In 2022, Utah had the lowest death rate from cancer among all U.S. states with around 116 deaths per 100,000 population. The states with the highest cancer death rates at that time were Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia. This statistic shows cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state.
Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state*
(per 100,000 population)
* Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 U.S. standard population. Since death rates are affected by the population composition of a given area, age-adjusted death rates should be used for comparisons between areas because they control for differences in population composition. Underlying cause of death is malignant neoplasms (ICD-10 codes: C00-C97).
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (May 7, 2024). Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2024). Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Cancer Death Rates in The United States in 2022, by State* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Cancer death rates in the United States in 2022, by state* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/248559/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-death-rates/
