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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Iowa by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

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:

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


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Palo Alto County


Van Buren County


Mahaska County


Wapello County


Howard County


Louisa County


Clayton County


Woodbury County


Tama County


Jefferson County


Appanoose County


Adair County


Ringgold County


Allamakee County


Franklin County


Cass County


Clarke County


Des Moines County


Fremont County


Buchanan County


Pottawattamie County


Henry County


Sac County


Lee County


Greene County


Clinton County


Marion County


Jasper County


Mitchell County


Chickasaw County


Grundy County


Ida County


Floyd County


Polk County


Cherokee County


Mills County


Muscatine County


Keokuk County


Washington County


Boone County


Lucas County


Hardin County


Osceola County


Marshall County


Scott County


Page County


Wright County


O'Brien County


Harrison County


Montgomery County


Webster County


Dubuque County


Black Hawk County


Jackson County


Pocahontas County


Humboldt County


Monroe County


Madison County


Wayne County


Benton County


Emmet County


Monona County


Linn County


Delaware County


Cerro Gordo County


Union County


Worth County


Hamilton County


Crawford County


Audubon County


Iowa County


Story County


Warren County


Butler County


Buena Vista County


Calhoun County


Davis County


Dickinson County


Jones County


Plymouth County


Kossuth County


Winnebago County


Fayette County


Carroll County


Poweshiek County


Winneshiek County


Hancock County


Decatur County


Cedar County


Bremer County


Guthrie County


Adams County


Johnson County


Clay County


Dallas County


Lyon County


Shelby County


Taylor County


Sioux County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 11:14 pm.

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.