Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report by State
Esophagus, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
State
|
Met Healthy People Objective of ***? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | *** | 2.9 (2.3, 3.5) | 49 (31, 51) | 19 |
falling 
|
-4.7 (-6.4, -3.3) |
| Alaska | *** | 4.4 (3.7, 5.1) | 16 (2, 42) | 33 |
stable 
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.2) |
| Wyoming | *** | 4.8 (4.1, 5.5) | 5 (1, 32) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| North Dakota | *** | 4.2 (3.7, 4.9) | 20 (3, 42) | 40 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.5) |
| Delaware | *** | 3.4 (3.0, 3.9) | 41 (23, 50) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Vermont | *** | 5.1 (4.5, 5.8) | 3 (1, 21) | 50 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Hawaii | *** | 2.5 (2.2, 2.8) | 51 (47, 51) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| South Dakota | *** | 4.5 (4.0, 5.1) | 10 (2, 33) | 53 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Rhode Island | *** | 3.7 (3.3, 4.2) | 32 (15, 47) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-6.8, -2.0) |
| Montana | *** | 4.3 (3.8, 4.8) | 19 (3, 35) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Utah | *** | 2.8 (2.5, 3.0) | 50 (45, 51) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Idaho | *** | 3.9 (3.5, 4.3) | 30 (12, 42) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| New Hampshire | *** | 4.5 (4.1, 4.9) | 13 (3, 30) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Puerto Rico | *** | 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) | N/A | 95 |
stable
|
-3.8 (-9.7, 2.4) |
| New Mexico | *** | 3.5 (3.2, 3.9) | 35 (25, 46) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Nebraska | *** | 4.7 (4.3, 5.1) | 7 (2, 24) | 113 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.7) |
| Maine | *** | 5.8 (5.4, 6.3) | 1 (1, 3) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| West Virginia | *** | 5.3 (4.9, 5.8) | 2 (1, 7) | 142 |
rising 
|
1.1 (0.2, 2.1) |
| Mississippi | *** | 3.9 (3.6, 4.2) | 29 (16, 37) | 150 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Kansas | *** | 4.2 (3.9, 4.5) | 21 (7, 31) | 155 |
stable
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.3) |
| Nevada | *** | 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) | 27 (13, 35) | 157 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Arkansas | *** | 4.1 (3.8, 4.4) | 23 (9, 33) | 163 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.4) |
| Connecticut | *** | 3.5 (3.3, 3.7) | 36 (29, 46) | 177 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Iowa | *** | 4.6 (4.3, 4.9) | 9 (3, 22) | 196 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Louisiana | *** | 3.6 (3.4, 3.8) | 33 (27, 44) | 209 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.6, -1.5) |
| Oklahoma | *** | 4.3 (4.1, 4.6) | 17 (6, 29) | 213 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Colorado | *** | 3.2 (3.0, 3.4) | 45 (36, 48) | 217 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-7.3, -2.0) |
| Alabama | *** | 3.5 (3.3, 3.7) | 38 (31, 45) | 235 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Oregon | *** | 4.3 (4.1, 4.6) | 18 (7, 28) | 248 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Kentucky | *** | 4.5 (4.2, 4.7) | 12 (4, 24) | 259 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| Maryland | *** | 3.4 (3.2, 3.6) | 43 (32, 46) | 263 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| South Carolina | *** | 3.9 (3.7, 4.1) | 31 (20, 35) | 276 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 2.6) |
| Minnesota | *** | 4.1 (3.9, 4.3) | 24 (14, 32) | 296 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Arizona | *** | 3.4 (3.3, 3.6) | 39 (32, 46) | 339 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-5.0, -1.1) |
| Wisconsin | *** | 4.4 (4.2, 4.6) | 15 (6, 25) | 351 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| New Jersey | *** | 3.0 (2.9, 3.2) | 47 (43, 50) | 367 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
| Missouri | *** | 4.5 (4.3, 4.7) | 11 (4, 21) | 368 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Tennessee | *** | 4.2 (4.0, 4.4) | 22 (11, 29) | 378 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| Washington | *** | 4.0 (3.8, 4.1) | 28 (18, 33) | 378 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Massachusetts | *** | 4.0 (3.9, 4.2) | 26 (16, 32) | 379 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-4.2, -1.3) |
| Virginia | *** | 3.6 (3.4, 3.8) | 34 (29, 42) | 390 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Indiana | *** | 4.8 (4.6, 5.0) | 4 (2, 13) | 409 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.4) |
| Georgia | *** | 3.4 (3.3, 3.6) | 40 (32, 46) | 427 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| North Carolina | *** | 3.5 (3.3, 3.6) | 37 (32, 45) | 476 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Michigan | *** | 4.6 (4.5, 4.8) | 8 (3, 16) | 644 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.8, -0.1) |
| Illinois | *** | 4.0 (3.9, 4.2) | 25 (17, 31) | 656 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Ohio | *** | 4.8 (4.6, 4.9) | 6 (3, 12) | 754 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| New York | *** | 3.0 (2.9, 3.1) | 46 (44, 49) | 810 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.3, -2.1) |
| Pennsylvania | *** | 4.4 (4.3, 4.6) | 14 (8, 22) | 821 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Texas | *** | 3.3 (3.2, 3.4) | 44 (39, 46) | 1,007 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.2, 2.0) |
| Florida | *** | 3.4 (3.3, 3.5) | 42 (35, 45) | 1,155 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| California | *** | 2.9 (2.8, 3.0) | 48 (47, 51) | 1,342 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/19/2026 12:49 am.
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.
⋔ 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.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
CI*Rank data for Puerto Rico is not available.