Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | N/A | No | 162.4 (160.5, 164.2) | N/A | 6,408 |
falling 
|
-2.2 (-2.2, -2.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | N/A | 318,737 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | No | 128.4 (94.4, 170.7) | 14 (3, 14) | 10 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-6.6, -1.3) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | No | 152.9 (146.8, 159.2) | 11 (7, 13) | 503 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-7.1, -2.8) |
| Dukes County | Rural | No | 142.7 (116.3, 174.1) | 13 (3, 14) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.2, -1.0) |
| Essex County | Urban | No | 156.2 (151.0, 161.5) | 9 (6, 12) | 723 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-2.7, -2.3) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | No | 148.9 (145.2, 152.7) | 12 (10, 14) | 1,272 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.6, -2.2) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | No | 159.0 (153.5, 164.7) | 7 (6, 11) | 653 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -1.8) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | No | 177.3 (170.7, 184.2) | 4 (1, 6) | 579 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -1.8) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | No | 169.1 (157.0, 181.9) | 5 (1, 10) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Worcester County | Urban | No | 169.0 (163.6, 174.5) | 6 (3, 8) | 801 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | No | 155.3 (147.6, 163.5) | 10 (6, 13) | 339 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Bristol County | Urban | No | 185.6 (178.8, 192.5) | 1 (1, 4) | 611 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Hampden County | Urban | No | 179.6 (172.2, 187.2) | 2 (1, 5) | 475 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 156.5 (140.4, 174.1) | 8 (3, 14) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | No | 178.4 (166.4, 191.1) | 3 (1, 7) | 178 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 2.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 9:44 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.