In 2015, 998 Kentucky residents died of kidney 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 kidney disease deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total kidney disease deaths by state
| State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4,125 | 4,052 |
| California | 3,640 | 3,557 |
| Florida | 3,144 | 3,203 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,813 | 3,021 |
| Illinois | 2,518 | 2,543 |
| New York | 2,385 | 2,245 |
| Ohio | 2,262 | 2,100 |
| North Carolina | 2,002 | 1,821 |
| Georgia | 1,864 | 1,881 |
| Michigan | 1,791 | 1,921 |
| Virginia | 1,543 | 1,470 |
| New Jersey | 1,535 | 1,582 |
| Missouri | 1,483 | 1,483 |
| Indiana | 1,411 | 1,450 |
| Louisiana | 1,153 | 1,160 |
| Tennessee | 1,150 | 1,090 |
| Massachusetts | 1,139 | 1,228 |
| Kentucky | 1,034 | 998 |
| Alabama | 1,012 | 1,040 |
| Wisconsin | 960 | 996 |
| South Carolina | 897 | 886 |
| Maryland | 823 | 834 |
| Mississippi | 763 | 731 |
| Arkansas | 722 | 707 |
| Minnesota | 588 | 639 |
| Oklahoma | 577 | 616 |
| Connecticut | 570 | 584 |
| Kansas | 533 | 582 |
| Washington | 532 | 474 |
| Colorado | 491 | 458 |
| Arizona | 487 | 458 |
| West Virginia | 481 | 510 |
| Oregon | 398 | 409 |
| Utah | 370 | 363 |
| Iowa | 352 | 336 |
| New Mexico | 293 | 316 |
| Nevada | 274 | 316 |
| Maine | 239 | 211 |
| Nebraska | 220 | 264 |
| Hawaii | 215 | 202 |
| Delaware | 208 | 174 |
| Idaho | 190 | 154 |
| New Hampshire | 161 | 194 |
| Montana | 155 | 121 |
| Rhode Island | 141 | 142 |
| North Dakota | 106 | 118 |
| South Dakota | 90 | 79 |
| Wyoming | 66 | 86 |
| District of Columbia | 57 | 65 |
| Alaska | 53 | 50 |
| Vermont | 30 | 39 |
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