A comprehensive summary of Wyoming'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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WYOMING TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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WYOMING MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
217.63 |
33 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
196.86 |
43 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
77.45 |
7 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
60.37 |
10 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
36.06 |
41 |
| 6. |
Suicide |
32.44 |
3 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
32.16 |
8 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
23.23 |
11 |
| 9. |
Alzheimer's |
20.46 |
23 |
| 10. |
Liver Disease |
18.99 |
2 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
15.93 |
33 |
| 12. |
Blood Poisoning |
10.71 |
28 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
9.43 |
30 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.69 |
24 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
4.19 |
39 |
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WYOMING FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
159.77 |
15 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
143.05 |
29 |
| 3. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
52.60 |
1 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
40.39 |
32 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
35.40 |
7 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
21.74 |
17 |
| 7. |
Alzheimer's |
20.95 |
43 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
19.36 |
2 |
| 9. |
Liver Disease |
12.60 |
1 |
| 10. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
11.44 |
26 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
6.98 |
6 |
| 12. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.33 |
40 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
4.73 |
20 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
4.57 |
46 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.59 |
24 |
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 WYOMING TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
592 |
19.14 |
| 2. |
Lung Disease |
286 |
9.25 |
| 3. |
Lung Cancers |
249 |
8.05 |
| 4. |
Stroke |
209 |
6.76 |
| 5. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
139 |
4.49 |
| 6. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
124 |
4.01 |
| 7. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
114 |
3.69 |
| 8. |
Alzheimers |
110 |
3.56 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
101 |
3.27 |
| 10. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
101 |
3.27 |
| 11. |
Liver Disease |
86 |
2.78 |
| 12. |
Other Injuries |
83 |
2.68 |
| 13. |
Kidney Disease |
70 |
2.26 |
| 14. |
Breast Cancer |
67 |
2.17 |
| 15. |
Pancreas Cancer |
62 |
2.00 |
| 16. |
Lymphomas |
60 |
1.94 |
| 17. |
Endocrine Disorders |
58 |
1.88 |
| 18. |
Poisonings |
51 |
1.65 |
| 19. |
Prostate Cancer |
45 |
1.45 |
| 20. |
Leukemia |
45 |
1.45 |
| 21. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
40 |
1.29 |
| 22. |
Parkinson Disease |
35 |
1.13 |
| 23. |
Falls |
33 |
1.07 |
| 24. |
Hypertension |
31 |
1.00 |
| 25. |
Ovary Cancer |
30 |
0.97 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Other Neoplasms |
28 |
0.91
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| 27. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
24 |
0.78
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| 28. |
Liver Cancer |
24 |
0.78
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| 29. |
Alcohol |
23 |
0.74
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| 30. |
Skin Cancers |
20 |
0.65
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| 31. |
Congenital Anomalies |
20 |
0.65
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| 32. |
Bladder Cancer |
20 |
0.65
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| 33. |
Violence |
17 |
0.55
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| 34. |
Uterin Cancer |
14 |
0.45
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| 35. |
Malnutrition |
12 |
0.39
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| 36. |
Oral Cancer |
12 |
0.39
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| 37. |
Stomach Cancer |
11 |
0.36
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| 38. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
11 |
0.36
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| 39. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
10 |
0.32
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| 40. |
Drownings |
9 |
0.29
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| 41. |
Hepatitis C |
8 |
0.26
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| 42. |
Cervical Cancer |
7 |
0.23
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| 43. |
Asthma |
6 |
0.19
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| 44. |
Skin Disease |
5 |
0.16
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| 45. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
5 |
0.16
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| 46. |
Low Birth Weight |
4 |
0.13
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| 47. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
4 |
0.13
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| 48. |
Anaemia |
4 |
0.13
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| 49. |
Fires |
4 |
0.13
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| 50. |
Epilepsy |
4 |
0.13
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 WYOMING CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
48.9 |
47 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
111.5 |
42 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
3.9 |
50 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
24.9 |
9 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
17.3 |
38 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
48.8 |
18 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
8.8 |
48 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
10.9 |
1 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
173.4 |
6 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
8.8 |
48 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
14.2 |
2 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
6.2 |
13 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
11.4 |
29 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
21.3 |
36 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
5.7 |
11 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
17.6 |
30 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.3 |
50 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
45.1 |
44 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
23.1 |
28 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
3.8 |
20 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
4.6 |
19 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
6.0 |
48 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
18.5 |
15 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
7.3 |
28 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
27.1 |
9 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
7.2 |
51 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
5.6 |
11 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
12.0 |
5 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
N/A |
N/A |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.5 |
26 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
3.7 |
2 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.1 |
37 |
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 WYOMING 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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WYOMING |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
178.15 |
27 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
174.34 |
36 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
56.99 |
6 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
56.42 |
4 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
39.46 |
32 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
26.14 |
13 |
| 7. |
Alzheimer's |
20.93 |
37 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
20.89 |
3 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
19.67 |
3 |
| 10. |
Liver Disease |
15.50 |
2 |
| 11. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
13.07 |
29 |
| 12. |
Blood Poisoning |
8.40 |
32 |
| 13. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.83 |
21 |
| 14. |
Hypertension/Renal |
5.69 |
41 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
3.40 |
35 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
15.7 |
27 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
19.3 |
22 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
56.7 |
4 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
25.0 |
40 |
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