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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Washington
Among 39 Washington counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Pend Oreille County, WA (13,768.4, 1.4 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Ferry County, WA (13,026.3, 1.33 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Grays Harbor County, WA (10,512.6, 1.07 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 Washington 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 | Pend Oreille County | WA | 13,768.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 2 | Ferry County | WA | 13,026.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 3 | Grays Harbor County | WA | 10,512.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 4 | Yakima County | WA | 10,200.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 5 | Garfield County | WA | 10,096.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 6 | Pacific County | WA | 10,076.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 7 | Okanogan County | WA | 9,893.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 8 | Mason County | WA | 9,816.4 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 9 | Cowlitz County | WA | 9,700.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 10 | Asotin County | WA | 9,609.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 11 | Lewis County | WA | 9,176.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 12 | Columbia County | WA | 9,104.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 13 | Stevens County | WA | 9,095.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 14 | Clallam County | WA | 8,714.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 15 | Grant County | WA | 8,460.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 16 | Adams County | WA | 8,360.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 17 | Jefferson County | WA | 8,179.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 18 | Spokane County | WA | 8,069.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 19 | Walla Walla County | WA | 7,866.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.8x |
| 20 | Pierce County | WA | 7,855.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.8x |
| 21 | Klickitat County | WA | 7,486.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |
| 22 | Lincoln County | WA | 7,268.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 23 | Thurston County | WA | 7,249.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 24 | Benton County | WA | 7,204.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.73x |
| 25 | Skagit County | WA | 6,898.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.7x |
| 26 | Clark County | WA | 6,422.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.65x |
| 27 | Chelan County | WA | 6,380.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.65x |
| 28 | Franklin County | WA | 6,306.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.64x |
| 29 | Whatcom County | WA | 6,158.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.63x |
| 30 | Kitsap County | WA | 6,098.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 31 | Snohomish County | WA | 6,059.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 32 | Wahkiakum County | WA | 6,037.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.61x |
| 33 | Island County | WA | 5,964.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.61x |
| 34 | Skamania County | WA | 5,865.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.6x |
| 35 | Kittitas County | WA | 5,849.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.6x |
| 36 | Whitman County | WA | 5,805.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.59x |
| 37 | King County | WA | 5,528.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.56x |
| 38 | Douglas County | WA | 5,503.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.56x |
| 39 | San Juan County | WA | 3,315.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.34x |