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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for New York by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <50

Sorted by CI*Rank

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


Orleans County


Fulton County


Franklin County


Chemung County


Wayne County


Delaware County


Allegany County


Otsego County


Oswego County


Washington County


Livingston County


Clinton County


Cattaraugus County


Chautauqua County


Schenectady County


Niagara County


Oneida County


Jefferson County


Tioga County


Bronx County


Warren County


Greene County


Ulster County


Columbia County


Richmond County


Erie County


Monroe County


Dutchess County


Rensselaer County


Broome County


St. Lawrence County


Chenango County


Genesee County


Onondaga County


Herkimer County


Sullivan County


Madison County


Cortland County


Albany County


Queens County


Kings County


Ontario County


Orange County


Suffolk County


Tompkins County


Saratoga County


Nassau County


Montgomery County


Steuben County


Rockland County


Westchester County


New York County


Cayuga County


Putnam County


Essex County Hamilton County Lewis County Schoharie County Schuyler County Seneca County Wyoming County Yates County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 3:44 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.

⋔ 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.