1,990 residents die of heart disease in Delaware in 2017

Jan 11, 2022

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There were 1,990 Delaware residents who died of heart disease in 2017, a 0.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2016, 1,974 Delaware residents died of heart disease.

The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.

Total heart disease deaths by state in 2017 and 2016

State	2017 deaths	2016 deaths
California	62,797	61,573
Florida	46,440	45,659
Texas	45,346	43,772
New York	44,092	44,076
Pennsylvania	32,312	31,990
Ohio	28,008	27,410
Illinois	25,394	25,013
Michigan	25,187	25,304
New Jersey	18,840	18,597
North Carolina	18,808	18,266
Georgia	18,389	18,143
Tennessee	16,019	15,429
Virginia	14,861	14,124
Missouri	14,820	14,579
Indiana	14,445	13,952
Alabama	13,110	12,832
Arizona	12,398	11,957
Massachusetts	12,140	11,921
Wisconsin	11,860	11,526
Maryland	11,653	11,390
Washington	11,582	11,161
Louisiana	11,260	10,943
Oklahoma	10,772	10,209
South Carolina	10,418	10,195
Kentucky	10,343	10,519
Arkansas	8,270	8,090
Minnesota	8,230	7,825
Mississippi	7,944	7,865
Iowa	7,180	6,937
Connecticut	7,138	7,051
Colorado	7,060	7,277
Oregon	6,942	6,968
Nevada	6,417	6,457
Kansas	5,723	5,672
West Virginia	4,849	4,767
New Mexico	3,896	3,800
Utah	3,749	3,636
Nebraska	3,581	3,322
Idaho	3,084	2,969
Maine	2,844	2,907
New Hampshire	2,721	2,631
Hawaii	2,575	2,488
Rhode Island	2,339	2,256
Montana	2,164	2,138
Delaware	1,990	1,974
South Dakota	1,710	1,729
Vermont	1,332	1,366
North Dakota	1,326	1,338
Wyoming	1,001	1,051
Alaska	814	831

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