Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
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 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 43.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.4 to 45.7 and 348 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.3 to 48.5 and 171,025 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 84.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.3 to 127.4 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 11)
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 73.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.4 to 110.5 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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).
Wade Hampton Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 65.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.5 to 102.6 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (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).
Dillingham Census Area (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 64.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 103.9 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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).
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 56.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.2 to 65.1 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.2.
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 49.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.3 to 85.5 and 3 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to 0.3.
Northwest Arctic Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 80.7 and 3 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 18)
- 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).
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.7 to 54.7 and 55 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.7.
North Slope Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 70.1 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 18)
- 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).
Juneau City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 46.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 57.3 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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 -0.2.
Bethel Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.6 to 62.2 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.4.
Nome Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 42.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.8 to 67.9 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (2, 18)
- 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).
Anchorage Municipality
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 42.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.3 to 46.1 and 132 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (7, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.5.
Sitka City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.7 to 61.9 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 1.0.
Kodiak Island Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.9 to 52.9 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (5, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 0.1.
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.3 to 54.5 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (5, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.2.
Fairbanks North Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 34.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.3 to 40.3 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (11, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.8.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 27.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.2 to 42.0 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (11, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.1.
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 ***? : ***
- 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 08/10/2022 2:02 am.
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). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.
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 1969-2018 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.
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.