Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for California by County
Oral Cavity & Pharynx, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, 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 ***? |
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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| California | N/A | *** | 2.5 (2.4, 2.5) | N/A | 1,136 |
stable 
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0.0 (-0.4, 1.5) |
| United States | N/A | *** | 2.7 (2.6, 2.7) | N/A | 11,277 |
rising 
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0.8 (0.5, 1.1) |
| Napa County | Urban | *** | 1.9 (1.1, 3.0) | 40 (8, 40) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.7, 1.6) |
| Monterey County | Urban | *** | 1.9 (1.3, 2.5) | 39 (14, 40) | 8 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.7, 0.8) |
| Madera County | Urban | *** | 2.1 (1.2, 3.3) | 38 (5, 40) | 3 |
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| Marin County | Urban | *** | 2.1 (1.5, 2.8) | 37 (11, 40) | 9 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.2, 1.0) |
| Santa Clara County | Urban | *** | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | 36 (20, 40) | 46 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Los Angeles County | Urban | *** | 2.1 (2.0, 2.3) | 35 (26, 39) | 244 |
falling 
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Ventura County | Urban | *** | 2.2 (1.8, 2.7) | 34 (13, 40) | 24 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.2, 3.1) |
| San Mateo County | Urban | *** | 2.2 (1.8, 2.7) | 33 (12, 40) | 22 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| San Luis Obispo County | Urban | *** | 2.3 (1.7, 3.1) | 32 (7, 40) | 10 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.7, 2.4) |
| San Joaquin County | Urban | *** | 2.3 (1.9, 2.9) | 31 (8, 40) | 19 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.7, -0.2) |
| Tulare County | Urban | *** | 2.3 (1.7, 3.1) | 30 (7, 40) | 10 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.6, 1.6) |
| El Dorado County | Urban | *** | 2.4 (1.6, 3.3) | 29 (5, 40) | 7 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.1, 1.6) |
| Alameda County | Urban | *** | 2.4 (2.1, 2.7) | 28 (12, 38) | 45 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Nevada County | Rural | *** | 2.4 (1.4, 3.9) | 27 (3, 40) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.7, 3.4) |
| Santa Cruz County | Urban | *** | 2.4 (1.8, 3.3) | 26 (5, 40) | 9 |
stable
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1.9 (-0.2, 4.6) |
| Kern County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.0, 3.0) | 25 (7, 39) | 20 |
stable
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-1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Contra Costa County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.2, 2.9) | 24 (9, 37) | 37 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.9, 1.9) |
| San Diego County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.3, 2.8) | 23 (12, 34) | 96 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Orange County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.3, 2.8) | 22 (12, 34) | 97 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Solano County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.0, 3.2) | 21 (5, 40) | 14 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.5, 1.6) |
| Fresno County | Urban | *** | 2.5 (2.1, 3.0) | 20 (7, 38) | 25 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Riverside County | Urban | *** | 2.6 (2.3, 2.9) | 19 (9, 33) | 73 |
stable
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-0.2 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Yolo County | Urban | *** | 2.6 (1.8, 3.8) | 18 (3, 40) | 6 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| San Bernardino County | Urban | *** | 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) | 17 (7, 32) | 58 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Sacramento County | Urban | *** | 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) | 16 (6, 32) | 49 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Shasta County | Urban | *** | 2.8 (2.0, 3.9) | 15 (3, 40) | 7 |
stable
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-0.5 (-2.7, 2.1) |
| Sonoma County | Urban | *** | 2.8 (2.3, 3.4) | 14 (4, 37) | 20 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.8, 1.4) |
| Placer County | Urban | *** | 2.8 (2.3, 3.5) | 13 (4, 37) | 17 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.4, 4.7) |
| Santa Barbara County | Urban | *** | 2.9 (2.3, 3.7) | 12 (3, 36) | 16 |
stable
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0.8 (-1.1, 3.0) |
| San Francisco County | Urban | *** | 3.0 (2.5, 3.5) | 11 (4, 30) | 32 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Stanislaus County | Urban | *** | 3.1 (2.5, 3.8) | 10 (3, 33) | 18 |
stable
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-1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Merced County | Urban | *** | 3.3 (2.3, 4.4) | 9 (1, 38) | 8 |
stable
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1.1 (-0.9, 3.5) |
| Butte County | Urban | *** | 3.3 (2.3, 4.5) | 8 (1, 38) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-3.4, 1.6) |
| Tuolumne County | Rural | *** | 3.3 (2.0, 5.6) | 7 (1, 40) | 3 |
stable
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0.8 (-3.0, 5.4) |
| Kings County | Urban | *** | 3.5 (2.2, 5.2) | 6 (1, 40) | 4 |
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| Mendocino County | Rural | *** | 3.8 (2.4, 5.7) | 5 (1, 39) | 5 |
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| Sutter County | Urban | *** | 3.8 (2.4, 5.7) | 4 (1, 40) | 4 |
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| Lake County | Rural | *** | 4.0 (2.4, 6.5) | 3 (1, 40) | 4 |
stable
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1.7 (-2.5, 6.7) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | *** | 4.7 (3.4, 6.5) | 2 (1, 18) | 8 |
rising
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3.1 (1.2, 5.6) |
| Siskiyou County | Rural | *** | 5.0 (2.9, 8.3) | 1 (1, 38) | 3 |
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| Amador County | Rural | *** |
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| Calaveras County | Rural | *** |
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| Colusa County | Rural | *** |
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| Del Norte County | Rural | *** |
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| Glenn County | Rural | *** |
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| Imperial County | Urban | *** |
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| Inyo County | Rural | *** |
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| Lassen County | Rural | *** |
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| Mariposa County | Rural | *** |
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| Modoc County | Rural | *** |
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| Mono County | Rural | *** |
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| Plumas County | Rural | *** |
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| San Benito County | Urban | *** |
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| Sierra County | Rural | *** |
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| Tehama County | Rural | *** |
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| Trinity County | Rural | *** |
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| Yuba County | Urban | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 6:46 pm.
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 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.