In 2020, 696,962 heart disease deaths were recorded in the United States, about 5.8% more than were recorded in 2019.  The six-state U.S. Far West region recorded nearly 96,816 heart disease deaths in 2020.  With 171.1 heart disease deaths per 100,000 population, about 19% below the national average, the Far Western U.S. had the second lowest regional heart disease death rate in the country in 2020.  Only the Rocky Mountain region recorded a lower regional heart disease death rate that year than did the U.S. Far West.  Further study of state-level statistical data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reveals the following about heart disease death rates in the U.S. Far West:

Heart Disease Death Rates in the U.S. Far West

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Alaska	915	731,158	125.1
California	66,538	39,368,078	169.0
Hawaii	2,623	1,407,006	186.4
Nevada	7,285	3,138,259	232.1
Oregon	7,371	4,241,507	173.8
Washington	12,084	7,693,612	157.1
Region	96,816	56,579,620	171.1
U.S.	696,962	329,484,123	211.5

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on June 11, 2022