A comprehensive summary of Vermont'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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VERMONT TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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VERMONT MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
221.93 |
24 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
203.11 |
43 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
57.65 |
24 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
51.32 |
24 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
36.55 |
40 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
28.24 |
21 |
| 7. |
Suicide |
22.47 |
19 |
| 8. |
Alzheimer's |
21.56 |
15 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
12.78 |
50 |
| 10. |
Parkinson's Disease |
11.96 |
8 |
| 11. |
Liver Disease |
9.03 |
48 |
| 12. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
7.96 |
51 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
3.80 |
51 |
| 14. |
Homicide |
3.23 |
43 |
| 15. |
Blood Poisoning |
3.14 |
51 |
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VERMONT FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
167.41 |
6 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
130.52 |
37 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
41.80 |
13 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
38.00 |
37 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
32.53 |
15 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
31.82 |
10 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
20.90 |
23 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
7.88 |
49 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
6.80 |
45 |
| 10. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.60 |
25 |
| 11. |
Parkinson's Disease |
5.61 |
6 |
| 12. |
Suicide |
5.52 |
19 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
5.25 |
30 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
4.43 |
49 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.46 |
44 |
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 VERMONT TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
824 |
21.25 |
| 2. |
Lung Cancers |
404 |
10.42 |
| 3. |
Lung Disease |
307 |
7.92 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
269 |
6.94 |
| 5. |
Alzheimers |
205 |
5.29 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
170 |
4.38 |
| 7. |
Falls |
134 |
3.46 |
| 8. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
130 |
3.35 |
| 9. |
Breast Cancer |
99 |
2.55 |
| 10. |
Suicide |
89 |
2.29 |
| 11. |
Endocrine Disorders |
84 |
2.17 |
| 12. |
Pancreas Cancer |
74 |
1.91 |
| 13. |
Lymphomas |
73 |
1.88 |
| 14. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
71 |
1.83 |
| 15. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
70 |
1.81 |
| 16. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
60 |
1.55 |
| 17. |
Prostate Cancer |
56 |
1.44 |
| 18. |
Kidney Disease |
56 |
1.44 |
| 19. |
Parkinson Disease |
55 |
1.42 |
| 20. |
Liver Disease |
54 |
1.39 |
| 21. |
Leukemia |
51 |
1.32 |
| 22. |
Poisonings |
46 |
1.19 |
| 23. |
Other Injuries |
45 |
1.16 |
| 24. |
Bladder Cancer |
41 |
1.06 |
| 25. |
Hypertension |
40 |
1.03 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
39 |
1.01
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| 27. |
Other Neoplasms |
37 |
0.95
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| 28. |
Ovary Cancer |
36 |
0.93
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| 29. |
Skin Cancers |
32 |
0.83
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| 30. |
Liver Cancer |
26 |
0.67
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| 31. |
Stomach Cancer |
23 |
0.59
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| 32. |
Congenital Anomalies |
20 |
0.52
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| 33. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
19 |
0.49
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| 34. |
Oral Cancer |
18 |
0.46
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| 35. |
Alcohol |
17 |
0.44
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| 36. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
15 |
0.39
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| 37. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
15 |
0.39
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| 38. |
Uterin Cancer |
15 |
0.39
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| 39. |
Violence |
13 |
0.34
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| 40. |
Hepatitis C |
12 |
0.31
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| 41. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
10 |
0.26
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| 42. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
9 |
0.23
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| 43. |
Drownings |
8 |
0.21
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| 44. |
Asthma |
8 |
0.21
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| 45. |
Fires |
7 |
0.18
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| 46. |
Cervical Cancer |
7 |
0.18
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| 47. |
Malnutrition |
6 |
0.15
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| 48. |
Depression |
4 |
0.10
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| 49. |
Skin Disease |
4 |
0.10
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| 50. |
Osteoarthritis |
4 |
0.10
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 VERMONT CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
79.2 |
7 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
135.7 |
1 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
4.4 |
48 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
27.2 |
4 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
22.1 |
2 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
48.2 |
22 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
12.9 |
16 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
5.7 |
47 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
158.5 |
23 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
13.7 |
3 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
13.2 |
9 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
2.9 |
50 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
10.7 |
40 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
32.4 |
2 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
6.4 |
6 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
27.7 |
2 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
8.2 |
1 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
50.1 |
29 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
21.9 |
35 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
5.7 |
3 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
6.4 |
36 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
16.4 |
36 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
8.9 |
2 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
21.4 |
45 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
3.4 |
2 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
7.7 |
44 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
3.9 |
49 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
8.2 |
52 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
4.2 |
25 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.8 |
20 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
3.0 |
18 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.8 |
13 |
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 VERMONT 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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VERMONT |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
188.53 |
16 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
161.43 |
42 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
44.92 |
21 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
44.74 |
19 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
37.68 |
41 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
28.41 |
10 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
24.43 |
18 |
| 8. |
Suicide |
13.76 |
16 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
9.79 |
50 |
| 10. |
Parkinson's Disease |
7.93 |
5 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
7.48 |
47 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
7.04 |
44 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
5.67 |
42 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
4.05 |
49 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.34 |
42 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
17.1 |
17 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
16.7 |
40 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
57.6 |
3 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
22.8 |
46 |
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