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Iowa
IOWA 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
107.74
10
2. COVID-19
75.94
33
3. Lung Disease
38.51
20
4. Lung Cancers
34.40
17
5. Stroke
33.76
39
6. Hypertension
29.31
25
7. Alzheimers
28.22
33
8. Diabetes Mellitus
24.99
27
9. Prostate Cancer
18.87
36
10. Breast Cancer
18.07
38
11. Suicide
17.45
21
12. Endocrine Disorders
16.20
23
13. Falls
14.93
15
14. Poisonings
14.20
49
15. Liver Disease
13.64
32
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.39
27
17. Pancreas Cancer
11.33
32
18. Kidney Disease
10.45
37
19. Parkinson's Disease
10.33
23
20. Lymphomas
9.69
6
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Influenza & Pneumonia
8.65
38
22. Inflammatory/Heart
7.16
26
23. Leukemia
6.57
10
24. Alcohol
6.21
14
25. Liver Cancer
5.95
35
26. Ovary Cancer
5.66
40
27. Uterin Cancer
5.46
19
28. Other Neoplasms
4.63
16
29. Bladder Cancer
4.47
19
30. Oesophagus Cancer
4.20
20
31. Skin Cancers
3.46
18
32. Homicide
3.18
43
33. Congenital Anomalies
2.64
41
34. Oral Cancer
2.34
42
35. Stomach Cancer
1.52
49
36. Cervical Cancer
1.24
37
37. Drownings
1.23
25
38. Low Birth Weight
1.20
29
39. Drug Use
0.82
28
40. HIV/AIDS
0.00
0
Iowa
IOWA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,509
18.12
2. COVID-19
3,090
12.42
3. Lung Disease
1,626
6.53
4. Lung Cancers
1,452
5.83
5. Stroke
1,393
5.60
6. Hypertension
1,221
4.91
7. Alzheimers
1,184
4.76
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,014
4.07
9. Endocrine Disorders
643
2.58
10. Falls
614
2.47
11. Suicide
543
2.18
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
539
2.17
13. Liver Disease
495
1.99
14. Pancreas Cancer
467
1.88
15. Poisonings
436
1.75
16. Kidney Disease
429
1.72
17. Parkinson's Disease
417
1.68
18. Lymphomas
399
1.60
19. Breast Cancer
394
1.58
20. Road Traffic Accidents
364
1.46
21. Influenza & Pneumonia
350
1.41
22. Prostate Cancer
324
1.30
23. Other Injuries
303
1.22
24. Inflammatory/Heart
274
1.10
25. Leukemia
259
1.04
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Liver Cancer
242
0.97
27. Malnutrition
216
0.87
28. Alcohol
214
0.86
29. Bladder Cancer
189
0.76
30. Other Neoplasms
184
0.74
31. Oesophagus Cancer
172
0.69
32. Skin Cancers
130
0.52
33. Ovary Cancer
122
0.49
34. Uterin Cancer
119
0.48
35. Oral Cancer
88
0.35
36. Homicide
70
0.28
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
70
0.28
38. Skin Disease
53
0.21
39. Stomach Cancer
52
0.21
40. Rheumatic/Heart
46
0.18
41. Congenital Anomalies
44
0.18
42. Low Birth Weight
31
0.12
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
27
0.11
44. Multiple Sclerosis
21
0.08
45. Anaemia
21
0.08
46. Birth Trauma
15
0.06
47. Maternal Conditions
12
0.05
48. Fires
10
0.04
49. Otitis Media
0
0.00
50. Upper Respiratory
0
0.00
Iowa
IOWA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
34.40
17
2. Prostate Cancer
18.87
36
3. Breast Cancer
18.07
38
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.39
27
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.33
32
6. Lymphomas
9.69
6
7. Leukemia
6.57
10
8. Liver Cancer
5.95
35
  Rate USA Rank
9. Ovary Cancer
5.66
40
10. Uterin Cancer
5.46
19
11. Bladder Cancer
4.47
19
12. Oesophagus Cancer
4.20
20
13. Skin Cancers
3.46
18
14. Oral Cancer
2.34
42
15. Stomach Cancer
1.52
49
16. Cervical Cancer
1.24
37

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
Iowa
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 240.34 8,699 2,917,634
2000 236.12 8,559 2,926,324
2001 225.13 8,250 2,931,997
2002 221.53 8,181 2,934,234
2003 210.85 7,840 2,941,999
2004 194.98 7,299 2,953,635
2005 196.62 7,437 2,964,454
2006 187.05 7,172 2,982,644
2007 177.21 6,880 2,999,212
2008 185.52 7,284 3,016,734
2009 176.08 6,938 3,032,870
2010 173.31 6,880 3,046,355
2011 166.02 6,736 3,062,309
2012 170.37 7,005 3,074,186
2013 168.85 6,995 3,090,416
2014 157.28 6,615 3,107,126
2015 160.90 6,813 3,123,899
2016 162.82 6,937 3,134,693
2017 167.37 7,180 3,145,711
2018 165.12 7,185 3,156,145
2019 172.86 7,505 3,155,070
2020 172.87 7,499 3,163,561
2021 184.91 7,704 3,193,079
Iowa
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 189.13 6,346 2,917,634
2000 191.71 6,448 2,926,324
2001 188.94 6,404 2,931,997
2002 189.28 6,473 2,934,234
2003 187.84 6,469 2,941,999
2004 182.25 6,340 2,953,635
2005 183.72 6,453 2,964,454
2006 178.96 6,359 2,982,644
2007 176.84 6,376 2,999,212
2008 177.10 6,424 3,016,734
2009 170.41 6,249 3,032,870
2010 171.94 6,358 3,046,355
2011 173.12 6,481 3,062,309
2012 168.56 6,438 3,074,186
2013 168.43 6,509 3,090,416
2014 165.99 6,504 3,107,126
2015 164.05 6,513 3,123,899
2016 159.81 6,432 3,134,693
2017 157.98 6,449 3,145,711
2018 155.30 6,427 3,156,145
2019 150.86 6,335 3,155,070
2020 147.84 6,304 3,163,561
2021 150.87 6,258 3,193,079
Iowa
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 62.07 2,317 2,917,634
2000 58.29 2,187 2,926,324
2001 59.12 2,218 2,931,997
2002 58.53 2,226 2,934,234
2003 54.51 2,081 2,941,999
2004 50.48 1,960 2,953,635
2005 49.16 1,902 2,964,454
2006 43.62 1,718 2,982,644
2007 42.80 1,686 2,999,212
2008 43.62 1,732 3,016,734
2009 41.15 1,635 3,032,870
2010 38.02 1,537 3,046,355
2011 34.89 1,432 3,062,309
2012 34.08 1,422 3,074,186
2013 33.86 1,409 3,090,416
2014 34.05 1,433 3,107,126
2015 33.22 1,418 3,123,899
2016 32.31 1,388 3,134,693
2017 32.80 1,416 3,145,711
2018 33.00 1,440 3,156,145
2019 32.11 1,412 3,155,070
2020 31.87 1,408 3,163,561
2021 33.76 1,403 3,193,079
Iowa
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 46.83 1,643 2,917,634
2000 42.85 1,512 2,926,324
2001 43.57 1,552 2,931,997
2002 44.36 1,580 2,934,234
2003 46.57 1,674 2,941,999
2004 42.69 1,547 2,953,635
2005 46.97 1,703 2,964,454
2006 45.23 1,655 2,982,644
2007 44.59 1,660 2,999,212
2008 49.35 1,848 3,016,734
2009 48.68 1,832 3,032,870
2010 44.69 1,698 3,046,355
2011 47.61 1,833 3,062,309
2012 46.84 1,824 3,074,186
2013 47.76 1,892 3,090,416
2014 47.73 1,915 3,107,126
2015 49.10 2,011 3,123,899
2016 48.60 2,006 3,134,693
2017 46.46 1,939 3,145,711
2018 43.80 1,862 3,156,145
2019 43.80 1,879 3,155,070
2020 39.42 1,704 3,163,561
2021 39.86 1,676 3,193,079
Iowa
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 35.24 1,123 2,917,634
2000 33.43 1,070 2,926,324
2001 32.45 1,051 2,931,997
2002 33.58 1,093 2,934,234
2003 35.37 1,164 2,941,999
2004 33.42 1,108 2,953,635
2005 36.70 1,202 2,964,454
2006 35.68 1,188 2,982,644
2007 37.46 1,252 2,999,212
2008 37.81 1,266 3,016,734
2009 37.00 1,255 3,032,870
2010 37.23 1,273 3,046,355
2011 39.57 1,369 3,062,309
2012 39.69 1,369 3,074,186
2013 39.97 1,422 3,090,416
2014 42.07 1,517 3,107,126
2015 42.11 1,537 3,123,899
2016 45.77 1,608 3,134,693
2017 42.75 1,536 3,145,711
2018 40.81 1,480 3,156,145
2019 42.34 1,538 3,155,070
2020 45.74 1,647 3,163,561
2021 48.72 1,745 3,193,079
Iowa
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 19.66 684 2,917,634
2000 18.05 630 2,926,324
2001 20.09 709 2,931,997
2002 20.78 734 2,934,234
2003 20.18 727 2,941,999
2004 19.54 700 2,953,635
2005 20.06 727 2,964,454
2006 21.96 804 2,982,644
2007 20.60 767 2,999,212
2008 20.32 764 3,016,734
2009 18.73 702 3,032,870
2010 19.34 733 3,046,355
2011 19.88 770 3,062,309
2012 17.62 692 3,074,186
2013 19.02 747 3,090,416
2014 25.63 1,019 3,107,126
2015 26.68 1,077 3,123,899
2016 20.92 847 3,134,693
2017 22.76 918 3,145,711
2018 21.90 898 3,156,145
2019 20.20 861 3,155,070
2020 24.74 1,047 3,163,561
2021 24.99 1,025 3,193,079
Iowa
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 18.18 706 2,917,634
2000 19.73 769 2,926,324
2001 21.83 863 2,931,997
2002 22.59 899 2,934,234
2003 22.09 887 2,941,999
2004 23.96 968 2,953,635
2005 26.53 1,082 2,964,454
2006 27.01 1,121 2,982,644
2007 28.73 1,202 2,999,212
2008 31.50 1,332 3,016,734
2009 29.87 1,265 3,032,870
2010 32.92 1,411 3,046,355
2011 32.41 1,406 3,062,309
2012 30.45 1,336 3,074,186
2013 28.20 1,252 3,090,416
2014 29.59 1,313 3,107,126
2015 29.91 1,339 3,123,899
2016 31.34 1,415 3,134,693
2017 35.35 1,597 3,145,711
2018 31.68 1,439 3,156,145
2019 29.21 1,344 3,155,070
2020 31.85 1,467 3,163,561
2021 28.22 1,185 3,193,079
Iowa
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 28.45 1,082 2,917,634
2000 24.75 937 2,926,324
2001 22.86 877 2,931,997
2002 24.39 942 2,934,234
2003 26.25 1,032 2,941,999
2004 22.74 890 2,953,635
2005 22.38 896 2,964,454
2006 19.27 770 2,982,644
2007 18.49 749 2,999,212
2008 20.34 829 3,016,734
2009 16.60 661 3,032,870
2010 13.68 560 3,046,355
2011 15.72 660 3,062,309
2012 15.55 664 3,074,186
2013 17.80 761 3,090,416
2014 13.68 582 3,107,126
2015 14.18 618 3,123,899
2016 11.60 504 3,134,693
2017 13.15 578 3,145,711
2018 15.68 697 3,156,145
2019 13.15 585 3,155,070
2020 12.42 538 3,163,561
2021 8.69 366 3,193,079
Iowa
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.39 226 2,917,634
2000 8.60 313 2,926,324
2001 6.01 220 2,931,997
2002 7.07 261 2,934,234
2003 6.46 241 2,941,999
2004 7.18 266 2,953,635
2005 6.44 250 2,964,454
2006 5.75 225 2,982,644
2007 6.94 272 2,999,212
2008 7.80 304 3,016,734
2009 7.62 302 3,032,870
2010 8.11 323 3,046,355
2011 7.82 316 3,062,309
2012 7.94 322 3,074,186
2013 8.76 369 3,090,416
2014 7.56 313 3,107,126
2015 8.03 336 3,123,899
2016 8.33 352 3,134,693
2017 8.76 367 3,145,711
2018 9.13 388 3,156,145
2019 10.14 430 3,155,070
2020 9.96 435 3,163,561
2021 10.02 419 3,193,079
Iowa
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.97 248 2,917,634
2000 6.44 226 2,926,324
2001 8.01 279 2,931,997
2002 6.49 231 2,934,234
2003 5.91 210 2,941,999
2004 6.33 228 2,953,635
2005 6.21 227 2,964,454
2006 7.08 260 2,982,644
2007 6.83 254 2,999,212
2008 7.21 266 3,016,734
2009 6.37 238 3,032,870
2010 5.75 224 3,046,355
2011 5.44 212 3,062,309
2012 6.92 274 3,074,186
2013 6.53 260 3,090,416
2014 6.16 254 3,107,126
2015 6.26 252 3,123,899
2016 6.15 255 3,134,693
2017 7.66 322 3,145,711
2018 7.80 323 3,156,145
2019 8.96 368 3,155,070
2020 8.53 367 3,163,561
2021 8.28 345 3,193,079
Iowa
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.30 305 2,917,634
2000 9.82 289 2,926,324
2001 10.22 304 2,931,997
2002 10.66 314 2,934,234
2003 11.87 352 2,941,999
2004 11.54 343 2,953,635
2005 11.18 333 2,964,454
2006 11.16 334 2,982,644
2007 10.66 322 2,999,212
2008 12.63 380 3,016,734
2009 11.87 361 3,032,870
2010 12.09 372 3,046,355
2011 13.91 422 3,062,309
2012 12.67 383 3,074,186
2013 14.41 447 3,090,416
2014 12.91 407 3,107,126
2015 13.89 433 3,123,899
2016 14.57 451 3,134,693
2017 15.04 479 3,145,711
2018 15.48 490 3,156,145
2019 16.68 528 3,155,070
2020 17.98 552 3,163,561
2021 17.45 549 3,193,079
Iowa
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.61 176 2,917,634
2000 4.79 180 2,926,324
2001 5.25 204 2,931,997
2002 4.59 178 2,934,234
2003 5.91 234 2,941,999
2004 6.14 239 2,953,635
2005 6.95 274 2,964,454
2006 6.32 252 2,982,644
2007 6.30 253 2,999,212
2008 6.57 268 3,016,734
2009 7.24 291 3,032,870
2010 7.82 318 3,046,355
2011 7.76 324 3,062,309
2012 6.78 290 3,074,186
2013 7.66 324 3,090,416
2014 7.95 339 3,107,126
2015 8.91 390 3,123,899
2016 8.50 370 3,134,693
2017 9.07 399 3,145,711
2018 10.47 461 3,156,145
2019 9.37 407 3,155,070
2020 11.96 530 3,163,561
2021 12.95 543 3,193,079
Iowa
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.68 209 2,917,634
2000 6.06 191 2,926,324
2001 6.84 214 2,931,997
2002 6.82 220 2,934,234
2003 6.30 200 2,941,999
2004 5.76 188 2,953,635
2005 6.55 215 2,964,454
2006 4.97 167 2,982,644
2007 7.12 239 2,999,212
2008 6.33 217 3,016,734
2009 7.45 260 3,032,870
2010 7.92 277 3,046,355
2011 7.02 244 3,062,309
2012 8.12 291 3,074,186
2013 8.41 308 3,090,416
2014 8.78 319 3,107,126
2015 9.12 328 3,123,899
2016 9.41 343 3,134,693
2017 9.22 337 3,145,711
2018 8.94 331 3,156,145
2019 9.48 357 3,155,070
2020 11.42 414 3,163,561
2021 13.71 508 3,193,079
Iowa
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.39 199 2,917,634
2000 5.46 202 2,926,324
2001 5.92 218 2,931,997
2002 6.68 250 2,934,234
2003 6.26 237 2,941,999
2004 5.98 225 2,953,635
2005 7.14 270 2,964,454
2006 7.82 301 2,982,644
2007 7.51 291 2,999,212
2008 7.73 305 3,016,734
2009 8.02 313 3,032,870
2010 8.11 320 3,046,355
2011 8.28 333 3,062,309
2012 7.56 311 3,074,186
2013 8.81 359 3,090,416
2014 7.47 301 3,107,126
2015 8.05 341 3,123,899
2016 8.17 336 3,134,693
2017 8.97 377 3,145,711
2018 8.83 377 3,156,145
2019 9.05 393 3,155,070
2020 11.14 479 3,163,561
2021 10.33 422 3,193,079
Iowa
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 1.84 53 2,917,634
2000 2.03 58 2,926,324
2001 2.08 61 2,931,997
2002 1.96 56 2,934,234
2003 1.79 50 2,941,999
2004 1.98 57 2,953,635
2005 1.57 44 2,964,454
2006 2.51 73 2,982,644
2007 1.78 51 2,999,212
2008 2.83 81 3,016,734
2009 1.49 43 3,032,870
2010 1.88 55 3,046,355
2011 1.86 54 3,062,309
2012 2.08 63 3,074,186
2013 2.13 60 3,090,416
2014 2.53 78 3,107,126
2015 2.48 73 3,123,899
2016 2.83 85 3,134,693
2017 3.44 104 3,145,711
2018 2.75 81 3,156,145
2019 2.73 80 3,155,070
2020 3.58 106 3,163,561
2021 3.18 94 3,193,079
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COVID-19 UPDATE

4/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
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10,797
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

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

 
 
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