HEALTH RANKINGS Maryland

MARYLAND 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	89.21	29
2.	COVID-19	71.17	37
3.	Stroke	47.27	9
4.	Lung Cancers	29.59	36
5.	Hypertension	29.10	26
6.	Lung Disease	23.23	46
7.	Diabetes Mellitus	23.16	38
8.	Breast Cancer	19.34	32
9.	Prostate Cancer	18.70	38
10.	Poisonings	16.73	46
11.	Endocrine Disorders	16.50	21
12.	Alzheimers	16.14	49
13.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	13.59	24
14.	Homicide	12.18	10
15.	Falls	12.01	30
16.	Pancreas Cancer	11.00	37
17.	Kidney Disease	10.17	39
18.	Suicide	9.71	47
19.	Liver Disease	9.25	50
20.	Inflammatory/Heart	9.13	8

CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	USA Rank
21.	Parkinson's Disease	9.09	42
22.	Influenza & Pneumonia	8.74	36
23.	Lymphomas	8.69	25
24.	Uterin Cancer	6.39	5
25.	Ovary Cancer	5.81	33
26.	Liver Cancer	5.69	39
27.	Leukemia	5.36	44
28.	Other Neoplasms	4.53	22
29.	Bladder Cancer	4.12	30
30.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.04	45
31.	Stomach Cancer	2.98	10
32.	Congenital Anomalies	2.85	40
33.	Skin Cancers	2.82	41
34.	Alcohol	2.47	50
35.	Oral Cancer	2.43	38
36.	Low Birth Weight	2.21	4
37.	HIV/AIDS	2.20	6
38.	Cervical Cancer	1.92	27
39.	Drownings	0.89	39
40.	Drug Use	0.86	27

MARYLAND TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	6,588	15.97
2.	COVID-19	5,251	12.73
3.	Stroke	3,401	8.25
4.	Lung Cancers	2,295	5.56
5.	Hypertension	2,154	5.22
6.	Diabetes Mellitus	1,728	4.19
7.	Lung Disease	1,723	4.18
8.	Endocrine Disorders	1,197	2.90
9.	Alzheimers	1,129	2.74
10.	Poisonings	1,105	2.68
11.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	1,003	2.43
12.	Falls	855	2.07
13.	Pancreas Cancer	837	2.03
14.	Breast Cancer	803	1.95
15.	Kidney Disease	739	1.79
16.	Homicide	685	1.66
17.	Liver Disease	681	1.65
18.	Inflammatory/Heart	666	1.61
19.	Lymphomas	640	1.55
20.	Parkinson's Disease	638	1.55
21.	Road Traffic Accidents	635	1.54
22.	Influenza & Pneumonia	615	1.49
23.	Suicide	611	1.48
24.	Prostate Cancer	559	1.36
25.	Liver Cancer	442	1.07

CAUSES OF DEATH		Deaths	%
26.	Other Injuries	436	1.06
27.	Leukemia	364	0.88
28.	Other Neoplasms	320	0.78
29.	Bladder Cancer	291	0.71
30.	Uterin Cancer	279	0.68
31.	Oesophagus Cancer	242	0.59
32.	Ovary Cancer	238	0.58
33.	Stomach Cancer	219	0.53
34.	Skin Cancers	203	0.49
35.	Oral Cancer	183	0.44
36.	Alcohol	159	0.39
37.	Diarrhoeal diseases	153	0.37
38.	HIV/AIDS	149	0.36
39.	Malnutrition	124	0.30
40.	Congenital Anomalies	120	0.29
41.	Skin Disease	111	0.27
42.	Low Birth Weight	104	0.25
43.	Multiple Sclerosis	88	0.21
44.	Anaemia	75	0.18
45.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	58	0.14
46.	Cervical Cancer	54	0.13
47.	Asthma	45	0.11
48.	Rheumatic/Heart	44	0.11
49.	Drug Use	42	0.10
50.	Epilepsy	36	0.09

MARYLAND CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	USA Rank
1.	Lung Cancers	29.59	36
2.	Breast Cancer	19.34	32
3.	Prostate Cancer	18.70	38
4.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	13.59	24
5.	Pancreas Cancer	11.00	37
6.	Lymphomas	8.69	25
7.	Uterin Cancer	6.39	5
8.	Ovary Cancer	5.81	33

		Rate	USA Rank
9.	Liver Cancer	5.69	39
10.	Leukemia	5.36	44
11.	Bladder Cancer	4.12	30
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	3.04	45
13.	Stomach Cancer	2.98	10
14.	Skin Cancers	2.82	41
15.	Oral Cancer	2.43	38
16.	Cervical Cancer	1.92	27

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES

HEART DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	259.17	12,080	5,254,509
2000	261.33	12,348	5,296,486
2001	253.82	12,310	5,374,691
2002	242.42	12,008	5,440,389
2003	239.81	12,164	5,496,269
2004	218.46	11,346	5,546,935
2005	217.90	11,594	5,592,379
2006	206.64	11,268	5,627,367
2007	203.02	11,314	5,653,408
2008	195.12	11,157	5,684,965
2009	190.83	11,210	5,730,388
2010	182.24	10,915	5,773,552
2011	171.23	10,557	5,828,289
2012	174.37	11,023	5,884,563
2013	172.73	11,244	5,928,814
2014	167.79	11,135	5,976,407
2015	169.28	11,481	6,006,401
2016	164.32	11,390	6,016,447
2017	164.53	11,653	6,052,177
2018	161.88	11,683	6,042,718
2019	159.31	11,770	6,045,680
2020	168.30	12,624	6,055,802
2021	165.16	12,138	6,165,129

ALL CANCERS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	209.45	10,143	5,254,509
2000	209.69	10,290	5,296,486
2001	205.39	10,322	5,374,691
2002	202.16	10,395	5,440,389
2003	196.37	10,292	5,496,269
2004	190.47	10,168	5,546,935
2005	190.41	10,371	5,592,379
2006	187.00	10,350	5,627,367
2007	180.45	10,179	5,653,408
2008	180.06	10,360	5,684,965
2009	176.73	10,412	5,730,388
2010	171.21	10,269	5,773,552
2011	166.06	10,249	5,828,289
2012	165.64	10,525	5,884,563
2013	162.93	10,609	5,928,814
2014	161.67	10,759	5,976,407
2015	155.00	10,568	6,006,401
2016	156.50	10,911	6,016,447
2017	151.45	10,796	6,052,177
2018	149.86	10,927	6,042,718
2019	144.41	10,743	6,045,680
2020	142.33	10,799	6,055,802
2021	139.19	10,545	6,165,129

STROKE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	63.29	2,892	5,254,509
2000	63.44	2,955	5,296,486
2001	60.20	2,882	5,374,691
2002	57.51	2,811	5,440,389
2003	54.69	2,734	5,496,269
2004	53.22	2,718	5,546,935
2005	47.09	2,476	5,592,379
2006	43.83	2,365	5,627,367
2007	42.89	2,364	5,653,408
2008	41.39	2,330	5,684,965
2009	39.43	2,288	5,730,388
2010	38.81	2,279	5,773,552
2011	37.80	2,306	5,828,289
2012	36.54	2,280	5,884,563
2013	36.12	2,315	5,928,814
2014	37.96	2,469	5,976,407
2015	37.84	2,540	6,006,401
2016	39.73	2,709	6,016,447
2017	40.15	2,820	6,052,177
2018	40.27	2,883	6,042,718
2019	41.79	3,049	6,045,680
2020	42.50	3,167	6,055,802
2021	47.27	3,413	6,165,129

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	41.64	1,943	5,254,509
2000	40.86	1,927	5,296,486
2001	39.45	1,907	5,374,691
2002	39.43	1,944	5,440,389
2003	39.45	1,986	5,496,269
2004	37.28	1,910	5,546,935
2005	36.45	1,908	5,592,379
2006	34.43	1,832	5,627,367
2007	35.16	1,901	5,653,408
2008	35.75	1,982	5,684,965
2009	36.28	2,064	5,730,388
2010	35.02	2,039	5,773,552
2011	34.34	2,050	5,828,289
2012	32.29	1,981	5,884,563
2013	32.50	2,051	5,928,814
2014	29.41	1,909	5,976,407
2015	30.68	2,040	6,006,401
2016	30.53	2,072	6,016,447
2017	29.89	2,079	6,052,177
2018	31.02	2,234	6,042,718
2019	29.22	2,155	6,045,680
2020	27.68	2,084	6,055,802
2021	24.50	1,815	6,165,129

ACCIDENTS

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	25.93	1,296	5,254,509
2000	23.25	1,182	5,296,486
2001	25.77	1,339	5,374,691
2002	25.24	1,332	5,440,389
2003	26.73	1,432	5,496,269
2004	26.01	1,412	5,546,935
2005	24.96	1,376	5,592,379
2006	26.12	1,456	5,627,367
2007	26.19	1,480	5,653,408
2008	25.59	1,465	5,684,965
2009	24.26	1,415	5,730,388
2010	24.66	1,446	5,773,552
2011	26.07	1,569	5,828,289
2012	27.72	1,696	5,884,563
2013	27.92	1,732	5,928,814
2014	26.57	1,674	5,976,407
2015	29.74	1,903	6,006,401
2016	35.67	2,271	6,016,447
2017	36.88	2,408	6,052,177
2018	35.05	2,307	6,042,718
2019	36.59	2,425	6,045,680
2020	44.36	2,948	6,055,802
2021	45.57	3,058	6,165,129

DIABETES

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	29.79	1,422	5,254,509
2000	31.33	1,515	5,296,486
2001	29.35	1,458	5,374,691
2002	30.07	1,519	5,440,389
2003	28.18	1,454	5,496,269
2004	26.90	1,417	5,546,935
2005	25.96	1,388	5,592,379
2006	22.45	1,237	5,627,367
2007	23.36	1,301	5,653,408
2008	21.62	1,239	5,684,965
2009	20.56	1,207	5,730,388
2010	19.93	1,191	5,773,552
2011	21.17	1,297	5,828,289
2012	19.24	1,218	5,884,563
2013	19.11	1,249	5,928,814
2014	19.78	1,305	5,976,407
2015	18.30	1,243	6,006,401
2016	19.59	1,358	6,016,447
2017	20.34	1,439	6,052,177
2018	19.57	1,419	6,042,718
2019	20.51	1,514	6,045,680
2020	23.92	1,784	6,055,802
2021	23.16	1,734	6,165,129

ALZHEIMER'S

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	15.41	681	5,254,509
2000	17.99	811	5,296,486
2001	20.54	948	5,374,691
2002	18.36	866	5,440,389
2003	17.80	865	5,496,269
2004	18.28	905	5,546,935
2005	18.71	958	5,592,379
2006	17.27	915	5,627,367
2007	16.18	881	5,653,408
2008	18.21	1,016	5,684,965
2009	16.28	937	5,730,388
2010	16.79	986	5,773,552
2011	15.12	922	5,828,289
2012	14.67	906	5,884,563
2013	14.29	919	5,928,814
2014	14.47	934	5,976,407
2015	16.42	1,095	6,006,401
2016	17.39	1,178	6,016,447
2017	17.09	1,191	6,052,177
2018	15.78	1,122	6,042,718
2019	13.84	1,012	6,045,680
2020	15.76	1,172	6,055,802
2021	16.14	1,129	6,165,129

INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	25.20	1,140	5,254,509
2000	24.04	1,116	5,296,486
2001	19.52	928	5,374,691
2002	23.09	1,121	5,440,389
2003	23.56	1,175	5,496,269
2004	21.86	1,111	5,546,935
2005	22.77	1,194	5,592,379
2006	20.06	1,082	5,627,367
2007	18.02	994	5,653,408
2008	17.90	1,008	5,684,965
2009	16.93	976	5,730,388
2010	15.71	925	5,773,552
2011	17.09	1,036	5,828,289
2012	15.77	986	5,884,563
2013	17.17	1,103	5,928,814
2014	15.56	1,019	5,976,407
2015	17.69	1,176	6,006,401
2016	15.09	1,025	6,016,447
2017	14.04	990	6,052,177
2018	13.62	973	6,042,718
2019	11.39	827	6,045,680
2020	12.28	907	6,055,802
2021	8.71	629	6,165,129

NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	12.04	563	5,254,509
2000	12.38	594	5,296,486
2001	12.09	593	5,374,691
2002	12.64	630	5,440,389
2003	11.45	583	5,496,269
2004	13.53	699	5,546,935
2005	14.14	752	5,592,379
2006	14.17	767	5,627,367
2007	13.16	731	5,653,408
2008	13.66	775	5,684,965
2009	13.90	803	5,730,388
2010	13.60	803	5,773,552
2011	11.86	713	5,828,289
2012	11.34	704	5,884,563
2013	11.44	737	5,928,814
2014	11.51	751	5,976,407
2015	12.34	834	6,006,401
2016	12.10	823	6,016,447
2017	11.88	830	6,052,177
2018	11.89	844	6,042,718
2019	10.03	736	6,045,680
2020	9.90	740	6,055,802
2021	9.68	710	6,165,129

BLOOD POISONING

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	20.96	978	5,254,509
2000	20.29	972	5,296,486
2001	20.17	986	5,374,691
2002	20.49	1,023	5,440,389
2003	21.44	1,098	5,496,269
2004	20.33	1,063	5,546,935
2005	20.26	1,085	5,592,379
2006	17.89	972	5,627,367
2007	16.86	930	5,653,408
2008	17.47	1,000	5,684,965
2009	18.15	1,058	5,730,388
2010	14.97	888	5,773,552
2011	13.06	803	5,828,289
2012	14.75	918	5,884,563
2013	15.04	969	5,928,814
2014	15.51	1,021	5,976,407
2015	13.46	913	6,006,401
2016	12.85	875	6,016,447
2017	12.52	882	6,052,177
2018	12.50	898	6,042,718
2019	11.31	833	6,045,680
2020	12.40	922	6,055,802
2021	12.43	918	6,165,129

SUICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	8.28	435	5,254,509
2000	8.98	474	5,296,486
2001	8.40	454	5,374,691
2002	8.75	477	5,440,389
2003	8.90	491	5,496,269
2004	8.84	500	5,546,935
2005	8.42	472	5,592,379
2006	8.63	495	5,627,367
2007	8.99	518	5,653,408
2008	8.66	507	5,684,965
2009	9.32	551	5,730,388
2010	8.34	502	5,773,552
2011	9.22	558	5,828,289
2012	9.47	583	5,884,563
2013	9.16	569	5,928,814
2014	9.80	606	5,976,407
2015	8.78	553	6,006,401
2016	9.35	586	6,016,447
2017	9.85	630	6,052,177
2018	10.22	650	6,042,718
2019	10.31	657	6,045,680
2020	9.23	585	6,055,802
2021	9.71	620	6,165,129

HYPERTENSION/RENAL

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	6.83	316	5,254,509
2000	7.26	340	5,296,486
2001	7.11	342	5,374,691
2002	7.70	379	5,440,389
2003	7.54	378	5,496,269
2004	8.69	443	5,546,935
2005	8.28	435	5,592,379
2006	6.99	378	5,627,367
2007	7.39	411	5,653,408
2008	7.72	441	5,684,965
2009	7.26	427	5,730,388
2010	7.31	433	5,773,552
2011	7.72	478	5,828,289
2012	7.34	465	5,884,563
2013	6.98	452	5,928,814
2014	7.04	466	5,976,407
2015	7.66	521	6,006,401
2016	7.98	556	6,016,447
2017	8.26	584	6,052,177
2018	8.54	622	6,042,718
2019	8.26	612	6,045,680
2020	10.51	790	6,055,802
2021	10.01	733	6,165,129

LIVER DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	9.37	481	5,254,509
2000	8.54	444	5,296,486
2001	8.98	481	5,374,691
2002	8.13	443	5,440,389
2003	7.87	436	5,496,269
2004	7.37	419	5,546,935
2005	7.88	459	5,592,379
2006	6.92	408	5,627,367
2007	7.38	447	5,653,408
2008	6.71	408	5,684,965
2009	6.83	429	5,730,388
2010	7.01	453	5,773,552
2011	7.03	465	5,828,289
2012	6.67	454	5,884,563
2013	6.77	455	5,928,814
2014	6.90	484	5,976,407
2015	6.69	471	6,006,401
2016	6.69	466	6,016,447
2017	6.64	484	6,052,177
2018	6.77	489	6,042,718
2019	7.81	573	6,045,680
2020	9.49	694	6,055,802
2021	9.26	682	6,165,129

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	5.78	261	5,254,509
2000	5.80	266	5,296,486
2001	7.11	334	5,374,691
2002	5.93	285	5,440,389
2003	6.56	323	5,496,269
2004	6.46	323	5,546,935
2005	5.88	300	5,592,379
2006	6.91	361	5,627,367
2007	6.15	327	5,653,408
2008	6.46	351	5,684,965
2009	6.19	343	5,730,388
2010	6.88	389	5,773,552
2011	7.52	436	5,828,289
2012	7.12	425	5,884,563
2013	7.58	457	5,928,814
2014	7.53	469	5,976,407
2015	7.19	461	6,006,401
2016	7.61	497	6,016,447
2017	8.56	573	6,052,177
2018	7.77	540	6,042,718
2019	8.40	595	6,045,680
2020	8.72	639	6,055,802
2021	9.09	641	6,165,129

HOMICIDE

Date	Rate	Total	Population
1999	10.20	531	5,254,509
2000	9.65	503	5,296,486
2001	10.40	555	5,374,691
2002	10.07	540	5,440,389
2003	10.30	557	5,496,269
2004	9.76	533	5,546,935
2005	10.42	576	5,592,379
2006	10.20	568	5,627,367
2007	10.30	573	5,653,408
2008	9.27	523	5,684,965
2009	8.05	457	5,730,388
2010	7.73	438	5,773,552
2011	7.26	418	5,828,289
2012	7.10	408	5,884,563
2013	7.24	421	5,928,814
2014	6.65	387	5,976,407
2015	10.29	596	6,006,401
2016	10.08	579	6,016,447
2017	10.16	587	6,052,177
2018	9.27	541	6,042,718
2019	10.04	578	6,045,680
2020	11.35	649	6,055,802
2021	12.18	709	6,165,129