Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
County
|
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)
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Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | N/A | No | 139.6 (138.4, 140.8) | N/A | 10,789 |
falling 
|
-1.9 (-2.0, -1.8) |
| United States | N/A | No | 151.2 (151.0, 151.4) | N/A | 464,032 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | No | 128.2 (123.2, 133.3) | 11 (8, 13) | 618 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.3, -1.8) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | No | 146.5 (138.9, 154.4) | 4 (1, 7) | 315 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Bristol County | Urban | No | 151.2 (147.1, 155.5) | 2 (1, 4) | 1,055 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Dukes County | Rural | Yes | 111.1 (94.9, 130.0) | 14 (9, 14) | 37 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.0, -2.2) |
| Essex County | Urban | No | 137.0 (133.5, 140.5) | 7 (6, 10) | 1,272 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 123.4 (113.8, 133.7) | 12 (8, 14) | 137 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Hampden County | Urban | No | 153.9 (148.8, 159.2) | 1 (1, 4) | 750 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | No | 135.4 (128.0, 143.1) | 8 (4, 12) | 274 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | No | 131.6 (129.1, 134.2) | 10 (8, 12) | 2,212 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.2, -2.0) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | Yes | 113.8 (90.4, 142.3) | 13 (4, 14) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.2, -2.3) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | No | 139.4 (135.7, 143.2) | 6 (5, 9) | 1,144 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | No | 150.7 (146.5, 155.0) | 3 (1, 4) | 1,017 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | No | 135.2 (130.2, 140.5) | 9 (6, 11) | 557 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.0, 1.7) |
| Worcester County | Urban | No | 144.2 (140.7, 147.7) | 5 (3, 6) | 1,380 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 4:51 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.