How do people in your state die?

People in Louisiana are disproportionately likely to be felled by syphilis, while Midwesterners might want to watch out for lower respiratory infections. And Arizonans are slightly more likely to be shot to death. Their killer's intent? Undetermined. That's all according to a map the CDC recently released depicting the most distinctive cause of death in each state and D.C. from 2001 through 2010. Note that this is not the most common cause of death—that's cancer or heart disease in every state—but rather, an unusual cause of death that is disproportionately common in each state.