Table 2

Proportion of all cardiovascular deaths (except stroke) coded to cardiovascular "garbage codes" by state – United States 1996

State name
% CV garbage
State name
% CV garbage
State name
% CV garbage

Alabama
37
Kentucky
25
North Dakota
19
Alaska
22
Louisiana
23
Ohio
25
Arizona
22
Maine
24
Oklahoma
18
Arkansas
21
Maryland
24
Oregon
23
California
18
Massachusetts
22
Pennsylvania
15
Colorado
26
Michigan
19
Rhode Island
20
Connecticut
29
Minnesota
35
South Carolina
21
Delaware
29
Mississippi
17
South Dakota
19
DC
28
Missouri
29
Tennessee
21
Florida
16
Montana
31
Texas
24
Georgia
30
Nebraska
34
Utah
24
Hawaii
28
Nevada
20
Vermont
26
Idaho
17
New Hampshire
17
Virginia
24
Illinois
19
New Jersey
37
Washington
26
Indiana
18
New Mexico
14
West Virginia
17
Iowa
20
New York
19
Wisconsin
21
Kansas
24
North Carolina
21
Wyoming
19

Michaud et al. Population Health Metrics 2006 4:11   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-4-11