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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Missouri 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


Missouri


United States


Platte County


Holt County


Cole County


Stone County


Nodaway County


St. Charles County


Cape Girardeau County


Boone County


Barton County


Howard County


Greene County


Scotland County


St. Louis County


Osage County


Bates County


Carroll County


Daviess County


Clay County


Cooper County


Cass County


Camden County


Worth County


Monroe County


Caldwell County


Polk County


Christian County


Jackson County


Clark County


Warren County


Perry County


Phelps County


Ste. Genevieve County


Cedar County


Lewis County


Franklin County


Sullivan County


Gasconade County


St. Louis City


Taney County


Callaway County


Webster County


Scott County


Pike County


Harrison County


Schuyler County


Chariton County


Knox County


Moniteau County


Johnson County


Livingston County


Vernon County


Newton County


Lafayette County


Ralls County


Henry County


Jefferson County


Texas County


Andrew County


Audrain County


Dade County


Jasper County


Wright County


Miller County


Clinton County


Marion County


DeKalb County


Grundy County


Adair County


Mississippi County


Lincoln County


Putnam County


Mercer County


Barry County


Pulaski County


Maries County


Buchanan County


Shelby County


Saline County


Morgan County


Linn County


Macon County


Dallas County


Pettis County


Reynolds County


Hickory County


Bollinger County


Howell County


Lawrence County


Benton County


Crawford County


Douglas County


St. Clair County


Laclede County


McDonald County


Stoddard County


Wayne County


Butler County


Montgomery County


Ray County


Ozark County


Dent County


Madison County


Dunklin County


St. Francois County


Pemiscot County


Randolph County


Iron County


Carter County


Oregon County


Atchison County


Washington County


Gentry County


Ripley County


Shannon County


New Madrid County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 11:16 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.