In 2015, 2,540 Maryland residents died of stroke.
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 stroke deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total stroke deaths by state
State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
---|---|---|
California | 15,680 | 15,065 |
Florida | 11,854 | 11,433 |
Texas | 10,673 | 10,485 |
Pennsylvania | 6,730 | 6,987 |
New York | 6,258 | 6,292 |
Ohio | 5,987 | 5,945 |
Illinois | 5,658 | 5,709 |
North Carolina | 4,940 | 5,033 |
Michigan | 4,874 | 4,666 |
Georgia | 4,349 | 4,335 |
Tennessee | 3,508 | 3,447 |
Virginia | 3,502 | 3,393 |
New Jersey | 3,401 | 3,413 |
Missouri | 3,069 | 3,037 |
Indiana | 3,040 | 2,959 |
Alabama | 2,967 | 2,937 |
Washington | 2,910 | 2,703 |
Maryland | 2,709 | 2,540 |
South Carolina | 2,627 | 2,600 |
Arizona | 2,556 | 2,522 |
Wisconsin | 2,481 | 2,618 |
Massachusetts | 2,468 | 2,475 |
Louisiana | 2,322 | 2,280 |
Minnesota | 2,197 | 2,238 |
Kentucky | 2,057 | 2,050 |
Oregon | 1,943 | 1,873 |
Colorado | 1,927 | 1,856 |
Oklahoma | 1,859 | 1,881 |
Mississippi | 1,705 | 1,734 |
Arkansas | 1,643 | 1,653 |
Iowa | 1,388 | 1,418 |
Kansas | 1,363 | 1,364 |
Connecticut | 1,269 | 1,388 |
Nevada | 1,096 | 1,078 |
West Virginia | 1,039 | 1,079 |
Utah | 932 | 888 |
New Mexico | 885 | 786 |
Nebraska | 787 | 776 |
Idaho | 682 | 641 |
Hawaii | 675 | 735 |
Maine | 663 | 616 |
Delaware | 506 | 466 |
New Hampshire | 490 | 457 |
Montana | 440 | 458 |
South Dakota | 420 | 383 |
Rhode Island | 399 | 394 |
North Dakota | 311 | 308 |
District of Columbia | 252 | 242 |
Vermont | 247 | 307 |
Wyoming | 208 | 198 |
Alaska | 196 | 182 |