Table 3. Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19
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| State Ranking | Number of Deaths per 100K Teens 15-19 and Total Teen Mortality | % More Deaths of Teens Aged 15-19 Compared to the Best State | ||
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1 | Hawaii | 40 (34 Total) | -- |
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2 | Connecticut | 43 (103 Total) | 7.5% |
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3 | Iowa | 45 (95 Total) | 12.5% |
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4 | Massachusetts | 46 (195 Total) | 15.0% |
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4 | New Hampshire | 46 (44 Total) | 15.0% |
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6 | New York | 47 (605 Total) | 17.5% |
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7 | New Jersey | 49 (290 Total) | 22.5% |
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8 | Utah | 50 (97 Total) | 25.0% |
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8 | Vermont | 50 (23 Total) | 25.0% |
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10 | Minnesota | 52 (194 Total) | 30.0% |
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11 | Oregon | 53 (131 Total) | 32.5% |
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12 | Rhode Island | 54 (39 Total) | 35.0% |
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13 | Kansas | 57 (116 Total) | 42.5% |
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13 | Washington | 57 (255 Total) | 42.5% |
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13 | Wisconsin | 57 (232 Total) | 42.5% |
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16 | California | 59 (1,520 Total) | 47.5% |
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16 | Virginia | 59 (305 Total) | 47.5% |
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18 | Maine | 60 (56 Total) | 50.0% |
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19 | North Dakota | 61 (29 Total) | 52.5% |
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20 | Illinois | 63 (558 Total) | 57.5% |
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21 | Ohio | 64 (522 Total) | 60.0% |
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22 | Michigan | 65 (476 Total) | 62.5% |
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22 | Pennsylvania | 65 (563 Total) | 62.5% |
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24 | Texas | 66 (1,118 Total) | 65.0% |
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25 | Florida | 67 (765 Total) | 67.5% |
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25 | Maryland | 67 (266 Total) | 67.5% |
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25 | Nebraska | 67 (87 Total) | 67.5% |
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28 | Georgia | 68 (423 Total) | 70.0% |
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28 | Idaho | 68 (74 Total) | 70.0% |
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28 | Indiana | 68 (303 Total) | 70.0% |
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31 | Delaware | 74 (41 Total) | 85.0% |
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31 | Wyoming | 74 (29 Total) | 85.0% |
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33 | Colorado | 76 (241 Total) | 90.0% |
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34 | North Carolina | 77 (441 Total) | 92.5% |
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35 | Nevada | 78 (120 Total) | 95.0% |
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36 | Missouri | 80 (331 Total) | 100.0% |
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36 | South Dakota | 80 (48 Total) | 100.0% |
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38 | Arizona | 85 (343 Total) | 112.5% |
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39 | South Carolina | 86 (252 Total) | 115.0% |
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40 | New Mexico | 88 (130 Total) | 120.0% |
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40 | Oklahoma | 88 (223 Total) | 120.0% |
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42 | Arkansas | 93 (181 Total) | 132.5% |
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43 | West Virginia | 94 (110 Total) | 135.0% |
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44 | Kentucky | 95 (268 Total) | 137.5% |
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45 | Louisiana | 96 (329 Total) | 140.0% |
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45 | Tennessee | 96 (380 Total) | 140.0% |
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47 | Alabama | 99 (315 Total) | 147.5% |
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48 | Mississippi | 102 (220 Total) | 155.0% |
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49 | Montana | 104 (73 Total) | 160.0% |
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50 | Alaska | 111 (64 Total) | 177.5% |
Source - United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Epidemiology Analysis and Health Promotion. 2004 data: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Multiple Causes of Death Public Use Files for 2004 CD-Rom. Click here for more information.