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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Missouri by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Missouri


United States


Bates County


Barton County


Cape Girardeau County


Pike County


Henry County


St. Louis City


Clay County


Cole County


Livingston County


Platte County


Scotland County


Shelby County


Wayne County


Cedar County


Jackson County


Reynolds County


St. Charles County


Lewis County


Boone County


Greene County


Howard County


Maries County


Andrew County


Scott County


Audrain County


Cass County


Dade County


Daviess County


Harrison County


Jefferson County


Polk County


Pulaski County


St. Louis County


Douglas County


Gasconade County


Mississippi County


Callaway County


Carroll County


Franklin County


Knox County


Montgomery County


Sullivan County


Warren County


Marion County


Miller County


Phelps County


Benton County


Carter County


Grundy County


Johnson County


Ozark County


Perry County


Putnam County


Schuyler County


Stone County


Iron County


Lafayette County


Lincoln County


Morgan County


Pettis County


Ste. Genevieve County


Vernon County


Barry County


Buchanan County


Butler County


Clinton County


Dallas County


McDonald County


Monroe County


Wright County


Camden County


Cooper County


Dunklin County


Holt County


Newton County


Nodaway County


Stoddard County


Washington County


Howell County


Madison County


Moniteau County


Osage County


Saline County


Texas County


Adair County


Chariton County


Jasper County


Linn County


Ralls County


Randolph County


Atchison County


Bollinger County


Caldwell County


Crawford County


Dent County


Laclede County


Pemiscot County


Ray County


Webster County


DeKalb County


Hickory County


Mercer County


New Madrid County


St. Francois County


Worth County


Oregon County


Christian County


Ripley County


Lawrence County


Macon County


Shannon County


Taney County


Clark County


Gentry County


St. Clair County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 11:09 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† 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+).

The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.