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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Alabama by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, 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


Russell County


Greene County


Crenshaw County


Lawrence County


Cleburne County


Escambia County


Jackson County


Franklin County


Cherokee County


Etowah County


Walker County


Calhoun County


Covington County


Chilton County


Pike County


Clarke County


Clay County


Talladega County


Marion County


Chambers County


Fayette County


Lamar County


Barbour County


Dale County


Geneva County


Blount County


Marshall County


Dallas County


Coosa County


Bibb County


Mobile County


Pickens County


Butler County


St. Clair County


Tallapoosa County


Elmore County


Hale County


Winston County


Macon County


Colbert County


Henry County


Conecuh County


DeKalb County


Randolph County


Choctaw County


Morgan County


Jefferson County


Lee County


Montgomery County


Houston County


Cullman County


Monroe County


Coffee County


Sumter County


Autauga County


Washington County


Lowndes County


Lauderdale County


Baldwin County


Limestone County


Madison County


Wilcox County


Marengo County


Tuscaloosa County


Shelby County


Perry County


Bullock County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 3:17 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.