There were 299 Hawaii residents who died of diabetes in 2017, a 4.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.
In 2016, 285 Hawaii residents died of diabetes.
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 diabetes deaths by state in 2017 and 2016
| State | 2017 deaths | 2016 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 9,595 | 9,124 |
| Florida | 6,172 | 5,782 |
| Texas | 5,832 | 5,470 |
| New York | 4,176 | 4,038 |
| Ohio | 3,740 | 3,568 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,704 | 3,560 |
| Illinois | 2,927 | 2,781 |
| North Carolina | 2,903 | 2,811 |
| Michigan | 2,798 | 2,672 |
| Georgia | 2,348 | 2,238 |
| Indiana | 2,096 | 1,992 |
| Arizona | 2,054 | 2,025 |
| Virginia | 1,967 | 2,062 |
| Tennessee | 1,915 | 1,883 |
| New Jersey | 1,908 | 1,949 |
| Washington | 1,812 | 1,673 |
| Missouri | 1,605 | 1,508 |
| South Carolina | 1,535 | 1,369 |
| Kentucky | 1,474 | 1,479 |
| Maryland | 1,439 | 1,358 |
| Wisconsin | 1,433 | 1,440 |
| Oklahoma | 1,398 | 1,393 |
| Massachusetts | 1,321 | 1,268 |
| Minnesota | 1,312 | 1,265 |
| Louisiana | 1,272 | 1,324 |
| Oregon | 1,243 | 1,240 |
| Arkansas | 1,180 | 920 |
| Alabama | 1,173 | 1,183 |
| Mississippi | 1,164 | 1,084 |
| Colorado | 1,017 | 938 |
| Iowa | 918 | 847 |
| Kansas | 874 | 727 |
| West Virginia | 864 | 860 |
| Connecticut | 694 | 699 |
| New Mexico | 673 | 678 |
| Nevada | 609 | 580 |
| Utah | 596 | 624 |
| Nebraska | 575 | 501 |
| Maine | 395 | 463 |
| Idaho | 394 | 375 |
| New Hampshire | 340 | 316 |
| Hawaii | 299 | 285 |
| Montana | 292 | 311 |
| Rhode Island | 275 | 239 |
| South Dakota | 263 | 253 |
| Delaware | 244 | 203 |
| North Dakota | 194 | 171 |
| Vermont | 163 | 166 |
| Alaska | 130 | 124 |
| Wyoming | 121 | 112 |
