Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for by County
All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 122.7 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
Alaska
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 42.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.6 to 44.9 and 337 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (28, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.2 to 47.4 and 168,038 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.0.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 79.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.8 to 122.1 and 5 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 13)
- 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).
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 70.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.5 to 108.2 and 5 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 14)
- 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).
Kusilvak/Wade Hampton Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 70.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 109.3 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 15)
- 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).
Dillingham Census Area (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 63.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.3 to 103.5 and 3 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 17)
- 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).
Nome Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 60.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.4 to 91.2 and 5 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 15)
- 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).
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 55.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.9 to 91.7 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 5.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 13.5.
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 50.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.9 to 59.1 and 37 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.0.
Bethel Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 48.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.2 to 67.1 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.5.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 45.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.9 to 51.5 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (5, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.
Juneau City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 45.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 56.4 and 17 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.3.
Anchorage Municipality
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 41.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.5 to 45.3 and 128 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (7, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.4.
North Slope Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 39.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.0 to 61.5 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 17)
- 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).
Fairbanks North Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 37.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.5 to 43.1 and 35 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.6.
Kodiak Island Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 34.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.2 to 52.7 and 5 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (5, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.1.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 32.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.2 to 48.2 and 6 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (7, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.2.
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 31.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 50.0 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (6, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.4.
Sitka City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 30.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 51.4 and 3 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (6, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.8.
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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).
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
- Rate : * 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).
- CI*Rank⋔ : *
- 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 06/10/2023 1:56 pm.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). This website will use Kusilvak/Wade Hampton until the next incidence/mortality data release.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
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.
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 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.
3 Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
* 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).
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.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.