In 2015, 18,474 North Carolina 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.
The following table shows total heart disease deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total heart disease deaths by state
| State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 61,573 | 61,289 |
| Florida | 45,659 | 45,441 |
| New York | 44,076 | 44,450 |
| Texas | 43,772 | 43,298 |
| Pennsylvania | 31,990 | 32,042 |
| Ohio | 27,410 | 28,069 |
| Michigan | 25,304 | 24,794 |
| Illinois | 25,013 | 25,652 |
| New Jersey | 18,597 | 18,647 |
| North Carolina | 18,266 | 18,474 |
| Georgia | 18,143 | 17,769 |
| Tennessee | 15,429 | 15,730 |
| Missouri | 14,579 | 14,808 |
| Virginia | 14,124 | 14,077 |
| Indiana | 13,952 | 13,948 |
| Alabama | 12,832 | 12,981 |
| Arizona | 11,957 | 11,458 |
| Massachusetts | 11,921 | 12,130 |
| Wisconsin | 11,526 | 11,473 |
| Maryland | 11,390 | 11,481 |
| Washington | 11,161 | 11,025 |
| Louisiana | 10,943 | 10,665 |
| Kentucky | 10,519 | 10,077 |
| Oklahoma | 10,209 | 10,310 |
| South Carolina | 10,195 | 10,092 |
| Arkansas | 8,090 | 7,938 |
| Mississippi | 7,865 | 7,969 |
| Minnesota | 7,825 | 7,844 |
| Colorado | 7,277 | 7,009 |
| Connecticut | 7,051 | 7,205 |
| Oregon | 6,968 | 6,859 |
| Iowa | 6,937 | 6,813 |
| Nevada | 6,457 | 6,114 |
| Kansas | 5,672 | 5,624 |
| West Virginia | 4,767 | 4,727 |
| New Mexico | 3,800 | 3,508 |
| Utah | 3,636 | 3,598 |
| Nebraska | 3,322 | 3,591 |
| Idaho | 2,969 | 2,825 |
| Maine | 2,907 | 3,009 |
| New Hampshire | 2,631 | 2,571 |
| Hawaii | 2,488 | 2,605 |
| Rhode Island | 2,256 | 2,371 |
| Montana | 2,138 | 2,104 |
| Delaware | 1,974 | 1,940 |
| South Dakota | 1,729 | 1,711 |
| District of Columbia | 1,375 | 1,217 |
| Vermont | 1,366 | 1,311 |
| North Dakota | 1,338 | 1,323 |
| Wyoming | 1,051 | 1,030 |
| Alaska | 831 | 846 |
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