State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Mississippi by County

Lung & Bronchus, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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:

• 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

Mississippi

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 45.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.9 to 46.8 and 1,742 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 31.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 31.6 and 134,732 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Yalobusha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 64.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.5 to 84.1 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Yazoo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 64.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.1 to 79.2 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 62.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.1 to 73.6 and 29 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tishomingo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 61.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.4 to 76.8 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Humphreys County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 61.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.2 to 88.4 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tate County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.3 to 73.6 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Leflore County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 58.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.4 to 72.4 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tunica County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 57.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.0 to 83.5 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bolivar County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 56.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.4 to 69.0 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Coahoma County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 56.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.7 to 71.5 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

George County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 56.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.2 to 71.8 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 56.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.1 to 66.3 and 34 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Panola County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 55.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.5 to 66.3 and 24 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Stone County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 54.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.2 to 71.1 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 53.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.0 to 73.2 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Attala County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 68.2 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tallahatchie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.6 to 72.7 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wilkinson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 53.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.0 to 76.9 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Prentiss County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 52.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.4 to 65.4 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.4 to 59.5 and 53 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grenada County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.4 to 66.2 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Calhoun County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 51.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.9 to 69.1 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pontotoc County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 51.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.4 to 63.2 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Forrest County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.3 to 58.8 and 42 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tippah County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 51.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.0 to 64.4 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 50.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.2 to 63.4 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Leake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 50.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.1 to 63.8 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

DeSoto County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 50.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.6 to 54.9 and 97 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 49.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.0 to 58.6 and 31 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pearl River County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 49.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.8 to 57.2 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Harrison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 49.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.4 to 53.3 and 129 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 49.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.3 to 60.8 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Chickasaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 63.0 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 47.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.9 to 65.8 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Quitman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 47.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.4 to 77.4 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.7 to 61.2 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carroll County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.9 to 66.7 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Holmes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.4 to 63.1 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hancock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 47.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.1 to 55.0 and 35 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Benton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 46.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.0 to 72.4 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Covington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.4 to 60.9 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jones County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.4 to 53.6 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.1 to 56.5 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 55.9 and 24 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clarke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.9 to 60.9 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Adams County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 46.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 56.2 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Neshoba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 45.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.1 to 57.0 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Itawamba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 45.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 57.2 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Scott County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 45.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.5 to 57.1 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Winston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 45.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.4 to 58.6 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Choctaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 44.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.1 to 65.3 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Simpson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 44.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 55.4 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Copiah County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 44.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 54.8 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 43.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.3 to 48.2 and 80 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Smith County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 43.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.9 to 58.3 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 43.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.5 to 67.9 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 42.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.7 to 64.7 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Amite County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 42.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.8 to 58.7 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Newton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 42.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.1 to 55.0 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jasper County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 42.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 56.5 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pike County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 41.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.2 to 50.9 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Alcorn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 41.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.0 to 50.9 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lowndes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 40.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.4 to 48.0 and 30 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hinds County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 40.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.1 to 44.2 and 110 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sunflower County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 40.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 52.5 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lauderdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 39.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 45.9 and 40 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Walthall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 39.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.8 to 54.2 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Kemper County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.1 to 59.0 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 38.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.6 to 55.2 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 38.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.1 to 43.4 and 46 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 37.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.4 to 49.9 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Rankin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 37.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.5 to 41.3 and 73 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lamar County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 36.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.4 to 43.2 and 27 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Noxubee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 34.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 52.9 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 33.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.6 to 50.1 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Oktibbeha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.3 to 41.9 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jefferson Davis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 32.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.4 to 47.3 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Claiborne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 31.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.8 to 53.0 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Webster County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 31.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.9 to 49.1 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lafayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 31.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.8 to 38.4 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Issaquena County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Sharkey County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/17/2026 7:14 pm.

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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.