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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Louisiana
Among 64 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are St. Helena Parish, LA (19,091.8, 1.94 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Washington Parish, LA (17,972.5, 1.83 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Bienville Parish, LA (17,835.9, 1.82 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 Louisiana 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 | St. Helena Parish | LA | 19,091.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.94x |
| 2 | Washington Parish | LA | 17,972.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.83x |
| 3 | Bienville Parish | LA | 17,835.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.82x |
| 4 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 17,460.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.78x |
| 5 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 16,088.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.64x |
| 6 | Webster Parish | LA | 15,963.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.62x |
| 7 | Winn Parish | LA | 15,958 | 9,824.9 | 1.62x |
| 8 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 15,750 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 9 | Concordia Parish | LA | 15,586.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.59x |
| 10 | Rapides Parish | LA | 15,366 | 9,824.9 | 1.56x |
| 11 | Madison Parish | LA | 15,091.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.54x |
| 12 | Union Parish | LA | 14,498.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 13 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 14,474.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 14 | Acadia Parish | LA | 14,439.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 15 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 14,292.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 16 | West Feliciana Parish | LA | 14,259.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 17 | Caddo Parish | LA | 14,192.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 18 | Franklin Parish | LA | 14,083.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 19 | Orleans Parish | LA | 13,811.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 20 | Tensas Parish | LA | 13,774.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 21 | Allen Parish | LA | 13,700.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 22 | Iberia Parish | LA | 13,642.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 23 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 13,601.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 24 | Caldwell Parish | LA | 13,531.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 25 | Richland Parish | LA | 13,499.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 26 | Iberville Parish | LA | 13,473.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 27 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 13,454.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 28 | Catahoula Parish | LA | 13,444.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 29 | Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 13,402.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 30 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 13,358.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 31 | Sabine Parish | LA | 13,188.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 32 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 13,160 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 33 | East Carroll Parish | LA | 13,141.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 34 | Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 13,129.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 35 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 13,012.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 36 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 12,989.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 37 | West Carroll Parish | LA | 12,773.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 38 | Red River Parish | LA | 12,457.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 39 | Assumption Parish | LA | 12,175 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 40 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 11,983.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 41 | Jackson Parish | LA | 11,806.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 42 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 11,760.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 43 | Claiborne Parish | LA | 11,645.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 44 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 11,427.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 45 | Livingston Parish | LA | 11,381.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 46 | De Soto Parish | LA | 11,308.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 47 | Grant Parish | LA | 11,306.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 48 | West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 11,218.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 49 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 11,152.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 50 | Vernon Parish | LA | 11,102.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 51 | St. James Parish | LA | 11,081.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 52 | St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 11,024.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 53 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 10,824.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 54 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 10,655.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 55 | LaSalle Parish | LA | 10,507.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 56 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 10,383.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.06x |
| 57 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 10,121.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 58 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 9,850.3 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 59 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 9,796.1 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 60 | Plaquemines Parish | LA | 9,581.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 61 | Ascension Parish | LA | 9,275.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.94x |
| 62 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 8,688.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 63 | Bossier Parish | LA | 8,647.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 64 | Cameron Parish | LA | 7,693.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |