299 residents die of kidney disease in Nevada in 2017

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There were 299 Nevada residents who died of kidney disease in 2017, a 9.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.

In 2016, 274 Nevada 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.

Total kidney disease deaths by state in 2017 and 2016

State 2017 deaths 2016 deaths
Texas 4,256 4,125
California 3,887 3,640
Florida 3,172 3,144
Pennsylvania 2,898 2,813
Illinois 2,565 2,518
New York 2,296 2,385
Ohio 2,237 2,262
North Carolina 2,040 2,002
Georgia 1,942 1,864
Michigan 1,874 1,791
Virginia 1,618 1,543
New Jersey 1,591 1,535
Missouri 1,515 1,483
Indiana 1,440 1,411
Massachusetts 1,193 1,139
Tennessee 1,140 1,150
Louisiana 1,076 1,153
Kentucky 1,024 1,034
Alabama 980 1,012
South Carolina 950 897
Wisconsin 922 960
Maryland 830 823
Mississippi 741 763
Arkansas 725 722
Connecticut 554 570
Kansas 541 533
Arizona 540 487
Minnesota 537 588
Colorado 503 491
Oklahoma 461 577
Washington 439 532
West Virginia 436 481
Utah 384 370
Oregon 377 398
Iowa 367 352
New Mexico 330 293
Nevada 299 274
Maine 260 239
Nebraska 226 220
Hawaii 208 215
Delaware 205 208
Rhode Island 176 141
Idaho 170 190
New Hampshire 169 161
Montana 129 155
North Dakota 122 106
South Dakota 75 90
Wyoming 63 66
Alaska 54 53
Vermont 29 30


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