25 Most Distinctive Causes Of Death In Each American State

State(s): Texas

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. Although it used to be rare in developed countries it has been on the rise again in recent years.

State(s): Washington, Missouri

Meningococci are bacteria that can cause serious infections, the most common being meningitis.

State(s): New Jersey

Septicemia is bacteria in the blood that often occurs with severe infections.

State(s): Louisiana

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria that can affect both men and women.

State(s): Florida, Washington D.C.

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It kills or damages the cells of the immune system. AIDS is the most advanced stage.

State(s): Mississippi

Basically this refers to tumors that grow in your bone marrow, white blood cells, and lymphatic system.

State(s): North Carolina, Vermont, New Hampshire, Hawaii

This relates to any diseases caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the diet (iron deficiency anaemia for example).

State(s): South Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia

This refers to heart diseases such as cardiomyopathy and rheumatic heart disease.

State(s): Michigan, Delaware

Also known as coronary heart disease, this is actually the leading cause of death worldwide.

State(s): Colorado

Atherosclerosis is when an artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of white blood cells.

State(s): North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Maine

Commonly known as the flu, influenza is an infectious disease that can be deadly in high risk populations.

State(s): Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio

While acute lower respiratory infection typically refers to pneumonia, the “other” here points to things like lung abscesses or acute bronchitis.

State(s): West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky

Pneumoconioses is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, quite often in mines.

State(s): Montana

Essentially this is a collection of disorders affecting the kidneys.

State(s): Illinois

Basically this will refer to disorders affecting the kidneys other than the two we just mentioned.

State(s): California

This refers to the enlargement of the prostate gland in men.

State(s): New York, Connecticut

Commonly called PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), this is one of the most serious complications of a sexually transmitted disease in women.

State(s): Georgia

This is the ultimate clinical catch all. Basically any medical issue that isn’t already on this list.

State(s): Alaska, Idaho

This can mean anything from boating and airplane accidents to car crashes.

State(s): Alabama, Tennessee

This does not include homicide and suicide.

State(s): Oregon, Nevada

Legal intervention refers to law enforcement related deaths.

State(s): New Mexico

This can potentially encompass accidental discharge, homicide, and suicide.

State(s): Maryland, Indiana, Utah, Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Here is another catch all for both traumatic and medical injuries.

At this point we’ve covered all 50 states. Each state is above the national average in some area but what is the leading average cause of death in the US? Since we’re on number 2, that’s what we went with. Cancer is the second leading cause of death claiming 584,881 lives every year.

As we mentioned earlier, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and the United States is no different. It kills 611,105 people every year.