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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

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


Wolfe County


Owsley County


Clinton County


Knox County


Floyd County


Knott County


Leslie County


Bell County


Harlan County


Perry County


Clay County


Fulton County


Russell County


Estill County


Rockcastle County


Magoffin County


Cumberland County


Breathitt County


Lee County


McCreary County


Letcher County


Lincoln County


Whitley County


Fleming County


Carroll County


Johnson County


Powell County


Carlisle County


Lawrence County


Menifee County


Green County


Livingston County


Grayson County


Taylor County


Christian County


Pike County


Union County


Trimble County


Butler County


Morgan County


Montgomery County


Muhlenberg County


Carter County


Todd County


Monroe County


Pendleton County


Clark County


Lewis County


Bath County


Jackson County


Martin County


Metcalfe County


Crittenden County


Pulaski County


Casey County


Larue County


Nicholas County


Barren County


Wayne County


Webster County


Graves County


Calloway County


Logan County


Gallatin County


Rowan County


Caldwell County


Henry County


Adair County


Madison County


Simpson County


Bourbon County


McLean County


Mercer County


Laurel County


Henderson County


Mason County


Hopkins County


Nelson County


Boyd County


Hart County


Lyon County


Daviess County


Hardin County


Breckinridge County


McCracken County


Marshall County


Warren County


Greenup County


Garrard County


Washington County


Harrison County


Anderson County


Edmonson County


Trigg County


Hickman County


Ohio County


Allen County


Grant County


Kenton County


Marion County


Hancock County


Woodford County


Franklin County


Jefferson County


Campbell County


Jessamine County


Ballard County


Bracken County


Elliott County


Boyle County


Meade County


Spencer County


Bullitt County


Scott County


Owen County


Fayette County


Boone County


Shelby County


Oldham County


Robertson County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 4:28 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.

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.

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.