There were 430 New Hampshire residents who died of alzheimer’s disease in 2016, a 0.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.
In 2015, 432 New Hampshire residents died of alzheimer’s disease.
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.
The following table shows total alzheimer’s disease deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total alzheimer’s disease deaths by state
| State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 15,570 | 15,065 |
| Texas | 9,135 | 8,903 |
| Florida | 7,155 | 7,031 |
| Ohio | 5,031 | 4,643 |
| Michigan | 4,249 | 3,771 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,185 | 4,012 |
| North Carolina | 4,153 | 3,803 |
| Georgia | 4,021 | 3,714 |
| Illinois | 3,877 | 3,686 |
| New York | 3,349 | 3,174 |
| Washington | 3,269 | 3,490 |
| Tennessee | 3,250 | 3,122 |
| Arizona | 3,082 | 2,943 |
| Indiana | 2,678 | 2,513 |
| Alabama | 2,507 | 2,282 |
| South Carolina | 2,481 | 2,453 |
| New Jersey | 2,435 | 2,260 |
| Virginia | 2,408 | 2,248 |
| Missouri | 2,302 | 2,173 |
| Wisconsin | 2,256 | 2,087 |
| Minnesota | 2,219 | 1,789 |
| Louisiana | 2,195 | 2,018 |
| Colorado | 1,835 | 1,612 |
| Oregon | 1,786 | 1,652 |
| Kentucky | 1,728 | 1,694 |
| Massachusetts | 1,708 | 1,815 |
| Oklahoma | 1,590 | 1,498 |
| Mississippi | 1,485 | 1,402 |
| Arkansas | 1,475 | 1,457 |
| Iowa | 1,415 | 1,339 |
| Maryland | 1,178 | 1,095 |
| Connecticut | 1,035 | 966 |
| Utah | 904 | 906 |
| Kansas | 855 | 865 |
| West Virginia | 786 | 738 |
| Nevada | 686 | 874 |
| Nebraska | 634 | 598 |
| Idaho | 607 | 552 |
| New Mexico | 583 | 483 |
| Maine | 577 | 544 |
| South Dakota | 449 | 421 |
| Hawaii | 445 | 422 |
| New Hampshire | 430 | 432 |
| Rhode Island | 422 | 453 |
| North Dakota | 361 | 376 |
| Delaware | 329 | 264 |
| Montana | 314 | 277 |
| Vermont | 310 | 298 |
| Wyoming | 138 | 151 |
| District of Columbia | 120 | 129 |
| Alaska | 111 | 68 |
