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Comparing Colorectal Cancer in Different U.S. StatesIn the following maps, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed or died from colorectal cancer in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed or died from colorectal cancer each year. Rates of Getting Colorectal Cancer by StateThe number of people who get colorectal cancer is called the colorectal cancer incidence. In the United States, the risk of getting colorectal cancer varies from state to state. Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates,* by State, 2004† The states with colorectal cancer incidence rates in the first interval (37.4 to 42.6 per 100,000) include Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The states with incidence rates in the second interval (42.7 to 47.7 per 100,000) include California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The states with incidence rates in the third interval (47.8 to 52.9 per 100,000) include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia; the rate for the District of Columbia is included in the third interval. The states with incidence rates in the fourth interval (53.0 to 58.0 per 100,000) include Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. Maryland did not meet USCS publication criteria. *Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Deaths from Colorectal Cancer by StateRates of dying from colorectal cancer also vary from state to state. Colorectal Cancer Death Rates,* by State, 2004† The states with colorectal cancer death rates in the first interval (12.2 to 14.7 per 100,000) include Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, and Utah. The states with death rates in the second interval (14.8 to 17.2 per 100,000) include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The states with death rates in the third interval (17.3 to 19.6 per 100,000) include Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia; the rate for the District of Columbia is included in the third interval. The states with death rates in the fourth interval (19.7 to 22.1 per 100,000) include Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, and West Virginia. *Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Page last reviewed: August 14, 2008
Page last updated: August 14, 2008 Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
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