There were 1,001 Wyoming residents who died of heart disease in 2017, a 4.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.
In 2016, 1,051 Wyoming residents died of heart 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.
Total heart disease deaths by state in 2017 and 2016
| State | 2017 deaths | 2016 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 62,797 | 61,573 |
| Florida | 46,440 | 45,659 |
| Texas | 45,346 | 43,772 |
| New York | 44,092 | 44,076 |
| Pennsylvania | 32,312 | 31,990 |
| Ohio | 28,008 | 27,410 |
| Illinois | 25,394 | 25,013 |
| Michigan | 25,187 | 25,304 |
| New Jersey | 18,840 | 18,597 |
| North Carolina | 18,808 | 18,266 |
| Georgia | 18,389 | 18,143 |
| Tennessee | 16,019 | 15,429 |
| Virginia | 14,861 | 14,124 |
| Missouri | 14,820 | 14,579 |
| Indiana | 14,445 | 13,952 |
| Alabama | 13,110 | 12,832 |
| Arizona | 12,398 | 11,957 |
| Massachusetts | 12,140 | 11,921 |
| Wisconsin | 11,860 | 11,526 |
| Maryland | 11,653 | 11,390 |
| Washington | 11,582 | 11,161 |
| Louisiana | 11,260 | 10,943 |
| Oklahoma | 10,772 | 10,209 |
| South Carolina | 10,418 | 10,195 |
| Kentucky | 10,343 | 10,519 |
| Arkansas | 8,270 | 8,090 |
| Minnesota | 8,230 | 7,825 |
| Mississippi | 7,944 | 7,865 |
| Iowa | 7,180 | 6,937 |
| Connecticut | 7,138 | 7,051 |
| Colorado | 7,060 | 7,277 |
| Oregon | 6,942 | 6,968 |
| Nevada | 6,417 | 6,457 |
| Kansas | 5,723 | 5,672 |
| West Virginia | 4,849 | 4,767 |
| New Mexico | 3,896 | 3,800 |
| Utah | 3,749 | 3,636 |
| Nebraska | 3,581 | 3,322 |
| Idaho | 3,084 | 2,969 |
| Maine | 2,844 | 2,907 |
| New Hampshire | 2,721 | 2,631 |
| Hawaii | 2,575 | 2,488 |
| Rhode Island | 2,339 | 2,256 |
| Montana | 2,164 | 2,138 |
| Delaware | 1,990 | 1,974 |
| South Dakota | 1,710 | 1,729 |
| Vermont | 1,332 | 1,366 |
| North Dakota | 1,326 | 1,338 |
| Wyoming | 1,001 | 1,051 |
| Alaska | 814 | 831 |
