State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

Cervix, 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by Name

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 2.2 and 4,172 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.6.

Alabama

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.9 to 3.5 and 95 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 1.1.

Alaska

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 2.5 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (7, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Arizona

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.9 to 2.3 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (15, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 2.7.

Arkansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.0 to 3.8 and 58 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.2.

California

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 2.3 and 486 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (15, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.2.

Colorado

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 1.7 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (33, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.4.

Connecticut

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 1.4 and 28 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (42, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.8.

Delaware

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 2.9 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (4, 44)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

District of Columbia

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 3.6 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 38)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Florida

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.4 to 2.7 and 337 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.7.

Georgia

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 2.5 and 136 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (11, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.

Hawaii (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 2.1 and 15 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (18, 50)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Idaho

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.4 to 2.2 and 16 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (17, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.5.

Illinois

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 2.4 and 167 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (14, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

Indiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.4 to 2.9 and 98 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (5, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 3.8.

Iowa

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.5 to 2.0 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (22, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.2.

Kansas

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 2.9 and 39 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (5, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 8.8.

Kentucky

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.4 to 3.1 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.6.

Louisiana

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.9 to 3.5 and 81 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 1.2.

Maine

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 1.8 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (27, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -0.1.

Maryland

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 2.2 and 75 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (16, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to 15.2.

Massachusetts

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 1.3 and 48 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (44, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -2.8.

Michigan

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 2.1 and 113 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (21, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.7.

Minnesota

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 1.4 and 41 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (41, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.2.

Mississippi

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.0 to 3.8 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.5.

Missouri

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 2.6 and 85 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (8, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.4.

Montana

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.1 to 2.1 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (18, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Nebraska

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.7 to 2.5 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (10, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.1.

Nevada

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 3.0 and 44 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

New Hampshire

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 2.0 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (21, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -2.6.

New Jersey

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.9 to 2.3 and 117 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (16, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.8.

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 2.9 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (5, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.6.

New York

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.9 to 2.1 and 244 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (21, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -1.8.

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 2.1 and 119 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (21, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 1.1.

North Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 2.1 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (17, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Ohio

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 2.4 and 157 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (14, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.0.

Oklahoma

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.1 to 3.8 and 73 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 4.2.

Oregon

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.7 to 2.2 and 48 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (17, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.6.

Pennsylvania

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 2.1 and 159 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (21, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.4.

Puerto Rico (8)

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 2.6 and 48 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.1 to 1.7.

Rhode Island

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 2.1 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (16, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 2.7 and 73 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.1.

South Dakota

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.1 to 2.1 and 8 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (16, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Tennessee

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.5 to 3.0 and 109 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.

Texas

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.7 to 3.0 and 410 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.3.

Utah

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 1.7 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (32, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Vermont

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 1.7 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (30, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.7 to 2.0 and 90 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (23, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -2.3.

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.5 to 1.9 and 71 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (28, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.0.

West Virginia

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.4 to 3.4 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.9.

Wisconsin

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.4 to 1.8 and 56 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (30, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.1.

Wyoming

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 2.8 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (4, 51)
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/20/2022 10:26 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 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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).


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.