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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Iowa by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

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

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:

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


Iowa


United States


Monroe County


Sioux County


Scott County


Adair County


Hancock County


Winneshiek County


Clay County


Jones County


O'Brien County


Dallas County


Harrison County


Lucas County


Wright County


Marshall County


Warren County


Carroll County


Johnson County


Appanoose County


Delaware County


Mitchell County


Pocahontas County


Poweshiek County


Dubuque County


Worth County


Buena Vista County


Clarke County


Plymouth County


Sac County


Dickinson County


Fayette County


Polk County


Jackson County


Lee County


Calhoun County


Hardin County


Howard County


Marion County


Cedar County


Muscatine County


Cerro Gordo County


Clinton County


Hamilton County


Story County


Benton County


Black Hawk County


Buchanan County


Linn County


Page County


Mahaska County


Greene County


Jasper County


Pottawattamie County


Webster County


Iowa County


Wayne County


Henry County


Lyon County


Butler County


Montgomery County


Crawford County


Grundy County


Kossuth County


Mills County


Boone County


Wapello County


Guthrie County


Jefferson County


Union County


Clayton County


Des Moines County


Washington County


Allamakee County


Louisa County


Woodbury County


Audubon County


Shelby County


Cherokee County


Floyd County


Madison County


Cass County


Keokuk County


Bremer County


Decatur County


Ringgold County


Emmet County


Franklin County


Tama County


Davis County


Fremont County


Palo Alto County


Chickasaw County


Humboldt County


Osceola County


Van Buren County


Winnebago County


Adams County Ida County Monona County Taylor County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:44 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.

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.