Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | No | 178.2 (175.4, 180.9) | N/A | 3,368 |
falling 
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | N/A | 318,737 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | Yes | 120.1 (92.3, 154.6) | 99 (58, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-16.5, -1.9) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 128.0 (93.9, 172.5) | 98 (35, 99) | 10 |
stable 
|
-1.7 (-4.4, 0.6) |
| Johnson County | Urban | No | 128.6 (116.3, 141.9) | 97 (82, 99) | 84 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.4, -1.9) |
| Dallas County | Urban | No | 137.3 (121.9, 154.1) | 96 (69, 99) | 61 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-3.9, -2.1) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | No | 139.3 (113.1, 170.5) | 95 (45, 99) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-4.1, -0.1) |
| Story County | Urban | No | 141.4 (125.3, 159.0) | 94 (63, 99) | 58 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 142.5 (113.9, 177.1) | 93 (30, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
-4.4 (-7.5, 0.4) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 145.5 (112.4, 186.4) | 92 (23, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.4) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 146.2 (109.1, 193.6) | 91 (16, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.1, 0.4) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | No | 146.6 (116.5, 182.3) | 90 (25, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 150.7 (116.5, 192.6) | 89 (17, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.8, 1.8) |
| Sioux County | Rural | No | 151.6 (127.7, 178.7) | 88 (36, 99) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | No | 154.8 (123.2, 193.2) | 87 (17, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.7) |
| Jones County | Urban | No | 156.4 (129.1, 188.3) | 86 (21, 99) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 156.5 (128.7, 189.0) | 85 (20, 99) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 156.6 (113.9, 212.5) | 84 (6, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | No | 156.6 (125.2, 194.7) | 83 (15, 99) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.2) |
| Worth County | Rural | No | 157.1 (112.9, 215.2) | 82 (5, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-5.1, 0.6) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 160.9 (126.3, 202.9) | 81 (9, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.6) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 161.3 (134.8, 191.8) | 80 (18, 98) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | No | 161.5 (133.6, 194.8) | 79 (20, 99) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 163.6 (115.8, 227.9) | 78 (4, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.5, 2.6) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 163.9 (154.0, 174.4) | 77 (48, 88) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 164.0 (149.4, 179.7) | 76 (40, 92) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | No | 167.8 (140.0, 199.7) | 75 (13, 98) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 168.1 (127.1, 219.4) | 74 (3, 99) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.4, 0.8) |
| Cedar County | Rural | No | 168.1 (137.1, 204.7) | 73 (12, 98) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 168.9 (146.2, 194.2) | 72 (18, 95) | 42 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 168.9 (147.9, 192.2) | 71 (21, 94) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 169.0 (130.4, 216.5) | 70 (5, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 0.7) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 170.7 (148.6, 195.5) | 69 (18, 95) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Delaware County | Rural | No | 171.7 (139.6, 209.6) | 68 (8, 98) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 3.1) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 172.4 (132.3, 222.2) | 67 (4, 99) | 13 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 2.0) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 172.9 (136.9, 217.1) | 66 (6, 98) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.8, 0.0) |
| Crawford County | Rural | No | 173.4 (138.2, 215.2) | 65 (6, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.5, -0.9) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 174.0 (132.3, 225.6) | 64 (4, 99) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Butler County | Rural | No | 175.0 (140.8, 216.0) | 63 (6, 98) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 175.2 (159.3, 192.2) | 62 (23, 86) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 175.2 (139.3, 218.2) | 61 (5, 98) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 175.5 (132.3, 229.7) | 60 (3, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.0) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 177.3 (145.4, 215.1) | 59 (7, 97) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 178.0 (129.0, 242.8) | 58 (2, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 178.6 (138.4, 228.3) | 57 (4, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 178.7 (148.8, 213.4) | 56 (8, 96) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 179.3 (146.0, 218.8) | 55 (5, 97) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 179.4 (135.8, 234.8) | 54 (2, 99) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.7, 0.3) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 179.6 (167.6, 192.2) | 53 (27, 76) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Shelby County | Rural | No | 179.6 (141.9, 225.7) | 52 (4, 98) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.4, 0.3) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 179.7 (147.3, 217.3) | 51 (5, 97) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Bremer County | Urban | No | 181.0 (152.1, 214.2) | 50 (7, 95) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-3.1, 5.5) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 182.7 (151.2, 219.3) | 49 (5, 94) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | No | 183.4 (152.2, 220.1) | 48 (5, 94) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.3) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | No | 183.9 (162.5, 207.6) | 47 (13, 87) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 184.1 (143.0, 234.0) | 46 (2, 98) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 185.6 (136.2, 250.2) | 45 (1, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.4, 0.9) |
| Fayette County | Rural | No | 185.7 (153.4, 223.4) | 44 (5, 95) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 187.9 (156.2, 224.4) | 43 (5, 94) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 188.5 (164.4, 215.3) | 42 (7, 85) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 189.3 (175.1, 204.3) | 41 (16, 71) | 139 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | No | 189.5 (148.2, 240.4) | 40 (2, 97) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 189.6 (155.0, 230.7) | 39 (3, 94) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 190.7 (151.2, 238.4) | 38 (2, 97) | 16 |
stable
|
1.6 (-2.4, 14.1) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 191.3 (183.0, 199.9) | 37 (20, 60) | 431 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 191.7 (148.4, 245.1) | 36 (2, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.8) |
| Davis County | Rural | No | 193.6 (143.4, 256.3) | 35 (1, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.5, 2.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 193.9 (169.1, 221.7) | 34 (6, 82) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 195.1 (150.3, 251.0) | 33 (1, 98) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.5, 1.3) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 195.4 (156.4, 242.2) | 32 (2, 94) | 18 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.9, 2.6) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 195.7 (163.6, 233.0) | 31 (3, 89) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Audubon County | Rural | No | 197.2 (138.5, 275.6) | 30 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-4.2, 1.4) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 198.0 (165.4, 236.2) | 29 (3, 87) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 198.1 (141.9, 271.0) | 28 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 198.4 (147.6, 263.6) | 27 (1, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 199.3 (160.8, 244.9) | 26 (1, 92) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 199.3 (177.2, 223.7) | 25 (6, 73) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 200.0 (164.4, 241.8) | 24 (2, 91) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.5) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 200.8 (148.3, 267.6) | 23 (1, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.1, 2.6) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 201.9 (176.2, 230.4) | 22 (4, 74) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 203.1 (158.4, 257.8) | 21 (1, 95) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 203.1 (176.5, 232.9) | 20 (3, 75) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 203.4 (179.4, 230.1) | 19 (4, 72) | 54 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.5, 7.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 206.2 (162.3, 259.2) | 18 (1, 93) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 206.2 (165.3, 255.5) | 17 (1, 90) | 18 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 208.0 (156.2, 273.7) | 16 (1, 97) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.6, 1.5) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 208.7 (181.5, 239.1) | 15 (2, 71) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Adams County | Rural | No | 210.5 (132.4, 321.2) | 14 (1, 99) | 5 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 211.0 (166.0, 266.0) | 13 (1, 93) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.9, 2.3) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 213.1 (195.7, 231.7) | 12 (3, 47) | 117 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Iowa County | Rural | No | 214.9 (176.7, 259.5) | 11 (1, 83) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | No | 215.8 (169.0, 272.8) | 10 (1, 90) | 15 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.8, 2.4) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 223.3 (190.2, 260.8) | 9 (1, 67) | 35 |
rising 
|
8.1 (0.6, 12.9) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 223.5 (173.1, 285.6) | 8 (1, 90) | 14 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.9, 2.3) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 232.6 (165.2, 322.3) | 7 (1, 97) | 8 |
stable
|
-29.4 (-57.5, 0.0) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 233.6 (178.6, 302.9) | 6 (1, 87) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.2, 1.7) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 239.7 (181.3, 312.4) | 5 (1, 90) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 240.2 (187.6, 303.9) | 4 (1, 86) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.1, 2.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 245.1 (200.4, 297.0) | 3 (1, 63) | 23 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.1, 3.5) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 247.8 (195.3, 311.5) | 2 (1, 75) | 16 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 249.3 (195.9, 314.3) | 1 (1, 76) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 3:53 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.
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.