State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

Sorted by Count

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 122.7 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 490.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.9 to 491.0 and 573,761 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.6.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 444.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 442.8 to 446.1 and 56,394 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (44, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.5.

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 464.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.1 to 466.0 and 44,177 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (39, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 481.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 479.0 to 483.4 and 39,348 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (33, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.3.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 426.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 424.8 to 429.0 and 31,648 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (48, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.6.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 513.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 510.3 to 515.9 and 26,725 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (16, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 541.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 537.9 to 544.1 and 23,872 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (9, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.6.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 506.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 503.8 to 509.8 and 22,666 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (18, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.7.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 531.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 528.6 to 535.3 and 20,155 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (11, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 517.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 513.6 to 520.3 and 19,094 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (14, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 506.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 503.3 to 510.3 and 16,866 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (18, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 444.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 441.1 to 447.6 and 14,920 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (44, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.2.

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 497.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 493.3 to 500.6 and 14,706 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (25, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.6.

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 556.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 552.7 to 561.1 and 13,690 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (5, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 554.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 550.2 to 558.8 and 13,043 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (5, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.2.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 487.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 483.7 to 491.5 and 12,483 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (29, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 546.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 542.3 to 551.0 and 12,440 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (8, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 447.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 443.9 to 451.1 and 12,031 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (43, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.2.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 465.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 462.0 to 469.5 and 12,015 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (39, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.9.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 501.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 497.6 to 506.1 and 11,079 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (20, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 475.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 471.4 to 479.8 and 10,227 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (35, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 523.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 519.3 to 528.6 and 10,147 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (13, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 533.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 528.6 to 538.1 and 9,894 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (10, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.6.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 600.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 595.2 to 606.0 and 9,683 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 3)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 477.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 472.7 to 481.4 and 9,633 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (34, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 553.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 548.6 to 559.1 and 8,839 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (5, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 505.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.9 to 510.0 and 7,968 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (18, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 588.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 582.9 to 594.6 and 7,956 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.7.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 433.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 429.3 to 438.1 and 7,685 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (47, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.4.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 458.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 453.0 to 463.3 and 6,292 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (40, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.7.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 596.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 590.0 to 603.4 and 6,231 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 562.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 556.0 to 568.7 and 6,210 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (5, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 504.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.2 to 510.7 and 6,067 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (18, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.4.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 513.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 507.4 to 520.0 and 5,286 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (15, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 491.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 485.1 to 497.5 and 5,086 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (27, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.7.

Puerto Rico (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 326.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 322.0 to 330.3 and 4,916 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to 0.0.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 594.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 586.8 to 602.6 and 4,501 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 445.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 438.4 to 451.8 and 3,512 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (43, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 496.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.1 to 504.4 and 3,357 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (21, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 537.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 529.5 to 546.3 and 3,272 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (9, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.3.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 402.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 395.9 to 408.7 and 3,155 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (50, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 470.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.1 to 478.7 and 2,912 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (35, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -1.5.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 490.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 481.8 to 498.6 and 2,719 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (25, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.

Hawaii (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 406.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 399.0 to 413.9 and 2,399 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (50, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 522.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 512.3 to 532.8 and 2,085 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (11, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 485.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.4 to 495.5 and 2,058 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (26, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.6.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 480.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 470.7 to 489.7 and 2,056 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (30, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 505.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.7 to 517.1 and 1,640 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (15, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.8.

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 506.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.3 to 518.8 and 1,368 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (14, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 459.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 448.3 to 471.8 and 1,227 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (37, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.3.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 489.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 475.6 to 503.2 and 1,012 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (20, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 2.9.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 504.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.4 to 519.5 and 981 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (14, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 510.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 496.3 to 525.8 and 951 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (13, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -1.9.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/08/2025 2:18 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
⁸ Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.



Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.