The Southeast is home to the most preventable deaths

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/05/01/the-southeast-is-home-to-the-most-preventable-deaths/


By Niraj Chokshi
May 1, 2014

The Southeast leads the nation in a less than desirable ranking: preventable deaths.

The states in that region — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee — are collectively home to the highest number of preventable deaths for each of the five leading causes, according to a new Centers for Disease Control analysis.

“These deaths are not random, they are clustered by geography, they are clustered by states,” CDC Director Tom Frieden said.

----- [See article for chart of percent of preventable deaths for each state. The chart is selectable for each of the leading deaths.]