Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Maryland by County
All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - 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
Maryland
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 150.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.8 to 152.0 and 7,022 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- 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 (6)
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 154.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.1 to 154.6 and 464,265 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 -1.7.
Allegany County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 162.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.3 to 174.3 and 167 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Anne Arundel County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 150.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.9 to 155.4 and 809 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Baltimore City
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 176.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.8 to 184.7 and 358 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.2 to -1.3.
Baltimore County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 166.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.2 to 170.6 and 1,344 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (5, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Calvert County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 168.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.3 to 181.1 and 153 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.
Caroline County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 172.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.1 to 193.6 and 63 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.
Carroll County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 156.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.5 to 164.3 and 322 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (8, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.
Cecil County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 180.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.5 to 192.3 and 208 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.
Charles County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 166.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.0 to 179.2 and 157 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.3.
Dorchester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 175.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.5 to 197.9 and 64 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.0.
Frederick County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 142.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.2 to 149.7 and 361 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (15, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.
Garrett County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 125.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.4 to 141.6 and 60 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (18, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.7.
Harford County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 157.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.8 to 164.5 and 429 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (7, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Howard County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 120.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.4 to 127.7 and 273 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (20, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.
Kent County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 135.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.5 to 157.2 and 44 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (10, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.2.
Montgomery County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 117.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.6 to 120.8 and 915 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (21, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.7.
Prince Georges County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 153.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.9 to 162.2 and 306 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -2.1.
Queen Annes County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 144.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.2 to 158.6 and 93 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (10, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.9.
Somerset County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 195.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.8 to 224.4 and 46 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.
St. Marys County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 163.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.3 to 175.7 and 160 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.
Talbot County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 119.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 107.7 to 133.6 and 83 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (20, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.0.
Washington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 164.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.6 to 172.7 and 302 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Wicomico County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 183.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.3 to 197.0 and 170 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.
Worcester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.1 to 165.8 and 134 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (6, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/13/2024 3:39 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 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.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2020) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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.