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
	1	Hawaii	40 (34 Total)	--
	2	Connecticut	43 (103 Total)	7.5%
	3	Iowa	45 (95 Total)	12.5%
	4	Massachusetts	46 (195 Total)	15.0%
	4	New Hampshire	46 (44 Total)	15.0%
	6	New York	47 (605 Total)	17.5%
	7	New Jersey	49 (290 Total)	22.5%
	8	Utah	50 (97 Total)	25.0%
	8	Vermont	50 (23 Total)	25.0%
	10	Minnesota	52 (194 Total)	30.0%
	11	Oregon	53 (131 Total)	32.5%
	12	Rhode Island	54 (39 Total)	35.0%
	13	Kansas	57 (116 Total)	42.5%
	13	Washington	57 (255 Total)	42.5%
	13	Wisconsin	57 (232 Total)	42.5%
	16	California	59 (1,520 Total)	47.5%
	16	Virginia	59 (305 Total)	47.5%
	18	Maine	60 (56 Total)	50.0%
	19	North Dakota	61 (29 Total)	52.5%
	20	Illinois	63 (558 Total)	57.5%
	21	Ohio	64 (522 Total)	60.0%
	22	Michigan	65 (476 Total)	62.5%
	22	Pennsylvania	65 (563 Total)	62.5%
	24	Texas	66 (1,118 Total)	65.0%
	25	Florida	67 (765 Total)	67.5%
	25	Maryland	67 (266 Total)	67.5%
	25	Nebraska	67 (87 Total)	67.5%
	28	Georgia	68 (423 Total)	70.0%
	28	Idaho	68 (74 Total)	70.0%
	28	Indiana	68 (303 Total)	70.0%
	31	Delaware	74 (41 Total)	85.0%
	31	Wyoming	74 (29 Total)	85.0%
	33	Colorado	76 (241 Total)	90.0%
	34	North Carolina	77 (441 Total)	92.5%
	35	Nevada	78 (120 Total)	95.0%
	36	Missouri	80 (331 Total)	100.0%
	36	South Dakota	80 (48 Total)	100.0%
	38	Arizona	85 (343 Total)	112.5%
	39	South Carolina	86 (252 Total)	115.0%
	40	New Mexico	88 (130 Total)	120.0%
	40	Oklahoma	88 (223 Total)	120.0%
	42	Arkansas	93 (181 Total)	132.5%
	43	West Virginia	94 (110 Total)	135.0%
	44	Kentucky	95 (268 Total)	137.5%
	45	Louisiana	96 (329 Total)	140.0%
	45	Tennessee	96 (380 Total)	140.0%
	47	Alabama	99 (315 Total)	147.5%
	48	Mississippi	102 (220 Total)	155.0%
	49	Montana	104 (73 Total)	160.0%
	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.

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