Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for California by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Count
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 462.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.2 to 463.7 and 56,109 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 -3.0 to -1.6.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 512.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.4 to 512.6 and 568,048 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 -2.4 to -1.8.
Los Angeles County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 451.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 447.6 to 454.5 and 13,608 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (35, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.5.
San Diego County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 473.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 467.1 to 479.3 and 4,777 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (25, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.
Orange County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 433.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 427.7 to 439.3 and 4,410 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (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.
Riverside County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 472.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 465.2 to 479.3 and 3,514 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (25, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
San Bernardino County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 515.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 506.5 to 524.0 and 2,800 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (12, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.6.
Sacramento County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 514.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.8 to 523.7 and 2,388 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (12, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.3.
Santa Clara County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 392.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 384.8 to 399.5 and 2,261 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.
Alameda County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 433.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 424.7 to 441.4 and 2,159 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (41, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.0.
Contra Costa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 453.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 443.5 to 462.8 and 1,746 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (32, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.8.
San Francisco County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 430.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 420.0 to 441.4 and 1,294 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (41, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.7.
Ventura County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 447.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.3 to 458.8 and 1,259 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (33, 49)
- 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 472.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.7 to 484.6 and 1,240 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (23, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.
San Joaquin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 522.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 508.8 to 537.2 and 1,078 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (9, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.9.
Kern County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 503.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.5 to 517.2 and 1,072 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (13, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.
San Mateo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 396.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 386.1 to 407.8 and 1,071 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (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.
Sonoma County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 468.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 454.9 to 482.5 and 930 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (24, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.0.
Stanislaus County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 544.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 528.4 to 561.9 and 839 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (5, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.8.
Solano County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 538.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 521.4 to 555.9 and 786 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (6, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Placer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 458.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 443.9 to 474.3 and 718 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (26, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Santa Barbara County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 433.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 418.3 to 448.9 and 643 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (36, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.
Tulare County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 478.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.9 to 497.5 and 548 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (20, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
San Luis Obispo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 456.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 439.1 to 474.8 and 525 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (26, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.
Monterey County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 412.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 396.3 to 428.8 and 522 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (45, 56)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.5.
Butte County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 567.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 545.1 to 591.5 and 485 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Marin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 396.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 380.5 to 413.2 and 470 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (48, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.9.
Shasta County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 581.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 557.2 to 606.7 and 442 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.
Santa Cruz County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 435.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 415.7 to 455.6 and 395 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (34, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.
El Dorado County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 452.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 431.3 to 474.2 and 361 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (26, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.
Merced County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 522.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 497.9 to 548.1 and 346 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.
Humboldt County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 571.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 540.7 to 603.0 and 278 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.
Napa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 482.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 456.9 to 509.1 and 272 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (15, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Yolo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 469.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 444.2 to 495.3 and 271 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (19, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.
Nevada County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 449.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 423.1 to 476.4 and 235 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (25, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.
Madera County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 488.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 459.5 to 518.4 and 221 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (12, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.9.
Imperial County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 384.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 361.0 to 410.1 and 196 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 56 (49, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.8.
Mendocino County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 507.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 474.9 to 542.6 and 189 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (7, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.
Lake County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 629.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 588.4 to 672.0 and 186 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.
Kings County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 508.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 474.9 to 544.1 and 174 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (7, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.
Sutter County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 522.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 487.4 to 559.1 and 169 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (5, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.
Tuolumne County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 513.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.0 to 553.6 and 143 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (5, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.
Tehama County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 538.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.0 to 580.1 and 140 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.0.
Yuba County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 647.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 598.3 to 700.3 and 134 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.4.
Siskiyou County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 572.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 526.5 to 621.3 and 122 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.
Calaveras County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 476.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.7 to 517.6 and 117 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (11, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Amador County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 504.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 461.2 to 551.2 and 103 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (5, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.
San Benito County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 414.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 371.6 to 461.5 and 71 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (25, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.4.
Del Norte County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 562.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 498.7 to 632.4 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.
Glenn County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 554.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 488.7 to 626.9 and 52 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.5.
Plumas County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 512.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.5 to 581.3 and 52 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (3, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.2.
Lassen County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 509.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 444.7 to 580.2 and 47 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (3, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.
Mariposa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 456.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 397.3 to 522.5 and 44 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (8, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.9.
Inyo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 492.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 427.7 to 563.8 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (4, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.
Trinity County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 455.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 385.5 to 534.1 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (6, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -0.9.
Colusa County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 456.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 385.6 to 535.4 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (6, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -0.9.
Modoc County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 467.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 381.9 to 567.6 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (3, 57)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.5.
Mono County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 236.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.7 to 310.7 and 11 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 58 (57, 58)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -1.7.
Sierra County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 336.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 226.3 to 483.3 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 57 (12, 58)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.0.
Alpine County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 698.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 388.9 to 1,148.4 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 05/17/2022 12:02 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.