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Death Rate Report by State, death years through 2009


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Healthy People 2020 Objective Number: C-1
Reduce the overall cancer death rate
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
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Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 160.6 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 1 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).
Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC.
  • Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
  • Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
  • Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
    AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program/

    Other Notes

  • Larger confidence intervals indicate less accuracy of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
  • Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

    Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

    United States
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.6 to 173.5 and 567,614 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

    Utah
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 120.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.0 to 125.5 and 2,555 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.8.

    Hawaii
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 144.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.1 to 150.3 and 2,244 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.8.

    Arizona
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 147.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.3 to 150.0 and 10,271 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.8.

    New Mexico
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 149.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.7 to 155.3 and 3,202 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.

    Colorado
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 151.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.1 to 155.4 and 6,950 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.

    South Dakota
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 156.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.1 to 164.3 and 1,503 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.3.

    California
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 159.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.7 to 160.3 and 55,990 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.

    Idaho
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 159.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 166.0 and 2,458 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.

    North Dakota
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 159.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.6 to 168.9 and 1,243 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

    New York
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 161.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.2 to 163.6 and 35,215 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.

    Texas
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 164.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.4 to 165.9 and 35,591 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.8.

    Montana
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.0 to 172.1 and 1,914 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.5.

    Florida
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 165.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.4 to 166.7 and 40,931 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.3.

    Connecticut
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 167.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.3 to 171.4 and 6,819 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.

    Nebraska
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 167.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.6 to 173.1 and 3,336 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.5.

    Wyoming
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 167.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.6 to 178.6 and 936 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.

    Vermont
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 168.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.3 to 178.4 and 1,254 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.

    Minnesota
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 169.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.8 to 172.7 and 9,580 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.8.

    New Jersey
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 169.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.1 to 172.3 and 16,540 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

    New Hampshire
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 170.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.6 to 177.0 and 2,562 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.

    Wisconsin
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 170.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.7 to 174.2 and 10,866 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

    Iowa
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 171.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.3 to 176.0 and 6,249 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.6.

    Georgia
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.6 to 176.2 and 15,139 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.7.

    Kansas
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.7 to 178.2 and 5,319 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.6.

    Oregon
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.4 to 177.4 and 7,487 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.2.

    Rhode Island
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 174.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.2 to 182.1 and 2,220 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.5.

    Massachusetts
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 174.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.6 to 177.7 and 13,112 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

    Washington
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 175.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.8 to 178.2 and 11,922 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.

    Virginia
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 176.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.6 to 179.5 and 14,122 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.

    Nevada
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 176.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.5 to 182.1 and 4,461 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.

    Delaware
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 177.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.1 to 185.7 and 1,813 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

    Maryland
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 178.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 174.6 to 181.5 and 10,412 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.6.

    North Carolina
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 178.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.5 to 180.9 and 17,513 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.1.

    South Carolina
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 179.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.7 to 183.1 and 9,123 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.

    Illinois
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 181.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.1 to 183.8 and 24,182 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.4.

    Pennsylvania
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 181.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.7 to 183.9 and 28,879 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.

    Michigan
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 182.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.9 to 185.0 and 20,257 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.

    Missouri
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 185.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.0 to 188.6 and 12,472 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.

    Alaska
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 185.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.0 to 199.4 and 895 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

    Maine
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 187.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.6 to 193.9 and 3,133 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.

    Oklahoma
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 185.9 to 194.5 and 7,639 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.5.

    District of Columbia
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.3 to 202.0 and 1,131 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.

    Ohio
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 188.1 to 192.8 and 25,149 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.

    Indiana
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.4 to 194.0 and 13,093 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

    Alabama
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 195.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.6 to 199.3 and 10,289 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.8.

    Tennessee
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 196.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.7 to 199.4 and 13,482 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.

    Louisiana
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 196.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.8 to 201.0 and 9,098 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.5.

    Arkansas
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 197.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.2 to 201.9 and 6,513 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.6.

    Mississippi
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 198.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.8 to 203.8 and 6,130 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.

    Kentucky
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 204.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 200.1 to 208.4 and 9,634 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.

    West Virginia
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 207.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.4 to 213.3 and 4,786 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.7.



    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/23/2013 7:39 pm.
    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
    Trend
    Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
    Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
    Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

    1 Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    2 The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.