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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County, 2018-2022

Washington versus United States

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by trend

Cancer Site and Sex
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Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest

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Recent Trend2
County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
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Colon & Rectum (Female) 6 stable similar 494 10.2 (9.8, 10.6) 0.9 2.7 (-2.0, 5.1)
Liver & Bile Duct (Female) 2 rising similar 230 4.6 (4.3, 4.9) 1.1 2.0 (1.7, 2.4)
Thyroid (Male) 2 rising similar 25 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) 1.1 1.8 (0.7, 3.2)
Uterus (Corpus & Uterus, NOS) (Female) 2 rising similar 241 4.9 (4.6, 5.2) 0.9 1.0 (0.7, 1.3)
Thyroid (Female) 6 stable similar 26 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) 1.1 0.7 (-0.2, 1.8)
Pancreas (Male) 2 rising similar 539 12.7 (12.2, 13.2) 1.0 0.3 (0.0, 0.5)
Pancreas (Female) 6 stable similar 511 10.2 (9.8, 10.6) 1.0 0.1 (-0.1, 0.4)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Female) 6 stable similar 207 4.2 (4.0, 4.5) 1.1 0.0 (-2.6, 3.6)
Melanoma of the Skin (Female) 8 falling similar 66 1.4 (1.2, 1.6) 1.1 -5.4 (-13.3, -1.7)
Lung & Bronchus (Male) 8 falling similar 1,403 33.3 (32.5, 34.1) 0.9 -4.9 (-5.6, -4.4)
Lung & Bronchus (Female) 8 falling similar 1,362 27.1 (26.5, 27.8) 1.0 -3.7 (-4.6, -3.2)
Bladder (Female) 8 falling similar 105 2.1 (1.9, 2.3) 1.0 -3.5 (-8.8, -0.1)
Melanoma of the Skin (Male) 8 falling similar 135 3.3 (3.0, 3.5) 1.1 -3.2 (-7.5, -1.5)
Stomach (Male) 8 falling similar 127 3.1 (2.8, 3.3) 0.9 -3.1 (-3.4, -2.7)
Ovary (Female) 8 falling similar 332 6.8 (6.4, 7.1) 1.1 -2.7 (-3.6, -2.2)
Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Male) 8 falling similar 20 2.1 (1.7, 2.6) 0.9 -2.1 (-2.8, -1.5)
Stomach (Female) 8 falling similar 86 1.8 (1.7, 2.0) 0.9 -2.0 (-2.5, -1.6)
Leukemia (Male) 8 falling similar 302 7.8 (7.4, 8.3) 1.0 -1.9 (-3.2, -1.4)
Bladder (Male) 8 falling similar 273 7.3 (6.9, 7.7) 1.0 -1.8 (-4.2, -0.7)
Leukemia (Female) 8 falling similar 207 4.3 (4.0, 4.5) 1.0 -1.7 (-4.0, -1.3)
Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Female) 8 falling similar 106 2.1 (2.0, 2.3) 1.0 -1.5 (-2.6, -1.0)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Male) 6 stable similar 281 7.1 (6.7, 7.5) 1.1 -1.4 (-2.1, 0.6)
Cervix (Female) 9 falling lower 75 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) 0.8 -1.4 (-2.0, -0.8)
Breast (Female) 8 falling similar 904 18.7 (18.2, 19.3) 1.0 -1.4 (-1.7, -0.2)
Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Male) 8 falling similar 208 5.0 (4.7, 5.3) 1.0 -1.2 (-3.5, -0.6)
Esophagus (Female) 8 falling similar 72 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.6)
Esophagus (Male) 8 falling similar 305 7.0 (6.6, 7.4) 1.1 -1.0 (-1.6, -0.5)
Colon & Rectum (Male) 6 stable similar 572 13.9 (13.3, 14.4) 0.9 -0.8 (-1.8, 1.3)
Brain & ONS (Female) 8 falling similar 188 4.0 (3.7, 4.3) 1.1 -0.8 (-1.6, -0.4)
Liver & Bile Duct (Male) 6 stable similar 431 9.4 (9.0, 9.8) 1.0 -0.6 (-1.9, 0.3)
Brain & ONS (Male) 8 falling similar 257 6.0 (5.7, 6.4) 1.1 -0.5 (-0.8, -0.2)
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Female) 4 stable higher 89 1.8 (1.7, 2.0) 1.3 -0.4 (-1.0, 0.3)
Prostate (Male) 6 stable similar 770 20.5 (19.8, 21.1) 1.1 -0.3 (-1.4, 2.1)
Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Male) 6 stable similar 178 4.1 (3.8, 4.4) 1.0 -0.1 (-0.5, 0.3)
Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Female)
**
** similar 11 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) 0.9
**
Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Male)
**
** similar 14 2.0 (1.6, 2.5) 1.0
**
Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Female)
**
** similar 17 1.8 (1.5, 2.3) 1.0
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 10:52 am.

Trend2
     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.
Rate Comparison
     Above     when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
     Similar     when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
     Below     when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90

** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Version 5.3.0. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: 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 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Female), Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Male), Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Female)


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.

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