Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Washington by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Rate
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
Washington
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 487.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 483.7 to 491.5 and 12,483 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 490.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.9 to 491.0 and 573,761 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.6.
San Juan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 392.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 340.1 to 450.4 and 45 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (29, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.
Skamania County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 420.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 346.5 to 506.5 and 24 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (11, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.0.
King County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 422.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 415.0 to 429.4 and 2,781 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (33, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 433.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 393.9 to 475.1 and 101 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (24, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.5.
Franklin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 447.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 405.4 to 492.2 and 90 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (18, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to -1.7.
Garfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 448.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 292.9 to 662.7 and 5 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (1, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -0.8.
Asotin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 455.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 400.7 to 516.1 and 52 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (12, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.
Adams County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 464.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 380.5 to 560.1 and 22 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (4, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.9.
Chelan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 468.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 435.4 to 503.8 and 152 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (16, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Kitsap County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 468.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.9 to 488.1 and 486 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (22, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.7.
Walla Walla County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 470.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 432.2 to 510.7 and 117 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (13, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.
Whatcom County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 470.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.6 to 492.8 and 383 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (21, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Douglas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 481.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 434.2 to 533.3 and 76 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (9, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.2.
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 490.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 407.7 to 585.6 and 27 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (2, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.3.
Whitman County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 495.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.9 to 557.8 and 56 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (5, 38)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.2.
Thurston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 495.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.7 to 515.3 and 532 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (14, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.3.
Benton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 496.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 472.8 to 521.7 and 330 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (12, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Island County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 498.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 467.5 to 530.8 and 206 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (10, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Snohomish County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 503.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 491.0 to 516.7 and 1,250 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (14, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Clark County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 506.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 491.1 to 522.5 and 837 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (12, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.5.
Pierce County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 514.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 502.8 to 527.2 and 1,428 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (11, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.
Spokane County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 516.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 501.6 to 531.2 and 973 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (11, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.0.
Grant County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 516.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 480.1 to 555.6 and 151 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (6, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.
Klickitat County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 522.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.1 to 588.5 and 58 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (2, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.5.
Skagit County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 528.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 501.5 to 557.0 and 293 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (6, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.
Yakima County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 532.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 509.1 to 556.1 and 407 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (6, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.5.
Wahkiakum County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 536.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 413.4 to 685.2 and 14 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (1, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.6.
Kittitas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 541.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 490.0 to 597.5 and 84 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (2, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.
Stevens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 542.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 498.1 to 589.2 and 119 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (3, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.
Pend Oreille County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 550.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 473.3 to 637.1 and 39 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (1, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.
Clallam County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 552.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 521.6 to 585.0 and 254 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (3, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.
Pacific County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 560.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 505.1 to 620.9 and 80 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.
Ferry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 567.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 464.0 to 687.8 and 23 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.6.
Mason County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 570.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 532.1 to 611.0 and 174 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.
Okanogan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 576.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 527.6 to 628.6 and 108 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.1.
Lewis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 597.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 561.0 to 635.3 and 210 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.
Columbia County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 604.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 469.9 to 767.2 and 14 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.5.
Grays Harbor County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 607.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 570.0 to 647.3 and 205 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Cowlitz County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 629.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 596.2 to 664.4 and 275 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.3.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 11:23 am.
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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.