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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Florida by County

Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, 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


Florida


United States


Union County


Hamilton County


Gadsden County


Taylor County


Levy County


Jefferson County


Gilchrist County


Hardee County


Baker County


Gulf County


Putnam County


Wakulla County


Holmes County


Washington County


DeSoto County


Hernando County


Escambia County


Dixie County


Bay County


Jackson County


Bradford County


Suwannee County


Clay County


Madison County


Columbia County


Marion County


Duval County


Osceola County


Lake County


Hillsborough County


Citrus County


Alachua County


Polk County


Volusia County


Brevard County


Okeechobee County


Okaloosa County


Seminole County


Pasco County


Orange County


Broward County


Hendry County


Highlands County


Miami-Dade County


Nassau County


Santa Rosa County


Flagler County


Indian River County


Pinellas County


Walton County


Charlotte County


St. Lucie County


Sarasota County


Palm Beach County


Manatee County


St. Johns County


Lee County


Monroe County


Leon County


Martin County


Sumter County


Collier County


Calhoun County Franklin County Glades County Lafayette County Liberty County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 11:42 am.

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.