Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report by State
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
White (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 0.0 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 153.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 153.6 and 505,697 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.
Kentucky
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 188.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.4 to 189.8 and 9,525 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 1)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -1.2.
West Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 180.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.5 to 183.3 and 4,539 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 3)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.
Mississippi
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 176.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 174.4 to 179.2 and 4,381 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.8.
Oklahoma
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 176.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 174.8 to 178.6 and 7,060 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.
Arkansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 172.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.5 to 174.6 and 5,653 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (4, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.6.
Tennessee
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 172.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.1 to 173.9 and 12,211 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (5, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.
Indiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 170.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.6 to 171.4 and 12,366 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (6, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.2.
Ohio
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 168.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.9 to 170.0 and 22,398 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (7, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Maine
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 168.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.8 to 171.1 and 3,300 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (6, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.
Alabama
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 167.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.9 to 169.2 and 7,950 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (7, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.
Missouri
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 164.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.5 to 166.3 and 11,468 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (10, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Louisiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.6 to 166.3 and 6,424 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (10, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.
Delaware
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 163.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.7 to 166.9 and 1,693 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (9, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Michigan
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 161.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.0 to 162.2 and 17,869 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (13, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.
Rhode Island
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 160.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.0 to 163.4 and 2,078 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (12, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
Vermont
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.0 to 163.8 and 1,374 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (11, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.
Pennsylvania
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.4 to 160.2 and 25,198 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (14, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
Nevada
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.1 to 161.4 and 4,417 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (13, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Kansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 157.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.8 to 159.8 and 5,162 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (14, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.
Iowa
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 157.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.9 to 159.5 and 6,246 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (15, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Illinois
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 157.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.0 to 158.0 and 19,833 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (17, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.7.
South Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 156.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.3 to 158.5 and 7,638 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (16, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
New Hampshire
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 158.6 and 2,753 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (15, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
Georgia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.2 to 156.7 and 12,183 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (20, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.
Oregon
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.8 to 157.0 and 7,694 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (19, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.
North Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 154.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 155.5 and 15,129 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (23, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
Washington
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.6 to 154.2 and 11,529 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (25, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.
Wisconsin
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.4 to 154.0 and 10,676 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (25, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.
Nebraska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.0 to 154.7 and 3,325 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (23, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.0.
South Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.7 to 155.7 and 1,572 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (20, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.
Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 153.0 and 11,632 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (27, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.
Idaho
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.6 to 153.6 and 2,890 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (25, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.8.
Massachusetts
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 150.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.6 to 152.1 and 11,726 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (28, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.
Maryland
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 149.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.2 to 151.3 and 7,274 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (29, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.6.
Hawaii (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 148.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.7 to 153.9 and 767 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (22, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
New Jersey
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 148.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.4 to 149.7 and 13,409 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (33, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.
Texas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 146.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.0 to 147.4 and 34,314 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (36, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.
New York
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 146.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.9 to 147.4 and 27,975 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (36, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.7.
Minnesota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 146.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.0 to 147.8 and 9,326 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (35, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
Montana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 146.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.0 to 149.0 and 1,971 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (33, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.
Florida
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 145.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.4 to 145.7 and 39,304 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (39, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.
Alaska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 144.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.0 to 149.1 and 718 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (31, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.
California
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 143.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.4 to 144.5 and 47,523 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (40, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
North Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 142.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.1 to 146.5 and 1,232 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (36, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.
New Mexico
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 141.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.9 to 143.3 and 3,310 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (42, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Connecticut
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 140.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.7 to 142.0 and 5,952 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (43, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.8.
Wyoming
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 138.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.8 to 142.9 and 943 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (41, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.
Arizona
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 137.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.9 to 138.2 and 11,134 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (46, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.7.
Colorado
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 132.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.4 to 134.2 and 7,342 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (48, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Utah
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 122.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.6 to 124.5 and 3,057 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (50, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.9.
District of Columbia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 100.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 95.1 to 106.5 and 255 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -2.7.
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- Recent Trend : * 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).
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/16/2022 3:43 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of estimates:
Puerto Rico
† 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 2020 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 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
* 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).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.