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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Alabama by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Alabama


United States


Sumter County


Dallas County


Morgan County


Washington County


Walker County


Lauderdale County


Tuscaloosa County


Perry County


Pickens County


Shelby County


Limestone County


Macon County


St. Clair County


Autauga County


Hale County


Madison County


Marengo County


Coffee County


Mobile County


Baldwin County


Coosa County


Cullman County


Dale County


Lamar County


Lee County


Montgomery County


Franklin County


Jefferson County


Lowndes County


Winston County


Bullock County


Chambers County


Houston County


Tallapoosa County


Calhoun County


Clay County


Colbert County


Conecuh County


Marshall County


Bibb County


Butler County


Choctaw County


Covington County


DeKalb County


Henry County


Randolph County


Chilton County


Elmore County


Jackson County


Russell County


Blount County


Etowah County


Talladega County


Lawrence County


Escambia County


Marion County


Geneva County


Monroe County


Barbour County


Fayette County


Pike County


Cherokee County


Wilcox County


Clarke County


Crenshaw County


Greene County


Cleburne County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 7:58 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.

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.