State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Washington by County

All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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

Washington

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 506.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 502.3 to 510.6 and 12,130 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• 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 -1.5.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 512.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.4 to 512.6 and 568,048 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

San Juan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 388.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 334.1 to 448.8 and 39 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (29, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.8.

Skamania County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 407.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 329.6 to 497.4 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (15, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -0.8.

Whitman County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 411.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 359.0 to 469.4 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (24, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.

King County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 444.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.9 to 452.0 and 2,802 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (30, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.2.

Wahkiakum County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 446.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 337.2 to 580.2 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (3, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.5.

Franklin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 460.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 415.8 to 508.6 and 83 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (16, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.2.

Adams County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 465.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 379.9 to 564.0 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (4, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.1.

Douglas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 466.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 418.1 to 518.0 and 70 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (12, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -0.8.

Jefferson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 480.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 437.2 to 526.9 and 100 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (10, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.3.

Lincoln County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 483.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 402.4 to 575.9 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (3, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.4.

Chelan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 485.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 450.3 to 522.6 and 146 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (11, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.

Asotin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 487.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 430.4 to 549.8 and 54 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (7, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.

Island County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 487.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.9 to 520.5 and 187 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (13, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.

Kittitas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 488.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 439.7 to 542.2 and 75 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (7, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.9.

Walla Walla County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 491.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 450.6 to 534.3 and 113 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (9, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.

Klickitat County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 496.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 435.8 to 564.1 and 51 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (6, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Benton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 497.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 472.0 to 523.1 and 305 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (13, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.0.

Kitsap County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 497.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 477.2 to 518.4 and 474 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (15, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.

Thurston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 506.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 485.9 to 526.8 and 498 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (13, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.5.

Stevens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 508.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 464.4 to 554.7 and 105 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (7, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.

Whatcom County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 508.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 485.3 to 531.6 and 390 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (11, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Garfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 516.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 345.8 to 743.9 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (1, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -0.8.

Grant County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 528.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.9 to 568.7 and 145 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (6, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.5.

Clark County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 529.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 512.9 to 547.1 and 783 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (8, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.4.

Snohomish County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 530.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 517.1 to 544.6 and 1,224 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.

Ferry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 534.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 429.6 to 656.3 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (1, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.5.

Skagit County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 534.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 506.1 to 563.6 and 279 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (6, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.

Pierce County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 539.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 526.4 to 552.3 and 1,402 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (7, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.

Yakima County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 540.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 516.7 to 565.1 and 398 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (6, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.6.

Clallam County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 540.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 509.3 to 573.7 and 235 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (6, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.

Pend Oreille County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 548.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 470.0 to 636.4 and 37 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.3.

Spokane County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 556.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 540.5 to 572.8 and 953 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (5, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.

Okanogan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 579.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 529.5 to 633.3 and 104 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.2.

Pacific County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 589.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 528.7 to 654.9 and 74 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.

Mason County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 594.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 554.1 to 636.5 and 172 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Lewis County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 610.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 573.4 to 650.1 and 204 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.

Cowlitz County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 616.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 583.1 to 651.7 and 260 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.5.

Grays Harbor County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 628.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 589.2 to 670.0 and 198 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Columbia County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 672.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 526.4 to 847.1 and 15 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.5.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/22/2022 10:06 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 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.