Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
White (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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
Massachusetts
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 150.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.6 to 152.1 and 11,726 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 153.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 153.6 and 505,697 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.
Hampden County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 162.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.1 to 167.1 and 876 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Plymouth County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.1 to 164.1 and 1,016 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Worcester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 159.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.4 to 162.8 and 1,503 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Bristol County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 158.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.2 to 162.8 and 1,107 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.
Berkshire County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 152.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.0 to 160.9 and 318 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.
Barnstable County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.3 to 157.7 and 662 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Suffolk County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 151.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.5 to 156.5 and 739 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (4, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.8 to -2.8.
Franklin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 150.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.3 to 161.5 and 160 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.
Norfolk County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 147.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.4 to 151.1 and 1,201 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (6, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.6.
Hampshire County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 145.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.2 to 153.1 and 279 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (5, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.1.
Essex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 144.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.4 to 148.4 and 1,390 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (7, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -2.1.
Middlesex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 142.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.1 to 145.3 and 2,427 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (9, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.9.
Dukes County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 134.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.1 to 157.6 and 35 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.9.
Nantucket County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 122.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 94.8 to 154.9 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -2.0.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/09/2022 10:41 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.
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.