Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report by State
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <50
Sorted by Recentaapc
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 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.1 to 15.2 and 30,333 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.9.
Hawaii (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.4 to 15.8 and 124 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (13, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 7.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 15.1.
Nevada
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.5 to 15.1 and 273 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (19, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 2.1.
Arizona
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 14.7 and 598 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (24, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.
New Mexico
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 16.3 and 183 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (11, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.
Oklahoma
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 18.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.0 to 19.6 and 436 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Alaska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 14.6 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (21, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.
Iowa
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.4 to 16.1 and 275 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (13, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Nebraska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.9 to 15.9 and 166 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (12, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.
Ohio
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 17.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.7 to 17.6 and 1,194 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (7, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.
California
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 14.1 and 3,517 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (32, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.
Idaho
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 14.4 and 135 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (26, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.
Kansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.1 to 15.8 and 253 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (13, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.
Michigan
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 16.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.0 to 17.0 and 977 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (9, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
Vermont
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 16.7 and 53 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (9, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.
Alabama
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 18.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.7 to 19.1 and 543 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.4.
South Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 16.2 and 70 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (11, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.1.
Maine
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 16.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.0 to 17.6 and 127 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (6, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.
Montana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 14.5 and 77 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (22, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.3.
Utah
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 12.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.6 to 13.0 and 232 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (41, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.3.
Wisconsin
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 14.8 and 489 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (22, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Arkansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 18.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.4 to 19.2 and 325 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.
Minnesota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 13.9 and 448 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (33, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.
Oregon
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 14.4 and 354 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (27, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.
Puerto Rico (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.4 to 15.9 and 303 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to 2.2.
Colorado
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 11.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.0 to 12.0 and 417 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (48, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.8.
Pennsylvania
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.9 to 15.7 and 1,156 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (15, 30)
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 17.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.7 to 18.1 and 525 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (5, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.7.
Washington
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.6 to 13.5 and 609 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (38, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.
Wyoming
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 12.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.0 to 14.5 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (22, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.2.
Georgia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.1 to 16.0 and 1,048 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.9.
New Hampshire
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.8 to 16.2 and 122 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (11, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.6.
New York
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.2 to 14.9 and 1,759 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (24, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.6.
North Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.3 to 16.1 and 1,013 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (12, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.8.
North Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 15.5 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (13, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.4.
Texas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.8 to 15.4 and 2,754 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (18, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.9.
Delaware
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.9 to 16.8 and 86 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (8, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.8.
Florida
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.5 to 16.2 and 1,983 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (12, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -2.0.
Tennessee
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 18.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.7 to 18.8 and 760 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.7.
Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.5 to 14.4 and 747 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (28, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.9.
Connecticut
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 13.8 and 287 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (33, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -2.0.
Illinois
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.6 to 15.3 and 1,193 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (18, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -2.1.
Maryland
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 15.6 and 572 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (15, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.1.
Mississippi
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 19.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.7 to 20.6 and 351 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.6.
Massachusetts
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.6 to 13.6 and 551 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (38, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.2.
Missouri
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 16.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 16.6 and 576 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (11, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.0.
Rhode Island
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 15.5 and 90 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (14, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -2.1.
New Jersey
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 13.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 13.9 and 760 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (34, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.5.
Indiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.2 to 17.3 and 675 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (8, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.6.
Louisiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 17.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.0 to 18.4 and 489 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.3.
West Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 19.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.1 to 20.5 and 208 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.1.
District of Columbia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 15.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.6 to 17.0 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (7, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -3.3.
Kentucky
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 19.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.5 to 20.0 and 522 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.6 to -1.1.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/15/2022 5:27 am.
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 1969-2018 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.
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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.