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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Vermont
Among 14 Vermont counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Essex County, VT (9,787, 1 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Rutland County, VT (9,134.4, 0.93 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Orleans County, VT (8,961.1, 0.91 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 Vermont 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 | Essex County | VT | 9,787 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 2 | Rutland County | VT | 9,134.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 3 | Orleans County | VT | 8,961.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.91x |
| 4 | Caledonia County | VT | 8,884.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 5 | Bennington County | VT | 8,728.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 6 | Windsor County | VT | 8,663.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 7 | Windham County | VT | 8,005.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 8 | Orange County | VT | 7,382.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.75x |
| 9 | Franklin County | VT | 7,299.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 10 | Washington County | VT | 7,123.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.73x |
| 11 | Lamoille County | VT | 6,109.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 12 | Grand Isle County | VT | 6,017.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.61x |
| 13 | Addison County | VT | 5,658.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.58x |
| 14 | Chittenden County | VT | 5,479.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.56x |