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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Missouri 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


Missouri


United States


Carroll County


Clark County


Platte County


St. Charles County


Adair County


Boone County


Harrison County


St. Louis County


Nodaway County


Daviess County


Cass County


Andrew County


Clinton County


Cole County


Shelby County


Callaway County


Howard County


Clay County


Greene County


Osage County


Camden County


Warren County


DeKalb County


Christian County


Lafayette County


Jackson County


Johnson County


Bates County


Henry County


Cape Girardeau County


Cedar County


Lincoln County


Webster County


Ralls County


Pulaski County


Barton County


Jefferson County


Gentry County


Perry County


Moniteau County


Audrain County


Franklin County


Bollinger County


Benton County


Miller County


Monroe County


Douglas County


St. Louis City


Mississippi County


Phelps County


Newton County


Pike County


Ste. Genevieve County


Maries County


Montgomery County


Stoddard County


Reynolds County


Livingston County


Lawrence County


Jasper County


Stone County


Gasconade County


Polk County


Madison County


Buchanan County


Chariton County


Barry County


Putnam County


Dallas County


Cooper County


Howell County


Morgan County


Taney County


Scott County


Wayne County


Texas County


Marion County


Lewis County


Caldwell County


Wright County


Dade County


Pettis County


Butler County


Linn County


Crawford County


McDonald County


Vernon County


Laclede County


Saline County


Randolph County


St. Francois County


Ray County


Ozark County


Iron County


Macon County


Grundy County


Washington County


Atchison County


New Madrid County


Dent County


Shannon County


Oregon County


Dunklin County


St. Clair County


Pemiscot County


Hickory County


Ripley County


Carter County Holt County Knox County Mercer County Schuyler County Scotland County Sullivan County Worth County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 9:50 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† 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+).

The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

⋔ 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.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.