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Demographics:   Population    Projected Population Growth    Median Age    White Population    African American Population    Asian Population    Native American Population    Multi-Racial Population    Hispanic Population    Median Household Income   
Vital Statistics:   Cancer Death Rates    Ischaemic Heart Disease Death Rates    Cerebrovascular Disease Death Rates    Transport Accident Death Rates    Suicide Death Rates    Abortion Rates    Infant Mortality Rates    Marriage Rates    Divorce Rates   
Economy:   Real Gross Domestic Product    Foreign Exports    Personal Income Per Capita    Energy Consumption   
Land and Water:   Land Area    Water Area    Federally-Owned Land    Forest Land    Cropland    Pastureland    Farm Acreage   
Health and Medical Care:   Number of Physicians    Percentage of Residents Under Age 19 with Health Insurance    Percentage of Residents Age 19-64 with Health Insurance    Chlamydia Rates    Gonorrhea Rates    Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rates    HIV Diagnoses    Percentage of Adults who are Current Smokers   
Housing:   Home Ownership Rates    Median Value of Owner-Occupied Homes    Gross Rent   
Education:   High School Graduation Rates    Percentage of Population with a Bachelors Degree or Higher    Percentage of Population with Graduate/Professional Degrees   
Transportation and Travel:   Automobile Registrations    Retail Gasoline Prices    Miles of Interstate Highway   
Crime and Law Enforcement:   Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers    Prison Population    Violent Crime Rate    Property Crime Rate    Total Crime Rate   
Government and Finance:   Revenue Per Capita    Expenditures Per Capita    Cash Per Capita    Debt Per Capita   
Politics:   Voter Participation in the 2020 Presidential Election   

Cancer Death Rates, 2019

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State Region Rank Age-Adjusted
Death Rate1
Deaths
MississippiSouth1179.16,587
KentuckySouth2176.49,975
West VirginiaSouth3175.04,604
OklahomaSouth4173.08,309
LouisianaSouth5168.19,485
TennesseeSouth6167.014,382
ArkansasSouth7165.76,482
MaineNortheast8164.23,413
IndianaMidwest9163.413,515
OhioMidwest10163.025,170
AlabamaSouth11160.810,266
MissouriMidwest12159.712,873
MichiganMidwest13157.120,923
South CarolinaSouth14154.010,487
KansasMidwest15153.85,619
Rhode IslandNortheast16153.62,210
PennsylvaniaNortheast17153.527,746
South DakotaMidwest18153.41,737
North CarolinaSouth19152.019,951
IllinoisMidwest20151.923,902
DelawareSouth20151.92,074
GeorgiaSouth22151.417,756
IowaMidwest23150.96,335
VermontNortheast24150.41,378
WisconsinMidwest25149.611,505
NevadaWest26149.05,434
District of ColumbiaSouth27148.01,025
New HampshireNortheast28147.42,819
NebraskaMidwest28147.43,482
AlaskaWest30146.91,021
OregonWest31145.08,080
VirginiaSouth32144.915,045
MarylandSouth33144.410,743
WashingtonWest34143.412,960
MinnesotaMidwest35142.210,042
TexasSouth36141.441,489
MontanaWest37140.92,099
North DakotaMidwest38140.71,316
MassachusettsNortheast39139.912,582
FloridaSouth40139.145,583
WyomingWest41138.91,016
IdahoWest42138.12,928
New JerseyNortheast43136.515,698
New YorkNortheast44132.933,655
ConnecticutNortheast45131.96,496
New MexicoWest45131.93,614
CaliforniaWest47131.659,512
ArizonaWest48131.112,503
HawaiiWest49127.32,500
ColoradoWest50125.97,986
UtahWest51117.23,289
United States146.2599,601

Note: (1) Rates are age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 population
Source: CDC/NCHS, Underlying Cause of Death 1999–2019 on CDC WONDER Online Database