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Kentucky
KENTUCKY 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. COVID-19
136.67
11
2. Coronary Heart Disease
108.59
9
3. Lung Disease
56.82
5
4. Poisonings
54.61
4
5. Lung Cancers
49.76
2
6. Stroke
45.81
14
7. Alzheimers
32.66
26
8. Diabetes Mellitus
32.47
6
9. Hypertension
31.83
17
10. Kidney Disease
21.63
4
11. Breast Cancer
20.14
22
12. Prostate Cancer
19.18
33
13. Endocrine Disorders
18.86
7
14. Suicide
17.89
20
15. Liver Disease
17.33
13
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
17.21
3
17. Influenza & Pneumonia
13.78
7
18. Pancreas Cancer
11.49
27
19. Parkinson's Disease
10.17
27
20. Lymphomas
9.79
4
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Homicide
9.57
16
22. Falls
9.14
41
23. Liver Cancer
7.43
11
24. Leukemia
6.96
6
25. Inflammatory/Heart
6.84
32
26. Bladder Cancer
5.40
3
27. Uterin Cancer
4.94
31
28. Ovary Cancer
4.90
49
29. Oesophagus Cancer
4.52
13
30. Skin Cancers
4.17
2
31. Alcohol
4.03
38
32. Other Neoplasms
3.97
35
33. Congenital Anomalies
3.92
10
34. Oral Cancer
3.42
7
35. Drug Use
3.40
1
36. Cervical Cancer
3.12
6
37. Stomach Cancer
2.33
34
38. Low Birth Weight
1.56
20
39. Drownings
1.32
21
40. Hepatitis C
0.81
13
Kentucky
KENTUCKY TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. COVID-19
7,456
16.88
2. Coronary Heart Disease
5,945
13.46
3. Lung Disease
3,207
7.26
4. Lung Cancers
2,909
6.59
5. Stroke
2,423
5.49
6. Poisonings
2,334
5.28
7. Diabetes Mellitus
1,765
4.00
8. Hypertension
1,717
3.89
9. Alzheimers
1,632
3.70
10. Kidney Disease
1,146
2.59
11. Endocrine Disorders
1,003
2.27
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
949
2.15
13. Liver Disease
939
2.13
14. Suicide
807
1.83
15. Road Traffic Accidents
795
1.80
16. Influenza & Pneumonia
723
1.64
17. Other Injuries
702
1.59
18. Pancreas Cancer
644
1.46
19. Breast Cancer
600
1.36
20. Lymphomas
528
1.20
21. Parkinson's Disease
520
1.18
22. Falls
464
1.05
23. Liver Cancer
435
0.98
24. Prostate Cancer
430
0.97
25. Homicide
397
0.90
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Leukemia
372
0.84
27. Inflammatory/Heart
340
0.77
28. Malnutrition
303
0.69
29. Bladder Cancer
289
0.65
30. Oesophagus Cancer
258
0.58
31. Skin Cancers
221
0.50
32. Alcohol
207
0.47
33. Oral Cancer
195
0.44
34. Other Neoplasms
193
0.44
35. Ovary Cancer
149
0.34
36. Uterin Cancer
146
0.33
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
144
0.33
38. Drug Use
138
0.31
39. Stomach Cancer
114
0.26
40. Congenital Anomalies
109
0.25
41. Skin Disease
70
0.16
42. Anaemia
63
0.14
43. Cervical Cancer
58
0.13
44. Low Birth Weight
57
0.13
45. Fires
53
0.12
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
38
0.09
47. Epilepsy
35
0.08
48. Hepatitis C
28
0.06
49. Rheumatic/Heart
27
0.06
50. Multiple Sclerosis
26
0.06
Kentucky
KENTUCKY CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
49.76
2
2. Breast Cancer
20.14
22
3. Prostate Cancer
19.18
33
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
17.21
3
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.49
27
6. Lymphomas
9.79
4
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
11
8. Leukemia
6.96
6
  Rate USA Rank
9. Bladder Cancer
5.40
3
10. Uterin Cancer
4.94
31
11. Ovary Cancer
4.90
49
12. Oesophagus Cancer
4.52
13
13. Skin Cancers
4.17
2
14. Oral Cancer
3.42
7
15. Cervical Cancer
3.12
6
16. Stomach Cancer
2.33
34

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
Kentucky
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 310.86 12,098 4,018,053
2000 303.59 11,936 4,041,769
2001 297.28 11,808 4,068,132
2002 292.22 11,696 4,089,875
2003 279.24 11,319 4,117,170
2004 254.83 10,465 4,146,101
2005 257.33 10,782 4,182,742
2006 241.41 10,353 4,219,239
2007 227.02 9,916 4,256,672
2008 225.51 10,061 4,289,878
2009 214.29 9,728 4,317,074
2010 210.13 9,662 4,339,367
2011 209.97 9,905 4,369,356
2012 208.18 10,024 4,380,415
2013 203.41 9,971 4,395,295
2014 200.49 10,013 4,413,457
2015 197.77 10,077 4,425,092
2016 203.05 10,519 4,436,974
2017 195.88 10,343 4,454,189
2018 198.35 10,697 4,468,402
2019 196.39 10,742 4,467,673
2020 204.49 11,345 4,477,251
2021 217.53 11,697 4,509,394
Kentucky
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 224.22 8,925 4,018,053
2000 228.66 9,207 4,041,769
2001 229.66 9,358 4,068,132
2002 228.56 9,438 4,089,875
2003 223.67 9,378 4,117,170
2004 215.48 9,159 4,146,101
2005 219.06 9,505 4,182,742
2006 211.98 9,394 4,219,239
2007 214.73 9,692 4,256,672
2008 207.81 9,589 4,289,878
2009 204.86 9,634 4,317,074
2010 208.32 9,930 4,339,367
2011 200.79 9,733 4,369,356
2012 201.49 10,012 4,380,415
2013 199.31 10,085 4,395,295
2014 198.84 10,263 4,413,457
2015 195.87 10,312 4,425,092
2016 193.76 10,363 4,436,974
2017 185.72 10,145 4,454,189
2018 181.62 10,135 4,468,402
2019 176.38 9,975 4,467,673
2020 177.28 10,181 4,477,251
2021 181.13 10,250 4,509,394
Kentucky
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 70.36 2,710 4,018,053
2000 67.73 2,637 4,041,769
2001 65.17 2,557 4,068,132
2002 64.87 2,554 4,089,875
2003 61.34 2,442 4,117,170
2004 58.02 2,339 4,146,101
2005 52.50 2,168 4,182,742
2006 51.92 2,197 4,219,239
2007 49.76 2,144 4,256,672
2008 47.87 2,098 4,289,878
2009 46.35 2,064 4,317,074
2010 44.12 1,992 4,339,367
2011 44.81 2,064 4,369,356
2012 44.27 2,073 4,380,415
2013 41.69 1,990 4,395,295
2014 41.80 2,050 4,413,457
2015 40.79 2,050 4,425,092
2016 40.43 2,057 4,436,974
2017 39.40 2,050 4,454,189
2018 41.51 2,204 4,468,402
2019 42.49 2,296 4,467,673
2020 42.42 2,328 4,477,251
2021 45.81 2,428 4,509,394
Kentucky
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 59.00 2,327 4,018,053
2000 54.75 2,170 4,041,769
2001 56.63 2,265 4,068,132
2002 59.33 2,401 4,089,875
2003 58.44 2,391 4,117,170
2004 54.77 2,265 4,146,101
2005 60.96 2,578 4,182,742
2006 55.63 2,407 4,219,239
2007 59.89 2,629 4,256,672
2008 65.21 2,926 4,289,878
2009 62.23 2,854 4,317,074
2010 59.97 2,779 4,339,367
2011 64.10 3,020 4,369,356
2012 64.20 3,100 4,380,415
2013 64.62 3,187 4,395,295
2014 63.85 3,214 4,413,457
2015 64.31 3,331 4,425,092
2016 66.27 3,486 4,436,974
2017 64.53 3,480 4,454,189
2018 62.07 3,421 4,468,402
2019 62.35 3,517 4,467,673
2020 56.23 3,236 4,477,251
2021 57.46 3,243 4,509,394
Kentucky
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 43.29 1,730 4,018,053
2000 45.65 1,838 4,041,769
2001 49.05 1,990 4,068,132
2002 51.26 2,090 4,089,875
2003 55.23 2,270 4,117,170
2004 54.77 2,260 4,146,101
2005 57.38 2,405 4,182,742
2006 57.94 2,446 4,219,239
2007 55.57 2,372 4,256,672
2008 55.20 2,379 4,289,878
2009 55.06 2,394 4,317,074
2010 60.54 2,632 4,339,367
2011 59.52 2,608 4,369,356
2012 61.97 2,741 4,380,415
2013 55.71 2,513 4,395,295
2014 58.34 2,621 4,413,457
2015 65.96 2,962 4,425,092
2016 71.03 3,194 4,436,974
2017 72.87 3,264 4,454,189
2018 66.78 3,051 4,468,402
2019 68.08 3,121 4,467,673
2020 87.47 3,950 4,477,251
2021 96.32 4,373 4,509,394
Kentucky
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 28.76 1,133 4,018,053
2000 27.87 1,107 4,041,769
2001 27.30 1,099 4,068,132
2002 31.13 1,265 4,089,875
2003 31.56 1,296 4,117,170
2004 28.62 1,195 4,146,101
2005 27.83 1,187 4,182,742
2006 26.18 1,141 4,219,239
2007 24.41 1,091 4,256,672
2008 26.72 1,214 4,289,878
2009 29.32 1,348 4,317,074
2010 26.02 1,212 4,339,367
2011 26.52 1,268 4,369,356
2012 25.91 1,256 4,380,415
2013 24.14 1,187 4,395,295
2014 23.42 1,175 4,413,457
2015 28.16 1,458 4,425,092
2016 28.40 1,479 4,436,974
2017 27.71 1,474 4,454,189
2018 27.92 1,506 4,468,402
2019 29.14 1,611 4,467,673
2020 27.71 1,549 4,477,251
2021 32.47 1,765 4,509,394
Kentucky
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 19.28 728 4,018,053
2000 22.11 845 4,041,769
2001 25.09 966 4,068,132
2002 26.31 1,013 4,089,875
2003 27.67 1,072 4,117,170
2004 25.10 982 4,146,101
2005 28.66 1,147 4,182,742
2006 28.12 1,153 4,219,239
2007 28.72 1,198 4,256,672
2008 32.26 1,370 4,289,878
2009 31.25 1,345 4,317,074
2010 33.46 1,464 4,339,367
2011 32.51 1,459 4,369,356
2012 33.02 1,506 4,380,415
2013 31.41 1,462 4,395,295
2014 32.05 1,523 4,413,457
2015 34.94 1,694 4,425,092
2016 35.12 1,728 4,436,974
2017 34.96 1,765 4,454,189
2018 32.48 1,674 4,468,402
2019 32.09 1,684 4,467,673
2020 32.30 1,719 4,477,251
2021 32.66 1,632 4,509,394
Kentucky
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 31.31 1,198 4,018,053
2000 29.88 1,157 4,041,769
2001 28.55 1,114 4,068,132
2002 31.53 1,236 4,089,875
2003 26.05 1,033 4,117,170
2004 24.06 965 4,146,101
2005 24.92 1,021 4,182,742
2006 22.11 927 4,219,239
2007 20.97 897 4,256,672
2008 21.59 943 4,289,878
2009 22.85 1,018 4,317,074
2010 21.02 943 4,339,367
2011 20.77 961 4,369,356
2012 18.71 879 4,380,415
2013 19.11 919 4,395,295
2014 20.78 1,017 4,413,457
2015 19.28 967 4,425,092
2016 17.33 888 4,436,974
2017 18.07 932 4,454,189
2018 18.27 969 4,468,402
2019 15.71 850 4,467,673
2020 16.34 898 4,477,251
2021 13.78 739 4,509,394
Kentucky
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 17.66 685 4,018,053
2000 19.28 756 4,041,769
2001 20.37 807 4,068,132
2002 20.41 813 4,089,875
2003 20.80 838 4,117,170
2004 20.33 827 4,146,101
2005 21.89 912 4,182,742
2006 21.60 922 4,219,239
2007 22.98 994 4,256,672
2008 22.58 993 4,289,878
2009 21.12 945 4,317,074
2010 23.83 1,079 4,339,367
2011 20.91 971 4,369,356
2012 19.58 933 4,380,415
2013 20.51 991 4,395,295
2014 19.48 968 4,413,457
2015 19.68 998 4,425,092
2016 20.27 1,034 4,436,974
2017 19.45 1,024 4,454,189
2018 18.73 1,007 4,468,402
2019 18.16 997 4,467,673
2020 16.23 908 4,477,251
2021 21.13 1,130 4,509,394
Kentucky
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 14.70 571 4,018,053
2000 15.45 608 4,041,769
2001 15.19 606 4,068,132
2002 15.08 606 4,089,875
2003 13.88 565 4,117,170
2004 13.82 573 4,146,101
2005 13.94 585 4,182,742
2006 14.67 630 4,219,239
2007 15.57 680 4,256,672
2008 15.18 675 4,289,878
2009 15.93 724 4,317,074
2010 15.43 709 4,339,367
2011 14.27 684 4,369,356
2012 13.78 660 4,380,415
2013 13.93 685 4,395,295
2014 16.09 800 4,413,457
2015 17.06 873 4,425,092
2016 17.13 878 4,436,974
2017 18.49 979 4,454,189
2018 16.65 899 4,468,402
2019 16.66 918 4,467,673
2020 17.19 951 4,477,251
2021 16.86 923 4,509,394
Kentucky
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 11.62 470 4,018,053
2000 12.78 521 4,041,769
2001 12.05 495 4,068,132
2002 13.03 540 4,089,875
2003 13.56 567 4,117,170
2004 13.27 560 4,146,101
2005 13.39 566 4,182,742
2006 14.58 622 4,219,239
2007 15.11 649 4,256,672
2008 13.99 612 4,289,878
2009 13.47 592 4,317,074
2010 14.17 631 4,339,367
2011 15.15 675 4,369,356
2012 16.20 724 4,380,415
2013 15.55 701 4,395,295
2014 15.96 728 4,413,457
2015 17.08 776 4,425,092
2016 16.79 756 4,436,974
2017 16.92 770 4,454,189
2018 17.47 800 4,468,402
2019 16.52 756 4,467,673
2020 17.68 801 4,477,251
2021 17.89 816 4,509,394
Kentucky
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.18 200 4,018,053
2000 5.60 219 4,041,769
2001 4.87 192 4,068,132
2002 5.62 221 4,089,875
2003 6.72 266 4,117,170
2004 7.67 310 4,146,101
2005 8.58 353 4,182,742
2006 7.75 326 4,219,239
2007 6.86 294 4,256,672
2008 7.77 338 4,289,878
2009 6.43 285 4,317,074
2010 6.52 295 4,339,367
2011 6.20 287 4,369,356
2012 7.19 341 4,380,415
2013 6.56 319 4,395,295
2014 7.22 354 4,413,457
2015 8.76 441 4,425,092
2016 8.00 409 4,436,974
2017 8.48 441 4,454,189
2018 7.70 407 4,468,402
2019 7.07 378 4,467,673
2020 8.08 447 4,477,251
2021 9.56 516 4,509,394
Kentucky
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.56 386 4,018,053
2000 9.07 370 4,041,769
2001 9.32 387 4,068,132
2002 8.93 377 4,089,875
2003 8.28 353 4,117,170
2004 8.11 355 4,146,101
2005 8.52 380 4,182,742
2006 7.87 359 4,219,239
2007 8.47 390 4,256,672
2008 7.70 367 4,289,878
2009 8.79 420 4,317,074
2010 9.40 463 4,339,367
2011 9.48 471 4,369,356
2012 10.82 545 4,380,415
2013 10.79 558 4,395,295
2014 11.54 604 4,413,457
2015 12.64 657 4,425,092
2016 11.88 647 4,436,974
2017 12.85 682 4,454,189
2018 13.37 717 4,468,402
2019 13.74 750 4,467,673
2020 16.95 889 4,477,251
2021 17.33 939 4,509,394
Kentucky
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.67 180 4,018,053
2000 5.79 224 4,041,769
2001 5.70 222 4,068,132
2002 5.73 224 4,089,875
2003 6.63 263 4,117,170
2004 6.39 254 4,146,101
2005 6.58 267 4,182,742
2006 6.41 265 4,219,239
2007 6.05 255 4,256,672
2008 6.92 296 4,289,878
2009 7.32 317 4,317,074
2010 6.80 296 4,339,367
2011 7.20 322 4,369,356
2012 7.00 318 4,380,415
2013 7.17 337 4,395,295
2014 7.09 337 4,413,457
2015 8.11 395 4,425,092
2016 8.36 415 4,436,974
2017 8.75 443 4,454,189
2018 9.16 479 4,468,402
2019 9.56 507 4,467,673
2020 10.83 589 4,477,251
2021 10.17 523 4,509,394
Kentucky
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.11 210 4,018,053
2000 5.02 204 4,041,769
2001 5.39 221 4,068,132
2002 4.76 195 4,089,875
2003 4.71 193 4,117,170
2004 5.52 228 4,146,101
2005 5.36 222 4,182,742
2006 4.65 192 4,219,239
2007 4.98 213 4,256,672
2008 5.71 240 4,289,878
2009 4.97 212 4,317,074
2010 4.68 199 4,339,367
2011 4.28 188 4,369,356
2012 5.60 236 4,380,415
2013 4.68 202 4,395,295
2014 4.74 203 4,413,457
2015 5.77 250 4,425,092
2016 7.17 302 4,436,974
2017 7.28 310 4,454,189
2018 6.13 258 4,468,402
2019 5.89 250 4,467,673
2020 9.51 404 4,477,251
2021 9.57 408 4,509,394
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COVID-19 UPDATE

3/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
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19,183
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

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

 
 
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