Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Arizona by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
Explanation of Column HeadersDeath 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 stability 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
Greenlee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 213.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.4 to 287.4 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to 0.0.
Mohave County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 196.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.4 to 205.2 and 453 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 3)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.
La Paz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 195.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 234.7 and 38 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 2.6.
Cochise County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 173.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 186.1 and 176 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.6.
Yavapai County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 167.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.3 to 175.4 and 411 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (3, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.
Navajo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 160.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.2 to 174.8 and 110 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (3, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.3.
Graham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 158.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.5 to 185.6 and 30 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.1.
Gila County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 157.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.9 to 175.7 and 83 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (3, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.3.
Apache County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 155.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.1 to 175.5 and 56 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (3, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.7.
Pima County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 154.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 158.8 and 1,107 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (6, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.6.
Maricopa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 148.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.8 to 150.2 and 3,610 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (8, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.0.
Pinal County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 143.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.8 to 150.1 and 459 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (9, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.1.
Coconino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 136.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.1 to 149.9 and 90 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (9, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.
Yuma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 132.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.9 to 141.5 and 191 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (12, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.
Santa Cruz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 129.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.7 to 149.7 and 39 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (9, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -0.3.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 12:08 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.