State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

Lung & Bronchus, 2020

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

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 25.1 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 1 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 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.6 to 31.9 and 136,084 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -4.6.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 50.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.3 to 52.0 and 2,989 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 2)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.2 to -3.9.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.2 to 50.5 and 1,339 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 5)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -2.2.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.6 to 47.9 and 1,872 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 6)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -2.9.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.5 to 47.8 and 1,756 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.3.

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 43.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.2 to 45.0 and 3,974 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -3.5.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 44.7 and 2,158 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.5.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.1 to 43.0 and 3,488 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -3.6.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.9 to 42.7 and 3,562 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (5, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -3.3.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.3 to 43.9 and 895 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.9.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.0 to 42.1 and 2,729 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (6, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -3.1.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 39.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.1 to 41.4 and 2,346 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (7, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -3.3.

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 39.7 and 6,230 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (9, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -3.8.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 37.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.5 to 38.5 and 5,214 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (11, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -3.2.

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.4 to 38.2 and 2,692 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (11, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -3.6.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 37.0 and 5,014 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (13, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -3.9.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.5 to 37.4 and 1,319 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (12, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.4.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 34.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 36.7 and 1,499 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -3.3.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 34.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 37.7 and 507 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (11, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -3.5.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 34.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 37.6 and 512 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (12, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.8 to -3.5.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 34.8 and 5,510 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (16, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -4.2.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.7 to 34.4 and 6,290 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (17, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -4.1.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.4 to 34.5 and 4,154 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (17, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -3.8.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.5 to 34.1 and 2,635 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (17, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -3.3.

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 33.6 and 3,530 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (18, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.8.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.3 to 37.2 and 239 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (11, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.3 to -4.5.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.5 to 34.2 and 1,253 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (17, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.2 to -4.3.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.8 to 35.0 and 651 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (15, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -2.9.

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.5 to 36.2 and 303 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (13, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -3.1.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.1 to 34.7 and 372 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (15, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.7.

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.5 to 31.7 and 10,799 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (25, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -4.2.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.3 to 32.2 and 1,790 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (23, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -4.2.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.5 to 33.8 and 282 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (17, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.6.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.4 to 31.0 and 2,174 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (27, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -4.0.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.5 to 30.8 and 2,754 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (28, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -4.2.

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.3 to 31.8 and 720 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (24, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.1 to -4.5.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.8 to 30.3 and 2,234 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (29, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.4 to -3.7.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.4 to 29.6 and 8,789 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (31, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -3.9.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.8 to 29.8 and 1,421 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (30, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -3.3.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.0 to 29.2 and 2,660 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (32, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -4.2.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 27.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.8 to 30.1 and 431 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (28, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -3.0.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 26.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.6 to 27.5 and 3,132 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (38, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.2 to -4.5.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 26.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.8 to 27.1 and 6,918 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (39, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -4.7.

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.7 to 28.0 and 588 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (35, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.1.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 29.2 and 198 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (29, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -3.0.

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.2 to 26.2 and 2,590 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (41, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.4 to -4.7.

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.8 to 28.3 and 173 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (33, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.6 to -4.2.

Hawaii (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 23.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.0 to 25.3 and 486 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (42, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.5.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 22.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.3 to 23.7 and 1,479 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (45, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -4.0.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 22.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.0 to 22.9 and 10,381 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (45, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to -5.2.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 20.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 22.7 and 610 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (46, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.9 to -4.1.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.7 to 16.6 and 443 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.2.

Puerto Rico (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 10.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.8 to 11.7 and 571 average annual deaths over 2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.7 to 4.9.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/16/2024 5:04 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 (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.