Cancer accounted for 602,350 deaths in the United States in 2020.  In the six-state New England region, 28,748 deaths were attributed to cancer in 2020, about 4.8% of all U.S. cancer deaths that year.  At 193.6 deaths per 100,000 population, New England had a cancer death rate in 2020 that was almost 6% higher than the national average.  Further review of state-level data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about cancer death rates in New England:

Cancer Death Rates in New England

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Connecticut	6,638	3,557,006	186.6
Maine	3,432	1,350,141	254.2
Massachusetts	12,376	6,893,574	179.5
New Hampshire	2,826	1,366,275	206.8
Rhode Island	2,076	1,057,125	196.4
Vermont	1,400	623,347	224.6
Region	28,748	14,847,468	193.6
U.S.	602,350	329,484,123	182.8

(*) number of cancer 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 May 28, 2022

In 2020, heart disease accounted for 696,962 deaths in the United States. This figure was up about 5.8% from the prior year.  The five-state Rocky Mountain region recorded 19,063 heart disease deaths in 2020.  With 151.9 deaths per 100,000 population, the Rocky Mountain region had the lowest regional heart disease death rate in the country in 2020.  A review of state-level data from the National Center for Health Statistics, a unit of the CDC, provides the following details about heart disease death rates in the Rocky Mountain region:

Heart Disease Death Rates in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Colorado	8,023	5,807,719	138.1
Idaho	3,191	1,826,913	174.7
Montana	2,424	1,080,577	224.3
Utah	4,251	3,249,879	130.8
Wyoming	1,174	582,328	201.6
Region	19,063	12,547,416	151.9
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 May 28, 2022