Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | N/A | No | 136.1 (135.1, 137.2) | N/A | 12,497 |
falling 
|
-2.0 (-2.0, -1.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | No | 128.8 (124.0, 133.8) | 10 (7, 13) | 647 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.3, -1.7) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | No | 144.7 (137.5, 152.3) | 4 (1, 7) | 326 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Bristol County | Urban | No | 152.0 (148.0, 156.0) | 1 (1, 3) | 1,159 |
stable 
|
-1.3 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Dukes County | Rural | Yes | 110.4 (95.1, 128.1) | 13 (9, 14) | 40 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-4.2, -2.3) |
| Essex County | Urban | No | 131.2 (128.1, 134.3) | 9 (7, 11) | 1,430 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -2.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 138.9 (129.1, 149.5) | 6 (2, 11) | 160 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Hampden County | Urban | No | 151.0 (146.6, 155.5) | 2 (1, 4) | 925 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | No | 133.4 (126.4, 140.7) | 8 (5, 12) | 289 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | No | 127.0 (124.7, 129.2) | 11 (9, 13) | 2,531 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.3, -2.0) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | Yes | 105.6 (84.6, 130.5) | 14 (8, 14) | 18 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.2, -2.5) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | No | 135.5 (132.1, 138.8) | 7 (6, 9) | 1,315 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.2, -1.8) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | No | 146.7 (142.7, 150.7) | 3 (1, 6) | 1,102 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | No | 126.6 (123.0, 130.2) | 12 (9, 13) | 991 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.0, -2.4) |
| Worcester County | Urban | No | 143.0 (139.8, 146.3) | 5 (3, 6) | 1,557 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:04 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.