State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

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:

• 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.

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

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Puerto Rico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 83.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 81.5 to 84.6 and 2,417 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to 3.5.

Hawaii

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 105.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.6 to 108.3 and 1,182 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (50, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.6.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 107.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 105.2 to 109.9 and 1,641 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (50, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.3.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 112.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.3 to 112.9 and 16,367 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (47, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.3.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 112.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.7 to 113.9 and 3,914 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (47, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 114.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 112.2 to 117.3 and 1,731 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (41, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 116.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.7 to 116.9 and 28,839 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (42, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 116.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.2 to 117.9 and 5,972 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (41, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 116.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.8 to 118.5 and 3,223 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (40, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.4.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 117.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.5 to 118.9 and 7,836 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (40, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.9.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 118.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.9 to 119.6 and 6,088 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (39, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 118.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.0 to 122.9 and 597 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (33, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 120.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.2 to 120.7 and 21,606 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (37, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.2.

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 120.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.5 to 123.2 and 1,421 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (33, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 122.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.2 to 126.2 and 1,035 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (29, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 122.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.1 to 124.3 and 4,768 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (32, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 122.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.0 to 123.5 and 19,969 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (33, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.7.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 122.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.3 to 126.4 and 984 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (28, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 124.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.6 to 127.8 and 1,326 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (25, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 124.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.2 to 126.3 and 5,320 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (30, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 126.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.0 to 131.8 and 457 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (14, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.0.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 127.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.1 to 129.0 and 6,303 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (24, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.2.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 128.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.5 to 129.6 and 5,375 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (23, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 128.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.0 to 130.3 and 2,949 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (20, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.1.

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 128.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.0 to 129.6 and 7,430 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (23, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 128.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.1 to 133.2 and 659 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (13, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 128.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.5 to 131.1 and 2,521 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (18, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.9.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 129.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.2 to 130.7 and 8,607 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (20, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 130.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 125.0 to 135.6 and 498 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (9, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 4.6.

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 130.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.6 to 133.3 and 1,682 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (13, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.7.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 131.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.1 to 132.9 and 3,957 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (14, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 131.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.2 to 132.3 and 13,265 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (15, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.3.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 131.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.4 to 132.6 and 11,485 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (15, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 131.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.7 to 133.1 and 9,601 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (13, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 132.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.4 to 133.8 and 4,972 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (13, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.9.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 132.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.6 to 135.3 and 2,600 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (12, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.7.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 133.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.0 to 137.5 and 817 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (8, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 133.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.5 to 135.0 and 4,793 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (12, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 134.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.6 to 138.2 and 1,043 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (8, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 134.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.3 to 140.0 and 513 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (5, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 135.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.2 to 138.5 and 1,576 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (7, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 137.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.3 to 138.6 and 11,702 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (8, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.5.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 137.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.5 to 139.0 and 10,015 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (7, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 138.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.4 to 140.2 and 4,248 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (7, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 139.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.9 to 141.1 and 6,117 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (6, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 140.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.1 to 142.8 and 2,945 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (5, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.7.

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 142.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.5 to 143.6 and 6,735 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (5, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 142.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.1 to 144.2 and 6,499 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (5, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 149.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.1 to 152.0 and 3,035 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.4.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 150.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.2 to 152.5 and 3,882 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.4.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 152.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.1 to 155.1 and 2,132 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.7.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 154.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.6 to 156.6 and 4,783 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 2)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.7.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 4:50 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.

⋔ 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.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

CI*Rank data for Puerto Rico is not available.