Ovary Cancer |
34 |
0.79 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Congenital Anomalies |
33 |
0.77
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| 27. |
Liver Cancer |
30 |
0.70
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| 28. |
Poisonings |
28 |
0.65
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| 29. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
26 |
0.60
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| 30. |
Other Neoplasms |
22 |
0.51
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| 31. |
Oral Cancer |
22 |
0.51
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| 32. |
Stomach Cancer |
21 |
0.49
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| 33. |
Uterin Cancer |
19 |
0.44
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| 34. |
Skin Cancers |
17 |
0.39
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| 35. |
Low Birth Weight |
16 |
0.37
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| 36. |
Alcohol |
16 |
0.37
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| 37. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
15 |
0.35
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| 38. |
Violence |
14 |
0.32
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| 39. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
11 |
0.26
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| 40. |
Asthma |
9 |
0.21
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| 41. |
Drownings |
8 |
0.19
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| 42. |
Cervical Cancer |
8 |
0.19
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| 43. |
Skin Disease |
7 |
0.16
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| 44. |
Depression |
6 |
0.14
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| 45. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
5 |
0.12
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| 46. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
5 |
0.12
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| 47. |
Anaemia |
5 |
0.12
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| 48. |
Epilepsy |
5 |
0.12
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| 49. |
Hepatitis C |
4 |
0.09
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| 50. |
Osteoarthritis |
3 |
0.07
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 NORTH DAKOTA CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
53.0 |
44 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
122.7 |
20 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
5.0 |
43 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
23.1 |
12 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
17.1 |
40 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
48.5 |
20 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
15.0 |
4 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
177.7 |
5 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
9.7 |
42 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
14.1 |
3 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.6 |
35 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.6 |
22 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
28.6 |
9 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.6 |
35 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
14.6 |
43 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
6.3 |
37 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
48.6 |
34 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
20.4 |
48 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
4.7 |
2 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
4.4 |
23 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
6.7 |
26 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
18.7 |
13 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
8.3 |
7 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
26.7 |
11 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
9.1 |
15 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
3.9 |
49 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
12.5 |
2 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
7.1 |
2 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.0 |
48 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
2.3 |
47 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.6 |
20 |
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 NORTH DAKOTA 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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NORTH DAKOTA |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
165.27 |
45 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
163.94 |
39 |
| 3. |
Alzheimer's |
40.30 |
2 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
39.37 |
32 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
37.28 |
42 |
| 6. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
32.87 |
43 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
28.29 |
6 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
14.55 |
36 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
14.49 |
14 |
| 10. |
Hypertension/Renal |
8.01 |
13 |
| 11. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.85 |
20 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
6.27 |
50 |
| 13. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
6.18 |
51 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
3.40 |
50 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.14 |
45 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
21.4 |
2 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
18.1 |
29 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
52.7 |
15 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
27.7 |
21 |
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