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Arkansas
ARKANSAS TOP 40 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
133.78
2
2. COVID-19
127.72
14
3. Lung Disease
60.17
1
4. Stroke
49.89
5
5. Lung Cancers
43.99
5
6. Alzheimers
43.19
5
7. Hypertension
40.62
8
8. Diabetes Mellitus
39.32
3
9. Kidney Disease
21.79
2
10. Breast Cancer
21.48
9
11. Poisonings
21.02
40
12. Suicide
20.61
11
13. Prostate Cancer
20.06
23
14. Endocrine Disorders
18.41
9
15. Liver Disease
16.95
18
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.55
9
17. Influenza & Pneumonia
14.72
5
18. Pancreas Cancer
11.80
20
19. Homicide
11.74
11
20. Parkinson's Disease
10.70
17
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Lymphomas
8.66
26
22. Falls
7.85
46
23. Liver Cancer
7.45
10
24. Leukemia
6.53
11
25. Inflammatory/Heart
5.84
44
26. Ovary Cancer
5.83
32
27. Oesophagus Cancer
5.11
2
28. Congenital Anomalies
4.56
3
29. Bladder Cancer
4.04
33
30. Other Neoplasms
3.89
37
31. Uterin Cancer
3.46
48
32. Alcohol
3.41
42
33. Oral Cancer
3.39
8
34. Cervical Cancer
3.18
5
35. Skin Cancers
3.05
34
36. Stomach Cancer
2.36
32
37. Low Birth Weight
1.99
8
38. Drownings
1.90
6
39. HIV/AIDS
1.59
15
40. Drug Use
1.54
10
Arkansas
ARKANSAS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,007
16.36
2. COVID-19
4,736
15.48
3. Lung Disease
2,329
7.61
4. Stroke
1,828
5.97
5. Lung Cancers
1,765
5.77
6. Alzheimers
1,557
5.09
7. Hypertension
1,478
4.83
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,466
4.79
9. Kidney Disease
804
2.63
10. Road Traffic Accidents
707
2.31
11. Endocrine Disorders
662
2.16
12. Liver Disease
615
2.01
13. Suicide
611
2.00
14. Poisonings
588
1.92
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
585
1.91
16. Influenza & Pneumonia
530
1.73
17. Pancreas Cancer
457
1.49
18. Breast Cancer
434
1.42
19. Other Injuries
403
1.32
20. Parkinson's Disease
382
1.25
21. Prostate Cancer
321
1.05
22. Lymphomas
321
1.05
23. Homicide
305
1.00
24. Liver Cancer
289
0.94
25. Falls
270
0.88
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Leukemia
227
0.74
27. Oesophagus Cancer
198
0.65
28. Inflammatory/Heart
193
0.63
29. Malnutrition
191
0.62
30. Bladder Cancer
151
0.49
31. Other Neoplasms
138
0.45
32. Oral Cancer
119
0.39
33. Ovary Cancer
111
0.36
34. Alcohol
107
0.35
35. Skin Cancers
107
0.35
36. Congenital Anomalies
90
0.29
37. Stomach Cancer
79
0.26
38. Uterin Cancer
68
0.22
39. Low Birth Weight
49
0.16
40. Skin Disease
48
0.16
41. Fires
41
0.13
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
38
0.12
43. Drug Use
28
0.09
44. HIV/AIDS
28
0.09
45. Cervical Cancer
25
0.08
46. Epilepsy
25
0.08
47. Anaemia
25
0.08
48. Multiple Sclerosis
24
0.08
49. Hepatitis C
14
0.05
50. Maternal Conditions
13
0.04
Arkansas
ARKANSAS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
43.99
5
2. Breast Cancer
21.48
9
3. Prostate Cancer
20.06
23
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.55
9
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.80
20
6. Lymphomas
8.66
26
7. Liver Cancer
7.45
10
8. Leukemia
6.53
11
  Rate USA Rank
9. Ovary Cancer
5.83
32
10. Oesophagus Cancer
5.11
2
11. Bladder Cancer
4.04
33
12. Uterin Cancer
3.46
48
13. Oral Cancer
3.39
8
14. Cervical Cancer
3.18
5
15. Skin Cancers
3.05
34
16. Stomach Cancer
2.36
32

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
Arkansas
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 287.84 8,315 2,651,860
2000 283.78 8,278 2,673,400
2001 281.84 8,263 2,691,571
2002 282.79 8,330 2,705,927
2003 262.47 7,786 2,724,816
2004 252.07 7,534 2,749,686
2005 250.25 7,575 2,781,097
2006 240.50 7,431 2,821,761
2007 230.10 7,214 2,848,650
2008 236.09 7,516 2,874,554
2009 226.09 7,295 2,896,843
2010 222.52 7,274 2,915,918
2011 213.77 7,168 2,937,979
2012 218.60 7,407 2,949,131
2013 214.07 7,377 2,959,373
2014 217.50 7,581 2,966,369
2015 223.17 7,938 2,978,204
2016 223.69 8,090 2,988,248
2017 223.76 8,270 3,004,279
2018 217.44 8,171 3,013,825
2019 226.47 8,669 3,017,804
2020 222.51 8,621 3,030,522
2021 231.00 8,547 3,025,891
Arkansas
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 214.07 6,137 2,651,860
2000 210.54 6,090 2,673,400
2001 208.81 6,092 2,691,571
2002 212.82 6,282 2,705,927
2003 205.11 6,119 2,724,816
2004 208.55 6,304 2,749,686
2005 207.68 6,361 2,781,097
2006 196.74 6,177 2,821,761
2007 201.28 6,388 2,848,650
2008 201.38 6,526 2,874,554
2009 198.27 6,513 2,896,843
2010 194.71 6,475 2,915,918
2011 191.07 6,497 2,937,979
2012 189.05 6,540 2,949,131
2013 190.03 6,688 2,959,373
2014 183.11 6,546 2,966,369
2015 185.43 6,727 2,978,204
2016 178.75 6,612 2,988,248
2017 173.63 6,517 3,004,279
2018 168.83 6,491 3,013,825
2019 165.73 6,482 3,017,804
2020 163.77 6,496 3,030,522
2021 168.18 6,516 3,025,891
Arkansas
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 77.67 2,255 2,651,860
2000 77.15 2,255 2,673,400
2001 76.80 2,256 2,691,571
2002 75.67 2,232 2,705,927
2003 71.08 2,107 2,724,816
2004 65.29 1,948 2,749,686
2005 61.17 1,847 2,781,097
2006 61.16 1,884 2,821,761
2007 60.12 1,873 2,848,650
2008 54.40 1,722 2,874,554
2009 52.85 1,694 2,896,843
2010 53.77 1,741 2,915,918
2011 50.63 1,692 2,937,979
2012 49.10 1,664 2,949,131
2013 47.61 1,637 2,959,373
2014 45.45 1,583 2,966,369
2015 46.85 1,653 2,978,204
2016 45.63 1,643 2,988,248
2017 43.84 1,612 3,004,279
2018 41.52 1,551 3,013,825
2019 40.67 1,561 3,017,804
2020 43.46 1,684 3,030,522
2021 49.89 1,841 3,025,891
Arkansas
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 46.78 1,358 2,651,860
2000 47.98 1,405 2,673,400
2001 46.47 1,368 2,691,571
2002 48.55 1,441 2,705,927
2003 50.11 1,500 2,724,816
2004 47.35 1,428 2,749,686
2005 51.07 1,559 2,781,097
2006 48.10 1,498 2,821,761
2007 52.58 1,656 2,848,650
2008 58.74 1,887 2,874,554
2009 56.19 1,831 2,896,843
2010 53.48 1,773 2,915,918
2011 58.85 1,985 2,937,979
2012 55.77 1,910 2,949,131
2013 60.12 2,090 2,959,373
2014 58.89 2,092 2,966,369
2015 62.44 2,270 2,978,204
2016 59.11 2,169 2,988,248
2017 66.68 2,517 3,004,279
2018 61.74 2,385 3,013,825
2019 60.22 2,364 3,017,804
2020 60.43 2,415 3,030,522
2021 61.46 2,375 3,025,891
Arkansas
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 47.56 1,287 2,651,860
2000 46.47 1,267 2,673,400
2001 46.52 1,277 2,691,571
2002 47.59 1,311 2,705,927
2003 46.89 1,304 2,724,816
2004 50.64 1,406 2,749,686
2005 46.98 1,329 2,781,097
2006 49.40 1,415 2,821,761
2007 47.79 1,391 2,848,650
2008 50.55 1,477 2,874,554
2009 50.16 1,473 2,896,843
2010 49.39 1,461 2,915,918
2011 50.16 1,510 2,937,979
2012 49.95 1,521 2,949,131
2013 44.84 1,373 2,959,373
2014 47.38 1,458 2,966,369
2015 49.64 1,538 2,978,204
2016 51.83 1,604 2,988,248
2017 51.81 1,625 3,004,279
2018 48.64 1,530 3,013,825
2019 47.97 1,527 3,017,804
2020 57.99 1,824 3,030,522
2021 65.78 2,046 3,025,891
Arkansas
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 24.17 691 2,651,860
2000 24.63 714 2,673,400
2001 25.95 756 2,691,571
2002 27.02 793 2,705,927
2003 29.94 884 2,724,816
2004 28.03 838 2,749,686
2005 27.11 824 2,781,097
2006 27.22 839 2,821,761
2007 26.85 838 2,848,650
2008 28.05 901 2,874,554
2009 27.40 890 2,896,843
2010 25.84 850 2,915,918
2011 27.00 908 2,937,979
2012 24.55 833 2,949,131
2013 24.22 835 2,959,373
2014 23.99 828 2,966,369
2015 24.74 886 2,978,204
2016 25.42 920 2,988,248
2017 32.44 1,180 3,004,279
2018 32.27 1,194 3,013,825
2019 29.78 1,144 3,017,804
2020 33.79 1,306 3,030,522
2021 39.32 1,466 3,025,891
Arkansas
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 14.84 434 2,651,860
2000 14.57 430 2,673,400
2001 15.29 452 2,691,571
2002 18.62 551 2,705,927
2003 18.62 552 2,724,816
2004 20.88 622 2,749,686
2005 22.81 686 2,781,097
2006 25.53 783 2,821,761
2007 26.49 824 2,848,650
2008 28.43 893 2,874,554
2009 27.81 885 2,896,843
2010 29.59 955 2,915,918
2011 30.41 1,002 2,937,979
2012 27.87 931 2,949,131
2013 27.19 918 2,959,373
2014 34.80 1,193 2,966,369
2015 41.50 1,457 2,978,204
2016 41.31 1,475 2,988,248
2017 39.41 1,436 3,004,279
2018 38.87 1,457 3,013,825
2019 39.52 1,507 3,017,804
2020 45.60 1,782 3,030,522
2021 43.19 1,559 3,025,891
Arkansas
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 25.47 741 2,651,860
2000 27.23 798 2,673,400
2001 25.08 735 2,691,571
2002 26.35 776 2,705,927
2003 31.13 921 2,724,816
2004 25.54 759 2,749,686
2005 29.39 886 2,781,097
2006 25.14 772 2,821,761
2007 23.52 734 2,848,650
2008 26.81 846 2,874,554
2009 22.07 705 2,896,843
2010 19.90 647 2,915,918
2011 21.84 727 2,937,979
2012 21.87 734 2,949,131
2013 23.25 794 2,959,373
2014 20.75 710 2,966,369
2015 19.97 700 2,978,204
2016 17.15 623 2,988,248
2017 19.78 720 3,004,279
2018 18.05 670 3,013,825
2019 16.56 623 3,017,804
2020 18.07 691 3,030,522
2021 14.67 534 3,025,891
Arkansas
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 15.85 458 2,651,860
2000 17.25 500 2,673,400
2001 17.74 521 2,691,571
2002 20.43 601 2,705,927
2003 17.82 526 2,724,816
2004 18.79 562 2,749,686
2005 20.58 624 2,781,097
2006 19.95 616 2,821,761
2007 21.48 666 2,848,650
2008 20.06 638 2,874,554
2009 21.11 680 2,896,843
2010 22.76 737 2,915,918
2011 23.58 787 2,937,979
2012 19.83 674 2,949,131
2013 21.97 762 2,959,373
2014 19.20 672 2,966,369
2015 19.76 707 2,978,204
2016 19.97 722 2,988,248
2017 19.68 725 3,004,279
2018 18.43 689 3,013,825
2019 16.67 635 3,017,804
2020 18.71 732 3,030,522
2021 21.23 793 3,025,891
Arkansas
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 16.50 475 2,651,860
2000 14.90 433 2,673,400
2001 17.04 499 2,691,571
2002 17.09 502 2,705,927
2003 17.00 501 2,724,816
2004 15.79 470 2,749,686
2005 17.17 518 2,781,097
2006 16.34 499 2,821,761
2007 14.72 461 2,848,650
2008 16.07 510 2,874,554
2009 16.35 523 2,896,843
2010 15.03 492 2,915,918
2011 15.46 514 2,937,979
2012 15.32 516 2,949,131
2013 15.39 529 2,959,373
2014 15.81 550 2,966,369
2015 14.98 525 2,978,204
2016 12.78 455 2,988,248
2017 12.69 460 3,004,279
2018 13.48 503 3,013,825
2019 12.87 487 3,017,804
2020 12.66 491 3,030,522
2021 15.67 596 3,025,891
Arkansas
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 12.61 336 2,651,860
2000 12.99 349 2,673,400
2001 14.25 382 2,691,571
2002 13.96 377 2,705,927
2003 13.61 374 2,724,816
2004 12.99 361 2,749,686
2005 14.34 400 2,781,097
2006 13.29 376 2,821,761
2007 14.22 402 2,848,650
2008 15.50 447 2,874,554
2009 14.45 422 2,896,843
2010 15.47 447 2,915,918
2011 15.99 462 2,937,979
2012 16.29 485 2,949,131
2013 17.34 516 2,959,373
2014 17.27 515 2,966,369
2015 19.10 577 2,978,204
2016 18.20 555 2,988,248
2017 20.80 631 3,004,279
2018 18.32 554 3,013,825
2019 17.97 548 3,017,804
2020 19.05 583 3,030,522
2021 20.61 618 3,025,891
Arkansas
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.27 150 2,651,860
2000 5.23 152 2,673,400
2001 5.87 171 2,691,571
2002 5.85 171 2,705,927
2003 7.10 209 2,724,816
2004 8.05 239 2,749,686
2005 8.64 262 2,781,097
2006 7.44 230 2,821,761
2007 8.25 257 2,848,650
2008 8.02 256 2,874,554
2009 7.43 237 2,896,843
2010 6.77 221 2,915,918
2011 7.68 254 2,937,979
2012 7.87 266 2,949,131
2013 8.14 276 2,959,373
2014 7.82 269 2,966,369
2015 9.42 329 2,978,204
2016 9.38 334 2,988,248
2017 10.97 399 3,004,279
2018 11.30 424 3,013,825
2019 9.48 363 3,017,804
2020 10.89 423 3,030,522
2021 13.64 502 3,025,891
Arkansas
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 7.96 218 2,651,860
2000 8.17 228 2,673,400
2001 8.26 233 2,691,571
2002 7.68 222 2,705,927
2003 7.51 220 2,724,816
2004 7.84 231 2,749,686
2005 7.53 228 2,781,097
2006 8.41 259 2,821,761
2007 8.52 271 2,848,650
2008 7.81 247 2,874,554
2009 8.09 264 2,896,843
2010 9.91 327 2,915,918
2011 9.42 319 2,937,979
2012 9.49 325 2,949,131
2013 9.77 338 2,959,373
2014 10.40 369 2,966,369
2015 12.11 421 2,978,204
2016 11.81 416 2,988,248
2017 11.26 399 3,004,279
2018 12.67 455 3,013,825
2019 12.89 464 3,017,804
2020 14.94 544 3,030,522
2021 16.98 625 3,025,891
Arkansas
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.57 133 2,651,860
2000 5.67 166 2,673,400
2001 5.91 174 2,691,571
2002 6.02 178 2,705,927
2003 5.06 150 2,724,816
2004 5.27 157 2,749,686
2005 5.76 173 2,781,097
2006 5.26 160 2,821,761
2007 5.52 171 2,848,650
2008 5.34 167 2,874,554
2009 6.09 192 2,896,843
2010 6.45 206 2,915,918
2011 5.73 189 2,937,979
2012 6.85 228 2,949,131
2013 5.75 196 2,959,373
2014 6.20 212 2,966,369
2015 7.02 248 2,978,204
2016 7.87 281 2,988,248
2017 8.04 295 3,004,279
2018 8.35 314 3,013,825
2019 9.76 374 3,017,804
2020 9.00 354 3,030,522
2021 10.70 395 3,025,891
Arkansas
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.81 179 2,651,860
2000 7.63 204 2,673,400
2001 6.93 183 2,691,571
2002 7.27 194 2,705,927
2003 7.29 195 2,724,816
2004 7.82 211 2,749,686
2005 7.96 219 2,781,097
2006 8.52 234 2,821,761
2007 8.75 243 2,848,650
2008 7.72 214 2,874,554
2009 7.85 219 2,896,843
2010 6.59 188 2,915,918
2011 7.36 208 2,937,979
2012 8.49 238 2,949,131
2013 7.48 212 2,959,373
2014 7.68 217 2,966,369
2015 7.45 217 2,978,204
2016 8.72 248 2,988,248
2017 9.83 278 3,004,279
2018 9.08 264 3,013,825
2019 9.38 270 3,017,804
2020 12.96 371 3,030,522
2021 11.74 335 3,025,891
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COVID-19 UPDATE

4/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
1,062,606
13,246
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

Current Covid-19 deaths compared to a simulated calendar based historical average of selected Arkansas causes.

 
 
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COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH HISTORY
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COVID-19 DEATH HISTORY
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Final Deaths 2021 Release Date 12/22.