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Death Rate Report for Colorado by County, death years through 2009


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Healthy People 2020 Objective Number: C-1
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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 5 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

    Colorado (State)
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 154.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.9 to 156.3 and 6,646 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.

    United States
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 178.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.4 to 178.9 and 563,025 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.

    Baca County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 202.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.4 to 260.4 and 15 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 1.6.

    Bent County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 200.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.7 to 258.5 and 12 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 2.4.

    Moffat County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 191.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.9 to 232.3 and 22 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.

    Rio Blanco County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 189.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.0 to 246.7 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.6.

    Kit Carson County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 187.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 231.1 and 18 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.1.

    San Miguel County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 186.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 94.6 to 314.9 and 4 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Logan County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 185.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.9 to 212.2 and 44 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.9.

    Huerfano County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 183.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.6 to 225.0 and 21 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 1.4.

    Broomfield County8
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 182.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.1 to 205.3 and 61 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Prowers County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 180.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.1 to 215.0 and 27 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.7.

    Crowley County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 177.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.9 to 239.6 and 9 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.2.

    Phillips County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 176.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.5 to 231.4 and 12 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.7.

    Fremont County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 175.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.3 to 191.7 and 107 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.4.

    Costilla County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 175.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.2 to 242.0 and 9 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 2.2.

    Pueblo County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.4 to 182.6 and 319 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.0.

    Adams County8
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 173.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.5 to 180.3 and 516 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Otero County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 172.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.1 to 197.8 and 44 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.6.

    Mesa County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 172.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.5 to 181.8 and 282 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.5.

    Gilpin County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 171.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 108.2 to 254.8 and 7 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Kiowa County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 169.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 99.2 to 281.5 and 4 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Weld County8
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 168.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.2 to 178.0 and 294 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Montrose County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 166.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.2 to 183.2 and 83 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.2.

    Denver County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 165.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 170.1 and 867 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.1.

    Montezuma County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 164.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.9 to 186.3 and 52 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.5.

    Morgan County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.5 to 186.3 and 50 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.4.

    Teller County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 161.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.5 to 193.3 and 31 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.5.

    Sedgwick County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 161.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 106.5 to 239.2 and 6 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.7.

    El Paso County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 160.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.4 to 165.8 and 767 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.

    Lincoln County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 160.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.0 to 209.8 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.6.

    Las Animas County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 158.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.5 to 185.3 and 35 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.5.

    Saguache County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 157.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.2 to 209.3 and 10 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.4.

    Yuma County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 153.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.6 to 188.2 and 20 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 1.0.

    Elbert County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 153.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 125.9 to 184.5 and 27 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -0.9.

    Park County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 149.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.4 to 188.5 and 20 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.0.

    Douglas County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 149.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.5 to 159.9 and 209 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.

    Jefferson County8
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 148.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.2 to 153.6 and 786 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Cheyenne County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 148.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 89.7 to 237.3 and 4 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 1.3.

    Grand County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 148.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.3 to 193.4 and 14 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.5.

    Garfield County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 148.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.1 to 166.4 and 59 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -0.4.

    Delta County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 147.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.1 to 165.2 and 67 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.5.

    Clear Creek County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 147.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 106.7 to 198.6 and 12 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.1.

    Larimer County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 146.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.5 to 152.8 and 384 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

    Chaffee County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 143.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.4 to 166.7 and 35 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.5.

    Archuleta County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 142.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.2 to 179.1 and 17 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.0.

    Boulder County8
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 141.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.1 to 148.3 and 327 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Washington County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 139.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 103.0 to 187.3 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.1.

    Rio Grande County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 139.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.6 to 169.3 and 21 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.5.

    La Plata County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 139.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.8 to 155.8 and 63 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

    Arapahoe County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 138.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.4 to 142.8 and 684 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -1.8.

    Lake County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 137.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 91.7 to 196.6 and 6 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.5.

    Alamosa County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 136.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.4 to 167.0 and 19 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.

    Routt County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 129.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 100.5 to 162.8 and 18 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.4.

    Ouray County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 127.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 85.1 to 184.2 and 7 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Dolores County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 121.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.6 to 204.8 and 3 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Custer County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 119.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.9 to 177.1 and 6 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Conejos County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 111.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 84.2 to 146.1 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -0.5.

    Pitkin County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 107.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.9 to 139.7 and 14 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.8.

    Eagle County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 104.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 82.0 to 130.7 and 23 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.8.

    Gunnison County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 103.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 76.8 to 136.3 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.0.

    Summit County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 83.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.5 to 114.6 and 11 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is ** because the AAPC value is **.

    Hinsdale County
  • * Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.

    Jackson County
  • * Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.

    Mineral County
  • * Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.

    San Juan County
  • * Data have been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.



    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/19/2013 2:37 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.

    * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.
    ** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
    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.
    8 The county boundaries for Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld changed in 2002 when Broomfield was incorporated into a county (officially November 15, 2001) from portions of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld. Data prior to 2002 is used in the calculation of trends for these counties using the old county boundaries. Since the mortality recent trends are calculated using more years of data than are available for Broomfield, a recent trend is not available.

    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.