This Southeastern state has the highest ASC fall rate

Here are fall rates for the 50 U.S. states in 2015, ranked from highest to lowest, according to rankings listed on CMS’ Hospital Compare website.

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1.    Arkansas: 0.585
2.    Alaska: 0.387
3.    Wyoming: 0.253
4.    West Virginia: 0.224
5.    Wisconsin: 0.158
6.    Oklahoma: 0.15
7.    Mississippi: 0.149
8.    Alabama: 0.146
9.    Idaho: 0.144
10.    Montana: 0.14
11.    North Dakota: 0.14
12.    Maine: 0.14
13.    Delaware: 0.138
14.    Connecticut: 0.123
15.    Washington: 0.114
16.    Louisiana: 0.111
17.    Illinois: 0.104
18.    North Carolina: 0.104
19.    Indiana: 0.101
20.    Arizona: 0.096
21.    Oregon: 0.095
22.    Minnesota: 0.094
23.    Ohio: 0.094
24.    New Jersey: 0.094
25.    Massachusetts: 0.093
26.    Florida: 0.092
27.    Virginia: 0.091
28.    Maryland: 0.086
29.    Georgia: 0.084
30.    Texas: 0.081
31.    Kansas: 0.079
32.    California: 0.079
33.    Colorado: 0.075
34.    Utah: 0.072
35.    South Dakota: 0.069
36.    South Carolina: 0.063
37.    Michigan: 0.062
38.    Pennsylvania: 0.061
39.    Kentucky: 0.061
40.    Iowa: 0.06
41.    Tennessee: 0.058
42.    Nebraska: 0.049
43.    New York: 0.038
44.    Nevada: 0.037
45.    Missouri: 0.033
46.    Hawaii: 0
47.    New Mexico: 0
48.    New Hampshire: 0
49.    Vermont: 0
50.    Rhode Island: 0

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