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 | ||
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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 - 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.