Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | N/A | Yes | 36.2 (35.6, 36.8) | N/A | 2,903 |
falling 
|
-2.7 (-2.9, -2.6) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | Yes | 44.5 (39.6, 50.0) | 1 (1, 4) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.7) |
| Hampden County | Urban | Yes | 44.0 (41.3, 46.8) | 2 (1, 3) | 226 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.7, -1.9) |
| Bristol County | Urban | Yes | 42.5 (40.2, 44.8) | 3 (1, 4) | 291 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -2.1) |
| Worcester County | Urban | Yes | 37.9 (36.2, 39.7) | 4 (4, 8) | 395 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -2.0) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | Yes | 37.3 (33.1, 42.0) | 5 (2, 12) | 65 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.3) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | Yes | 37.1 (35.0, 39.4) | 6 (4, 10) | 244 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.2, -2.2) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | Yes | 36.3 (32.8, 40.1) | 7 (4, 12) | 109 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.5, -2.1) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | Yes | 35.0 (33.1, 37.1) | 8 (5, 12) | 258 |
stable 
|
1.4 (-2.4, 4.6) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | Yes | 34.8 (33.0, 36.7) | 9 (5, 12) | 296 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.2, -2.3) |
| Essex County | Urban | Yes | 34.5 (32.8, 36.3) | 10 (6, 12) | 330 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.3, -2.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 34.3 (28.7, 40.8) | 11 (3, 14) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | Yes | 31.8 (30.6, 33.1) | 12 (10, 13) | 573 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | Yes | 26.4 (16.4, 41.1) | 13 (3, 14) | 4 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-6.8, -0.4) |
| Dukes County | Rural | Yes | 23.8 (15.6, 35.4) | 14 (7, 14) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-6.5, -2.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 10:35 am.
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.