The five US states with the highest death rates have an average rate 49% higher than that of the five states with the lowest death rates, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
The five states with the highest death rates overall were:

• Alabama
• Kentucky
• Mississippi
• Oklahoma
• West Virginia

The five states with the lowest death rates were:

• California
• Connecticut
• Hawaii
• Minnesota
• New York