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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Oregon
Among 36 Oregon counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Jefferson County, OR (12,476.2, 1.27 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Gilliam County, OR (11,862.6, 1.21 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Klamath County, OR (11,781.7, 1.2 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 Oregon 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 | Jefferson County | OR | 12,476.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 2 | Gilliam County | OR | 11,862.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 3 | Klamath County | OR | 11,781.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 4 | Curry County | OR | 11,472.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 5 | Tillamook County | OR | 10,981.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 6 | Josephine County | OR | 10,791.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 7 | Douglas County | OR | 10,750 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 8 | Lincoln County | OR | 10,323.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 9 | Coos County | OR | 10,128.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 10 | Baker County | OR | 10,080.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 11 | Harney County | OR | 9,730.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 12 | Wasco County | OR | 9,591.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 13 | Clatsop County | OR | 9,301.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 14 | Union County | OR | 9,096.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 15 | Malheur County | OR | 8,886.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 16 | Morrow County | OR | 8,668.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 17 | Umatilla County | OR | 8,639.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 18 | Wallowa County | OR | 8,462.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 19 | Linn County | OR | 8,439.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 20 | Lake County | OR | 8,123.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 21 | Lane County | OR | 8,116.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 22 | Jackson County | OR | 8,096.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 23 | Columbia County | OR | 7,768.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.79x |
| 24 | Crook County | OR | 7,740.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.79x |
| 25 | Sherman County | OR | 7,701.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 26 | Multnomah County | OR | 7,476.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |
| 27 | Marion County | OR | 7,452.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |
| 28 | Yamhill County | OR | 6,772.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.69x |
| 29 | Polk County | OR | 6,465.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.66x |
| 30 | Grant County | OR | 6,070.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 31 | Clackamas County | OR | 5,881.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.6x |
| 32 | Deschutes County | OR | 5,427.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.55x |
| 33 | Hood River County | OR | 5,186.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.53x |
| 34 | Washington County | OR | 4,799.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.49x |
| 35 | Wheeler County | OR | 4,379.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.45x |
| 36 | Benton County | OR | 4,158 | 9,824.9 | 0.42x |