State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

Breast, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

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

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.1 to 19.3 and 42,257 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 20.1 and 1,671 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (13, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -1.8.

Puerto Rico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 15.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 16.1 and 424 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.2 to 3.5.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 15.7 and 762 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (48, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.4.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.3 to 16.9 and 2,329 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (42, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -2.2.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.4 to 19.4 and 1,225 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (23, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.1.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.9 to 17.6 and 130 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (37, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.0 to 18.5 and 83 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (27, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.3.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.4 to 17.8 and 77 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (33, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.5.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.7 to 19.1 and 183 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (22, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.4.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.8 to 19.6 and 1,871 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (19, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 19.4 and 64 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (13, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.7.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.1 to 18.4 and 193 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (30, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.2.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.1 to 20.3 and 818 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (11, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.6 to 20.5 and 1,649 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (11, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.6.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.8 to 18.0 and 702 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (36, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.6 to 18.3 and 385 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (33, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.0 to 22.6 and 649 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (2, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.5 to 17.8 and 650 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (37, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.4.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 17.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.8 to 19.0 and 102 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (20, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.9.

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 23.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.0 to 25.5 and 87 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.8.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 20.1 and 1,374 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (13, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.7 to 19.6 and 141 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (14, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.7 to 21.1 and 714 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (7, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.7 to 20.6 and 376 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (9, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.6 to 20.0 and 566 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (13, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.4 to 18.9 and 4,540 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (28, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.9 to 17.4 and 447 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (38, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 1.7.

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.4 to 19.0 and 3,158 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (27, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 20.3 and 1,398 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (12, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.4 to 20.5 and 1,130 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (11, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.3.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 19.3 and 912 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (22, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 21.0 and 405 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (6, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.4 to 21.8 and 759 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (3, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 19.3 and 924 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (22, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.2.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.5 to 21.5 and 1,368 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (4, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.9 to 20.2 and 218 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (11, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.2.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.4 to 22.3 and 407 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (2, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.7 to 22.0 and 285 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (2, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.6 to 21.8 and 73 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (2, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.0 to 21.3 and 253 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (4, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.2.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 20.3 and 283 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (11, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 21.3 and 308 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (5, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 22.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.4 to 23.1 and 556 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.4.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 19.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.3 to 20.0 and 3,165 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (15, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.1.

Hawaii

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.6 to 18.0 and 177 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (34, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.7 to 20.9 and 899 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (8, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.3.

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.9 to 22.2 and 993 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (2, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.3.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 18.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 19.5 and 650 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (19, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 2.0.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 21.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.9 to 22.5 and 646 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 2.7.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 23.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.6 to 24.6 and 462 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.9.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 22.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.5 to 23.7 and 163 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 4.5.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 20.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.5 to 20.8 and 857 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (9, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 2.3.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/12/2026 1:58 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+).

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.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

CI*Rank data for Puerto Rico is not available.