Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Arizona by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+
Sorted by Recentaapc
Explanation of Column HeadersDeath 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:
- 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.
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
- Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
- Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.
Line by Line Interpretation of the Report
Arizona
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 763.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 756.3 to 769.9 and 9,798 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.2.
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 846.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 845.1 to 847.3 and 447,280 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.
Coconino County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 751.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 692.9 to 813.1 and 131 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (5, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -0.6.
Santa Cruz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 622.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 549.9 to 703.0 and 53 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (11, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.1.
Greenlee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 974.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 736.5 to 1,262.8 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 0.5.
Mohave County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 935.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 902.1 to 968.9 and 621 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 3)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.
Gila County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 810.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 747.5 to 878.0 and 124 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.7.
Maricopa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 755.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 746.3 to 764.9 and 5,159 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (7, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.3.
Graham County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 845.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 737.6 to 964.7 and 45 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.4.
Pima County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 756.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 740.0 to 773.2 and 1,624 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (7, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Pinal County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 691.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 666.8 to 717.2 and 615 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (11, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.
Yuma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 608.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 575.7 to 642.6 and 259 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (13, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -0.9.
Cochise County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 868.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 820.8 to 918.7 and 249 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (2, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.4.
Navajo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 813.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 756.1 to 874.5 and 156 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (3, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.2.
Apache County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 732.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 657.4 to 813.3 and 72 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (5, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.0.
Yavapai County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 858.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 827.7 to 889.5 and 623 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.3.
La Paz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 705.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 618.9 to 800.9 and 50 average annual counts over 2019-2023.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (6, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.8.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:30 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.
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.