But in other cases, the most distinctive cause of death was still quite rare. Syphilis was the most distinctive cause of death in Louisiana, but there were only 22 deaths from the disease.

A study published in December in the journal JAMA revealed the major causes of death for counties across the United States. For the study, researchers analyzed death records from the National ...

Boscoe calculated the mortality rates for all 113 causes of death in each state and compared them with the rates for the same causes nationwide. On the map, each state and Washington, D.C., then got ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a list of most distinct causes of death in every state in the U.S. The list shows which diseases had the most elevated impact on ...

Where you live could determine how you die. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a list of most distinct causes of death in every state in the U.S. The list shows which ...

A death map released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the most distinctive causes of fatalities in each state. Heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of mortality ...

One of the most popular questions to ask a fortune-teller is "What will be the cause of my death?" Now, you could spend 50 bucks, go to a fortune-teller, and live the next 40 years of your life ...

This map highlights the leading cause of early death internationally, and what this says about these countries and their citizens.

From syphilis to black lung, map explains causes of death in each state. — -- A new map has revealed the most distinctive causes of death for each state, from black lung in coal-heavy states ...

Using broader cause-of-death categories or requiring a higher threshold for the number of deaths would result in a different map.