Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report by State
Lung & Bronchus, 2018
All Races (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 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.6 to 34.9 and 142,080 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -4.5.
Kentucky
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 53.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.5 to 55.4 and 3,065 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 3)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.7 to -3.4.
West Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 50.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.8 to 53.4 and 1,361 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Mississippi
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.2 to 51.9 and 1,838 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.1.
Arkansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 47.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.1 to 49.4 and 1,871 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -2.3.
Oklahoma
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.8 to 48.8 and 2,274 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.0.
Alabama
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 45.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.0 to 47.3 and 2,939 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -2.7.
Tennessee
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 45.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.9 to 46.8 and 3,935 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (4, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.3 to -3.5.
Maine
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 44.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 47.6 and 928 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (3, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.6.
Missouri
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 44.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.8 to 45.7 and 3,559 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (5, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to -3.2.
Indiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 43.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.5 to 45.4 and 3,652 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (5, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -2.6.
Louisiana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 43.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.4 to 44.9 and 2,454 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (6, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.6 to -2.7.
Ohio
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 42.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.8 to 43.9 and 6,666 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (8, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -2.8.
Michigan
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 40.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.8 to 42.0 and 5,457 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (12, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.5.
North Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.5 to 40.7 and 5,189 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -1.7.
Delaware
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 38.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 42.5 and 529 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -2.8.
South Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 38.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.4 to 40.4 and 2,658 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (13, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -3.5.
Kansas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 38.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.1 to 40.2 and 1,384 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.2.
Georgia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 37.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 38.9 and 4,405 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (14, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.9.
Iowa
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 37.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.8 to 39.7 and 1,572 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (13, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -1.7.
Pennsylvania
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 37.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.5 to 38.3 and 6,778 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (16, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -3.0.
Illinois
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 37.5 and 5,735 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (17, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -3.9.
Vermont
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 36.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.3 to 40.6 and 326 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (12, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -1.4.
Rhode Island
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 35.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.7 to 39.0 and 522 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (14, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.7 to -2.2.
New Hampshire
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 35.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.9 to 38.5 and 684 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (14, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.8 to -1.8.
Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.3 to 36.6 and 3,657 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (20, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -3.5.
South Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 35.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.6 to 38.8 and 395 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (14, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.4.
Wisconsin
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.5 to 36.2 and 2,681 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (21, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -3.0.
Florida
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.7 to 34.9 and 11,288 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (23, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.8.
Massachusetts
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 33.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.5 to 35.0 and 2,982 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (23, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -3.5.
Nebraska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 35.9 and 791 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (20, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.4 to -2.8.
Maryland
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.1 to 34.8 and 2,468 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (23, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -3.2.
Nevada
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 32.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.0 to 34.9 and 1,191 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (23, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -4.1.
Oregon
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 32.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.3 to 34.4 and 1,810 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (24, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to -4.0.
North Dakota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 32.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.0 to 36.9 and 292 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (16, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.2.
Alaska
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 32.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.6 to 36.9 and 213 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (16, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -7.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.3 to -4.6.
Montana
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 31.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.7 to 34.6 and 470 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (23, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.3.
Washington
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 31.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.9 to 32.3 and 2,770 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (31, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -3.9.
New York
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 30.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.0 to 31.4 and 7,732 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (34, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -4.3.
New Jersey
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 30.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.6 to 31.7 and 3,488 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (33, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -3.6.
Texas
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.9 to 31.2 and 8,725 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (34, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.8.
Minnesota
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.2 to 31.9 and 2,137 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (33, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -4.2.
Idaho
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 30.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 32.9 and 633 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (28, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.3.
Connecticut
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 29.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.4 to 31.5 and 1,465 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (33, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -3.1.
Wyoming
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 29.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.8 to 34.1 and 219 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (24, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -2.5.
Arizona
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 27.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.8 to 29.0 and 2,643 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (42, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.7.
Hawaii (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 26.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.8 to 28.5 and 517 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (43, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.3.
California
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 25.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.5 to 25.5 and 11,078 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (45, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -4.5.
District of Columbia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 24.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 28.8 and 169 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (38, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.7 to -4.0.
Colorado
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 23.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 24.3 and 1,407 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (47, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -3.9.
New Mexico
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 22.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.8 to 24.4 and 631 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (47, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -3.1.
Utah
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 16.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.9 to 18.1 and 447 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.0.
Puerto Rico (8)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.6 to 11.5 and 522 average annual deaths over 2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.9 to -1.4.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/26/2021 7:50 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 1969-2017 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.
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.