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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for California by County

All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

Sorted by Count

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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

California

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.9 to 40.5 and 16,396 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.8.

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.

Los Angeles County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.4 to 41.5 and 4,252 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (27, 38)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

San Diego County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 39.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 40.2 and 1,330 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (30, 42)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -2.1.

Orange County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 36.3 and 1,208 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (39, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.

Riverside County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 42.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 43.9 and 1,033 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (22, 34)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.9.

San Bernardino County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.1 to 48.8 and 1,008 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 24)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.7.

Sacramento County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.0 to 47.1 and 730 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (13, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.0.

Alameda County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 36.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.8 to 37.3 and 638 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (37, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.7.

Santa Clara County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 31.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 32.9 and 636 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (47, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.4.

Contra Costa County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 34.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.4 to 36.4 and 449 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (39, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.4.

Fresno County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 43.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.9 to 45.9 and 399 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (16, 33)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.

Kern County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.2 to 50.6 and 395 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 24)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.

Ventura County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 37.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 39.2 and 345 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (32, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.9.

San Joaquin County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 46.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.8 to 48.3 and 340 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (10, 29)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.

San Francisco County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.6 to 37.2 and 323 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (37, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.7.

Stanislaus County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 50.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.7 to 53.2 and 267 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 20)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -0.8.

San Mateo County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 29.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.5 to 30.8 and 247 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (50, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.9.

Solano County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.2 to 48.8 and 231 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (9, 32)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.9.

Sonoma County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 38.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.8 to 40.5 and 223 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (29, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.1.

Tulare County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.3 to 48.2 and 186 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (10, 33)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.

Santa Barbara County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.4 to 43.0 and 170 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (23, 45)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.3.

Monterey County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 37.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 39.9 and 153 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (31, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.

Placer County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 32.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.4 to 35.4 and 144 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (40, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.9.

Butte County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 53.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.2 to 58.3 and 123 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 19)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.

San Luis Obispo County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 38.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.5 to 42.2 and 121 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (24, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.6.

Shasta County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.9 to 59.6 and 116 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 17)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.

Merced County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 46.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.3 to 50.2 and 111 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (7, 34)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.4.

Santa Cruz County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.4 to 40.0 and 110 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (29, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.5.

Marin County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 26.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.8 to 29.1 and 86 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (52, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -3.0.

El Dorado County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 33.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.6 to 36.8 and 81 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (37, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.7.

Yolo County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 41.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.0 to 45.4 and 79 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (15, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.7.

Humboldt County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.2 to 55.0 and 74 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 32)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.

Imperial County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.8 to 49.4 and 72 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (7, 41)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.6.

Madera County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.9 to 51.0 and 67 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (6, 38)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Napa County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.7 to 45.2 and 63 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (15, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.7.

Kings County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.0 to 52.7 and 62 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (5, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.

Lake County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 65.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.2 to 75.3 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 9)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.

Nevada County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 41.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.3 to 48.2 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (9, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.1.

Sutter County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 51.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.2 to 58.5 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 31)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 8.8.

Yuba County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 63.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 72.1 and 48 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 11)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.0.

Mendocino County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 46.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.3 to 53.4 and 47 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (4, 42)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.6.

Tehama County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.9 to 57.7 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 38)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -2.0.

Tuolumne County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 54.5 and 32 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (4, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.3.

Siskiyou County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.2 to 63.0 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Calaveras County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 50.3 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (5, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.5.

San Benito County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 37.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 45.1 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (12, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.1.

Amador County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 36.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.5 to 45.6 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (13, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.6.

Del Norte County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 65.3 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 45)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -0.8.

Plumas County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.4 to 71.9 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.8.

Glenn County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.2 to 51.3 and 13 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (5, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.3.

Inyo County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 58.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.5 to 77.9 and 12 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 45)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.3.

Lassen County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 36.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.9 to 47.7 and 12 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (7, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.7.

Mariposa County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.4 to 72.9 and 11 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -0.3.

Colusa County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 42.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.8 to 58.3 and 9 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (2, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.4.

Trinity County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 37.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.6 to 56.0 and 7 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (3, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.6.

Mono County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 23.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 37.5 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 56 (32, 56)
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).

Modoc County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 34.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.4 to 59.1 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (2, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -0.1.

Alpine County

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).

Sierra County

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 09/21/2023 6:33 am.

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.

† 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.
⋔ 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.

Healthy People 2030 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.

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