Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report by State
All Cancer Sites, 2014-2018
Asian or Pacific Islander (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 97.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 96.5 to 97.9 and 17,926 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.3.
Hawaii (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 122.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.6 to 125.1 and 1,629 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.
South Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 121.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.4 to 176.9 and 7 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 51)
- 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).
North Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 119.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.1 to 180.0 and 5 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 51)
- 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).
Montana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 114.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 81.5 to 154.9 and 9 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 50)
- 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).
Iowa
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 112.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 96.8 to 129.2 and 46 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.6.
Oregon
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 110.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 103.7 to 118.3 and 193 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.
Mississippi
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 109.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 91.7 to 130.5 and 29 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.5.
Utah
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 109.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 98.7 to 121.8 and 80 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.
Oklahoma
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 109.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 97.1 to 121.9 and 71 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.2.
Minnesota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 107.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 99.9 to 115.8 and 164 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.
Idaho
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 106.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 86.9 to 128.5 and 23 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -0.6.
Arkansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 106.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 90.1 to 123.6 and 38 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.1.
Nevada
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 105.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 100.6 to 111.4 and 328 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.2.
Washington
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 105.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.1 to 109.6 and 657 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (5, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.
Kansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 105.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 93.3 to 119.2 and 59 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (2, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 1.0.
Wisconsin
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 105.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 95.2 to 116.1 and 90 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (2, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.3.
District of Columbia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 104.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 83.6 to 128.5 and 19 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 49)
- 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).
California
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 103.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.3 to 104.5 and 7,090 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (9, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -1.1.
Alaska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 100.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 86.7 to 114.9 and 46 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (2, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.2.
Massachusetts
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 95.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 90.8 to 100.4 and 327 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (14, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Nebraska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 95.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.9 to 114.2 and 27 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (2, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.6.
Pennsylvania
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 94.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 90.1 to 99.9 and 321 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (15, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.9 to 0.0.
Arizona
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 93.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 88.0 to 100.0 and 208 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (14, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.4.
New York
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 93.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 91.0 to 95.2 and 1,572 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (18, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.7.
Rhode Island
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 92.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 76.7 to 111.3 and 26 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (3, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -0.6.
Louisiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 91.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 81.8 to 102.9 and 68 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (8, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.3.
North Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 91.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 85.0 to 98.1 and 178 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (16, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.5.
Tennessee
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 90.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.9 to 100.2 and 81 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (12, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.8.
Missouri
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 89.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.2 to 98.6 and 82 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (14, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.2.
Wyoming
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 89.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.1 to 139.6 and 4 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (1, 51)
- 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).
Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 88.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 85.0 to 93.0 and 416 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (21, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.
Maine
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 88.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 67.2 to 114.0 and 13 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (2, 51)
- 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).
Kentucky
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 88.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 75.3 to 102.8 and 39 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (8, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -1.9.
Colorado
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 87.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.7 to 94.5 and 134 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (19, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.
Maryland
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 86.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 82.3 to 91.0 and 330 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (24, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.
Georgia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 86.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 81.3 to 91.3 and 275 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (22, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.
Ohio
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 86.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.0 to 92.5 and 165 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (21, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.1.
Texas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 85.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 83.3 to 88.6 and 923 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (26, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.
South Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 84.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.7 to 95.9 and 58 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (16, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.3.
Illinois
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 83.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.3 to 86.8 and 548 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (29, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.5 to -1.0.
New Hampshire
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 83.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.1 to 103.2 and 19 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (6, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -0.7.
Florida
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 81.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.3 to 84.9 and 516 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (33, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.6.
Indiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 81.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.2 to 91.3 and 68 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (20, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.2.
Vermont
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 81.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.8 to 121.0 and 5 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (1, 51)
- 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).
New Mexico
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 80.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.2 to 94.9 and 31 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (16, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.3.
Michigan
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 78.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 73.6 to 84.4 and 183 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (33, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.2 to -3.6.
New Jersey
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 74.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.0 to 77.7 and 569 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (42, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Connecticut
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 72.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.7 to 80.4 and 87 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (38, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.5 to -1.6.
Alabama
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 72.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.5 to 84.2 and 38 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (28, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.8.
Delaware
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 71.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.7 to 86.3 and 23 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (24, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 0.3.
West Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 66.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.0 to 88.9 and 10 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (20, 51)
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ¶
- Rate : ¶ Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : ¶ Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/17/2021 8:27 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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 (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 1969-2017 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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
8 Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
¶ Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities.
* 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).
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.
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 not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Statistics for minorities may be affected by inconsistent race identification between the cancer case reports (sources for numerator of rate) and data from the Census Bureau (source for denominator of rate); and from undercounts of some population groups in the census.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.