The Commonwealth Fund: 10 States with Highest Rate of Avoidable Deaths Before Age 75

1. West Virginia: 416 deaths per 100,000 population
2. Mississippi: 411 deaths per 100,000 population
3. Oklahoma: 392 deaths per 100,000 population
4. Arkansas: 382 deaths per 100,000 population
5. Kentucky: 378 deaths per 100,000 population
6. Tennessee: 374 deaths per 100,000 population
7. Louisiana: 357 deaths per 100,000 population
8. Alabama: 348 deaths per 100,000 population
9. District of Columbia: 348 deaths per 100,000 population
10. New Mexico: 330 deaths per 100,0000 population

Notes: Average rate of avoidable deaths before age 75 in the U.S. is 272 deaths per 100,000 population.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund, August 11, 2022
Source URL: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/americans-no-matt...

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