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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Alaska
Among 25 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Kusilvak Census Area, AK (24,556.3, 2.5 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK (22,703.6, 2.31 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Dillingham Census Area, AK (20,903.7, 2.13 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Alaska counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | AK | 24,556.3 | 9,824.9 | 2.5x |
| 2 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | AK | 22,703.6 | 9,824.9 | 2.31x |
| 3 | Dillingham Census Area | AK | 20,903.7 | 9,824.9 | 2.13x |
| 4 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | AK | 20,072.8 | 9,824.9 | 2.04x |
| 5 | Northwest Arctic Borough | AK | 19,917.5 | 9,824.9 | 2.03x |
| 6 | Nome Census Area | AK | 18,090.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.84x |
| 7 | Bethel Census Area | AK | 18,066.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.84x |
| 8 | Bristol Bay Borough | AK | 16,587.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.69x |
| 9 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | AK | 14,378.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 10 | Wrangell City and Borough | AK | 10,946.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 11 | Haines Borough | AK | 10,534.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 12 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 9,853.1 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 13 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | AK | 9,819.4 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 14 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | AK | 9,720.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 15 | North Slope Borough | AK | 9,617.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 16 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | AK | 9,451.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 17 | Kodiak Island Borough | AK | 8,975.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.91x |
| 18 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 8,874.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 19 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 8,750.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 20 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 8,712.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 21 | Sitka City and Borough | AK | 7,686.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 22 | Juneau City and Borough | AK | 7,261.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 23 | Petersburg Borough | AK | 7,076.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.72x |
| 24 | Aleutians West Census Area | AK | 5,785.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.59x |
| 25 | Aleutians East Borough | AK | 4,200.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.43x |