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STATE RANKINGS


HOSPITAL RANKINGS

How does each state rank with respect to the proportion of people who died in hospital?

(States are ranked from highest proportion to lowest proportion)

 

  

1989

1997

2001

Alabama

21

15

18

Alaska

43

41

32

Arizona

39

42

48

Arkansas

14

11

8

California

34

34

28

Colorado

45

49

46

Connecticut

36

36

21

DC

3

1

1

Delaware

12

32

23

Florida

33

23

29

Georgia

2

5

10

Hawaii

13

4

3

Idaho

49

48

50

Illinois

9

9

9

Indiana

31

31

34

Iowa

30

29

31

Kansas

25

20

27

Kentucky

17

14

12

Louisiana

10

3

4

Maine

32

40

38

Maryland

19

22

20

Massachusetts

11

27

24

Michigan

22

26

26

Minnesota

47

47

45

Mississippi

6

2

2

Missouri

26

24

25

Montana

46

44

43

N. Carolina

16

18

19

N. Dakota

24

28

22

Nebraska

38

10

11

Nevada

28

37

40

New Hampshire

35

19

16

New Jersey

7

21

39

New Mexico

42

33

42

New York

8

7

5

Ohio

23

30

37

Oklahoma

1

16

17

Oregon

51

51

51

Pennsylvania

27

25

30

Rhode Island

29

35

36

S. Carolina

20

13

13

S. Dakota

41

38

35

Tennessee

5

6

6

Texas

15

12

15

Utah

50

46

47

Vermont

40

43

41

Virginia

18

17

14

W. Vermont

4

50

49

Washington

48

8

7

Wisconsin

44

45

44

Wyoming

37

39

33

 


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