Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
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 172.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.9 to 179.4 and 535 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (27, 46)
- 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 181.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.1 to 181.7 and 314,987 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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.
Bethel Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 403.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 280.7 to 552.0 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 2.9.
Wade Hampton Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 307.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.9 to 493.5 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (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).
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 298.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 214.9 to 404.3 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 3.4.
North Slope Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 231.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.1 to 358.7 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to 2.0.
Nome Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 215.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.4 to 322.3 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 2.4.
Dillingham Census Area (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 202.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.1 to 312.3 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 3.8.
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 198.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.8 to 278.0 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 0.4.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 195.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.2 to 216.6 and 87 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.4.
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 190.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.0 to 265.4 and 8 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (3, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.6.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 190.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.9 to 276.7 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to 1.4.
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 184.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.4 to 208.0 and 63 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (5, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.3.
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 175.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.0 to 253.2 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to 2.5.
Anchorage Municipality
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 167.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.7 to 179.2 and 190 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.2.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.1 to 208.5 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (5, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to 0.4.
Kodiak Island Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 107.6 to 224.7 and 8 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (4, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.4.
Juneau City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 158.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.8 to 194.5 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (7, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.4.
Northwest Arctic Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 89.6 to 248.0 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (4, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -0.1.
Fairbanks North Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 137.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.2 to 157.5 and 52 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (13, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.1 to -2.6.
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 132.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 74.6 to 226.9 and 3 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (5, 20)
- 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).
Sitka City and Borough
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 128.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 84.6 to 186.4 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (8, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 0.2.
- 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 05/22/2022 8:00 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.
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of estimates:
Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Bristol Bay, Denali, Haines, Lake and Peninsula, Yakutat City and Borough
† 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.
⋔ 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.
* 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.
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.