Table 7. 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 - US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004 through 2006", % Uninsured Aged 0-17. Click here for more information and to see the full health insurance data table.