State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

Lung & Bronchus, 2022

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 29.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.7 to 30.1 and 131,888 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -4.1.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.8 to 51.2 and 1,344 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 4)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -1.0.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.9 to 49.5 and 2,898 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 3)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -3.9.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.4 to 47.7 and 1,768 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 5)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -2.6.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 43.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.4 to 45.5 and 1,783 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (2, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -3.1.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 43.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.3 to 45.1 and 2,176 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (3, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -2.2.

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.6 to 42.3 and 3,839 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (4, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -3.5.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.8 to 41.5 and 3,562 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (5, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -2.7.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 39.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.5 to 41.2 and 3,374 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (5, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.3.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 37.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.7 to 38.9 and 2,210 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (8, 15)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.7.

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.0 to 37.9 and 6,067 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (9, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -3.5.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.7 to 37.6 and 2,513 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (9, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.7.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.7 to 36.8 and 5,082 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (9, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -3.2.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.2 to 38.3 and 822 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (8, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to -3.1.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.2 to 36.2 and 4,987 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (10, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -3.6.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 34.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.9 to 38.0 and 545 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (8, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.6.

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.6 to 35.3 and 2,549 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (12, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.5.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.0 to 35.8 and 1,292 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (10, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.5.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 34.1 and 1,438 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (14, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to -3.6.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 33.0 and 6,192 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (16, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -3.9.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.2 to 32.9 and 5,330 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (16, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -4.1.

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.4 to 35.8 and 326 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (9, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to -3.1.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.6 to 35.2 and 390 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (10, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -1.4.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.8 to 33.5 and 479 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (15, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -4.4.

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.5 to 31.6 and 3,454 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (19, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.6.

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.2 to 32.6 and 774 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (17, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -3.0.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.3 to 31.2 and 3,876 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (20, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -4.2.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.3 to 34.5 and 233 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (11, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -3.9.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.3 to 32.1 and 632 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (18, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -3.4.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.1 to 30.5 and 2,435 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (22, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -3.5.

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.2 to 29.4 and 10,409 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (26, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -4.1.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.3 to 30.1 and 1,725 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (23, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -4.0.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.5 to 29.7 and 2,800 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (25, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -4.0.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.5 to 29.7 and 2,738 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (24, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -4.1.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 27.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.9 to 29.2 and 1,104 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (25, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.5 to -4.9.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 27.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.1 to 28.5 and 2,078 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (29, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -3.6.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 27.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.8 to 28.1 and 2,186 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (31, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.1 to -4.4.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 26.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.4 to 29.6 and 441 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (24, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.2 to -3.5.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 26.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.0 to 27.2 and 8,268 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (34, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -3.6.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 26.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.8 to 29.6 and 248 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (23, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -2.6.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.2 to 27.0 and 1,309 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (34, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -3.2.

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.5 to 29.2 and 173 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (23, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.6 to -3.7.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.3 to 28.6 and 191 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (25, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -2.6.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.9 to 25.1 and 6,724 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (39, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -5.0.

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.2 to 26.3 and 583 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (36, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -4.0.

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.2 to 25.1 and 2,496 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (39, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -4.2.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 24.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.2 to 24.9 and 3,007 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (39, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -4.9.

Hawaii (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 22.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.5 to 24.7 and 490 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 47 (40, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.8.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 21.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 22.0 and 10,107 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 48 (46, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -3.8.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 21.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.0 to 22.3 and 1,430 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 49 (46, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -3.9.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 19.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.2 to 21.5 and 587 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 50 (47, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -4.3.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 13.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.6 to 15.3 and 424 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 51 (51, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.3.

Puerto Rico (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.5 to 11.3 and 585 average annual deaths over 2022.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to 7.0.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 4:30 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.

⋔ 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.

Healthy People 2030 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.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.