Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Arizona 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
Arizona
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.3 to 160.8 and 6,556 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.6.
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.
Mohave County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 211.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.8 to 221.0 and 437 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 2)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.
Cochise County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 182.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.9 to 195.4 and 170 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (2, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Yavapai County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 178.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.1 to 187.3 and 393 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.
Gila County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 167.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 186.8 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.
Pima County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.0 to 169.0 and 1,075 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (4, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Navajo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.9 to 174.1 and 101 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.
Maricopa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 156.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.2 to 159.0 and 3,475 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.7.
La Paz County (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.3 to 183.5 and 36 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.3.
Greenlee County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 150.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.6 to 211.0 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -0.1.
Graham County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 144.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.2 to 171.8 and 27 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.9 to -2.6.
Santa Cruz County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 143.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.6 to 166.5 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.8.
Apache County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 140.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.0 to 159.0 and 51 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (6, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.2.
Coconino County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 137.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.9 to 152.4 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.
Pinal County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 137.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.9 to 143.3 and 398 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (9, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.7.
Yuma County (3)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 136.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.6 to 145.9 and 184 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2022 2:14 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.
⋔ 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.
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.