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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 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:

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


Oldham County


Shelby County


Boone County


Fayette County


Owen County


Scott County


Bullitt County


Spencer County


Meade County


Boyle County


Elliott County


Bracken County


Ballard County


Jessamine County


Campbell County


Jefferson County


Franklin County


Woodford County


Hancock County


Marion County


Kenton County


Grant County


Allen County


Ohio County


Hickman County


Trigg County


Edmonson County


Anderson County


Harrison County


Washington County


Garrard County


Greenup County


Warren County


Marshall County


McCracken County


Breckinridge County


Hardin County


Daviess County


Lyon County


Hart County


Boyd County


Nelson County


Hopkins County


Mason County


Henderson County


Laurel County


Mercer County


McLean County


Bourbon County


Simpson County


Madison County


Adair County


Henry County


Caldwell County


Rowan County


Gallatin County


Logan County


Calloway County


Graves County


Webster County


Wayne County


Barren County


Nicholas County


Larue County


Casey County


Pulaski County


Crittenden County


Metcalfe County


Martin County


Jackson County


Bath County


Lewis County


Clark County


Pendleton County


Monroe County


Todd County


Carter County


Muhlenberg County


Montgomery County


Morgan County


Butler County


Trimble County


Union County


Pike County


Christian County


Taylor County


Grayson County


Livingston County


Green County


Menifee County


Lawrence County


Carlisle County


Powell County


Johnson County


Carroll County


Fleming County


Whitley County


Lincoln County


Letcher County


McCreary County


Lee County


Breathitt County


Cumberland County


Magoffin County


Rockcastle County


Estill County


Russell County


Fulton County


Clay County


Perry County


Harlan County


Bell County


Leslie County


Knott County


Floyd County


Knox County


Clinton County


Owsley County


Wolfe County


Robertson County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 7:12 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.