Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | No | 128.1 (126.0, 130.3) | N/A | 2,949 |
falling 
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | N/A | 287,034 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 128.2 (94.5, 171.8) | 50 (1, 98) | 11 |
falling
|
-21.5 (-33.3, -14.2) |
| Decatur County | Rural | Yes | 104.2 (71.3, 150.3) | 88 (5, 99) | 6 |
falling
|
-9.8 (-34.9, -2.7) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 123.2 (89.5, 167.7) | 61 (2, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-33.2, -0.6) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | Yes | 102.7 (74.8, 139.9) | 91 (15, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-24.4, -1.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 116.1 (100.6, 133.6) | 73 (27, 94) | 41 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-12.2, -1.0) |
| Adams County | Rural | Yes | 100.4 (53.9, 178.0) | 92 (1, 99) | 3 |
stable 
|
-2.5 (-5.7, 0.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 104.3 (74.8, 143.3) | 87 (10, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 99.5 (89.9, 109.9) | 93 (68, 98) | 82 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 129.6 (99.5, 167.0) | 48 (2, 97) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-4.1, -0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 97.8 (75.3, 126.1) | 94 (31, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Rural | Yes | 93.0 (68.0, 126.1) | 97 (30, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.4, 0.0) |
| Butler County | Rural | Yes | 115.7 (88.5, 149.8) | 74 (8, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Cedar County | Rural | Yes | 103.4 (81.5, 130.5) | 89 (25, 99) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.7, -0.3) |
| Fayette County | Rural | Yes | 108.9 (86.0, 136.9) | 83 (17, 99) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | Yes | 105.2 (83.8, 131.7) | 85 (26, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.6, -0.4) |
| Audubon County | Rural | Yes | 117.5 (77.1, 176.0) | 70 (1, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.4, 0.5) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | Yes | 112.5 (90.1, 140.2) | 78 (16, 98) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.6) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 136.6 (105.9, 174.4) | 36 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.7, 0.0) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 132.4 (90.0, 191.7) | 43 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-6.7, 0.7) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 95.9 (84.8, 108.2) | 95 (68, 99) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 75.2 (60.2, 93.2) | 99 (81, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Jones County | Urban | Yes | 112.0 (89.1, 140.0) | 79 (15, 98) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.0) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 160.1 (121.8, 208.2) | 6 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 131.1 (113.1, 151.5) | 44 (8, 87) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 123.1 (90.3, 166.9) | 62 (2, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.4) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 130.0 (98.7, 169.2) | 47 (2, 97) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 108.4 (87.2, 134.1) | 84 (25, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.6, 0.5) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 129.3 (100.6, 164.7) | 49 (2, 97) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 138.7 (100.2, 190.7) | 32 (1, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Iowa County | Rural | Yes | 117.5 (92.0, 149.0) | 71 (10, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | Yes | 111.0 (90.6, 135.2) | 80 (22, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 104.6 (82.7, 131.7) | 86 (23, 99) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Crawford County | Rural | Yes | 118.6 (90.9, 152.7) | 69 (6, 98) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 132.9 (106.5, 165.2) | 42 (2, 94) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 122.9 (115.2, 131.1) | 63 (36, 79) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 124.4 (96.9, 158.1) | 58 (4, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 136.0 (117.6, 156.6) | 37 (5, 81) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 126.6 (116.0, 137.9) | 53 (23, 79) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Davis County | Rural | Yes | 113.3 (75.6, 163.8) | 77 (2, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | Yes | 119.4 (92.6, 152.9) | 68 (4, 98) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 133.3 (96.6, 181.9) | 41 (1, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.4, 0.6) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 126.2 (89.0, 177.4) | 55 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 130.7 (121.7, 140.4) | 45 (21, 70) | 160 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 87.8 (54.5, 138.6) | 98 (11, 99) | 4 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-5.1, 2.0) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | Yes | 109.3 (81.3, 146.3) | 82 (7, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | Yes | 119.9 (103.8, 138.2) | 65 (21, 93) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 130.1 (103.2, 163.6) | 46 (3, 96) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 128.0 (109.4, 149.3) | 51 (10, 90) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 126.8 (115.2, 139.4) | 52 (20, 81) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | Yes | 109.6 (82.8, 143.6) | 81 (9, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.6) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 143.5 (108.1, 189.0) | 23 (1, 96) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 119.9 (90.1, 157.7) | 66 (3, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 150.5 (118.3, 190.1) | 14 (1, 88) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | Yes | 114.6 (89.3, 145.1) | 75 (9, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 140.0 (104.8, 184.3) | 30 (1, 97) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 137.4 (131.3, 143.7) | 34 (18, 54) | 395 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Worth County | Rural | Yes | 119.8 (82.6, 171.0) | 67 (2, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 143.2 (122.8, 166.5) | 24 (3, 77) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 145.6 (132.8, 159.5) | 21 (6, 57) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 134.0 (111.6, 160.2) | 40 (3, 90) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 141.8 (124.8, 160.9) | 26 (5, 74) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 143.5 (117.4, 174.6) | 22 (1, 88) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 140.4 (120.7, 162.8) | 28 (3, 80) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 151.4 (100.2, 225.0) | 13 (1, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.0, 2.1) |
| Story County | Urban | Yes | 117.5 (104.2, 132.2) | 72 (30, 91) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 123.3 (101.6, 148.8) | 60 (9, 95) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 157.1 (126.8, 193.3) | 7 (1, 79) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Delaware County | Rural | Yes | 120.4 (96.2, 150.0) | 64 (7, 98) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 148.0 (108.3, 198.7) | 17 (1, 96) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.3, 2.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 137.1 (107.7, 174.5) | 35 (1, 94) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 146.5 (127.2, 168.2) | 18 (2, 70) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 126.4 (101.7, 156.1) | 54 (5, 96) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 95.7 (68.3, 131.7) | 96 (16, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 140.3 (107.8, 181.6) | 29 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.8, 2.1) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 155.2 (124.0, 192.5) | 9 (1, 81) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 151.5 (109.3, 207.2) | 12 (1, 96) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | Yes | 114.2 (84.6, 153.7) | 76 (5, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 155.0 (124.4, 192.2) | 10 (1, 83) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 156.7 (143.2, 171.2) | 8 (2, 40) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Bremer County | Urban | Yes | 103.2 (82.7, 127.7) | 90 (28, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 145.9 (119.1, 177.6) | 20 (1, 84) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 141.9 (105.4, 189.7) | 25 (1, 97) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 125.4 (87.6, 176.5) | 57 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.5, 2.1) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 124.4 (84.2, 180.3) | 59 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 135.3 (99.2, 181.9) | 38 (1, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.3, 2.3) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 162.6 (140.8, 187.1) | 4 (1, 53) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 160.2 (121.6, 209.2) | 5 (1, 87) | 12 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 134.4 (110.6, 162.4) | 39 (4, 91) | 24 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 137.8 (109.3, 172.5) | 33 (1, 93) | 18 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.4, 2.0) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 164.9 (137.7, 196.5) | 3 (1, 63) | 28 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 141.5 (121.2, 164.6) | 27 (3, 79) | 37 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 139.7 (107.5, 179.8) | 31 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 152.3 (120.4, 191.8) | 11 (1, 86) | 17 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.5, 2.9) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 170.6 (122.8, 233.0) | 2 (1, 93) | 9 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.0, 3.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 149.2 (113.1, 195.2) | 15 (1, 95) | 12 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.0, 3.2) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 146.3 (102.6, 205.8) | 19 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
1.2 (-2.0, 16.0) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 182.4 (138.3, 237.8) | 1 (1, 75) | 13 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.2, 3.7) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 126.1 (91.3, 171.5) | 56 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
3.1 (-0.5, 17.7) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 149.1 (117.9, 187.5) | 16 (1, 89) | 18 |
stable
|
3.7 (-4.4, 13.6) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 3:22 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.