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  1. Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184566/deaths-by-cancer-in-the-us-since-1950/
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    United States
    Description

    Cancer was responsible for around *** deaths per 100,000 population in the United States in 2023. The death rate for cancer has steadily decreased since the 1990’s, but cancer still remains the second leading cause of death in the United States. The deadliest type of cancer for both men and women is cancer of the lung and bronchus which will account for an estimated ****** deaths among men alone in 2025. Probability of surviving Survival rates for cancer vary significantly depending on the type of cancer. The cancers with the highest rates of survival include cancers of the thyroid, prostate, and testis, with five-year survival rates as high as ** percent for thyroid cancer. The cancers with the lowest five-year survival rates include cancers of the pancreas, liver, and esophagus. Risk factors It is difficult to determine why one person develops cancer while another does not, but certain risk factors have been shown to increase a person’s chance of developing cancer. For example, cigarette smoking has been proven to increase the risk of developing various cancers. In fact, around ** percent of cancers of the lung, bronchus and trachea among adults aged 30 years and older can be attributed to cigarette smoking. Other modifiable risk factors for cancer include being obese, drinking alcohol, and sun exposure.

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    ‘🎗️ Cancer Rates by U.S. State’ analyzed by Analyst-2

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    Updated Feb 13, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com) (2022). ‘🎗️ Cancer Rates by U.S. State’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/kaggle-cancer-rates-by-u-s-state-5f6a/af56eb24/?iid=000-919&v=presentation
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    Feb 13, 2022
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com)
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    United States
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    Analysis of ‘🎗️ Cancer Rates by U.S. State’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/cancer-rates-by-u-s-statee on 13 February 2022.

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    About this dataset

    In the following maps, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed or died from cancer in 2013, the most recent year for which incidence data are available.

    The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed or died from cancer each year.

    Incidence Rates by State
    The number of people who get cancer is called cancer incidence. In the United States, the rate of getting cancer varies from state to state.

    • *Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

    • ‡Rates are not shown if the state did not meet USCS publication criteria or if the state did not submit data to CDC.

    • †Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2013 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2016. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

    Death Rates by State
    Rates of dying from cancer also vary from state to state.

    • *Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

    • †Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2013 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2016. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

    Source: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/data/state.htm

    This dataset was created by Adam Helsinger and contains around 100 samples along with Range, Rate, technical information and other features such as: - Range - Rate - and more.

    How to use this dataset

    • Analyze Range in relation to Rate
    • Study the influence of Range on Rate
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    Acknowledgements

    If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Adam Helsinger

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    NCI State Late Stage Breast Cancer Incidence Rates

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    Updated Jan 21, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute (2020). NCI State Late Stage Breast Cancer Incidence Rates [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/9dd0d923f8034cc8806173fdc224777d
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    Jan 21, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute
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    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    This dataset contains Cancer Incidence data for Breast Cancer (Late Stage^) including: Age-Adjusted Rate, Confidence Interval, Average Annual Count, and Trend field information for US States for the average 5 year span from 2016 to 2020.Data are for females segmented by age (All Ages, Ages Under 50, Ages 50 & Over, Ages Under 65, and Ages 65 & Over), with field names and aliases describing the sex and age group tabulated.For more information, visit statecancerprofiles.cancer.govData NotationsState Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.TrendRising 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.† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.‡ Incidence Trend data come 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 area for additional information.Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.Data Source Field Key(1) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(5) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(6) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2022 submission).(7) Source: SEER November 2022 submission.(8) Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2022 data.Some data are not available, see Data Not Available for combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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    NCI State Cancer Incidence Rates

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    Updated Aug 20, 2019
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    National Cancer Institute (2019). NCI State Cancer Incidence Rates [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NCI::nci-state-cancer-incidence-rates
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    Aug 20, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    National Cancer Institute
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    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    This dataset contains Age-Adjusted Rate, Confidence Interval, Average Annual Count, and Trend field information for US States for the average 5 year span from 2012 to 2016.Data is segmented by sex and age, with fields describing the sex and age group tabulated.For more information, visit statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov Data NotationsState Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population seer.cancer.gov/stdpopulations/stdpop.19ages.html. Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. [seer.cancer.gov/seerstat]Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified [seer.cancer.gov/popdata] by NCI. The 1969-2016 US Population Data File [seer.cancer.gov/popdata] is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.‡ Incidence data come 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 area for additional information. Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage [seer.cancer.gov/tools/ssm].Healthy People 2020 Objectives [www.healthypeople.gov]provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [www.cdc.gov]. Michigan Data do not include cases diagnosed in other states for those states in which the data exchange agreement specifically prohibits the release of data to third parties.Trend Data not available for Nevada.Data Source Field Key:(1) Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2018 data submission and SEER November 2018 submission as published in United States Cancer Statistics nccd.cdc.gov/uscs Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2018 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER [seer.cancer.gov/registries].(6) Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2018 data submission.(7) Source: SEER November 2018 submission.8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. [seer.cancer.gov] AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program [surveillance.cancer.gov/joinpoint] and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population www.seer.cancer.gov/stdpopulations/single_age.html. Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The 1969-2017 US Population Data [seer.cancer.gov/popdata] File is used with SEER November 2018 data. Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years [statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/historicaltrend/differences.html] of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. [seer.cancer.gov/seerstat] Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information. Some data are not available [http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/datanotavailable.html] for combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

  5. Data from: County-level cumulative environmental quality associated with...

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    Updated Nov 12, 2020
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    U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) (2020). County-level cumulative environmental quality associated with cancer incidence. [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/county-level-cumulative-environmental-quality-associated-with-cancer-incidence
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    Nov 12, 2020
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    United States Environmental Protection Agencyhttp://www.epa.gov/
    Description

    Population based cancer incidence rates were abstracted from National Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles for all available counties in the United States for which data were available. This is a national county-level database of cancer data that are collected by state public health surveillance systems. All-site cancer is defined as any type of cancer that is captured in the state registry data, though non-melanoma skin cancer is not included. All-site age-adjusted cancer incidence rates were abstracted separately for males and females. County-level annual age-adjusted all-site cancer incidence rates for years 2006–2010 were available for 2687 of 3142 (85.5%) counties in the U.S. Counties for which there are fewer than 16 reported cases in a specific area-sex-race category are suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates; this accounted for 14 counties in our study. Two states, Kansas and Virginia, do not provide data because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities. Data from Michigan does not include cases diagnosed in other states because data exchange agreements prohibit the release of data to third parties. Finally, state data is not available for three states, Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington. The age-adjusted average annual incidence rate for all counties was 453.7 per 100,000 persons. We selected 2006–2010 as it is subsequent in time to the EQI exposure data which was constructed to represent the years 2000–2005. We also gathered data for the three leading causes of cancer for males (lung, prostate, and colorectal) and females (lung, breast, and colorectal). The EQI was used as an exposure metric as an indicator of cumulative environmental exposures at the county-level representing the period 2000 to 2005. A complete description of the datasets used in the EQI are provided in Lobdell et al. and methods used for index construction are described by Messer et al. The EQI was developed for the period 2000– 2005 because it was the time period for which the most recent data were available when index construction was initiated. The EQI includes variables representing each of the environmental domains. The air domain includes 87 variables representing criteria and hazardous air pollutants. The water domain includes 80 variables representing overall water quality, general water contamination, recreational water quality, drinking water quality, atmospheric deposition, drought, and chemical contamination. The land domain includes 26 variables representing agriculture, pesticides, contaminants, facilities, and radon. The built domain includes 14 variables representing roads, highway/road safety, public transit behavior, business environment, and subsidized housing environment. The sociodemographic environment includes 12 variables representing socioeconomics and crime. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Human health data are not available publicly. EQI data are available at: https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/NHEERL/EQI. Format: Data are stored as csv files. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Jagai, J., L. Messer, K. Rappazzo , C. Gray, S. Grabich , and D. Lobdell. County-level environmental quality and associations with cancer incidence#. Cancer. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY, USA, 123(15): 2901-2908, (2017).

  6. Heart disease and cancer death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019

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    Updated Jan 16, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Heart disease and cancer death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
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    Jan 16, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2019, the death rate for diseases of the heart among adults aged 65 years and older in the United States was around 1,021 per 100,000 population, a decrease compared to a rate of 1,707 per 100,000 in the year 2000. Diseases of the heart and cancer were the leading causes of death among those aged 65 years and older in the United States in 2019. This statistic shows the death rates for heart disease and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019.

  7. NCI State Breast Cancer Incidence Rates

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    Updated Jan 2, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute (2020). NCI State Breast Cancer Incidence Rates [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/NCI::nci-state-breast-cancer-incidence-rates
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    Jan 2, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    National Cancer Institutehttp://www.cancer.gov/
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    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    This dataset contains Cancer Incidence data for Breast Cancer (All Stages^) including: Age-Adjusted Rate, Confidence Interval, Average Annual Count, and Trend field information for US States for the average 5 year span from 2016 to 2020.Data are for females segmented by age (All Ages, Ages Under 50, Ages 50 & Over, Ages Under 65, and Ages 65 & Over), with field names and aliases describing the sex and age group tabulated.For more information, visit statecancerprofiles.cancer.govData NotationsState Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.TrendRising 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.† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.‡ Incidence Trend data come 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 area for additional information.Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.Data Source Field Key(1) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(5) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(6) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2022 submission).(7) Source: SEER November 2022 submission.(8) Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2022 data.Some data are not available, see Data Not Available for combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.

  8. Deaths from breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023

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    Updated Jun 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Deaths from breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184615/deaths-by-breast-cancer-in-the-us-since-1950/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 24, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The rate of breast cancer deaths in the U.S. has dramatically declined since 1950. As of 2023, the death rate from breast cancer was **** per 100,000 population. However, cancer is a serious public health issue in the United States and is the second leading cause of death among women. Breast cancer incidence Breast cancer symptoms include lumps or thickening of the breast tissue and may include changes to the skin. Breast cancer is driven by many factors, but age is a known risk factor. Among all age groups, the highest number of invasive breast cancer cases were among those aged 60 to 69. The incidence rate of new breast cancer cases is higher in some ethnicities than others. White, non-Hispanic women have the highest incidence rate of breast cancer, followed by non-Hispanic Black women. Breast cancer treatment Breast cancer treatments usually involve several methods, including surgery, chemotherapy and biological therapy. Types of cancer diagnosed at earlier stages often require fewer treatments. A majority of early stage breast cancer cases in the U.S. receive breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy.

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    NCI State Lung Cancer Incidence Rates

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    Updated Jan 2, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute (2020). NCI State Lung Cancer Incidence Rates [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/NCI::nci-state-lung-cancer-incidence-rates
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    Jan 2, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    National Cancer Institute
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    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    This dataset contains Cancer Incidence data for Lung Cancer (All Stages^) including: Age-Adjusted Rate, Confidence Interval, Average Annual Count, and Trend field information for US States for the average 5 year span from 2016 to 2020.Data are segmented by sex (Both Sexes, Male, and Female) and age (All Ages, Ages Under 50, Ages 50 & Over, Ages Under 65, and Ages 65 & Over), with field names and aliases describing the sex and age group tabulated.For more information, visit statecancerprofiles.cancer.govData NotationsState Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.TrendRising 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.† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.‡ Incidence Trend data come 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 area for additional information.Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.Data Source Field Key(1) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(5) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(6) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2022 submission).(7) Source: SEER November 2022 submission.(8) Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2022 data.Some data are not available, see Data Not Available for combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.

  10. Cancer Mortality & Incidence Rates: (Country LVL)

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    Updated Dec 3, 2022
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    The Devastator (2022). Cancer Mortality & Incidence Rates: (Country LVL) [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/thedevastator/us-county-level-cancer-mortality-and-incidence-r/data
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    Cancer Mortality & Incidence Rates: (Country LVL)

    Investigating Cancer Trends over time

    By Data Exercises [source]

    About this dataset

    This dataset is a comprehensive collection of data from county-level cancer mortality and incidence rates in the United States between 2000-2014. This data provides an unprecedented level of detail into cancer cases, deaths, and trends at a local level. The included columns include County, FIPS, age-adjusted death rate, average death rate per year, recent trend (2) in death rates, recent 5-year trend (2) in death rates and average annual count for each county. This dataset can be used to provide deep insight into the patterns and effects of cancer on communities as well as help inform policy decisions related to mitigating risk factors or increasing preventive measures such as screenings. With this comprehensive set of records from across the United States over 15 years, you will be able to make informed decisions regarding individual patient care or policy development within your own community!

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    How to use the dataset

    This dataset provides comprehensive US county-level cancer mortality and incidence rates from 2000 to 2014. It includes the mortality and incidence rate for each county, as well as whether the county met the objective of 45.5 deaths per 100,000 people. It also provides information on recent trends in death rates and average annual counts of cases over the five year period studied.

    This dataset can be extremely useful to researchers looking to study trends in cancer death rates across counties. By using this data, researchers will be able to gain valuable insight into how different counties are performing in terms of providing treatment and prevention services for cancer patients and whether preventative measures and healthcare access are having an effect on reducing cancer mortality rates over time. This data can also be used to inform policy makers about counties needing more target prevention efforts or additional resources for providing better healthcare access within at risk communities.

    When using this dataset, it is important to pay close attention to any qualitative columns such as “Recent Trend” or “Recent 5-Year Trend (2)” that may provide insights into long term changes that may not be readily apparent when using quantitative variables such as age-adjusted death rate or average deaths per year over shorter periods of time like one year or five years respectively. Additionally, when studying differences between different counties it is important to take note of any standard FIPS code differences that may indicate that data was collected by a different source with a difference methodology than what was used in other areas studied

    Research Ideas

    • Using this dataset, we can identify patterns in cancer mortality and incidence rates that are statistically significant to create treatment regimens or preventive measures specifically targeting those areas.
    • This data can be useful for policymakers to target areas with elevated cancer mortality and incidence rates so they can allocate financial resources to these areas more efficiently.
    • This dataset can be used to investigate which factors (such as pollution levels, access to medical care, genetic make up) may have an influence on the cancer mortality and incidence rates in different US counties

    Acknowledgements

    If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

    License

    License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

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  11. Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates for All Cancer Sites by Jurisdiction, Gender,...

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    opendata.maryland.gov (2025). Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates for All Cancer Sites by Jurisdiction, Gender, and Race, Maryland 2009 [Dataset]. https://healthdata.gov/State/Age-Adjusted-Incidence-Rates-for-All-Cancer-Sites-/ncx9-zi6d
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    Apr 8, 2025
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    Maryland
    Description

    This is historical data. The update frequency has been set to "Static Data" and is here for historic value. Updated 8/14/2024.

    Definition of "All Cancer Sites": ICD-O-3 Topography (Site) Codes C00.0 – C80.9 with histology codes including all invasive cancers of all sites except basal and squamous cell skin cancers, and in situ cancer cases of the urinary bladder. Rates are per 100,000 population and are age-adjusted to 2000 U.S. standard population. Rates based on case counts of 1-15 are suppressed per DHMH/MCR Data Use Policy and Procedures.

  12. Arsenic Concentrations in Drinking Water from Community Water Systems and...

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    U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) (2022). Arsenic Concentrations in Drinking Water from Community Water Systems and Associations with Bladder, Colorectal, and Kidney Cancers, Accounting for Population Served [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/arsenic-concentrations-in-drinking-water-from-community-water-systems-and-associations-wit
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    Jan 24, 2022
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    This is a linked dataset between drinking water data and cancer data. Drinking Water Data: County-level concentrations of arsenic from CWSs between 2000 and 2010 were collected from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (NEPHTN) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018a). Annual mean drinking water arsenic concentrations from 2000 to 2010 were available for a total of 87,662 samples from 75,453 CWS from 26 states, representing 1,425 counties. For samples identified as non-detects, the most frequently reported values were 0.5 ppb and 1 ppb, with a range of 0 ppb to 10 ppb. For non-detect samples reported as zero, the value was substituted with a constant of 0.25 ppb (Almberg et al., 2017; Bulka et al., 2016). Of the samples that were reported as non-detects, 10.87% were reported as zeros. Cancer Data: County-level cancer counts and incidence rates for bladder, colorectal, and kidney cancers were acquired from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and CDC’s State Cancer Profiles for 2011 through 2015 for adults (age ≥ 50) to match the counties with exposure data (National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018a). We utilized the time period 2011-2015 to provide a lag following the exposure period of 2000-2010. The State Cancer Profiles provide age-adjusted county-level cancer incidence, prevalence, mortality rates and average annual counts for 20 different types of cancers and select demographics (National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018b). Counties where there were less than 16 reported cases in a specific county, sex, and/or race category were suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates (National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018a). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Krajewski, A., M. Jimenez, K. Rappazzo, D. Lobdell, and J. Jagai. Aggregated Cumulative County Arsenic in Drinking Water and Associations with Bladder, Colorectal, and Kidney Cancers, Accounting for Population Served. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, 31(6): 979-989, (2021).

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    NCI State Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates

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    Updated Jan 2, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute (2020). NCI State Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/eb26abf367914e259d618d7ce03cc360
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    Jan 2, 2020
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    National Cancer Institute
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    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    This dataset contains Cancer Incidence data for Colorectal Cancer (All Stages^) including: Age-Adjusted Rate, Confidence Interval, Average Annual Count, and Trend field information for US States for the average 5 year span from 2016 to 2020.Data are segmented by sex (Both Sexes, Male, and Female) and age (All Ages, Ages Under 50, Ages 50 & Over, Ages Under 65, and Ages 65 & Over), with field names and aliases describing the sex and age group tabulated.For more information, visit statecancerprofiles.cancer.govData NotationsState Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.TrendRising 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.† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.‡ Incidence Trend data come 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 area for additional information.Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.Data Source Field Key(1) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(5) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2022 submission.(6) Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2022 submission).(7) Source: SEER November 2022 submission.(8) Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84,85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2022 data.Some data are not available, see Data Not Available for combinations of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.

  14. Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group...

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    Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2021). Number and rates of new cases of primary cancer, by cancer type, age group and sex [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.25318/1310011101-eng
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    May 19, 2021
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    Canada
    Description

    Number and rate of new cancer cases diagnosed annually from 1992 to the most recent diagnosis year available. Included are all invasive cancers and in situ bladder cancer with cases defined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Groups for Primary Site based on the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3). Random rounding of case counts to the nearest multiple of 5 is used to prevent inappropriate disclosure of health-related information.

  15. Cancer Types Grouped by Age

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    John Snow Labs (2021). Cancer Types Grouped by Age [Dataset]. https://www.johnsnowlabs.com/marketplace/cancer-types-grouped-by-age/
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    Jan 20, 2021
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    John Snow Labs
    Time period covered
    1999 - 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This registry contains data on Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates and Confidence Intervals for Cancer types by Age in the United States. Rates are per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130). Since 1994, CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) has funded state cancer registries to collect population-based cancer incidence data under Public Law 102-515, the Cancer Registries Amendment Act.

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    Disparities in Kaposi sarcoma incidence and survival in the United States:...

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    Updated Jun 1, 2023
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    Kathryn E. Royse; Firas El Chaer; E. Susan Amirian; Christine Hartman; Susan E. Krown; Thomas S. Uldrick; Jeannette Y. Lee; Zachary Shepard; Elizabeth Y. Chiao (2023). Disparities in Kaposi sarcoma incidence and survival in the United States: 2000-2013 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182750
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    Kathryn E. Royse; Firas El Chaer; E. Susan Amirian; Christine Hartman; Susan E. Krown; Thomas S. Uldrick; Jeannette Y. Lee; Zachary Shepard; Elizabeth Y. Chiao
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    United States
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    ObjectiveGeographic and racial disparities may contribute to variation in the incidence and outcomes of HIV-associated cancers in the United States.MethodUsing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, we analyzed Kaposi sarcoma (KS) incidence and survival by race and geographic region during the combined antiretroviral therapy era. Reported cases of KS in men from 2000 to 2013 were obtained from 17 SEER cancer registries. Overall and age-standardized KS incidence rates were calculated and stratified by race and geographic region. We evaluated incidence trends using joinpoint analyses and calculated adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for overall and KS-specific mortality using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.ResultsOf 4,455 KS cases identified in men younger than 55 years (median age 40 years), the annual percent change (APC) for KS incidence significantly decreased for white men between 2001 and 2013 (APC -4.52, p = 0.02). The APC for AA men demonstrated a non-significant decrease from 2000–2013 (APC -1.84, p = 0.09). Among AA men in the South, however, APC has significantly increased between 2000 and 2013 (+3.0, p = 0.03). In addition, compared with white men diagnosed with KS during the same time period, AA men were also more likely to die from all causes and KS cancer-specific causes (aHR 1.52, 95% CI 1.34–1.72, aHR 1.49, 95% CI 1.30–1.72 respectively).ConclusionAlthough overall KS incidence has decreased in the U.S., geographic and racial disparities in KS incidence and survival exist.

  17. Rate of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in U.S. 1999-2021

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    Rate of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in U.S. 1999-2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534456/lung-and-bronchus-cancer-death-rate-in-us/
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    Jul 8, 2025
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    Time period covered
    1999 - 2021
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    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the death rate of lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 1999 to 2021. The maximum rate in the given period was **** per every 100,000 age-adjusted population in 2000. The minimum rate stood at **** in 2021.

  18. Deaths by selected major cause in the U.S. 2000-2022

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    Updated Jul 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Deaths by selected major cause in the U.S. 2000-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184380/death-rate-by-cause-of-death-in-the-us/
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    Jul 11, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
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    United States
    Description

    The leading causes of death in the United States are by far cardiovascular diseases and cancer. However, the death rates from these diseases, as well as other leading causes of death, have decreased over the past few decades. The one major exception are deaths caused by Alzheimer’s disease, which have increased significantly. Cardiovascular disease deaths Although cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death in the United States, the death rate of these diseases has dropped significantly. In the year 1950, there were around *** deaths per 100,000 population due to cardiovascular diseases. In the year 2022, this number was ***** per 100,000 population. Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, poor diet, diabetes, obesity, stress, family history, and age. Alzheimer’s disease deaths While the death rates for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lower respiratory diseases have all decreased, the death rate for Alzheimer’s disease has increased. In fact, from the year 2000 to 2021, the death rate from Alzheimer’s disease rose an astonishing *** percent. This increase is in part due to a growing aging population.

  19. Breast cancer rates by stage and household income percentile, New York...

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    Updated Jul 13, 2018
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    Francis P. Boscoe (2018). Breast cancer rates by stage and household income percentile, New York State, 2006-2015 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.6815357.v1
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    Jul 13, 2018
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    Figsharehttp://figshare.com/
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    Francis P. Boscoe
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    New York
    Description

    This file contains measured and modeled breast cancer rates by stage and median household income percentile in New York State, 2006-2015. It accompanies the book chapter, "Spatial and Contextual Analyses of Stage at Diagnosis" by Francis Boscoe and Lindsey Hutchison, in Geospatial Approaches to Energy Balance and Breast Cancer. D Berrigan, NA Berger, eds. Berlin: Springer, 2018..4,835 census tracts in New York State were divided into percentiles based on median household income, using data from the 2006-2010 and 2011-2015 editions of American Community Survey Table S1903. Census tracts are defined here:https://figshare.com/articles/Population_Estimates_by_Census_Tract_New_York_State_by_Age_and_Sex_1990-2016_/681302958 of the 4,893 census tracts in this file did not have households (primarily college campuses, prisons, and military bases) and thus had no reported median household income and were excluded, leaving 4,835.200,022 cases of breast cancer diagnosed among New York State residents from 2006-2015 were assigned an income percentile. Cases diagnosed between 2006-2010 were assigned based on the 2006-2010 edition of ACS Table S1903 and cases diagnosed between 2011-2015 were assigned based on the 2011-2015 edition.Directly-adjusted incidence rates were calculated for all cancers and for those diagnosed at in situ, local, regional, and distant stage, using the SEER Summary Stage 2000 staging system. The file contains the following fields: income percentile; rates for all cancers, in situ, local, regional, and distant stage; and modeled rates for all cancers, in situ, local, regional and distant stages. The modeled rates used a polynomial of order 3. The equations of the best-fit lines and r-squared values, to 4 decimal places or significant figures, are as follows:All cancers: y = 0.0001986x3 - 0.02035x2 + 1.0691x + 133.7353, r2 = 0.96In situ: y = 0.00008906x3 - 0.007555x2 + 0.3169x + 27.5728, r2 = 0.96Local: y = 0.0001436x3 - 0.01919x2 + 1.0526x + 58.4627, r2 = 0.94Regional: y = -0.00001676x3 + 0.003410x2 - 0.1389x + 37.6709, r2 = 0.41Distant: y = -0.00001724x3 + 0.002989x2 - 0.1615x + 10.0288, r2 = 0.32

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    United States US: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact...

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    CEICdata.com, United States US: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/health-statistics/us-mortality-from-cvd-cancer-diabetes-or-crd-between-exact-ages-30-and-70-male
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2000 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States US: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data was reported at 17.500 NA in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.200 NA for 2015. United States US: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 17.500 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.600 NA in 2000 and a record low of 17.200 NA in 2015. United States US: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

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Statista (2025). Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184566/deaths-by-cancer-in-the-us-since-1950/
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Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2023

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Jun 24, 2025
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United States
Description

Cancer was responsible for around *** deaths per 100,000 population in the United States in 2023. The death rate for cancer has steadily decreased since the 1990’s, but cancer still remains the second leading cause of death in the United States. The deadliest type of cancer for both men and women is cancer of the lung and bronchus which will account for an estimated ****** deaths among men alone in 2025. Probability of surviving Survival rates for cancer vary significantly depending on the type of cancer. The cancers with the highest rates of survival include cancers of the thyroid, prostate, and testis, with five-year survival rates as high as ** percent for thyroid cancer. The cancers with the lowest five-year survival rates include cancers of the pancreas, liver, and esophagus. Risk factors It is difficult to determine why one person develops cancer while another does not, but certain risk factors have been shown to increase a person’s chance of developing cancer. For example, cigarette smoking has been proven to increase the risk of developing various cancers. In fact, around ** percent of cancers of the lung, bronchus and trachea among adults aged 30 years and older can be attributed to cigarette smoking. Other modifiable risk factors for cancer include being obese, drinking alcohol, and sun exposure.

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