HEALTH RANKINGS Connecticut

CONNECTICUT 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.	Coronary Heart Disease	66.45	48
2.	COVID-19	56.65	48
3.	Poisonings	41.76	11
4.	Stroke	29.52	47
5.	Lung Cancers	27.23	42
6.	Lung Disease	22.69	47
7.	Alzheimers	21.24	45
8.	Hypertension	19.27	47
9.	Prostate Cancer	18.86	37
10.	Diabetes Mellitus	15.95	51
11.	Breast Cancer	15.63	48
12.	Endocrine Disorders	14.07	39
13.	Kidney Disease	13.41	25
14.	Pancreas Cancer	12.54	7
15.	Liver Disease	12.24	39
16.	Falls	10.70	35
17.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	10.39	49
18.	Suicide	9.98	46
19.	Parkinson's Disease	9.02	44
20.	Influenza & Pneumonia	8.28	39

CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	USA Rank
21.	Lymphomas	7.86	45
22.	Leukemia	5.69	37
23.	Inflammatory/Heart	5.57	47
24.	Liver Cancer	5.38	42
25.	Uterin Cancer	5.20	26
26.	Ovary Cancer	4.95	48
27.	Other Neoplasms	4.93	8
28.	Homicide	4.79	35
29.	Alcohol	4.27	35
30.	Bladder Cancer	3.95	41
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.28	41
32.	Skin Cancers	2.68	42
33.	Stomach Cancer	2.39	30
34.	Congenital Anomalies	2.22	44
35.	Oral Cancer	2.01	47
36.	Cervical Cancer	1.98	25
37.	Low Birth Weight	1.40	24
38.	Drug Use	1.22	17
39.	HIV/AIDS	0.79	25
40.	Drownings	0.75	41

CONNECTICUT TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	3,299	14.07
2.	COVID-19	2,715	11.58
3.	Poisonings	1,523	6.50
4.	Stroke	1,439	6.14
5.	Lung Cancers	1,351	5.76
6.	Lung Disease	1,119	4.77
7.	Alzheimers	1,048	4.47
8.	Hypertension	926	3.95
9.	Diabetes Mellitus	769	3.28
10.	Endocrine Disorders	651	2.78
11.	Kidney Disease	648	2.76
12.	Pancreas Cancer	612	2.61
13.	Liver Disease	550	2.35
14.	Falls	512	2.18
15.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	502	2.14
16.	Parkinson's Disease	428	1.83
17.	Breast Cancer	426	1.82
18.	Suicide	396	1.69
19.	Influenza & Pneumonia	394	1.68
20.	Prostate Cancer	377	1.61
21.	Lymphomas	365	1.56
22.	Road Traffic Accidents	318	1.36
23.	Liver Cancer	266	1.13
24.	Other Injuries	252	1.08
25.	Inflammatory/Heart	250	1.07

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
26.	Leukemia	247	1.05
27.	Other Neoplasms	223	0.95
28.	Bladder Cancer	191	0.81
29.	Alcohol	171	0.73
30.	Malnutrition	164	0.70
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	149	0.64
32.	Uterin Cancer	138	0.59
33.	Homicide	138	0.59
34.	Ovary Cancer	131	0.56
35.	Skin Cancers	119	0.51
36.	Stomach Cancer	110	0.47
37.	Oral Cancer	89	0.38
38.	Diarrhoeal diseases	70	0.30
39.	Skin Disease	55	0.23
40.	Congenital Anomalies	51	0.22
41.	Multiple Sclerosis	45	0.19
42.	Drug Use	34	0.15
43.	Low Birth Weight	32	0.14
44.	Anaemia	31	0.13
45.	HIV/AIDS	29	0.12
46.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	0.11
47.	Birth Trauma	16	0.07
48.	Epilepsy	12	0.05
49.	Rheumatic/Heart	12	0.05
50.	Hepatitis C	10	0.04

CONNECTICUT CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	USA Rank
1.	Lung Cancers	27.23	42
2.	Prostate Cancer	18.86	37
3.	Breast Cancer	15.63	48
4.	Pancreas Cancer	12.54	7
5.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	10.39	49
6.	Lymphomas	7.86	45
7.	Leukemia	5.69	37
8.	Liver Cancer	5.38	42

		Rate	USA Rank
9.	Uterin Cancer	5.20	26
10.	Ovary Cancer	4.95	48
11.	Bladder Cancer	3.95	41
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.28	41
13.	Skin Cancers	2.68	42
14.	Stomach Cancer	2.39	30
15.	Oral Cancer	2.01	47
16.	Cervical Cancer	1.98	25

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES

HEART DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	238.82	9,127	3,386,401
2000	232.72	8,993	3,405,565
2001	218.04	8,582	3,432,835
2002	219.25	8,815	3,458,749
2003	204.06	8,389	3,484,336
2004	189.54	7,868	3,496,094
2005	180.74	7,650	3,506,956
2006	174.72	7,490	3,517,460
2007	167.35	7,289	3,527,270
2008	165.60	7,355	3,545,579
2009	157.71	7,105	3,561,807
2010	155.69	7,127	3,574,097
2011	155.15	7,206	3,580,709
2012	155.29	7,282	3,590,347
2013	148.92	7,090	3,596,080
2014	145.64	7,018	3,596,677
2015	147.80	7,205	3,590,886
2016	144.33	7,051	3,576,452
2017	141.62	7,138	3,588,184
2018	142.14	7,205	3,572,665
2019	143.10	7,354	3,565,287
2020	138.40	7,110	3,557,006
2021	136.68	6,731	3,605,597

ALL CANCERS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	191.00	7,054	3,386,401
2000	189.54	7,065	3,405,565
2001	187.58	7,093	3,432,835
2002	186.34	7,163	3,458,749
2003	183.02	7,131	3,484,336
2004	182.41	7,175	3,496,094
2005	176.81	7,052	3,506,956
2006	175.46	7,044	3,517,460
2007	167.23	6,827	3,527,270
2008	164.75	6,830	3,545,579
2009	162.81	6,819	3,561,807
2010	163.37	6,954	3,574,097
2011	158.43	6,837	3,580,709
2012	151.95	6,681	3,590,347
2013	148.40	6,619	3,596,080
2014	146.71	6,621	3,596,677
2015	146.23	6,666	3,590,886
2016	144.90	6,696	3,576,452
2017	139.55	6,608	3,588,184
2018	134.12	6,472	3,572,665
2019	131.88	6,496	3,565,287
2020	133.80	6,638	3,557,006
2021	133.54	6,526	3,605,597

STROKE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	49.95	1,933	3,386,401
2000	51.43	2,011	3,405,565
2001	50.10	2,003	3,432,835
2002	46.03	1,861	3,458,749
2003	44.02	1,828	3,484,336
2004	39.13	1,635	3,496,094
2005	36.22	1,528	3,506,956
2006	35.78	1,547	3,517,460
2007	33.44	1,463	3,527,270
2008	32.00	1,433	3,545,579
2009	32.42	1,460	3,561,807
2010	29.39	1,349	3,574,097
2011	28.34	1,315	3,580,709
2012	27.03	1,273	3,590,347
2013	28.28	1,348	3,596,080
2014	26.28	1,266	3,596,677
2015	28.49	1,388	3,590,886
2016	26.32	1,269	3,576,452
2017	27.79	1,403	3,588,184
2018	27.20	1,388	3,572,665
2019	26.66	1,375	3,565,287
2020	28.40	1,467	3,557,006
2021	29.52	1,444	3,605,597

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	37.78	1,435	3,386,401
2000	40.09	1,533	3,405,565
2001	38.20	1,486	3,432,835
2002	36.91	1,453	3,458,749
2003	36.09	1,445	3,484,336
2004	35.38	1,432	3,496,094
2005	36.06	1,471	3,506,956
2006	34.97	1,458	3,517,460
2007	32.29	1,353	3,527,270
2008	35.34	1,505	3,545,579
2009	33.51	1,448	3,561,807
2010	29.37	1,289	3,574,097
2011	32.05	1,415	3,580,709
2012	30.94	1,387	3,590,347
2013	29.66	1,348	3,596,080
2014	30.19	1,368	3,596,677
2015	29.72	1,369	3,590,886
2016	30.48	1,425	3,576,452
2017	30.42	1,471	3,588,184
2018	28.90	1,427	3,572,665
2019	27.84	1,399	3,565,287
2020	24.40	1,236	3,557,006
2021	23.80	1,169	3,605,597

ACCIDENTS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	29.31	1,034	3,386,401
2000	32.81	1,175	3,405,565
2001	29.47	1,056	3,432,835
2002	32.51	1,182	3,458,749
2003	30.22	1,112	3,484,336
2004	33.95	1,261	3,496,094
2005	30.25	1,134	3,506,956
2006	34.55	1,302	3,517,460
2007	35.40	1,343	3,527,270
2008	35.69	1,386	3,545,579
2009	32.96	1,293	3,561,807
2010	33.59	1,337	3,574,097
2011	33.34	1,339	3,580,709
2012	34.65	1,392	3,590,347
2013	39.31	1,582	3,596,080
2014	40.92	1,641	3,596,677
2015	44.78	1,799	3,590,886
2016	50.35	1,978	3,576,452
2017	53.15	2,078	3,588,184
2018	53.14	2,054	3,572,665
2019	56.15	2,197	3,565,287
2020	63.52	2,447	3,557,006
2021	67.37	2,644	3,605,597

DIABETES

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	18.53	691	3,386,401
2000	18.10	683	3,405,565
2001	19.70	759	3,432,835
2002	17.27	675	3,458,749
2003	16.78	665	3,484,336
2004	19.05	767	3,496,094
2005	20.02	811	3,506,956
2006	18.98	782	3,517,460
2007	15.51	646	3,527,270
2008	14.72	624	3,545,579
2009	14.46	624	3,561,807
2010	15.43	662	3,574,097
2011	15.53	692	3,580,709
2012	14.16	631	3,590,347
2013	14.77	664	3,596,080
2014	14.95	685	3,596,677
2015	13.91	653	3,590,886
2016	14.89	699	3,576,452
2017	14.48	694	3,588,184
2018	14.58	708	3,572,665
2019	15.61	761	3,565,287
2020	17.55	861	3,557,006
2021	15.95	770	3,605,597

ALZHEIMER'S

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	11.40	449	3,386,401
2000	13.13	526	3,405,565
2001	14.02	573	3,432,835
2002	13.60	570	3,458,749
2003	14.19	612	3,484,336
2004	15.73	684	3,496,094
2005	17.40	777	3,506,956
2006	15.97	728	3,517,460
2007	16.55	764	3,527,270
2008	17.81	839	3,545,579
2009	16.33	778	3,561,807
2010	17.09	820	3,574,097
2011	16.42	813	3,580,709
2012	16.78	842	3,590,347
2013	16.23	824	3,596,080
2014	18.42	923	3,596,677
2015	19.04	966	3,590,886
2016	20.29	1,035	3,576,452
2017	20.40	1,077	3,588,184
2018	18.53	986	3,572,665
2019	18.09	967	3,565,287
2020	20.29	1,084	3,557,006
2021	21.24	1,049	3,605,597

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	22.66	885	3,386,401
2000	22.50	890	3,405,565
2001	21.14	854	3,432,835
2002	21.45	888	3,458,749
2003	20.47	860	3,484,336
2004	20.30	868	3,496,094
2005	21.86	956	3,506,956
2006	18.17	800	3,517,460
2007	17.22	776	3,527,270
2008	15.08	694	3,545,579
2009	15.36	696	3,561,807
2010	12.09	568	3,574,097
2011	14.58	696	3,580,709
2012	11.78	558	3,590,347
2013	12.20	604	3,596,080
2014	13.32	644	3,596,677
2015	13.60	667	3,590,886
2016	11.71	572	3,576,452
2017	13.09	675	3,588,184
2018	14.81	757	3,572,665
2019	11.01	563	3,565,287
2020	10.26	527	3,557,006
2021	8.26	406	3,605,597

NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	12.13	457	3,386,401
2000	13.64	524	3,405,565
2001	15.07	585	3,432,835
2002	13.97	554	3,458,749
2003	13.97	567	3,484,336
2004	14.80	604	3,496,094
2005	13.71	580	3,506,956
2006	13.46	567	3,517,460
2007	13.15	566	3,527,270
2008	13.47	589	3,545,579
2009	13.30	585	3,561,807
2010	13.41	599	3,574,097
2011	13.11	602	3,580,709
2012	12.39	569	3,590,347
2013	11.92	565	3,596,080
2014	12.91	605	3,596,677
2015	12.12	584	3,590,886
2016	12.10	570	3,576,452
2017	11.22	554	3,588,184
2018	12.18	612	3,572,665
2019	12.65	643	3,565,287
2020	10.91	555	3,557,006
2021	12.93	638	3,605,597

BLOOD POISONING

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	12.89	490	3,386,401
2000	13.98	537	3,405,565
2001	14.19	552	3,432,835
2002	13.24	527	3,458,749
2003	15.76	630	3,484,336
2004	12.77	516	3,496,094
2005	14.93	614	3,506,956
2006	13.95	585	3,517,460
2007	14.43	609	3,527,270
2008	13.50	575	3,545,579
2009	13.18	575	3,561,807
2010	13.58	595	3,574,097
2011	12.78	565	3,580,709
2012	11.88	544	3,590,347
2013	12.57	575	3,596,080
2014	12.56	578	3,596,677
2015	13.66	646	3,590,886
2016	12.52	588	3,576,452
2017	12.61	619	3,588,184
2018	11.55	574	3,572,665
2019	12.16	606	3,565,287
2020	10.94	552	3,557,006
2021	11.95	574	3,605,597

SUICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	7.94	274	3,386,401
2000	8.75	304	3,405,565
2001	8.12	283	3,432,835
2002	7.33	260	3,458,749
2003	7.54	272	3,484,336
2004	8.15	294	3,496,094
2005	8.11	295	3,506,956
2006	7.98	292	3,517,460
2007	7.33	271	3,527,270
2008	8.47	315	3,545,579
2009	8.49	316	3,561,807
2010	9.35	353	3,574,097
2011	9.82	370	3,580,709
2012	9.86	368	3,590,347
2013	8.74	330	3,596,080
2014	9.78	379	3,596,677
2015	9.85	384	3,590,886
2016	10.11	397	3,576,452
2017	10.51	405	3,588,184
2018	10.58	419	3,572,665
2019	11.36	435	3,565,287
2020	9.33	364	3,557,006
2021	9.98	401	3,605,597

HYPERTENSION/RENAL

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	6.24	239	3,386,401
2000	6.14	240	3,405,565
2001	6.41	252	3,432,835
2002	6.33	256	3,458,749
2003	7.10	291	3,484,336
2004	7.51	313	3,496,094
2005	7.75	330	3,506,956
2006	7.13	311	3,517,460
2007	6.80	300	3,527,270
2008	7.08	319	3,545,579
2009	7.67	346	3,561,807
2010	6.98	321	3,574,097
2011	6.70	316	3,580,709
2012	5.95	287	3,590,347
2013	7.75	374	3,596,080
2014	7.27	356	3,596,677
2015	6.38	317	3,590,886
2016	6.39	318	3,576,452
2017	6.98	366	3,588,184
2018	7.47	387	3,572,665
2019	6.25	330	3,565,287
2020	7.45	390	3,557,006
2021	6.64	328	3,605,597

LIVER DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	8.38	301	3,386,401
2000	9.22	333	3,405,565
2001	7.99	294	3,432,835
2002	8.48	318	3,458,749
2003	8.38	319	3,484,336
2004	7.64	293	3,496,094
2005	7.19	283	3,506,956
2006	6.94	273	3,517,460
2007	7.19	288	3,527,270
2008	7.30	298	3,545,579
2009	7.25	301	3,561,807
2010	7.27	303	3,574,097
2011	7.30	312	3,580,709
2012	7.82	334	3,590,347
2013	7.74	336	3,596,080
2014	8.51	375	3,596,677
2015	8.35	365	3,590,886
2016	8.55	388	3,576,452
2017	9.13	407	3,588,184
2018	7.62	350	3,572,665
2019	8.91	418	3,565,287
2020	12.37	543	3,557,006
2021	12.24	550	3,605,597

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	4.67	181	3,386,401
2000	5.16	203	3,405,565
2001	5.43	214	3,432,835
2002	4.95	200	3,458,749
2003	5.46	225	3,484,336
2004	5.70	236	3,496,094
2005	5.65	239	3,506,956
2006	6.16	264	3,517,460
2007	6.21	267	3,527,270
2008	5.84	256	3,545,579
2009	5.61	250	3,561,807
2010	5.27	237	3,574,097
2011	6.39	284	3,580,709
2012	5.48	246	3,590,347
2013	6.03	279	3,596,080
2014	6.35	294	3,596,677
2015	7.19	334	3,590,886
2016	7.65	358	3,576,452
2017	7.14	350	3,588,184
2018	8.20	403	3,572,665
2019	7.17	362	3,565,287
2020	8.28	420	3,557,006
2021	9.02	436	3,605,597

HOMICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	3.65	120	3,386,401
2000	2.89	95	3,405,565
2001	5.08	172	3,432,835
2002	2.99	98	3,458,749
2003	3.13	107	3,484,336
2004	3.30	110	3,496,094
2005	3.22	107	3,506,956
2006	3.94	132	3,517,460
2007	3.10	106	3,527,270
2008	3.79	127	3,545,579
2009	3.45	114	3,561,807
2010	4.19	144	3,574,097
2011	4.05	135	3,580,709
2012	4.41	152	3,590,347
2013	2.93	100	3,596,080
2014	2.86	100	3,596,677
2015	3.61	124	3,590,886
2016	2.66	88	3,576,452
2017	3.21	109	3,588,184
2018	2.75	92	3,572,665
2019	3.13	106	3,565,287
2020	4.61	152	3,557,006
2021	4.79	160	3,605,597