Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+
Sorted by Name
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | N/A | No | 827.2 (819.8, 834.8) | N/A | 9,593 |
falling 
|
-1.7 (-1.8, -1.6) |
| United States | N/A | No | 846.2 (845.1, 847.3) | N/A | 447,280 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Barnstable County | Urban | No | 768.5 (739.5, 798.3) | 11 (8, 14) | 537 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Berkshire County | Urban | No | 837.3 (791.5, 884.9) | 6 (2, 10) | 255 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Bristol County | Urban | No | 909.0 (881.8, 936.7) | 1 (1, 4) | 868 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Dukes County | Rural | No | 709.5 (603.9, 828.2) | 13 (5, 14) | 34 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.2, -2.0) |
| Essex County | Urban | No | 799.4 (778.2, 821.1) | 8 (6, 11) | 1,099 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.2, -1.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 862.6 (795.3, 934.0) | 5 (1, 10) | 129 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Hampden County | Urban | No | 890.4 (860.7, 920.8) | 3 (1, 6) | 699 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | No | 797.8 (751.0, 846.7) | 9 (5, 13) | 224 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Middlesex County | Urban | No | 784.6 (769.0, 800.4) | 10 (8, 12) | 1,958 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Nantucket County | Rural | No | 653.2 (505.6, 830.3) | 14 (5, 14) | 13 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.5, -1.9) |
| Norfolk County | Urban | No | 831.3 (808.4, 854.7) | 7 (5, 9) | 1,019 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Plymouth County | Urban | No | 903.7 (876.5, 931.5) | 2 (1, 5) | 858 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.4) |
| Suffolk County | Urban | No | 759.5 (734.8, 784.8) | 12 (9, 14) | 733 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.7, -2.1) |
| Worcester County | Urban | No | 869.3 (846.8, 892.3) | 4 (2, 6) | 1,161 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 1:49 am.
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.