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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Alabama by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

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

Sorted by Recentaapc

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


Alabama


United States


Sumter County


Dallas County


Wilcox County


Morgan County


Washington County


Walker County


Lauderdale County


Winston County


Tuscaloosa County


Perry County


Shelby County


Limestone County


Macon County


Autauga County


Madison County


Marengo County


Hale County


Pickens County


Coffee County


Coosa County


Cullman County


Mobile County


Tallapoosa County


Baldwin County


Montgomery County


Dale County


Franklin County


Lamar County


Lee County


Houston County


Jefferson County


St. Clair County


Calhoun County


Chambers County


Colbert County


Conecuh County


Covington County


Marshall County


Bibb County


Bullock County


Clay County


Henry County


Jackson County


Lowndes County


Randolph County


Butler County


Chilton County


DeKalb County


Elmore County


Choctaw County


Etowah County


Talladega County


Blount County


Monroe County


Russell County


Escambia County


Geneva County


Greene County


Lawrence County


Barbour County


Marion County


Pike County


Cherokee County


Fayette County


Clarke County


Crenshaw County


Cleburne County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 11:39 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.