Tennessee in top 10 U.S. states with worst rate of heart disease mortality

The latest CDC data shows Tennessee has the 6th-highest rate in the country of heart disease deaths per 100K people.

Map shows the rate of heart rate deaths per 100K people in each state's population. The U.S. South has the worst rates of death, with Oklahoma having the highest mortality rate of 254 deaths per 100K people.

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Map analyzes 2024 data from the Centers for Disease Control's Heart Disease Mortality page. Mortality rates are age-adjusted to account for differences in age distribution and population size between different populations, per the CDC.

Chart: Chasity Maynard/WSMV4Source: Centers for Disease ControlCreated with Datawrapper