HEALTH RANKINGS West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA 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	146.79	4
2.	Coronary Heart Disease	134.86	1
3.	Poisonings	88.79	1
4.	Lung Disease	57.85	3
5.	Lung Cancers	49.98	1
6.	Diabetes Mellitus	47.61	1
7.	Stroke	41.23	26
8.	Hypertension	37.25	12
9.	Alzheimers	35.40	18
10.	Endocrine Disorders	26.73	1
11.	Kidney Disease	26.29	1
12.	Breast Cancer	22.28	5
13.	Prostate Cancer	21.25	11
14.	Suicide	20.63	10
15.	Falls	19.67	3
16.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	17.84	2
17.	Liver Disease	17.83	11
18.	Influenza & Pneumonia	16.52	3
19.	Pancreas Cancer	11.92	18
20.	Parkinson's Disease	10.75	14

CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	USA Rank
21.	Lymphomas	9.51	9
22.	Inflammatory/Heart	8.51	11
23.	Leukemia	7.63	1
24.	Other Neoplasms	7.40	1
25.	Homicide	6.94	26
26.	Liver Cancer	6.85	20
27.	Uterin Cancer	6.52	4
28.	Ovary Cancer	6.40	13
29.	Alcohol	5.88	16
30.	Bladder Cancer	4.74	11
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	4.73	9
32.	Congenital Anomalies	4.34	6
33.	Skin Cancers	3.94	6
34.	Drug Use	3.23	2
35.	Oral Cancer	3.18	11
36.	Cervical Cancer	2.80	11
37.	Low Birth Weight	1.70	17
38.	Stomach Cancer	1.58	47
39.	Drownings	1.33	20
40.	Hepatitis C	1.22	6

WEST VIRGINIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
1.	COVID-19	3,611	16.12
2.	Coronary Heart Disease	3,425	15.29
3.	Lung Disease	1,538	6.87
4.	Poisonings	1,458	6.51
5.	Lung Cancers	1,351	6.03
6.	Diabetes Mellitus	1,203	5.37
7.	Stroke	1,012	4.52
8.	Hypertension	887	3.96
9.	Alzheimers	842	3.76
10.	Kidney Disease	652	2.91
11.	Endocrine Disorders	622	2.78
12.	Falls	473	2.11
13.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	445	1.99
14.	Liver Disease	409	1.83
15.	Influenza & Pneumonia	400	1.79
16.	Suicide	369	1.65
17.	Pancreas Cancer	309	1.38
18.	Breast Cancer	300	1.34
19.	Road Traffic Accidents	278	1.24
20.	Parkinson's Disease	256	1.14
21.	Lymphomas	231	1.03
22.	Prostate Cancer	231	1.03
23.	Other Injuries	215	0.96
24.	Inflammatory/Heart	190	0.85
25.	Other Neoplasms	186	0.83

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
26.	Liver Cancer	186	0.83
27.	Leukemia	185	0.83
28.	Bladder Cancer	126	0.56
29.	Oesophagus Cancer	121	0.54
30.	Alcohol	116	0.52
31.	Malnutrition	116	0.52
32.	Homicide	99	0.44
33.	Skin Cancers	88	0.39
34.	Uterin Cancer	87	0.39
35.	Oral Cancer	74	0.33
36.	Ovary Cancer	73	0.33
37.	Drug Use	52	0.23
38.	Diarrhoeal diseases	50	0.22
39.	Congenital Anomalies	42	0.19
40.	Low Birth Weight	21	0.09
41.	Skin Disease	20	0.09
42.	Stomach Cancer	14	0.06
43.	Hepatitis C	12	0.05
44.	Fires	11	0.05
45.	Anaemia	11	0.05
46.	Maternal Conditions	0	0.00
47.	Otitis Media	0	0.00
48.	Upper Respiratory	0	0.00
49.	Tuberculosis	0	0.00
50.	Hookworm Disease	0	0.00

WEST VIRGINIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	USA Rank
1.	Lung Cancers	49.98	1
2.	Breast Cancer	22.28	5
3.	Prostate Cancer	21.25	11
4.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	17.84	2
5.	Pancreas Cancer	11.92	18
6.	Lymphomas	9.51	9
7.	Leukemia	7.63	1
8.	Liver Cancer	6.85	20

		Rate	USA Rank
9.	Uterin Cancer	6.52	4
10.	Ovary Cancer	6.40	13
11.	Bladder Cancer	4.74	11
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	4.73	9
13.	Skin Cancers	3.94	6
14.	Oral Cancer	3.18	11
15.	Cervical Cancer	2.80	11
16.	Stomach Cancer	1.58	47

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES

HEART DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	325.52	6,822	1,811,799
2000	305.00	6,435	1,808,344
2001	298.84	6,325	1,801,481
2002	291.19	6,189	1,805,414
2003	288.07	6,186	1,812,295
2004	263.59	5,674	1,816,438
2005	253.62	5,538	1,820,492
2006	240.49	5,311	1,827,912
2007	232.50	5,208	1,834,052
2008	232.50	5,264	1,840,310
2009	219.59	5,038	1,847,775
2010	211.19	4,897	1,852,994
2011	210.07	4,914	1,855,364
2012	208.11	4,942	1,855,413
2013	193.68	4,666	1,854,304
2014	192.92	4,692	1,850,326
2015	191.32	4,727	1,844,128
2016	190.96	4,767	1,831,102
2017	191.98	4,849	1,815,857
2018	196.37	5,007	1,805,832
2019	197.39	5,087	1,792,147
2020	197.80	5,123	1,784,787
2021	223.01	5,549	1,782,959

ALL CANCERS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	225.14	4,762	1,811,799
2000	223.90	4,753	1,808,344
2001	219.24	4,685	1,801,481
2002	215.23	4,652	1,805,414
2003	211.63	4,610	1,812,295
2004	212.15	4,694	1,816,438
2005	207.43	4,617	1,820,492
2006	203.63	4,613	1,827,912
2007	204.33	4,690	1,834,052
2008	198.47	4,605	1,840,310
2009	204.22	4,786	1,847,775
2010	197.99	4,685	1,852,994
2011	200.13	4,782	1,855,364
2012	191.80	4,684	1,855,413
2013	190.82	4,718	1,854,304
2014	195.13	4,880	1,850,326
2015	190.38	4,839	1,844,128
2016	182.18	4,659	1,831,102
2017	179.44	4,654	1,815,857
2018	179.51	4,682	1,805,832
2019	174.98	4,604	1,792,147
2020	176.95	4,725	1,784,787
2021	184.71	4,820	1,782,959

STROKE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	63.13	1,323	1,811,799
2000	61.30	1,296	1,808,344
2001	60.09	1,272	1,801,481
2002	59.27	1,260	1,805,414
2003	61.20	1,309	1,812,295
2004	54.79	1,178	1,816,438
2005	53.15	1,151	1,820,492
2006	48.52	1,072	1,827,912
2007	49.68	1,113	1,834,052
2008	48.32	1,096	1,840,310
2009	46.65	1,073	1,847,775
2010	47.80	1,104	1,852,994
2011	44.79	1,049	1,855,364
2012	47.93	1,140	1,855,413
2013	40.68	983	1,854,304
2014	45.27	1,103	1,850,326
2015	43.77	1,079	1,844,128
2016	41.72	1,039	1,831,102
2017	41.78	1,058	1,815,857
2018	38.65	990	1,805,832
2019	40.25	1,035	1,792,147
2020	36.73	952	1,784,787
2021	41.23	1,021	1,782,959

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	57.92	1,236	1,811,799
2000	62.86	1,345	1,808,344
2001	59.24	1,273	1,801,481
2002	56.64	1,228	1,805,414
2003	59.15	1,296	1,812,295
2004	55.56	1,225	1,816,438
2005	60.51	1,350	1,820,492
2006	56.34	1,267	1,827,912
2007	58.28	1,331	1,834,052
2008	68.87	1,590	1,840,310
2009	63.85	1,490	1,847,775
2010	62.67	1,482	1,852,994
2011	66.09	1,571	1,855,364
2012	62.40	1,524	1,855,413
2013	64.55	1,590	1,854,304
2014	63.01	1,578	1,850,326
2015	64.63	1,628	1,844,128
2016	62.08	1,599	1,831,102
2017	64.26	1,681	1,815,857
2018	64.29	1,723	1,805,832
2019	61.97	1,673	1,792,147
2020	59.48	1,608	1,784,787
2021	58.72	1,562	1,782,959

ACCIDENTS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	41.97	798	1,811,799
2000	43.23	817	1,808,344
2001	44.72	834	1,801,481
2002	50.89	956	1,805,414
2003	53.71	1,004	1,812,295
2004	59.00	1,110	1,816,438
2005	49.57	940	1,820,492
2006	62.37	1,177	1,827,912
2007	65.84	1,241	1,834,052
2008	65.54	1,253	1,840,310
2009	48.15	942	1,847,775
2010	63.67	1,234	1,852,994
2011	74.81	1,432	1,855,364
2012	70.80	1,371	1,855,413
2013	71.66	1,395	1,854,304
2014	71.00	1,380	1,850,326
2015	77.93	1,516	1,844,128
2016	89.73	1,705	1,831,102
2017	100.31	1,892	1,815,857
2018	90.26	1,707	1,805,832
2019	96.91	1,859	1,792,147
2020	122.18	2,242	1,784,787
2021	134.67	2,474	1,782,959

DIABETES

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	34.79	734	1,811,799
2000	35.85	759	1,808,344
2001	37.74	802	1,801,481
2002	39.46	846	1,805,414
2003	37.05	807	1,812,295
2004	38.20	840	1,816,438
2005	34.45	766	1,820,492
2006	32.95	743	1,827,912
2007	35.23	800	1,834,052
2008	32.68	753	1,840,310
2009	31.99	746	1,847,775
2010	32.93	776	1,852,994
2011	33.34	790	1,855,364
2012	30.51	741	1,855,413
2013	34.12	841	1,854,304
2014	33.28	818	1,850,326
2015	31.65	784	1,844,128
2016	34.83	860	1,831,102
2017	33.98	864	1,815,857
2018	36.24	927	1,805,832
2019	36.21	952	1,792,147
2020	41.31	1,075	1,784,787
2021	47.61	1,204	1,782,959

ALZHEIMER'S

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	15.01	314	1,811,799
2000	17.18	361	1,808,344
2001	18.97	398	1,801,481
2002	19.20	405	1,805,414
2003	22.22	470	1,812,295
2004	23.26	493	1,816,438
2005	23.61	504	1,820,492
2006	22.80	496	1,827,912
2007	24.15	534	1,834,052
2008	29.68	662	1,840,310
2009	24.90	563	1,847,775
2010	26.01	594	1,852,994
2011	26.25	610	1,855,364
2012	25.32	598	1,855,413
2013	24.56	590	1,854,304
2014	25.47	620	1,850,326
2015	29.95	738	1,844,128
2016	31.72	786	1,831,102
2017	30.55	770	1,815,857
2018	31.00	791	1,805,832
2019	32.29	832	1,792,147
2020	35.92	932	1,784,787
2021	35.40	851	1,782,959

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	25.01	520	1,811,799
2000	21.73	456	1,808,344
2001	23.01	483	1,801,481
2002	20.27	427	1,805,414
2003	25.32	536	1,812,295
2004	22.19	474	1,816,438
2005	21.19	458	1,820,492
2006	21.09	459	1,827,912
2007	18.40	408	1,834,052
2008	19.98	448	1,840,310
2009	19.70	443	1,847,775
2010	19.01	436	1,852,994
2011	19.82	455	1,855,364
2012	18.05	425	1,855,413
2013	20.20	481	1,854,304
2014	19.57	473	1,850,326
2015	21.19	526	1,844,128
2016	17.34	423	1,831,102
2017	18.16	458	1,815,857
2018	21.22	539	1,805,832
2019	16.07	402	1,792,147
2020	17.87	447	1,784,787
2021	16.52	413	1,782,959

NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	16.40	345	1,811,799
2000	17.85	378	1,808,344
2001	18.33	391	1,801,481
2002	21.60	462	1,805,414
2003	21.21	458	1,812,295
2004	20.72	450	1,816,438
2005	20.36	442	1,820,492
2006	21.03	468	1,827,912
2007	21.27	480	1,834,052
2008	22.97	522	1,840,310
2009	21.93	504	1,847,775
2010	20.26	475	1,852,994
2011	19.09	445	1,855,364
2012	19.71	471	1,855,413
2013	18.59	450	1,854,304
2014	19.59	479	1,850,326
2015	20.44	510	1,844,128
2016	19.32	481	1,831,102
2017	17.11	436	1,815,857
2018	19.32	493	1,805,832
2019	16.22	421	1,792,147
2020	21.21	555	1,784,787
2021	25.77	643	1,782,959

BLOOD POISONING

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	13.38	280	1,811,799
2000	14.96	314	1,808,344
2001	15.82	334	1,801,481
2002	13.91	295	1,805,414
2003	13.56	292	1,812,295
2004	14.85	323	1,816,438
2005	14.76	322	1,820,492
2006	15.28	338	1,827,912
2007	14.98	336	1,834,052
2008	15.59	353	1,840,310
2009	15.26	352	1,847,775
2010	13.86	320	1,852,994
2011	13.54	316	1,855,364
2012	13.79	327	1,855,413
2013	13.92	331	1,854,304
2014	14.98	372	1,850,326
2015	13.87	348	1,844,128
2016	14.77	361	1,831,102
2017	14.63	368	1,815,857
2018	14.83	381	1,805,832
2019	14.16	359	1,792,147
2020	13.79	343	1,784,787
2021	14.01	355	1,782,959

SUICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	12.13	229	1,811,799
2000	13.18	245	1,808,344
2001	15.03	286	1,801,481
2002	14.85	276	1,805,414
2003	14.04	266	1,812,295
2004	15.42	285	1,816,438
2005	13.24	255	1,820,492
2006	13.98	269	1,827,912
2007	15.73	300	1,834,052
2008	13.71	261	1,840,310
2009	13.14	253	1,847,775
2010	14.12	279	1,852,994
2011	15.94	306	1,855,364
2012	17.11	326	1,855,413
2013	16.40	323	1,854,304
2014	18.07	359	1,850,326
2015	17.45	340	1,844,128
2016	19.30	362	1,831,102
2017	21.06	393	1,815,857
2018	21.24	395	1,805,832
2019	18.49	330	1,792,147
2020	19.45	354	1,784,787
2021	20.63	375	1,782,959

HYPERTENSION/RENAL

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	5.06	106	1,811,799
2000	7.23	151	1,808,344
2001	7.79	164	1,801,481
2002	8.29	175	1,805,414
2003	9.02	192	1,812,295
2004	9.85	211	1,816,438
2005	11.64	253	1,820,492
2006	10.21	228	1,827,912
2007	9.95	226	1,834,052
2008	10.27	235	1,840,310
2009	10.25	236	1,847,775
2010	11.30	264	1,852,994
2011	10.33	242	1,855,364
2012	10.52	254	1,855,413
2013	11.68	282	1,854,304
2014	9.79	244	1,850,326
2015	11.91	297	1,844,128
2016	11.70	291	1,831,102
2017	13.05	323	1,815,857
2018	9.93	255	1,805,832
2019	11.97	308	1,792,147
2020	12.05	312	1,784,787
2021	12.89	324	1,782,959

LIVER DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	10.03	207	1,811,799
2000	11.99	247	1,808,344
2001	10.29	212	1,801,481
2002	10.06	209	1,805,414
2003	11.13	236	1,812,295
2004	11.89	258	1,816,438
2005	9.76	213	1,820,492
2006	10.80	237	1,827,912
2007	12.16	273	1,834,052
2008	9.88	221	1,840,310
2009	10.28	236	1,847,775
2010	10.66	244	1,852,994
2011	11.97	278	1,855,364
2012	10.82	256	1,855,413
2013	12.49	294	1,854,304
2014	14.26	345	1,850,326
2015	14.23	338	1,844,128
2016	12.85	311	1,831,102
2017	13.97	337	1,815,857
2018	14.39	350	1,805,832
2019	16.89	394	1,792,147
2020	16.09	389	1,784,787
2021	17.90	417	1,782,959

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	4.58	97	1,811,799
2000	5.22	111	1,808,344
2001	4.27	91	1,801,481
2002	5.54	119	1,805,414
2003	5.09	110	1,812,295
2004	6.45	139	1,816,438
2005	4.89	107	1,820,492
2006	5.46	121	1,827,912
2007	5.94	133	1,834,052
2008	7.31	165	1,840,310
2009	6.64	150	1,847,775
2010	6.24	142	1,852,994
2011	7.43	172	1,855,364
2012	7.76	181	1,855,413
2013	6.53	158	1,854,304
2014	7.39	179	1,850,326
2015	6.74	163	1,844,128
2016	8.13	201	1,831,102
2017	8.01	204	1,815,857
2018	8.79	226	1,805,832
2019	8.13	210	1,792,147
2020	10.26	269	1,784,787
2021	10.75	267	1,782,959

HOMICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	5.49	99	1,811,799
2000	4.44	80	1,808,344
2001	3.73	68	1,801,481
2002	5.50	95	1,805,414
2003	4.96	89	1,812,295
2004	4.46	79	1,816,438
2005	5.37	93	1,820,492
2006	5.45	97	1,827,912
2007	4.93	86	1,834,052
2008	3.99	70	1,840,310
2009	5.11	92	1,847,775
2010	5.04	86	1,852,994
2011	5.72	101	1,855,364
2012	5.91	103	1,855,413
2013	4.16	74	1,854,304
2014	5.88	103	1,850,326
2015	4.54	80	1,844,128
2016	6.32	108	1,831,102
2017	6.52	112	1,815,857
2018	5.81	97	1,805,832
2019	5.70	92	1,792,147
2020	6.99	114	1,784,787
2021	6.94	114	1,782,959