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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Alabama by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

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

Sorted by Count

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


Alabama


United States


Jefferson County


Mobile County


Madison County


Montgomery County


Baldwin County


Tuscaloosa County


Shelby County


Lee County


Calhoun County


Etowah County


Morgan County


Houston County


Talladega County


Marshall County


Elmore County


Limestone County


St. Clair County


Lauderdale County


Cullman County


Walker County


Jackson County


Russell County


DeKalb County


Colbert County


Blount County


Autauga County


Chilton County


Covington County


Escambia County


Coffee County


Tallapoosa County


Dale County


Dallas County


Cherokee County


Lawrence County


Chambers County


Marion County


Pike County


Franklin County


Barbour County


Clarke County


Geneva County


Randolph County


Monroe County


Butler County


Bibb County


Winston County


Hale County


Marengo County


Crenshaw County


Cleburne County


Henry County


Pickens County


Macon County


Lamar County


Fayette County


Clay County


Washington County


Sumter County


Wilcox County


Choctaw County


Conecuh County


Coosa County


Greene County


Lowndes County


Bullock County


Perry County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 6:24 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.