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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Illinois by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

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


Illinois


United States


Edwards County


Alexander County


Franklin County


Pulaski County


Hardin County


Moultrie County


Pike County


Calhoun County


Mason County


Ford County


Fulton County


Jasper County


Vermilion County


Shelby County


Edgar County


Hamilton County


Jefferson County


Logan County


Crawford County


Scott County


Lawrence County


Macoupin County


White County


Marion County


Warren County


La Salle County


Clay County


Morgan County


De Witt County


Massac County


Macon County


Iroquois County


Montgomery County


Peoria County


Union County


Mercer County


Wabash County


Knox County


Saline County


Madison County


Richland County


Bond County


Stephenson County


Grundy County


Cumberland County


Effingham County


Kankakee County


Jersey County


Pope County


Douglas County


Perry County


Whiteside County


Jackson County


Tazewell County


Christian County


Greene County


Williamson County


Clark County


Winnebago County


Fayette County


DeKalb County


Randolph County


Coles County


Carroll County


Rock Island County


St. Clair County


Sangamon County


Johnson County


Henry County


Ogle County


Lee County


Bureau County


Stark County


Putnam County


McDonough County


Schuyler County


Adams County


Will County


McHenry County


McLean County


Washington County


Marshall County


Cass County


Clinton County


Livingston County


Piatt County


Boone County


Woodford County


Gallatin County


Jo Daviess County


Kendall County


Champaign County


Wayne County


Brown County


Cook County


Monroe County


Henderson County


Hancock County


Kane County


Menard County


Lake County


DuPage County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 5:56 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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.