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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), Male, 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


Alabama


United States


Russell County


Escambia County


Crenshaw County


Clarke County


Chilton County


Geneva County


Walker County


Macon County


Butler County


Wilcox County


Lawrence County


Cleburne County


Marion County


Clay County


Barbour County


Pike County


Etowah County


Jackson County


Chambers County


Calhoun County


Covington County


Henry County


Lamar County


St. Clair County


Hale County


Greene County


Elmore County


Talladega County


Sumter County


Marshall County


Franklin County


Winston County


Colbert County


Pickens County


Coosa County


Bibb County


Cherokee County


Montgomery County


Dallas County


Dale County


Choctaw County


Mobile County


Blount County


Fayette County


Houston County


Jefferson County


Conecuh County


Monroe County


Lowndes County


Marengo County


Lee County


Randolph County


Cullman County


DeKalb County


Tallapoosa County


Morgan County


Autauga County


Coffee County


Lauderdale County


Baldwin County


Bullock County


Washington County


Tuscaloosa County


Limestone County


Madison County


Shelby County


Perry County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 2:22 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.

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.