A comprehensive summary of South 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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SOUTH DAKOTA TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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SOUTH DAKOTA MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
211.25 |
38 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
210.78 |
33 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
65.45 |
4 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
57.82 |
23 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
39.61 |
30 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
30.80 |
11 |
| 7. |
Alzheimer's |
23.88 |
8 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
18.48 |
28 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
18.36 |
33 |
| 10. |
Liver Disease |
13.36 |
14 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
9.17 |
48 |
| 12. |
Parkinson's Disease |
8.81 |
38 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.31 |
29 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.23 |
44 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.62 |
50 |
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SOUTH DAKOTA FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
144.57 |
41 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
117.59 |
48 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
37.66 |
38 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
34.98 |
33 |
| 5. |
Alzheimer's |
32.93 |
8 |
| 6. |
Accidents |
27.50 |
25 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
21.23 |
21 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
17.32 |
6 |
| 9. |
Liver Disease |
9.32 |
4 |
| 10. |
Suicide |
6.47 |
10 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
6.38 |
48 |
| 12. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.27 |
29 |
| 13. |
Blood Poisoning |
5.94 |
43 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
4.10 |
38 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.05 |
34 |
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 SOUTH DAKOTA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
1,234 |
23.11 |
| 2. |
Lung Disease |
437 |
8.18 |
| 3. |
Lung Cancers |
424 |
7.94 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
410 |
7.68 |
| 5. |
Alzheimers |
346 |
6.48 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
247 |
4.63 |
| 7. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
189 |
3.54 |
| 8. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
168 |
3.15 |
| 9. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
146 |
2.73 |
| 10. |
Falls |
131 |
2.45 |
| 11. |
Breast Cancer |
114 |
2.13 |
| 12. |
Suicide |
102 |
1.91 |
| 13. |
Prostate Cancer |
97 |
1.82 |
| 14. |
Lymphomas |
96 |
1.80 |
| 15. |
Liver Disease |
95 |
1.78 |
| 16. |
Pancreas Cancer |
94 |
1.76 |
| 17. |
Kidney Disease |
82 |
1.54 |
| 18. |
Leukemia |
76 |
1.42 |
| 19. |
Endocrine Disorders |
75 |
1.40 |
| 20. |
Hypertension |
69 |
1.29 |
| 21. |
Parkinson Disease |
61 |
1.14 |
| 22. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
61 |
1.14 |
| 23. |
Other Injuries |
60 |
1.12 |
| 24. |
Other Neoplasms |
47 |
0.88 |
| 25. |
Ovary Cancer |
43 |
0.81 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
43 |
0.81
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| 27. |
Congenital Anomalies |
43 |
0.81
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| 28. |
Skin Cancers |
41 |
0.77
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| 29. |
Stomach Cancer |
36 |
0.67
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| 30. |
Liver Cancer |
36 |
0.67
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| 31. |
Bladder Cancer |
34 |
0.64
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| 32. |
Poisonings |
24 |
0.45
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| 33. |
Uterin Cancer |
24 |
0.45
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| 34. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
16 |
0.30
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| 35. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
16 |
0.30
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| 36. |
Oral Cancer |
16 |
0.30
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| 37. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
16 |
0.30
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| 38. |
Asthma |
16 |
0.30
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| 39. |
Violence |
15 |
0.28
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| 40. |
Skin Disease |
14 |
0.26
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| 41. |
Low Birth Weight |
12 |
0.22
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| 42. |
Hepatitis C |
12 |
0.22
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| 43. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
11 |
0.21
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| 44. |
Cervical Cancer |
9 |
0.17
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| 45. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
8 |
0.15
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| 46. |
Fires |
8 |
0.15
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| 47. |
Malnutrition |
7 |
0.13
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| 48. |
Anaemia |
7 |
0.13
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| 49. |
Birth Trauma |
7 |
0.13
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| 50. |
Alcohol |
7 |
0.13
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 SOUTH DAKOTA CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
59.2 |
40 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
104.4 |
48 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
5.2 |
39 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
19.8 |
27 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
17.0 |
41 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
42.7 |
43 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
11.6 |
27 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
4.4 |
49 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
144.6 |
38 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
8.0 |
49 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
10.0 |
47 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
3.0 |
49 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
8.2 |
50 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
22.4 |
30 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.4 |
44 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
14.9 |
41 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
6.9 |
18 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
48.2 |
36 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
19.6 |
50 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
4.2 |
15 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
4.1 |
39 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
6.8 |
21 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
15.6 |
42 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
7.0 |
33 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
26.4 |
14 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
2.2 |
42 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
9.8 |
2 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
3.5 |
51 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
9.5 |
49 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
3.6 |
41 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
5.1 |
15 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
2.6 |
36 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
5.3 |
4 |
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 SOUTH 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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SOUTH DAKOTA |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
171.20 |
38 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
158.92 |
44 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
46.90 |
17 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
41.82 |
24 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
38.61 |
36 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
30.17 |
6 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
25.55 |
15 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
17.87 |
19 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
12.48 |
26 |
| 10. |
Liver Disease |
11.29 |
10 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
7.43 |
48 |
| 12. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.43 |
27 |
| 13. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.02 |
44 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
5.95 |
40 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.85 |
48 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
19.2 |
5 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
17.5 |
35 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
47.8 |
39 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
28.5 |
15 |
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