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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 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


Alabama


United States


Russell County


Clarke County


Crenshaw County


Cleburne County


Escambia County


Marion County


Walker County


Lawrence County


Jackson County


Cherokee County


Chilton County


Etowah County


Covington County


Barbour County


Pickens County


Franklin County


Hale County


Calhoun County


Pike County


Talladega County


Clay County


Greene County


Chambers County


Geneva County


Lamar County


Lowndes County


Mobile County


Blount County


Elmore County


Macon County


Fayette County


Butler County


Marshall County


Dale County


St. Clair County


Bibb County


Choctaw County


Colbert County


Henry County


Lee County


Montgomery County


Jefferson County


DeKalb County


Winston County


Conecuh County


Houston County


Tallapoosa County


Wilcox County


Coosa County


Washington County


Autauga County


Randolph County


Morgan County


Bullock County


Dallas County


Coffee County


Monroe County


Cullman County


Marengo County


Baldwin County


Sumter County


Madison County


Lauderdale County


Limestone County


Tuscaloosa County


Perry County


Shelby County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:34 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.