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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 Count

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


Allegheny County


Philadelphia County


Montgomery County


Bucks County


Lancaster County


Delaware County


York County


Westmoreland County


Chester County


Berks County


Luzerne County


Lehigh County


Northampton County


Erie County


Dauphin County


Washington County


Lackawanna County


Cumberland County


Butler County


Beaver County


Schuylkill County


Monroe County


Franklin County


Cambria County


Fayette County


Lebanon County


Blair County


Mercer County


Lycoming County


Northumberland County


Adams County


Lawrence County


Clearfield County


Crawford County


Centre County


Somerset County


Armstrong County


Carbon County


Indiana County


Columbia County


Bradford County


Venango County


Wayne County


Pike County


Mifflin County


Bedford County


Warren County


Perry County


Susquehanna County


Huntingdon County


Jefferson County


Tioga County


Greene County


Clarion County


McKean County


Clinton County


Elk County


Union County


Snyder County


Wyoming County


Juniata County


Potter County


Fulton County


Montour County


Sullivan County


Forest County


Cameron County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/31/2026 1:29 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.