Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for California by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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
California
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 137.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.2 to 138.2 and 59,626 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 -1.7 to -1.6.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.3 to 152.6 and 598,381 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.8.
Santa Clara County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 116.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.1 to 118.3 and 2,404 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (51, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.0 to -2.2.
Mono County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 73.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.3 to 95.8 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 58 (57, 58)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.5.
Sonoma County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 138.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.4 to 142.5 and 967 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (25, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.9.
San Mateo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 117.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.2 to 120.5 and 1,126 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (50, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.3.
Alameda County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 128.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 125.6 to 130.4 and 2,290 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (42, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.1.
Contra Costa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 133.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.1 to 136.7 and 1,834 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (34, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.8.
Imperial County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 118.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.5 to 126.0 and 214 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (45, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.8.
Marin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 115.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.9 to 120.4 and 484 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 56 (50, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.0.
San Diego County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 140.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.7 to 142.2 and 5,060 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (25, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.7.
San Benito County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 122.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.3 to 136.1 and 75 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (27, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.5.
Trinity County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 132.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 112.2 to 157.5 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (6, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.1.
Colusa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 138.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.2 to 161.4 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (5, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.0.
San Francisco County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 126.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.6 to 129.8 and 1,359 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (43, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.8.
Yolo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 139.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.3 to 147.1 and 288 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (19, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Monterey County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 124.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.4 to 128.8 and 561 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (43, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.
Napa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 144.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.7 to 152.2 and 285 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (14, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.
Sacramento County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 153.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.6 to 156.0 and 2,537 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (11, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.3.
El Dorado County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 133.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.5 to 140.1 and 375 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (27, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.
Mariposa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 141.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.8 to 163.0 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (4, 56)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.8.
Nevada County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 135.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.8 to 144.3 and 243 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (22, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.3.
Placer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 136.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.6 to 140.5 and 748 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (27, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Plumas County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.9 to 173.7 and 53 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (2, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.2.
Riverside County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 141.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.2 to 143.3 and 3,739 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (24, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Sierra County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 92.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.5 to 141.7 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 57 (19, 58)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.2.
Mendocino County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.6 to 161.7 and 196 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (7, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.
Orange County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 129.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.7 to 131.1 and 4,687 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (41, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.
San Bernardino County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 153.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.2 to 156.2 and 3,014 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (11, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Santa Cruz County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 129.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.0 to 135.6 and 415 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (34, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.
Tehama County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 160.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.1 to 173.3 and 146 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.
Amador County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 145.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.6 to 159.1 and 104 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (7, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.
Calaveras County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 142.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.6 to 155.3 and 120 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (9, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.
Inyo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 148.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.0 to 171.2 and 45 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (3, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.
Lassen County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 147.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.5 to 168.1 and 49 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (4, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.
Los Angeles County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 135.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.5 to 136.4 and 14,612 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (33, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.5.
Modoc County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 136.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.1 to 167.9 and 22 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (3, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.6.
San Luis Obispo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 134.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.3 to 139.8 and 542 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (28, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
Del Norte County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.9 to 184.8 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.
Glenn County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 161.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.7 to 182.6 and 54 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.
Humboldt County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 165.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.0 to 175.0 and 287 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.
Kern County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 150.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.4 to 154.3 and 1,156 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (13, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Tuolumne County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 149.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.7 to 161.8 and 146 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (6, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Ventura County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 134.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.0 to 137.6 and 1,337 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (32, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
Fresno County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 141.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.5 to 144.4 and 1,324 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (23, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.
Santa Barbara County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 130.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 125.7 to 134.8 and 679 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (36, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Solano County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 158.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.6 to 163.6 and 822 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (6, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Sutter County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.7 to 166.6 and 178 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (5, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.
Butte County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 169.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.2 to 175.9 and 505 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Madera County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 147.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.0 to 156.1 and 238 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (10, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.
Merced County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 154.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.5 to 161.9 and 369 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (7, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.
Tulare County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 143.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.2 to 148.7 and 591 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (19, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Lake County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 189.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.8 to 202.2 and 193 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
San Joaquin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 155.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.1 to 159.3 and 1,147 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (9, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.9.
Stanislaus County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 162.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.0 to 167.8 and 895 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.
Shasta County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 173.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.4 to 181.1 and 459 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.
Yuba County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 192.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.5 to 207.9 and 143 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.
Kings County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.0 to 161.9 and 188 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (7, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.
Siskiyou County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 168.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.8 to 183.3 and 125 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.5.
Alpine County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 225.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.9 to 387.5 and 3 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 58)
- 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 07/02/2022 1:57 am.
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.
* 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.