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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Pennsylvania by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, 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


Pennsylvania


United States


Jefferson County


Lycoming County


Philadelphia County


Delaware County


Pike County


Carbon County


Chester County


Centre County


Bedford County


Montgomery County


Wayne County


Bucks County


Huntingdon County


Monroe County


Allegheny County


Dauphin County


Indiana County


Lawrence County


McKean County


Perry County


Snyder County


Susquehanna County


Adams County


Clinton County


Lancaster County


Lehigh County


Tioga County


Forest County


Luzerne County


Bradford County


Elk County


Northampton County


Washington County


Berks County


Butler County


Crawford County


Cumberland County


Lebanon County


Westmoreland County


Beaver County


Blair County


Erie County


Lackawanna County


Mercer County


Armstrong County


Fayette County


Juniata County


Northumberland County


Venango County


York County


Clarion County


Somerset County


Franklin County


Greene County


Montour County


Schuylkill County


Cambria County


Cameron County


Union County


Clearfield County


Fulton County


Warren County


Wyoming County


Sullivan County


Potter County


Mifflin County


Columbia County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 1:41 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.