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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Missouri by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

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

Sorted by Count

Explanation of Column Headers

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:

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


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Carroll County


Clark County


Daviess County


Putnam County


Shelby County


Gentry County


Harrison County


Atchison County


Chariton County


Reynolds County


Howard County


Monroe County


Caldwell County


Lewis County


Dade County


DeKalb County


Maries County


Barton County


Bollinger County


Osage County


Ralls County


Shannon County


Ozark County


Mississippi County


Grundy County


Linn County


Montgomery County


Oregon County


Cedar County


Douglas County


Livingston County


Iron County


Nodaway County


Madison County


Moniteau County


Wayne County


Andrew County


Bates County


Adair County


Cooper County


Hickory County


St. Clair County


Pike County


Macon County


Clinton County


Perry County


Gasconade County


Dallas County


Ripley County


Wright County


Ste. Genevieve County


Benton County


Vernon County


Dent County


Audrain County


Henry County


Saline County


New Madrid County


Miller County


Morgan County


Pemiscot County


McDonald County


Crawford County


Texas County


Lafayette County


Marion County


Randolph County


Stoddard County


Ray County


Polk County


Stone County


Washington County


Warren County


Webster County


Pulaski County


Lawrence County


Callaway County


Scott County


Barry County


Dunklin County


Phelps County


Johnson County


Howell County


Laclede County


Camden County


Pettis County


Butler County


Cole County


Lincoln County


Newton County


Taney County


Cape Girardeau County


Platte County


Christian County


Buchanan County


St. Francois County


Cass County


Franklin County


Boone County


Jasper County


Clay County


Greene County


Jefferson County


St. Charles County


St. Louis City


Jackson County


St. Louis County


Carter County Holt County Knox County Mercer County Schuyler County Scotland County Sullivan County Worth County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/16/2026 9:02 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

⋔ 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.

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.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

* 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).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.