HEALTH RANKINGS South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA 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	139.18	10
2.	Coronary Heart Disease	89.11	30
3.	Stroke	48.30	7
4.	Poisonings	42.39	10
5.	Lung Disease	41.02	13
6.	Alzheimers	40.91	9
7.	Lung Cancers	37.37	14
8.	Hypertension	36.64	13
9.	Diabetes Mellitus	26.28	19
10.	Endocrine Disorders	21.32	3
11.	Prostate Cancer	21.06	14
12.	Breast Cancer	19.83	28
13.	Liver Disease	17.26	14
14.	Suicide	15.17	28
15.	Kidney Disease	14.81	20
16.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	14.23	21
17.	Homicide	13.43	6
18.	Pancreas Cancer	11.76	22
19.	Falls	11.37	33
20.	Parkinson's Disease	10.75	15

CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	USA Rank
21.	Influenza & Pneumonia	9.49	32
22.	Lymphomas	8.96	19
23.	Inflammatory/Heart	6.73	36
24.	Liver Cancer	6.72	24
25.	Leukemia	5.71	35
26.	Alcohol	4.93	28
27.	Other Neoplasms	4.91	9
28.	Ovary Cancer	4.50	51
29.	Uterin Cancer	4.47	43
30.	Bladder Cancer	4.02	37
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.86	26
32.	Congenital Anomalies	3.86	13
33.	Cervical Cancer	3.45	4
34.	Skin Cancers	3.41	19
35.	Oral Cancer	3.12	13
36.	Stomach Cancer	2.61	20
37.	HIV/AIDS	2.10	7
38.	Low Birth Weight	1.88	11
39.	Drownings	1.35	19
40.	Drug Use	1.33	15

SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
1.	COVID-19	9,075	18.37
2.	Coronary Heart Disease	5,854	11.85
3.	Stroke	3,049	6.17
4.	Lung Disease	2,789	5.65
5.	Lung Cancers	2,655	5.37
6.	Alzheimers	2,417	4.89
7.	Hypertension	2,300	4.66
8.	Poisonings	2,118	4.29
9.	Diabetes Mellitus	1,745	3.53
10.	Endocrine Disorders	1,341	2.71
11.	Road Traffic Accidents	1,219	2.47
12.	Liver Disease	1,094	2.21
13.	Kidney Disease	968	1.96
14.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	922	1.87
15.	Pancreas Cancer	819	1.66
16.	Suicide	802	1.62
17.	Breast Cancer	717	1.45
18.	Falls	695	1.41
19.	Parkinson's Disease	685	1.39
20.	Homicide	642	1.30
21.	Malnutrition	621	1.26
22.	Other Injuries	614	1.24
23.	Influenza & Pneumonia	606	1.23
24.	Lymphomas	597	1.21
25.	Prostate Cancer	567	1.15

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
26.	Liver Cancer	478	0.97
27.	Inflammatory/Heart	393	0.80
28.	Leukemia	354	0.72
29.	Other Neoplasms	301	0.61
30.	Alcohol	300	0.61
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	266	0.54
32.	Bladder Cancer	250	0.51
33.	Skin Cancers	221	0.45
34.	Oral Cancer	218	0.44
35.	Stomach Cancer	165	0.33
36.	Uterin Cancer	164	0.33
37.	Ovary Cancer	161	0.33
38.	Congenital Anomalies	146	0.30
39.	HIV/AIDS	120	0.24
40.	Skin Disease	100	0.20
41.	Cervical Cancer	95	0.19
42.	Diarrhoeal diseases	94	0.19
43.	Low Birth Weight	73	0.15
44.	Rheumatic/Heart	73	0.15
45.	Fires	70	0.14
46.	Drug Use	55	0.11
47.	Epilepsy	55	0.11
48.	Multiple Sclerosis	50	0.10
49.	Anaemia	50	0.10
50.	Drownings	47	0.10

SOUTH CAROLINA CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	USA Rank
1.	Lung Cancers	37.37	14
2.	Prostate Cancer	21.06	14
3.	Breast Cancer	19.83	28
4.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	14.23	21
5.	Pancreas Cancer	11.76	22
6.	Lymphomas	8.96	19
7.	Liver Cancer	6.72	24
8.	Leukemia	5.71	35

		Rate	USA Rank
9.	Ovary Cancer	4.50	51
10.	Uterin Cancer	4.47	43
11.	Bladder Cancer	4.02	37
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.86	26
13.	Cervical Cancer	3.45	4
14.	Skin Cancers	3.41	19
15.	Oral Cancer	3.12	13
16.	Stomach Cancer	2.61	20

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES

HEART DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	273.42	9,981	3,974,682
2000	265.83	9,893	4,012,012
2001	248.62	9,471	4,064,995
2002	249.37	9,659	4,107,795
2003	240.06	9,510	4,150,297
2004	225.57	9,182	4,210,921
2005	223.89	9,359	4,270,150
2006	206.79	9,030	4,357,847
2007	199.91	8,992	4,444,110
2008	193.44	8,996	4,528,996
2009	189.49	9,068	4,589,872
2010	189.88	9,295	4,625,364
2011	184.54	9,295	4,679,230
2012	180.16	9,364	4,723,723
2013	180.02	9,648	4,774,839
2014	181.05	9,964	4,832,482
2015	177.82	10,092	4,896,146
2016	173.78	10,195	4,961,119
2017	172.00	10,418	5,024,369
2018	167.02	10,464	5,084,127
2019	164.04	10,579	5,148,714
2020	170.95	11,385	5,218,040
2021	189.11	12,118	5,190,705

ALL CANCERS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	211.65	8,089	3,974,682
2000	212.65	8,250	4,012,012
2001	208.27	8,272	4,064,995
2002	205.80	8,333	4,107,795
2003	204.41	8,512	4,150,297
2004	195.82	8,348	4,210,921
2005	198.20	8,652	4,270,150
2006	194.70	8,853	4,357,847
2007	188.47	8,867	4,444,110
2008	189.99	9,199	4,528,996
2009	182.77	9,123	4,589,872
2010	183.62	9,356	4,625,364
2011	181.95	9,543	4,679,230
2012	178.80	9,728	4,723,723
2013	173.99	9,745	4,774,839
2014	171.36	9,930	4,832,482
2015	166.65	9,950	4,896,146
2016	167.70	10,356	4,961,119
2017	162.72	10,356	5,024,369
2018	157.25	10,365	5,084,127
2019	154.02	10,487	5,148,714
2020	153.86	10,786	5,218,040
2021	155.25	10,593	5,190,705

STROKE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	83.41	2,974	3,974,682
2000	81.44	2,956	4,012,012
2001	76.15	2,832	4,064,995
2002	74.44	2,822	4,107,795
2003	71.17	2,748	4,150,297
2004	66.54	2,643	4,210,921
2005	60.24	2,458	4,270,150
2006	53.83	2,291	4,357,847
2007	55.84	2,466	4,444,110
2008	52.57	2,394	4,528,996
2009	51.29	2,400	4,589,872
2010	47.87	2,293	4,625,364
2011	46.28	2,287	4,679,230
2012	45.88	2,349	4,723,723
2013	47.56	2,508	4,774,839
2014	44.18	2,393	4,832,482
2015	46.70	2,600	4,896,146
2016	45.45	2,627	4,961,119
2017	44.87	2,691	5,024,369
2018	45.48	2,819	5,084,127
2019	42.20	2,703	5,148,714
2020	43.47	2,876	5,218,040
2021	48.30	3,070	5,190,705

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	46.99	1,752	3,974,682
2000	45.77	1,730	4,012,012
2001	44.84	1,731	4,064,995
2002	48.14	1,889	4,107,795
2003	47.40	1,913	4,150,297
2004	43.47	1,792	4,210,921
2005	46.72	1,977	4,270,150
2006	44.00	1,935	4,357,847
2007	44.94	2,036	4,444,110
2008	48.52	2,266	4,528,996
2009	48.19	2,317	4,589,872
2010	46.27	2,264	4,625,364
2011	47.55	2,402	4,679,230
2012	46.88	2,467	4,723,723
2013	50.79	2,756	4,774,839
2014	48.22	2,715	4,832,482
2015	49.90	2,908	4,896,146
2016	47.46	2,870	4,961,119
2017	47.92	2,983	5,024,369
2018	45.76	2,990	5,084,127
2019	43.06	2,899	5,148,714
2020	43.61	3,031	5,218,040
2021	42.54	2,878	5,190,705

ACCIDENTS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	49.18	1,901	3,974,682
2000	50.03	1,974	4,012,012
2001	49.04	1,960	4,064,995
2002	48.74	1,972	4,107,795
2003	47.52	1,941	4,150,297
2004	50.10	2,094	4,210,921
2005	53.44	2,272	4,270,150
2006	53.30	2,315	4,357,847
2007	53.19	2,364	4,444,110
2008	50.37	2,285	4,528,996
2009	47.96	2,229	4,589,872
2010	48.86	2,274	4,625,364
2011	48.17	2,285	4,679,230
2012	48.25	2,336	4,723,723
2013	46.63	2,287	4,774,839
2014	48.24	2,436	4,832,482
2015	53.95	2,737	4,896,146
2016	58.89	3,012	4,961,119
2017	60.24	3,147	5,024,369
2018	63.28	3,369	5,084,127
2019	62.07	3,336	5,148,714
2020	77.83	4,184	5,218,040
2021	88.52	4,701	5,190,705

DIABETES

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	29.64	1,118	3,974,682
2000	31.50	1,206	4,012,012
2001	27.74	1,088	4,064,995
2002	27.77	1,112	4,107,795
2003	28.29	1,161	4,150,297
2004	27.77	1,165	4,210,921
2005	27.55	1,187	4,270,150
2006	25.45	1,136	4,357,847
2007	26.73	1,231	4,444,110
2008	23.94	1,133	4,528,996
2009	23.08	1,128	4,589,872
2010	22.56	1,128	4,625,364
2011	20.95	1,090	4,679,230
2012	22.28	1,197	4,723,723
2013	22.53	1,240	4,774,839
2014	21.84	1,239	4,832,482
2015	23.38	1,347	4,896,146
2016	22.30	1,369	4,961,119
2017	24.48	1,535	5,024,369
2018	24.76	1,580	5,084,127
2019	24.41	1,610	5,148,714
2020	28.47	1,943	5,218,040
2021	26.28	1,753	5,190,705

ALZHEIMER'S

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	20.46	690	3,974,682
2000	25.13	874	4,012,012
2001	24.87	881	4,064,995
2002	27.10	967	4,107,795
2003	28.75	1,051	4,150,297
2004	33.30	1,245	4,210,921
2005	34.28	1,316	4,270,150
2006	34.07	1,364	4,357,847
2007	33.57	1,396	4,444,110
2008	34.69	1,492	4,528,996
2009	33.35	1,478	4,589,872
2010	34.71	1,570	4,625,364
2011	33.12	1,560	4,679,230
2012	33.58	1,634	4,723,723
2013	32.37	1,623	4,774,839
2014	37.44	1,938	4,832,482
2015	46.17	2,453	4,896,146
2016	45.27	2,481	4,961,119
2017	44.95	2,549	5,024,369
2018	44.31	2,616	5,084,127
2019	37.86	2,323	5,148,714
2020	40.41	2,575	5,218,040
2021	40.91	2,419	5,190,705

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	25.24	883	3,974,682
2000	19.50	699	4,012,012
2001	20.49	754	4,064,995
2002	24.55	910	4,107,795
2003	23.84	907	4,150,297
2004	19.68	770	4,210,921
2005	19.17	771	4,270,150
2006	17.25	724	4,357,847
2007	16.75	723	4,444,110
2008	16.22	727	4,528,996
2009	16.42	759	4,589,872
2010	15.94	747	4,625,364
2011	15.73	768	4,679,230
2012	14.41	726	4,723,723
2013	14.18	747	4,774,839
2014	13.93	751	4,832,482
2015	15.34	848	4,896,146
2016	12.04	690	4,961,119
2017	12.28	723	5,024,369
2018	14.52	882	5,084,127
2019	10.84	686	5,148,714
2020	11.61	755	5,218,040
2021	9.44	611	5,190,705

NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	11.82	434	3,974,682
2000	14.46	539	4,012,012
2001	16.47	632	4,064,995
2002	20.12	781	4,107,795
2003	20.07	797	4,150,297
2004	20.13	818	4,210,921
2005	19.64	823	4,270,150
2006	19.54	846	4,357,847
2007	17.94	806	4,444,110
2008	20.32	945	4,528,996
2009	18.76	893	4,589,872
2010	19.94	963	4,625,364
2011	16.06	802	4,679,230
2012	16.43	860	4,723,723
2013	16.00	869	4,774,839
2014	15.06	837	4,832,482
2015	15.53	886	4,896,146
2016	15.26	897	4,961,119
2017	15.54	950	5,024,369
2018	15.58	985	5,084,127
2019	15.61	1,010	5,148,714
2020	14.98	1,013	5,218,040
2021	14.23	933	5,190,705

BLOOD POISONING

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	12.81	467	3,974,682
2000	13.66	511	4,012,012
2001	14.13	543	4,064,995
2002	16.73	655	4,107,795
2003	16.26	652	4,150,297
2004	15.14	625	4,210,921
2005	15.18	634	4,270,150
2006	13.69	602	4,357,847
2007	15.36	700	4,444,110
2008	14.23	666	4,528,996
2009	13.74	654	4,589,872
2010	14.42	714	4,625,364
2011	15.54	781	4,679,230
2012	14.36	753	4,723,723
2013	13.60	731	4,774,839
2014	14.35	813	4,832,482
2015	14.90	854	4,896,146
2016	14.78	873	4,961,119
2017	14.48	884	5,024,369
2018	15.08	946	5,084,127
2019	13.61	896	5,148,714
2020	14.25	968	5,218,040
2021	12.70	824	5,190,705

SUICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	10.51	418	3,974,682
2000	11.07	443	4,012,012
2001	11.40	467	4,064,995
2002	10.75	440	4,107,795
2003	11.46	476	4,150,297
2004	11.30	482	4,210,921
2005	11.83	510	4,270,150
2006	11.80	524	4,357,847
2007	11.62	530	4,444,110
2008	12.00	565	4,528,996
2009	13.03	619	4,589,872
2010	13.46	637	4,625,364
2011	13.59	658	4,679,230
2012	13.69	673	4,723,723
2013	13.97	696	4,774,839
2014	15.16	753	4,832,482
2015	14.84	742	4,896,146
2016	15.70	815	4,961,119
2017	16.30	838	5,024,369
2018	15.45	811	5,084,127
2019	16.18	852	5,148,714
2020	16.28	868	5,218,040
2021	15.17	802	5,190,705

HYPERTENSION/RENAL

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	10.63	387	3,974,682
2000	10.25	379	4,012,012
2001	8.88	338	4,064,995
2002	9.39	362	4,107,795
2003	10.17	400	4,150,297
2004	9.65	387	4,210,921
2005	10.15	423	4,270,150
2006	8.72	378	4,357,847
2007	9.12	406	4,444,110
2008	9.69	446	4,528,996
2009	8.97	418	4,589,872
2010	8.49	417	4,625,364
2011	8.11	404	4,679,230
2012	7.93	408	4,723,723
2013	7.95	422	4,774,839
2014	8.56	462	4,832,482
2015	8.68	482	4,896,146
2016	8.16	477	4,961,119
2017	9.55	575	5,024,369
2018	9.53	599	5,084,127
2019	8.64	555	5,148,714
2020	9.89	667	5,218,040
2021	11.21	711	5,190,705

LIVER DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	10.63	415	3,974,682
2000	11.43	460	4,012,012
2001	11.25	461	4,064,995
2002	9.21	386	4,107,795
2003	10.72	463	4,150,297
2004	10.33	457	4,210,921
2005	10.58	480	4,270,150
2006	10.15	479	4,357,847
2007	10.43	512	4,444,110
2008	9.43	470	4,528,996
2009	10.16	527	4,589,872
2010	10.78	571	4,625,364
2011	10.64	580	4,679,230
2012	10.56	573	4,723,723
2013	12.08	681	4,774,839
2014	11.79	689	4,832,482
2015	12.17	716	4,896,146
2016	12.35	749	4,961,119
2017	13.09	812	5,024,369
2018	12.39	791	5,084,127
2019	12.81	826	5,148,714
2020	15.64	1,028	5,218,040
2021	17.30	1,096	5,190,705

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	4.93	175	3,974,682
2000	5.84	209	4,012,012
2001	5.82	215	4,064,995
2002	6.37	239	4,107,795
2003	6.21	232	4,150,297
2004	6.06	235	4,210,921
2005	6.58	260	4,270,150
2006	6.76	279	4,357,847
2007	6.42	276	4,444,110
2008	6.68	292	4,528,996
2009	6.24	277	4,589,872
2010	8.29	381	4,625,364
2011	6.65	317	4,679,230
2012	7.16	349	4,723,723
2013	7.66	391	4,774,839
2014	7.59	399	4,832,482
2015	7.78	420	4,896,146
2016	7.66	431	4,961,119
2017	8.70	507	5,024,369
2018	8.95	554	5,084,127
2019	8.87	571	5,148,714
2020	10.00	667	5,218,040
2021	10.75	688	5,190,705

HOMICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	7.77	313	3,974,682
2000	8.03	326	4,012,012
2001	8.57	350	4,064,995
2002	7.91	326	4,107,795
2003	7.84	325	4,150,297
2004	7.76	323	4,210,921
2005	7.92	337	4,270,150
2006	8.99	391	4,357,847
2007	8.60	382	4,444,110
2008	7.86	354	4,528,996
2009	7.64	347	4,589,872
2010	7.09	322	4,625,364
2011	7.82	355	4,679,230
2012	8.16	373	4,723,723
2013	6.84	318	4,774,839
2014	7.63	363	4,832,482
2015	9.51	448	4,896,146
2016	8.96	426	4,961,119
2017	9.26	444	5,024,369
2018	10.16	481	5,084,127
2019	10.96	527	5,148,714
2020	12.72	622	5,218,040
2021	13.43	656	5,190,705