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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report by State

Bladder, 2014-2018

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

Sorted by CI*Rank

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 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.3 to 4.3 and 16,395 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.3.

Puerto Rico (8)

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.2 to 2.5 and 114 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -12.4 to 1.8.

Vermont

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.7 to 6.2 and 46 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 25)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.8.

Maine

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 5.9 and 105 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 14)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.5.

Delaware

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.7 to 5.9 and 64 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 25)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.1.

Nevada

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 5.6 and 163 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 12)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.5.

Ohio

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 5.2 and 742 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 11)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 0.4.

New Hampshire

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 5.5 and 88 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

Kentucky

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.7 to 5.2 and 258 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 18)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 0.9.

Rhode Island

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 5.5 and 70 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 35)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.2.

West Virginia

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.5 to 5.3 and 125 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.5.

Oklahoma

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 5.0 and 213 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 30)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.7 to 1.5.

Massachusetts

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.5 to 4.9 and 408 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (5, 25)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.0.

Pennsylvania

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.5 to 4.8 and 846 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (6, 22)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.1.

Oregon

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 5.0 and 238 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 30)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.6.

Indiana

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 4.8 and 356 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (6, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.3.

Idaho

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 5.1 and 85 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (2, 40)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 1.1.

Michigan

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 4.8 and 579 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (8, 28)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.0.

New Jersey

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 4.8 and 507 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (8, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.4.

Washington

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.3 to 4.7 and 367 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (8, 33)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -0.5.

Maryland

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 4.7 and 305 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (8, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.2.

Georgia

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.3 to 4.7 and 446 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (10, 34)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.8 to 2.9.

Connecticut

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 4.7 and 215 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (8, 38)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -6.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.9 to 1.7.

Virginia

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 4.6 and 411 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (10, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.3.

Illinois

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 4.5 and 661 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (13, 35)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.0.

Arkansas

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.7 and 162 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (8, 42)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.9.

Wisconsin

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.6 and 320 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (12, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.2.

Tennessee

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.6 and 339 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (12, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.5.

Alabama

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.6 and 254 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (11, 40)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.5 to 1.3.

Missouri

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.5 and 328 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (13, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 0.7.

Florida

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 4.4 and 1,353 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (19, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to -0.1.

Montana

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.8 to 4.8 and 60 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (5, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.4.

North Carolina

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.0 to 4.4 and 496 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (20, 41)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 0.6.

District of Columbia

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.5 to 5.0 and 27 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (2, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.

New York

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 4.3 and 1,027 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (24, 41)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.6.

Kansas

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.8 to 4.5 and 145 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (14, 47)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.9.

Iowa

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.9 to 4.4 and 172 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (15, 46)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.6.

Arizona

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.9 to 4.3 and 355 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (23, 44)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.0.

South Carolina

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.8 to 4.3 and 240 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (22, 46)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.2.

Alaska

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.3 to 4.9 and 23 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (3, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.1.

Nebraska

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.6 to 4.4 and 93 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (16, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 0.8.

Colorado

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.7 to 4.2 and 221 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (26, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.3.

Minnesota

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.7 to 4.2 and 265 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (28, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.1.

Louisiana

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.6 to 4.1 and 201 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (30, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.4.

California

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.8 to 3.9 and 1,620 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (37, 47)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.2.

South Dakota

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.3 to 4.4 and 42 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (13, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.

New Mexico

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.4 to 4.1 and 95 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (27, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.9.

Texas

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.6 to 3.8 and 943 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (41, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.0.

Mississippi

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.4 to 4.0 and 124 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (33, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.8.

Wyoming

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.0 to 4.4 and 25 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (11, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.1.

North Dakota

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.0 to 4.1 and 32 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (23, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.8.

Utah

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.9 to 3.6 and 79 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (44, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.6.

Hawaii (8)

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.6 to 3.3 and 56 average annual deaths over 2014-2018.
CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (48, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.8.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/26/2021 6:15 pm.

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 1969-2017 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.

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.
CI*Rank data for Puerto Rico is not available.

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