Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | No | 149.6 (147.9, 151.3) | N/A | 6,322 |
falling 
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.5) |
| United States | N/A | No | 146.0 (145.8, 146.2) | N/A | 602,955 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.6, -1.4) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 158.9 (154.0, 163.9) | 35 (19, 54) | 822 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.8, -1.0) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 143.5 (137.2, 149.9) | 68 (42, 82) | 414 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 151.2 (144.0, 158.8) | 55 (26, 73) | 337 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-6.1, -1.3) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 151.5 (143.0, 160.4) | 52 (24, 77) | 250 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -1.0) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 174.8 (164.3, 185.9) | 11 (3, 40) | 216 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-4.0, -0.4) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 166.8 (156.6, 177.6) | 22 (7, 53) | 204 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 143.3 (134.3, 152.9) | 69 (35, 88) | 198 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 114.6 (106.8, 122.8) | 97 (85, 99) | 167 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-10.9, -2.7) |
| Story County | Urban | No | 128.4 (118.1, 139.4) | 89 (57, 97) | 120 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-9.9, -1.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 170.5 (156.7, 185.4) | 12 (3, 57) | 118 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 117.6 (108.1, 127.8) | 95 (76, 99) | 115 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | No | 144.8 (131.8, 158.9) | 64 (22, 90) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 161.2 (146.7, 177.0) | 31 (7, 77) | 95 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 183.5 (166.3, 202.1) | 6 (1, 43) | 87 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 131.5 (119.3, 144.8) | 86 (47, 98) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 154.6 (140.0, 170.3) | 43 (8, 83) | 87 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 162.2 (146.8, 179.1) | 30 (5, 78) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-7.3, -0.4) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 154.6 (139.9, 170.6) | 42 (10, 84) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 157.3 (142.0, 173.9) | 37 (8, 83) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 152.9 (138.3, 168.7) | 47 (11, 85) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 164.8 (148.5, 182.6) | 25 (4, 72) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.1) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 164.2 (145.7, 184.6) | 26 (3, 79) | 61 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 141.8 (124.6, 160.8) | 70 (15, 97) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 168.9 (148.4, 191.6) | 15 (2, 77) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Bremer County | Urban | No | 140.8 (123.3, 160.2) | 72 (19, 96) | 50 |
stable
|
0.4 (-3.0, 4.5) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 166.1 (144.7, 190.4) | 24 (2, 81) | 49 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 106.5 (93.2, 121.3) | 99 (82, 99) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | No | 133.6 (116.9, 152.2) | 82 (27, 98) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 139.0 (121.4, 158.8) | 75 (18, 97) | 48 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 152.8 (133.2, 174.9) | 48 (6, 91) | 47 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | No | 137.3 (119.0, 158.2) | 78 (19, 98) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 152.6 (133.0, 174.6) | 50 (7, 93) | 45 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 155.0 (134.4, 178.5) | 41 (5, 91) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 134.8 (116.9, 154.8) | 81 (25, 98) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 159.6 (138.9, 182.9) | 33 (3, 88) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Fayette County | Rural | No | 132.1 (113.7, 152.9) | 85 (28, 99) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 169.9 (146.7, 196.1) | 14 (1, 84) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Cedar County | Rural | No | 143.6 (124.0, 166.0) | 67 (11, 97) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | No | 135.3 (116.7, 156.5) | 80 (21, 98) | 41 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Jones County | Urban | No | 126.5 (109.3, 146.1) | 91 (39, 99) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 152.7 (131.8, 176.7) | 49 (5, 93) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Delaware County | Rural | No | 143.7 (123.9, 166.3) | 66 (10, 97) | 40 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Iowa County | Rural | No | 156.9 (135.0, 181.8) | 38 (4, 91) | 40 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 154.4 (133.0, 178.8) | 44 (5, 94) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 111.7 (95.6, 130.2) | 98 (71, 99) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 168.6 (144.0, 196.9) | 17 (1, 86) | 37 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-9.1, -1.0) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 168.1 (144.1, 195.9) | 19 (1, 86) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 140.1 (119.2, 164.2) | 74 (13, 98) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 166.6 (142.6, 193.7) | 23 (1, 86) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | No | 132.4 (112.1, 155.9) | 84 (21, 99) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Butler County | Rural | No | 148.1 (125.9, 173.7) | 59 (6, 96) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | No | 132.7 (112.9, 155.1) | 83 (24, 99) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 151.9 (128.5, 178.9) | 51 (4, 95) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | No | 138.5 (117.5, 162.8) | 77 (13, 99) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 143.8 (121.2, 169.8) | 65 (8, 99) | 33 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 149.2 (126.7, 175.0) | 58 (6, 97) | 33 |
falling
|
-11.9 (-20.7, -1.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 121.2 (102.6, 142.7) | 94 (44, 99) | 32 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-18.9, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 151.5 (127.4, 179.6) | 53 (5, 96) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 158.7 (133.9, 187.1) | 36 (2, 93) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 163.1 (136.6, 193.9) | 28 (1, 92) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 168.7 (141.7, 199.8) | 16 (1, 90) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 203.5 (170.6, 241.8) | 1 (1, 51) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 151.3 (127.6, 178.9) | 54 (4, 96) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 182.5 (153.2, 216.6) | 7 (1, 76) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 141.0 (118.0, 167.9) | 71 (8, 98) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-7.8, -1.0) |
| Crawford County | Rural | No | 127.3 (106.6, 151.0) | 90 (29, 99) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 153.3 (128.0, 183.1) | 46 (3, 96) | 28 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 186.8 (155.1, 224.1) | 5 (1, 75) | 27 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 175.7 (145.2, 211.4) | 10 (1, 89) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 175.9 (146.3, 210.6) | 9 (1, 83) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Shelby County | Rural | No | 126.5 (104.9, 152.1) | 92 (27, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-8.8, -0.9) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 149.2 (123.6, 179.0) | 57 (3, 98) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | No | 147.9 (122.9, 177.4) | 60 (4, 98) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 188.8 (156.7, 226.3) | 4 (1, 78) | 26 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 167.5 (138.6, 201.3) | 20 (1, 92) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | No | 138.7 (114.3, 167.7) | 76 (8, 99) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 156.5 (129.1, 189.3) | 39 (2, 98) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 153.7 (126.6, 185.8) | 45 (2, 97) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.9) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 159.2 (130.9, 192.7) | 34 (2, 95) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 140.5 (115.0, 171.0) | 73 (6, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 131.3 (107.5, 159.6) | 87 (14, 99) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 145.7 (119.0, 177.4) | 63 (5, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 164.0 (135.2, 198.4) | 27 (1, 94) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 199.2 (163.2, 242.0) | 2 (1, 63) | 23 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 177.3 (144.4, 217.1) | 8 (1, 88) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 162.3 (130.8, 200.6) | 29 (1, 96) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 129.0 (104.6, 158.3) | 88 (15, 99) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 168.3 (135.4, 207.9) | 18 (1, 95) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Davis County | Rural | No | 167.5 (134.4, 206.7) | 21 (1, 95) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 170.3 (137.4, 209.7) | 13 (1, 94) | 19 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.1) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 147.2 (117.7, 183.2) | 61 (2, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 155.7 (123.1, 195.9) | 40 (1, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 160.6 (126.2, 202.9) | 32 (1, 98) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Worth County | Rural | No | 135.9 (107.6, 170.8) | 79 (5, 99) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 198.5 (156.2, 251.1) | 3 (1, 82) | 16 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.2, 2.0) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 149.2 (116.9, 189.4) | 56 (2, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Audubon County | Rural | No | 146.9 (113.9, 188.6) | 62 (2, 99) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 123.6 (93.9, 161.4) | 93 (9, 99) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Adams County | Rural | Yes | 116.0 (81.0, 164.8) | 96 (7, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.0) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/29/2025 3:16 pm.
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 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/29/2025 3:16 pm.
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.
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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
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.