Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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)
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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 | Yes | 118.2 (116.9, 119.6) | N/A | 6,088 |
falling 
|
-1.9 (-2.0, -1.8) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | N/A | 287,034 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | Yes | 110.4 (104.3, 116.8) | 10 (7, 13) | 307 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.8) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (109.8, 128.3) | 7 (2, 12) | 148 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.5) |
| Bristol County | Urban | No | 128.5 (123.7, 133.6) | 2 (1, 6) | 548 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Dukes County | Rural | Yes | 84.5 (67.3, 106.3) | 14 (12, 14) | 17 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-5.3, -3.0) |
| Essex County | Urban | Yes | 114.3 (110.5, 118.3) | 8 (6, 12) | 706 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.4, -1.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 127.2 (114.6, 141.1) | 3 (1, 10) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Hampden County | Urban | No | 130.8 (125.3, 136.5) | 1 (1, 5) | 450 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | Yes | 109.9 (101.4, 119.1) | 11 (6, 13) | 132 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-10.4, -1.9) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | Yes | 112.2 (109.4, 115.1) | 9 (7, 12) | 1,258 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.3, -1.9) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | Yes | 92.5 (65.5, 127.5) | 13 (2, 14) | 8 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.6, -2.0) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | Yes | 119.5 (115.3, 123.7) | 6 (4, 9) | 662 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | No | 125.5 (120.6, 130.5) | 4 (1, 7) | 523 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | Yes | 109.5 (105.1, 114.0) | 12 (8, 13) | 488 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-2.8, -2.3) |
| Worcester County | Urban | No | 125.4 (121.4, 129.6) | 5 (1, 7) | 755 |
rising 
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2.2 (0.8, 3.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 5:43 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.