Unintentional injuries

Age-adjusted mortality rates by state (2017). States ranked from highest to lowest rate per 100,000 population.

Total Deaths (2017)

169,936

Avg Rate /100K

54.0

Highest Rate

West Virginia

100.3/100K

Lowest Rate

California

33.2/100K

Unintentional injuries by State

#	State	Deaths	Crude Rate	Age-Adjusted
1	West Virginia	1,892	N/A	100.3
2	Ohio	8,971	N/A	75.1
3	Kentucky	3,264	N/A	72.9
4	Pennsylvania	9,527	N/A	70.2
5	New Mexico	1,460	N/A	68.3
6	Maine	990	N/A	68.0
7	Alaska	436	N/A	63.7
8	Tennessee	4,435	N/A	63.0
9	New Hampshire	907	N/A	62.9
10	Oklahoma	2,563	N/A	62.5
11	Delaware	608	N/A	61.9
12	District of Columbia	427	N/A	61.0
13	South Carolina	3,147	N/A	60.2
14	Rhode Island	718	N/A	60.0
15	Louisiana	2,780	N/A	58.9
16	Missouri	3,776	N/A	58.8
17	Indiana	3,978	N/A	58.7
18	Wisconsin	3,746	N/A	58.3
19	Wyoming	348	N/A	56.9
20	Vermont	394	N/A	56.9
21	North Carolina	5,985	N/A	56.3
22	Mississippi	1,738	N/A	56.3
23	Arizona	4,184	N/A	56.2
24	South Dakota	537	N/A	56.1
25	Florida	13,059	N/A	56.1
26	Alabama	2,703	N/A	53.8
27	Colorado	3,037	N/A	53.6
28	Connecticut	2,078	N/A	53.2
29	Michigan	5,623	N/A	53.0
30	Arkansas	1,625	N/A	51.8
31	Massachusetts	3,821	N/A	51.5
32	Montana	579	N/A	50.2
33	Idaho	876	N/A	49.8
34	Kansas	1,567	N/A	49.4
35	Nevada	1,496	N/A	47.8
36	New Jersey	4,482	N/A	47.3
37	Georgia	4,712	N/A	45.2
38	Oregon	2,076	N/A	44.8
39	Minnesota	2,788	N/A	44.6
40	Illinois	6,019	N/A	44.4
41	Utah	1,238	N/A	44.2
42	Washington	3,455	N/A	44.0
43	Virginia	3,922	N/A	44.0
44	Iowa	1,536	N/A	42.8
45	North Dakota	339	N/A	41.3
46	Texas	10,763	N/A	38.8
47	Nebraska	811	N/A	38.5
48	Maryland	2,408	N/A	36.9
49	Hawaii	585	N/A	35.7
50	New York	7,687	N/A	35.5
51	California	13,840	N/A	33.2

Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: V01-X59. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death.