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Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI 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
146.33
5
2. Coronary Heart Disease
125.60
4
3. Hypertension
65.56
2
4. Stroke
57.75
1
5. Lung Disease
57.45
4
6. Alzheimers
52.85
1
7. Lung Cancers
45.64
3
8. Diabetes Mellitus
42.11
2
9. Poisonings
28.06
29
10. Prostate Cancer
27.72
2
11. Breast Cancer
24.99
1
12. Homicide
23.69
2
13. Kidney Disease
21.68
3
14. Influenza & Pneumonia
20.15
1
15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18.46
1
16. Liver Disease
17.93
9
17. Suicide
16.17
24
18. Endocrine Disorders
14.89
33
19. Pancreas Cancer
12.27
8
20. Parkinson's Disease
11.09
10
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Falls
10.05
38
22. Lymphomas
8.99
17
23. Liver Cancer
8.19
4
24. Leukemia
6.95
7
25. Inflammatory/Heart
6.83
33
26. Ovary Cancer
6.43
12
27. Uterin Cancer
4.82
35
28. Oesophagus Cancer
4.09
23
29. Oral Cancer
4.08
2
30. Congenital Anomalies
4.06
8
31. Bladder Cancer
3.93
43
32. Stomach Cancer
3.64
4
33. Cervical Cancer
3.57
2
34. Other Neoplasms
3.53
46
35. Low Birth Weight
2.80
1
36. Alcohol
2.73
47
37. Skin Cancers
2.58
45
38. HIV/AIDS
2.57
3
39. Drownings
1.62
12
40. Drug Use
0.98
24
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. COVID-19
5,080
15.96
2. Coronary Heart Disease
4,414
13.87
3. Hypertension
2,250
7.07
4. Lung Disease
2,071
6.51
5. Stroke
1,979
6.22
6. Lung Cancers
1,712
5.38
7. Alzheimers
1,693
5.32
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,478
4.64
9. Road Traffic Accidents
849
2.67
10. Poisonings
767
2.41
11. Kidney Disease
737
2.32
12. Influenza & Pneumonia
686
2.16
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
646
2.03
14. Homicide
637
2.00
15. Liver Disease
626
1.97
16. Endocrine Disorders
484
1.52
17. Breast Cancer
478
1.50
18. Suicide
468
1.47
19. Pancreas Cancer
445
1.40
20. Other Injuries
415
1.30
21. Prostate Cancer
398
1.25
22. Parkinson's Disease
373
1.17
23. Falls
323
1.01
24. Liver Cancer
307
0.96
25. Lymphomas
307
0.96
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Leukemia
234
0.74
27. Inflammatory/Heart
214
0.67
28. Oesophagus Cancer
147
0.46
29. Oral Cancer
140
0.44
30. Bladder Cancer
135
0.42
31. Stomach Cancer
126
0.40
32. Ovary Cancer
117
0.37
33. Other Neoplasms
108
0.34
34. Skin Disease
106
0.33
35. Malnutrition
103
0.32
36. Skin Cancers
88
0.28
37. Alcohol
86
0.27
38. Uterin Cancer
85
0.27
39. Low Birth Weight
70
0.22
40. Fires
69
0.22
41. HIV/AIDS
68
0.21
42. Congenital Anomalies
67
0.21
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
53
0.17
44. Cervical Cancer
42
0.13
45. Maternal Conditions
29
0.09
46. Multiple Sclerosis
26
0.08
47. Birth Trauma
24
0.08
48. Hepatitis C
15
0.05
49. Asthma
14
0.04
50. Epilepsy
13
0.04
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
45.64
3
2. Prostate Cancer
27.72
2
3. Breast Cancer
24.99
1
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18.46
1
5. Pancreas Cancer
12.27
8
6. Lymphomas
8.99
17
7. Liver Cancer
8.19
4
8. Leukemia
6.95
7
  Rate USA Rank
9. Ovary Cancer
6.43
12
10. Uterin Cancer
4.82
35
11. Oesophagus Cancer
4.09
23
12. Oral Cancer
4.08
2
13. Bladder Cancer
3.93
43
14. Stomach Cancer
3.64
4
15. Cervical Cancer
3.57
2
16. Skin Cancers
2.58
45

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
Mississippi
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 347.35 9,336 2,828,408
2000 341.22 9,256 2,844,658
2001 333.52 9,050 2,852,994
2002 332.56 9,061 2,858,681
2003 317.13 8,683 2,868,312
2004 298.84 8,282 2,889,010
2005 306.42 8,637 2,905,943
2006 285.41 8,097 2,904,978
2007 278.47 8,037 2,928,350
2008 273.19 7,997 2,947,806
2009 253.80 7,530 2,958,774
2010 251.08 7,542 2,967,297
2011 240.12 7,335 2,978,512
2012 231.28 7,269 2,984,926
2013 240.00 7,715 2,991,207
2014 229.93 7,538 2,994,079
2015 240.50 7,969 2,992,333
2016 233.11 7,865 2,988,726
2017 231.56 7,944 2,984,100
2018 222.12 7,758 2,986,530
2019 226.73 7,997 2,976,149
2020 245.63 8,809 2,966,786
2021 255.16 8,837 2,949,965
Mississippi
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 227.91 6,143 2,828,408
2000 223.63 6,075 2,844,658
2001 217.14 5,958 2,852,994
2002 218.84 6,069 2,858,681
2003 212.23 5,960 2,868,312
2004 209.83 5,983 2,889,010
2005 208.93 6,065 2,905,943
2006 212.66 6,236 2,904,978
2007 201.80 6,002 2,928,350
2008 202.85 6,166 2,947,806
2009 199.77 6,131 2,958,774
2010 201.43 6,271 2,967,297
2011 197.43 6,278 2,978,512
2012 200.36 6,499 2,984,926
2013 196.95 6,527 2,991,207
2014 193.12 6,534 2,994,079
2015 188.36 6,485 2,992,333
2016 187.66 6,568 2,988,726
2017 183.09 6,526 2,984,100
2018 179.70 6,510 2,986,530
2019 179.07 6,587 2,976,149
2020 176.05 6,582 2,966,786
2021 181.85 6,617 2,949,965
Mississippi
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 69.22 1,854 2,828,408
2000 74.07 1,999 2,844,658
2001 71.51 1,935 2,852,994
2002 70.93 1,926 2,858,681
2003 63.64 1,736 2,868,312
2004 59.85 1,651 2,889,010
2005 58.00 1,622 2,905,943
2006 56.07 1,585 2,904,978
2007 55.66 1,589 2,928,350
2008 54.72 1,592 2,947,806
2009 48.84 1,436 2,958,774
2010 51.20 1,520 2,967,297
2011 50.57 1,526 2,978,512
2012 48.29 1,502 2,984,926
2013 47.18 1,500 2,991,207
2014 48.80 1,584 2,994,079
2015 52.65 1,734 2,992,333
2016 50.55 1,705 2,988,726
2017 51.09 1,723 2,984,100
2018 51.77 1,805 2,986,530
2019 52.12 1,851 2,976,149
2020 54.49 1,948 2,966,786
2021 57.75 1,982 2,949,965
Mississippi
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 47.15 1,267 2,828,408
2000 46.48 1,257 2,844,658
2001 49.06 1,333 2,852,994
2002 50.30 1,378 2,858,681
2003 50.69 1,394 2,868,312
2004 48.32 1,350 2,889,010
2005 52.04 1,473 2,905,943
2006 48.36 1,378 2,904,978
2007 48.74 1,408 2,928,350
2008 51.56 1,520 2,947,806
2009 52.66 1,556 2,958,774
2010 55.15 1,661 2,967,297
2011 55.10 1,694 2,978,512
2012 54.73 1,729 2,984,926
2013 54.26 1,755 2,991,207
2014 52.22 1,738 2,994,079
2015 57.10 1,924 2,992,333
2016 62.00 2,116 2,988,726
2017 58.26 2,037 2,984,100
2018 59.93 2,134 2,986,530
2019 56.85 2,078 2,976,149
2020 59.17 2,197 2,966,786
2021 59.20 2,131 2,949,965
Mississippi
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 58.85 1,642 2,828,408
2000 58.88 1,653 2,844,658
2001 55.98 1,571 2,852,994
2002 58.47 1,642 2,858,681
2003 58.78 1,656 2,868,312
2004 59.90 1,703 2,889,010
2005 67.14 1,936 2,905,943
2006 64.66 1,856 2,904,978
2007 62.20 1,808 2,928,350
2008 57.81 1,693 2,947,806
2009 56.35 1,658 2,958,774
2010 56.81 1,685 2,967,297
2011 57.90 1,724 2,978,512
2012 54.49 1,627 2,984,926
2013 55.60 1,692 2,991,207
2014 56.16 1,712 2,994,079
2015 59.79 1,814 2,992,333
2016 59.19 1,803 2,988,726
2017 56.33 1,738 2,984,100
2018 54.38 1,692 2,986,530
2019 61.25 1,894 2,976,149
2020 73.05 2,210 2,966,786
2021 81.17 2,423 2,949,965
Mississippi
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 21.99 593 2,828,408
2000 24.90 676 2,844,658
2001 24.26 661 2,852,994
2002 24.39 671 2,858,681
2003 24.41 680 2,868,312
2004 23.58 665 2,889,010
2005 23.54 677 2,905,943
2006 24.45 707 2,904,978
2007 22.10 654 2,928,350
2008 25.27 758 2,947,806
2009 29.71 900 2,958,774
2010 30.32 926 2,967,297
2011 31.96 996 2,978,512
2012 32.58 1,050 2,984,926
2013 32.88 1,071 2,991,207
2014 30.37 1,015 2,994,079
2015 32.35 1,092 2,992,333
2016 31.92 1,084 2,988,726
2017 33.33 1,164 2,984,100
2018 30.57 1,074 2,986,530
2019 32.53 1,159 2,976,149
2020 40.96 1,460 2,966,786
2021 42.11 1,485 2,949,965
Mississippi
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 13.33 356 2,828,408
2000 16.45 443 2,844,658
2001 16.81 449 2,852,994
2002 21.64 574 2,858,681
2003 22.00 583 2,868,312
2004 23.65 630 2,889,010
2005 26.60 721 2,905,943
2006 27.42 744 2,904,978
2007 28.94 797 2,928,350
2008 32.88 916 2,947,806
2009 32.12 900 2,958,774
2010 32.64 927 2,967,297
2011 33.59 975 2,978,512
2012 30.72 923 2,984,926
2013 30.05 925 2,991,207
2014 35.20 1,098 2,994,079
2015 44.11 1,402 2,992,333
2016 45.81 1,485 2,988,726
2017 49.55 1,626 2,984,100
2018 45.98 1,547 2,986,530
2019 48.78 1,662 2,976,149
2020 58.04 2,018 2,966,786
2021 52.85 1,694 2,949,965
Mississippi
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 29.84 801 2,828,408
2000 29.84 809 2,844,658
2001 27.95 754 2,852,994
2002 29.76 801 2,858,681
2003 28.14 758 2,868,312
2004 23.30 637 2,889,010
2005 23.45 645 2,905,943
2006 22.28 621 2,904,978
2007 19.66 554 2,928,350
2008 21.87 626 2,947,806
2009 19.93 578 2,958,774
2010 19.20 567 2,967,297
2011 20.21 603 2,978,512
2012 18.13 565 2,984,926
2013 24.32 769 2,991,207
2014 23.45 763 2,994,079
2015 23.97 791 2,992,333
2016 23.42 785 2,988,726
2017 22.96 782 2,984,100
2018 26.06 910 2,986,530
2019 22.59 789 2,976,149
2020 25.13 904 2,966,786
2021 20.04 697 2,949,965
Mississippi
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 23.23 623 2,828,408
2000 22.60 612 2,844,658
2001 22.23 602 2,852,994
2002 21.23 580 2,858,681
2003 24.75 676 2,868,312
2004 23.87 662 2,889,010
2005 23.72 667 2,905,943
2006 23.66 673 2,904,978
2007 24.32 697 2,928,350
2008 24.62 723 2,947,806
2009 23.66 700 2,958,774
2010 24.74 738 2,967,297
2011 21.68 664 2,978,512
2012 22.19 692 2,984,926
2013 22.81 731 2,991,207
2014 21.28 701 2,994,079
2015 21.95 731 2,992,333
2016 22.80 763 2,988,726
2017 21.67 741 2,984,100
2018 22.23 786 2,986,530
2019 21.80 771 2,976,149
2020 22.18 798 2,966,786
2021 21.37 734 2,949,965
Mississippi
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 15.82 426 2,828,408
2000 19.58 531 2,844,658
2001 18.02 491 2,852,994
2002 19.08 521 2,858,681
2003 19.40 537 2,868,312
2004 17.91 500 2,889,010
2005 19.74 559 2,905,943
2006 18.93 537 2,904,978
2007 18.93 549 2,928,350
2008 19.72 585 2,947,806
2009 18.23 545 2,958,774
2010 18.19 546 2,967,297
2011 17.48 538 2,978,512
2012 17.79 561 2,984,926
2013 20.78 674 2,991,207
2014 19.57 641 2,994,079
2015 20.19 676 2,992,333
2016 18.99 636 2,988,726
2017 16.89 582 2,984,100
2018 14.12 498 2,986,530
2019 11.69 409 2,976,149
2020 10.76 387 2,966,786
2021 10.71 377 2,949,965
Mississippi
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 11.02 304 2,828,408
2000 10.51 294 2,844,658
2001 11.73 328 2,852,994
2002 12.20 343 2,858,681
2003 11.92 336 2,868,312
2004 12.19 350 2,889,010
2005 12.73 363 2,905,943
2006 11.41 325 2,904,978
2007 13.62 396 2,928,350
2008 13.89 409 2,947,806
2009 13.05 381 2,958,774
2010 12.97 388 2,967,297
2011 13.09 389 2,978,512
2012 14.01 410 2,984,926
2013 13.03 388 2,991,207
2014 12.50 380 2,994,079
2015 14.03 431 2,992,333
2016 12.68 383 2,988,726
2017 15.02 445 2,984,100
2018 13.75 421 2,986,530
2019 14.40 436 2,976,149
2020 13.94 410 2,966,786
2021 16.17 480 2,949,965
Mississippi
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.41 252 2,828,408
2000 9.45 256 2,844,658
2001 10.60 287 2,852,994
2002 11.46 313 2,858,681
2003 13.44 372 2,868,312
2004 12.73 353 2,889,010
2005 14.07 394 2,905,943
2006 13.49 385 2,904,978
2007 15.23 438 2,928,350
2008 15.78 459 2,947,806
2009 15.75 466 2,958,774
2010 17.64 531 2,967,297
2011 16.99 519 2,978,512
2012 17.07 537 2,984,926
2013 15.59 502 2,991,207
2014 14.66 476 2,994,079
2015 15.32 508 2,992,333
2016 14.74 504 2,988,726
2017 15.84 551 2,984,100
2018 15.87 554 2,986,530
2019 13.66 484 2,976,149
2020 18.00 643 2,966,786
2021 20.36 709 2,949,965
Mississippi
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.34 250 2,828,408
2000 9.04 246 2,844,658
2001 9.60 265 2,852,994
2002 8.14 229 2,858,681
2003 7.68 220 2,868,312
2004 9.19 267 2,889,010
2005 9.23 272 2,905,943
2006 9.02 267 2,904,978
2007 8.73 263 2,928,350
2008 8.64 269 2,947,806
2009 9.26 289 2,958,774
2010 9.03 291 2,967,297
2011 10.57 339 2,978,512
2012 9.22 303 2,984,926
2013 9.66 327 2,991,207
2014 10.26 347 2,994,079
2015 11.15 382 2,992,333
2016 11.08 383 2,988,726
2017 12.63 437 2,984,100
2018 12.02 432 2,986,530
2019 13.00 457 2,976,149
2020 15.69 550 2,966,786
2021 17.95 630 2,949,965
Mississippi
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.47 119 2,828,408
2000 4.06 109 2,844,658
2001 4.16 111 2,852,994
2002 4.60 124 2,858,681
2003 4.75 127 2,868,312
2004 5.27 143 2,889,010
2005 4.83 132 2,905,943
2006 5.08 139 2,904,978
2007 5.22 144 2,928,350
2008 5.44 152 2,947,806
2009 5.69 161 2,958,774
2010 6.08 174 2,967,297
2011 5.41 160 2,978,512
2012 5.57 169 2,984,926
2013 6.70 204 2,991,207
2014 6.33 198 2,994,079
2015 7.79 247 2,992,333
2016 8.21 267 2,988,726
2017 8.40 279 2,984,100
2018 8.74 298 2,986,530
2019 9.58 333 2,976,149
2020 11.26 400 2,966,786
2021 11.09 374 2,949,965
Mississippi
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.92 312 2,828,408
2000 10.91 312 2,844,658
2001 11.46 326 2,852,994
2002 10.74 305 2,858,681
2003 10.66 304 2,868,312
2004 9.92 283 2,889,010
2005 8.96 254 2,905,943
2006 11.08 318 2,904,978
2007 9.87 286 2,928,350
2008 11.28 330 2,947,806
2009 9.42 275 2,958,774
2010 9.78 284 2,967,297
2011 10.80 312 2,978,512
2012 10.17 293 2,984,926
2013 10.00 291 2,991,207
2014 11.41 332 2,994,079
2015 11.29 325 2,992,333
2016 12.08 345 2,988,726
2017 12.67 360 2,984,100
2018 13.42 382 2,986,530
2019 15.45 434 2,976,149
2020 20.53 576 2,966,786
2021 23.69 656 2,949,965
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COVID-19 UPDATE

4/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
1,000,415
13,474
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

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