HEALTH RANKINGS Delaware

DELAWARE 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	91.21	27
2.	COVID-19	83.18	31
3.	Stroke	56.85	2
4.	Poisonings	52.72	7
5.	Lung Disease	34.64	29
6.	Lung Cancers	32.96	25
7.	Alzheimers	29.74	29
8.	Diabetes Mellitus	23.94	34
9.	Prostate Cancer	23.68	5
10.	Hypertension	22.69	42
11.	Breast Cancer	22.35	3
12.	Endocrine Disorders	15.29	29
13.	Suicide	13.64	40
14.	Kidney Disease	12.69	30
15.	Pancreas Cancer	12.06	14
16.	Homicide	11.33	13
17.	Liver Disease	10.86	46
18.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	10.79	47
19.	Parkinson's Disease	9.73	32
20.	Lymphomas	9.61	8

CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	USA Rank
21.	Influenza & Pneumonia	8.70	37
22.	Inflammatory/Heart	7.99	17
23.	Ovary Cancer	7.72	2
24.	Falls	7.09	48
25.	Alcohol	6.87	11
26.	Liver Cancer	6.80	21
27.	Leukemia	6.17	20
28.	Bladder Cancer	6.15	1
29.	Uterin Cancer	5.84	10
30.	Other Neoplasms	4.26	25
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.45	35
32.	Skin Cancers	3.40	21
33.	Congenital Anomalies	3.26	26
34.	Oral Cancer	3.10	14
35.	Stomach Cancer	2.85	13
36.	HIV/AIDS	1.75	9
37.	Cervical Cancer	0.00	0
38.	Drownings	0.00	0
39.	Drug Use	0.00	0
40.	Hepatitis C	0.00	0

DELAWARE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	1,231	14.95
2.	COVID-19	1,102	13.39
3.	Stroke	748	9.09
4.	Poisonings	499	6.06
5.	Lung Cancers	486	5.90
6.	Lung Disease	484	5.88
7.	Alzheimers	375	4.56
8.	Diabetes Mellitus	323	3.92
9.	Hypertension	303	3.68
10.	Endocrine Disorders	190	2.31
11.	Pancreas Cancer	175	2.13
12.	Kidney Disease	168	2.04
13.	Breast Cancer	151	1.83
14.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	144	1.75
15.	Prostate Cancer	140	1.70
16.	Liver Disease	138	1.68
17.	Road Traffic Accidents	132	1.60
18.	Lymphomas	132	1.60
19.	Parkinson's Disease	130	1.58
20.	Suicide	130	1.58
21.	Influenza & Pneumonia	112	1.36
22.	Liver Cancer	94	1.14
23.	Inflammatory/Heart	93	1.13
24.	Bladder Cancer	82	1.00
25.	Falls	79	0.96

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
26.	Homicide	77	0.94
27.	Alcohol	72	0.87
28.	Other Injuries	68	0.83
29.	Leukemia	63	0.77
30.	Skin Cancers	49	0.60
31.	Ovary Cancer	48	0.58
32.	Malnutrition	43	0.52
33.	Other Neoplasms	39	0.47
34.	Uterin Cancer	36	0.44
35.	Oesophagus Cancer	28	0.34
36.	Oral Cancer	25	0.30
37.	Stomach Cancer	13	0.16
38.	Diarrhoeal diseases	10	0.12
39.	Multiple Sclerosis	10	0.12
40.	HIV/AIDS	10	0.12
41.	Tuberculosis	0	0.00
42.	Upper Respiratory	0	0.00
43.	Otitis Media	0	0.00
44.	Maternal Conditions	0	0.00
45.	Hookworm Disease	0	0.00
46.	Trichuriasis	0	0.00
47.	Ascariasis	0	0.00
48.	Encephalitis	0	0.00
49.	Dengue	0	0.00
50.	Leprosy	0	0.00

DELAWARE CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	USA Rank
1.	Lung Cancers	32.96	25
2.	Prostate Cancer	23.68	5
3.	Breast Cancer	22.35	3
4.	Pancreas Cancer	12.06	14
5.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	10.79	47
6.	Lymphomas	9.61	8
7.	Ovary Cancer	7.72	2
8.	Liver Cancer	6.80	21

		Rate	USA Rank
9.	Leukemia	6.17	20
10.	Bladder Cancer	6.15	1
11.	Uterin Cancer	5.84	10
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.45	35
13.	Skin Cancers	3.40	21
14.	Oral Cancer	3.10	14
15.	Stomach Cancer	2.85	13
16.	Cervical Cancer	0.00	0

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES

HEART DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	269.22	2,011	774,990
2000	262.50	1,983	783,600
2001	261.21	2,033	795,699
2002	239.85	1,918	806,169
2003	247.15	2,027	818,003
2004	238.07	2,015	830,803
2005	232.32	2,031	845,150
2006	205.98	1,866	859,268
2007	205.11	1,914	871,749
2008	184.25	1,777	883,874
2009	182.32	1,796	891,730
2010	175.66	1,776	897,934
2011	175.21	1,809	907,135
2012	168.79	1,790	917,092
2013	168.01	1,861	925,749
2014	168.66	1,921	935,614
2015	165.24	1,940	945,934
2016	163.16	1,974	952,065
2017	158.36	1,990	961,939
2018	159.14	2,030	967,171
2019	154.30	2,053	973,764
2020	159.56	2,171	986,809
2021	162.73	2,183	1,003,384

ALL CANCERS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	223.29	1,737	774,990
2000	203.26	1,609	783,600
2001	220.98	1,786	795,699
2002	194.75	1,621	806,169
2003	201.54	1,719	818,003
2004	208.28	1,827	830,803
2005	199.10	1,799	845,150
2006	190.70	1,780	859,268
2007	193.52	1,853	871,749
2008	193.26	1,912	883,874
2009	178.65	1,813	891,730
2010	185.67	1,909	897,934
2011	179.83	1,906	907,135
2012	177.02	1,935	917,092
2013	167.63	1,905	925,749
2014	167.29	1,972	935,614
2015	165.56	2,010	945,934
2016	170.83	2,124	952,065
2017	160.44	2,085	961,939
2018	159.43	2,101	967,171
2019	151.88	2,074	973,764
2020	151.09	2,141	986,809
2021	153.18	2,178	1,003,384

STROKE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	49.37	365	774,990
2000	57.60	430	783,600
2001	50.09	383	795,699
2002	51.43	405	806,169
2003	49.91	407	818,003
2004	41.80	350	830,803
2005	44.27	384	845,150
2006	42.92	384	859,268
2007	40.38	374	871,749
2008	37.86	365	883,874
2009	42.51	415	891,730
2010	40.69	407	897,934
2011	40.54	418	907,135
2012	38.20	404	917,092
2013	36.96	409	925,749
2014	38.79	439	935,614
2015	39.38	466	945,934
2016	41.63	506	952,065
2017	46.17	571	961,939
2018	46.41	605	967,171
2019	45.09	594	973,764
2020	52.54	716	986,809
2021	56.85	756	1,003,384

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	42.74	327	774,990
2000	44.00	341	783,600
2001	38.32	306	795,699
2002	43.26	350	806,169
2003	40.55	339	818,003
2004	40.40	345	830,803
2005	46.80	411	845,150
2006	37.87	344	859,268
2007	40.51	379	871,749
2008	48.88	472	883,874
2009	43.37	428	891,730
2010	43.98	441	897,934
2011	44.77	460	907,135
2012	39.05	420	917,092
2013	43.47	482	925,749
2014	40.20	458	935,614
2015	42.45	510	945,934
2016	43.71	544	952,065
2017	40.75	526	961,939
2018	40.44	532	967,171
2019	35.22	474	973,764
2020	32.68	468	986,809
2021	36.07	502	1,003,384

ACCIDENTS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	35.25	267	774,990
2000	37.54	290	783,600
2001	36.61	290	795,699
2002	36.40	292	806,169
2003	34.85	287	818,003
2004	35.40	294	830,803
2005	34.45	293	845,150
2006	37.96	329	859,268
2007	34.83	309	871,749
2008	39.58	352	883,874
2009	36.75	333	891,730
2010	39.18	357	897,934
2011	36.44	338	907,135
2012	38.83	374	917,092
2013	42.92	412	925,749
2014	43.74	425	935,614
2015	46.00	449	945,934
2016	52.37	516	952,065
2017	61.86	608	961,939
2018	67.10	662	967,171
2019	73.95	728	973,764
2020	70.85	722	986,809
2021	80.56	817	1,003,384

DIABETES

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	23.53	179	774,990
2000	24.59	193	783,600
2001	27.45	218	795,699
2002	26.12	215	806,169
2003	28.35	239	818,003
2004	24.50	210	830,803
2005	26.45	233	845,150
2006	20.56	191	859,268
2007	23.59	223	871,749
2008	22.50	217	883,874
2009	20.81	206	891,730
2010	19.17	196	897,934
2011	21.47	224	907,135
2012	22.33	241	917,092
2013	19.38	218	925,749
2014	19.80	226	935,614
2015	18.11	215	945,934
2016	17.03	203	952,065
2017	19.07	244	961,939
2018	18.82	238	967,171
2019	20.52	267	973,764
2020	23.79	326	986,809
2021	23.94	334	1,003,384

ALZHEIMER'S

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	15.04	107	774,990
2000	15.11	110	783,600
2001	17.95	135	795,699
2002	16.69	128	806,169
2003	18.60	147	818,003
2004	18.97	155	830,803
2005	21.23	180	845,150
2006	21.62	189	859,268
2007	22.14	201	871,749
2008	21.70	204	883,874
2009	16.94	163	891,730
2010	21.88	215	897,934
2011	20.02	203	907,135
2012	20.18	213	917,092
2013	17.59	192	925,749
2014	16.62	188	935,614
2015	22.62	264	945,934
2016	27.38	329	952,065
2017	30.55	377	961,939
2018	32.66	412	967,171
2019	25.87	339	973,764
2020	35.08	474	986,809
2021	29.74	381	1,003,384

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	21.31	155	774,990
2000	30.96	229	783,600
2001	23.83	181	795,699
2002	21.40	168	806,169
2003	15.84	127	818,003
2004	17.39	145	830,803
2005	18.83	162	845,150
2006	15.59	138	859,268
2007	12.71	117	871,749
2008	14.41	135	883,874
2009	13.50	132	891,730
2010	13.84	138	897,934
2011	12.97	133	907,135
2012	11.26	121	917,092
2013	13.56	150	925,749
2014	13.82	156	935,614
2015	16.07	189	945,934
2016	10.73	132	952,065
2017	14.87	184	961,939
2018	13.08	167	967,171
2019	10.48	132	973,764
2020	11.61	156	986,809
2021	8.58	118	1,003,384

NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	13.39	100	774,990
2000	14.39	111	783,600
2001	13.89	108	795,699
2002	14.52	117	806,169
2003	15.64	130	818,003
2004	15.14	128	830,803
2005	14.69	128	845,150
2006	16.86	152	859,268
2007	17.43	163	871,749
2008	19.75	189	883,874
2009	17.74	176	891,730
2010	15.42	158	897,934
2011	14.17	149	907,135
2012	12.74	139	917,092
2013	16.02	178	925,749
2014	14.84	173	935,614
2015	14.55	174	945,934
2016	17.08	208	952,065
2017	16.06	205	961,939
2018	16.29	209	967,171
2019	15.68	210	973,764
2020	12.45	175	986,809
2021	12.09	165	1,003,384

BLOOD POISONING

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	13.88	103	774,990
2000	18.62	142	783,600
2001	16.20	128	795,699
2002	16.47	133	806,169
2003	15.66	130	818,003
2004	14.22	121	830,803
2005	14.58	128	845,150
2006	12.82	117	859,268
2007	12.09	113	871,749
2008	14.13	139	883,874
2009	11.91	118	891,730
2010	10.96	111	897,934
2011	10.78	114	907,135
2012	11.00	121	917,092
2013	14.27	157	925,749
2014	11.95	136	935,614
2015	12.23	145	945,934
2016	12.15	144	952,065
2017	10.09	132	961,939
2018	9.05	116	967,171
2019	8.06	107	973,764
2020	7.27	100	986,809
2021	9.35	122	1,003,384

SUICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	11.04	86	774,990
2000	10.41	82	783,600
2001	13.46	108	795,699
2002	9.11	74	806,169
2003	11.35	94	818,003
2004	11.03	93	830,803
2005	9.66	83	845,150
2006	10.31	91	859,268
2007	10.60	95	871,749
2008	11.92	109	883,874
2009	11.71	107	891,730
2010	11.34	106	897,934
2011	11.00	105	907,135
2012	13.20	125	917,092
2013	12.49	122	925,749
2014	13.16	126	935,614
2015	12.59	122	945,934
2016	11.48	119	952,065
2017	11.63	112	961,939
2018	11.36	113	967,171
2019	11.27	111	973,764
2020	12.28	124	986,809
2021	13.64	137	1,003,384

HYPERTENSION/RENAL

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	3.89	29	774,990
2000	6.27	46	783,600
2001	6.07	46	795,699
2002	6.85	55	806,169
2003	6.74	54	818,003
2004	8.96	75	830,803
2005	8.26	71	845,150
2006	4.76	43	859,268
2007	5.00	46	871,749
2008	5.22	51	883,874
2009	5.85	56	891,730
2010	6.23	62	897,934
2011	5.12	52	907,135
2012	4.01	43	917,092
2013	6.24	69	925,749
2014	4.26	48	935,614
2015	5.42	64	945,934
2016	5.03	59	952,065
2017	4.06	51	961,939
2018	5.19	65	967,171
2019	6.95	93	973,764
2020	7.88	108	986,809
2021	9.14	123	1,003,384

LIVER DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	8.66	68	774,990
2000	8.91	71	783,600
2001	9.20	75	795,699
2002	10.48	88	806,169
2003	11.90	102	818,003
2004	8.78	78	830,803
2005	7.27	67	845,150
2006	7.97	74	859,268
2007	7.38	70	871,749
2008	9.12	91	883,874
2009	9.04	94	891,730
2010	8.75	93	897,934
2011	8.56	92	907,135
2012	7.04	76	917,092
2013	7.18	82	925,749
2014	9.27	110	935,614
2015	9.56	111	945,934
2016	7.50	92	952,065
2017	8.95	106	961,939
2018	8.41	109	967,171
2019	9.26	118	973,764
2020	10.84	143	986,809
2021	10.86	146	1,003,384

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	5.33	40	774,990
2000	6.37	48	783,600
2001	6.13	47	795,699
2002	5.03	40	806,169
2003	4.96	40	818,003
2004	5.52	46	830,803
2005	7.76	67	845,150
2006	5.15	46	859,268
2007	6.02	55	871,749
2008	5.32	50	883,874
2009	5.56	53	891,730
2010	5.78	57	897,934
2011	7.79	79	907,135
2012	6.85	71	917,092
2013	7.40	81	925,749
2014	7.41	82	935,614
2015	7.27	84	945,934
2016	6.05	72	952,065
2017	8.49	107	961,939
2018	9.05	116	967,171
2019	6.95	94	973,764
2020	9.19	126	986,809
2021	9.73	131	1,003,384

HOMICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	3.04	24	774,990
2000	2.92	23	783,600
2001	4.14	33	795,699
2002	4.68	38	806,169
2003	3.07	25	818,003
2004	4.24	35	830,803
2005	6.58	55	845,150
2006	6.08	50	859,268
2007	5.70	48	871,749
2008	7.62	65	883,874
2009	5.17	45	891,730
2010	7.03	61	897,934
2011	5.37	49	907,135
2012	6.86	62	917,092
2013	5.81	52	925,749
2014	6.57	57	935,614
2015	7.48	65	945,934
2016	7.03	63	952,065
2017	6.93	63	961,939
2018	6.83	57	967,171
2019	6.14	53	973,764
2020	9.88	86	986,809
2021	11.33	103	1,003,384