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Cancer and heart disease killed more people in Colorado in 2016 than the next eight leading causes of death combined — 7,926 and 7,243 respectively, out of 37,488 deaths. The 10 leading causes of death in Colorado:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado in 2015 (19.5), the only category for which the state was in the top 10. In 2016, Colorado’s suicide rate was 20.3.
The following 10 Colorado counties had the highest and lowest suicide rates in the state in 2016:
Explore county-level data in the graphic below.
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