Highest, lowest heart disease death rates by state, per KFF

A KFF report found Oklahoma has the highest rate of heart disease deaths, while Minnesota has the lowest.

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The data was collected from CDC WONDER online database for 2021, the most recent data available. Here are the highest and lowest rates of heart disease death per 100,000 residents:

Highest rates:

  1. Oklahoma: 234.2
  2. Mississippi: 255.2
  3. Alabama: 247.5
  4. Louisiana: 235.5
  5. Arkansas: 231
  6. Tennessee: 223.8
  7. West Virginia: 223
  8. Kentucky: 217.5
  9. Michigan: 209.6
  10. Nevada: 208.1

 

Lowest rates:

  1. Minnesota: 123.9
  2. Hawaii: 126.5
  3. Massachusetts: 134
  4. Colorado: 135.1
  5. Connecticut: 136.7
  6. Washington: 147.7
  7. California: 147.8
  8. Oregon: 148.5
  9. Florida: 151.3
  10. North Dakota: 152.8

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