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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 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


New York


United States


Putnam County


Cayuga County


New York County


Westchester County


Rockland County


Steuben County


Montgomery County


Nassau County


Saratoga County


Tompkins County


Suffolk County


Orange County


Ontario County


Kings County


Queens County


Albany County


Cortland County


Madison County


Sullivan County


Herkimer County


Onondaga County


Genesee County


Chenango County


St. Lawrence County


Broome County


Rensselaer County


Dutchess County


Monroe County


Erie County


Richmond County


Columbia County


Ulster County


Greene County


Warren County


Bronx County


Tioga County


Jefferson County


Oneida County


Niagara County


Schenectady County


Chautauqua County


Cattaraugus County


Clinton County


Livingston County


Washington County


Oswego County


Otsego County


Allegany County


Delaware County


Wayne County


Chemung County


Franklin County


Fulton County


Orleans 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 6:49 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.