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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 65+

Sorted by Count

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


Adams County


Ringgold County


Audubon County


Taylor County


Davis County


Wayne County


Worth County


Osceola County


Decatur County


Fremont County


Adair County


Humboldt County


Monroe County


Ida County


Keokuk County


Van Buren County


Lucas County


Pocahontas County


Lyon County


Sac County


Montgomery County


Clarke County


Louisa County


Hancock County


Howard County


Emmet County


Monona County


Guthrie County


Greene County


Calhoun County


Mills County


Union County


Palo Alto County


Shelby County


Winnebago County


Wright County


Mitchell County


Franklin County


Crawford County


Hamilton County


Chickasaw County


Cherokee County


O'Brien County


Buena Vista County


Butler County


Grundy County


Clay County


Appanoose County


Kossuth County


Harrison County


Madison County


Allamakee County


Cass County


Iowa County


Jefferson County


Floyd County


Cedar County


Tama County


Delaware County


Winneshiek County


Page County


Fayette County


Hardin County


Jones County


Buchanan County


Poweshiek County


Henry County


Carroll County


Jackson County


Dickinson County


Plymouth County


Washington County


Bremer County


Benton County


Clayton County


Sioux County


Mahaska County


Boone County


Muscatine County


Marion County


Wapello County


Jasper County


Lee County


Marshall County


Webster County


Warren County


Des Moines County


Cerro Gordo County


Dallas County


Clinton County


Story County


Johnson County


Woodbury County


Dubuque County


Pottawattamie County


Black Hawk County


Scott County


Linn County


Polk County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 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.