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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 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


Iowa


United States


Sioux County


Johnson County


Dallas County


Winneshiek County


Clay County


Buena Vista County


Story County


Kossuth County


Adams County


Jones County


Davis County


Taylor County


Bremer County


Hancock County


Lyon County


Fayette County


Sac County


Jefferson County


Wright County


Plymouth County


Benton County


Dickinson County


Worth County


Butler County


Crawford County


Warren County


Shelby County


Mills County


Cedar County


Audubon County


Carroll County


Linn County


Dubuque County


Humboldt County


Hamilton County


Washington County


Delaware County


Cerro Gordo County


Guthrie County


Adair County


Monona County


Keokuk County


O'Brien County


Allamakee County


Cherokee County


Poweshiek County


Union County


Muscatine County


Wayne County


Hardin County


Jasper County


Scott County


Black Hawk County


Mitchell County


Calhoun County


Iowa County


Fremont County


Jackson County


Webster County


Tama County


Chickasaw County


Louisa County


Floyd County


Winnebago County


Henry County


Polk County


Marshall County


Harrison County


Woodbury County


Decatur County


Page County


Osceola County


Grundy County


Appanoose County


Boone County


Lee County


Lucas County


Cass County


Montgomery County


Buchanan County


Emmet County


Clayton County


Marion County


Howard County


Clinton County


Mahaska County


Ida County


Greene County


Pocahontas County


Des Moines County


Pottawattamie County


Franklin County


Madison County


Monroe County


Van Buren County


Wapello County


Clarke County


Ringgold County


Palo Alto County





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

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.