Massachusetts has the lowest death rate for heart failure patients and Wyoming has the lowest average death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data.
CMS collected provider-level data on complication measures, the CMS Patient Safety Indicators and 30-day death rates for hospitals across the nation.
Here are the average death rates for heart failure and heart attack patients for every state:
|
State |
Average death rate for heart failure patients |
Average death rate for heart attack patients |
|
Alabama |
12.34 |
13.25 |
|
Alaska |
12.99 |
12.48 |
|
Arizona |
11.53 |
13.04 |
|
Arkansas |
12.33 |
13.08 |
|
California |
11.12 |
12.41 |
|
Colorado |
11.72 |
11.98 |
|
Connecticut |
11.12 |
12.26 |
|
Delaware |
10.76 |
12.10 |
|
Florida |
11.46 |
12.47 |
|
Georgia |
11.87 |
12.59 |
|
Hawaii |
11.84 |
12.63 |
|
Idaho |
13.27 |
12.31 |
|
Illinois |
11.35 |
12.36 |
|
Indiana |
12.48 |
12.84 |
|
Iowa |
13.14 |
12.84 |
|
Kansas |
12.31 |
12.44 |
|
Kentucky |
12.43 |
12.87 |
|
Louisiana |
12.41 |
13.32 |
|
Maine |
12.70 |
12.86 |
|
Maryland |
11.39 |
12.04 |
|
Massachusetts |
10.39 |
12.08 |
|
Michigan |
11.73 |
12.53 |
|
Minnesota |
11.30 |
11.75 |
|
Mississippi |
12.92 |
13.88 |
|
Missouri |
12.27 |
12.61 |
|
Montana |
12.52 |
12.28 |
|
Nebraska |
12.70 |
12.33 |
|
Nevada |
11.12 |
12.91 |
|
New Hampshire |
11.86 |
12.09 |
|
New Jersey |
11.26 |
12.69 |
|
New Mexico |
12.48 |
12.61 |
|
New York |
11.30 |
12.23 |
|
North Carolina |
12.04 |
12.68 |
|
North Dakota |
12.47 |
12.23 |
|
Ohio |
11.52 |
12.35 |
|
Oklahoma |
12.45 |
12.98 |
|
Oregon |
12.75 |
12.62 |
|
Pennsylvania |
11.47 |
12.51 |
|
Rhode Island |
10.90 |
12.43 |
|
South Carolina |
12.51 |
12.96 |
|
South Dakota |
12.16 |
12.10 |
|
Tennessee |
12.24 |
13.08 |
|
Texas |
11.54 |
12.59 |
|
Utah |
11.60 |
11.94 |
|
Vermont |
12.79 |
12.96 |
|
Virginia |
11.96 |
12.16 |
|
Washington |
12.54 |
12.68 |
|
West Virginia |
11.61 |
12.83 |
|
Wisconsin |
12.40 |
12.18 |
|
Wyoming |
13.30 |
11.60 |