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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Iowa by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

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

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


Iowa


United States


Adams County


Taylor County


Audubon County


Ringgold County


Davis County


Wayne County


Worth County


Osceola County


Decatur County


Fremont County


Adair County


Monroe County


Ida County


Humboldt County


Van Buren County


Pocahontas County


Keokuk County


Monona County


Lucas County


Lyon County


Sac County


Hancock County


Louisa County


Howard County


Calhoun County


Clarke County


Guthrie County


Emmet County


Greene County


Winnebago County


Union County


Montgomery County


Wright County


Franklin County


Mitchell County


Shelby County


Mills County


Palo Alto County


Crawford County


Chickasaw County


Grundy County


Cherokee County


Buena Vista County


Clay County


Hamilton County


O'Brien County


Allamakee County


Butler County


Kossuth County


Appanoose County


Harrison County


Jefferson County


Cass County


Madison County


Cedar County


Winneshiek County


Iowa County


Tama County


Delaware County


Floyd County


Jones County


Page County


Fayette County


Hardin County


Poweshiek County


Buchanan County


Bremer County


Carroll County


Dickinson County


Henry County


Washington County


Jackson County


Plymouth County


Sioux County


Clayton County


Benton County


Mahaska County


Boone County


Marion County


Muscatine County


Webster County


Jasper County


Marshall County


Lee County


Wapello County


Warren County


Des Moines County


Cerro Gordo County


Dallas County


Story County


Clinton County


Johnson County


Dubuque County


Woodbury County


Pottawattamie County


Black Hawk County


Scott County


Linn County


Polk County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 4:01 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.