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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Arizona
Among 15 Arizona counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Apache County, AZ (27,851.4, 2.83 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), La Paz County, AZ (23,645.2, 2.41 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Navajo County, AZ (21,728.2, 2.21 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 Arizona 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 | Apache County | AZ | 27,851.4 | 9,824.9 | 2.83x |
| 2 | La Paz County | AZ | 23,645.2 | 9,824.9 | 2.41x |
| 3 | Navajo County | AZ | 21,728.2 | 9,824.9 | 2.21x |
| 4 | Gila County | AZ | 19,407.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.98x |
| 5 | Mohave County | AZ | 13,412.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 6 | Coconino County | AZ | 11,546.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.18x |
| 7 | Graham County | AZ | 11,352.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 8 | Greenlee County | AZ | 11,216.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 9 | Yavapai County | AZ | 10,159.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 10 | Yuma County | AZ | 9,875.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 11 | Pima County | AZ | 9,749.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 12 | Cochise County | AZ | 9,423.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 13 | Pinal County | AZ | 9,284.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 14 | Maricopa County | AZ | 8,525.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.87x |
| 15 | Santa Cruz County | AZ | 6,446.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.66x |