The national average for these sentinel events was 0.028, slightly down from the 2013 average of 0.039.
The states with the highest rates include:
1. Alaska: 0.158
2. Wisconsin: 0.028
3. West Virginia: 0.028
4. Wyoming: 0.028
5. Minnesota: 0.027
6. Missouri: 0.027
7. Mississippi: 0.026
8. Montana: 0.026
9. North Carolina: 0.026
10. North Dakota: 0.026
11. Washington: 0.026
12. Vermont: 0.026
13. Utah: 0.026
14. Texas: 0.026
15. Virginia: 0.026
Some of the states with the lowest rates include:
1. Arkansas: 0.013
2. Delaware: 0.016
3. California: 0.016
4. Washington, D.C.: 0.017
5. Connecticut: 0.017
6. Colorado: 0.017
7. Illinois: 0.021
8. Arizona: 0.021
9. Alabama: 0.021
10. Massachusetts: 0.022
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