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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for United States, 2005

Colon & Rectum
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
State
sort ascending
Annual Death Rate
over rate period
deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)

sorted descending, sort ascending
Average Deaths per Year
over rate period
sort descending
Rate Period Interval Range Interval Color
United States17.4 (17.2 - 17.5)53,0052005N/AN/A
Kentucky20.6 (19.3 - 22.0)890200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
Louisiana20.4 (19.1 - 21.8)880200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
District of Columbia19.9 (16.4 - 23.8)118200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
Mississippi19.9 (18.4 - 21.6)582200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
West Virginia19.8 (18.0 - 21.8)441200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
South Dakota19.6 (16.8 - 22.8)178200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
Indiana19.2 (18.2 - 20.3)1,243200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
Oklahoma19.2 (17.8 - 20.6)730200519.1 - 20.6Highest Interval
Pennsylvania19.0 (18.3 - 19.7)2,951200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
New Jersey18.9 (18.0 - 19.8)1,775200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Tennessee18.9 (17.8 - 20.0)1,162200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
North Dakota18.8 (15.9 - 22.2)152200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Ohio18.8 (18.1 - 19.6)2,365200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Maryland18.7 (17.6 - 19.9)1,017200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Arkansas18.6 (17.1 - 20.2)574200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Nebraska18.6 (16.8 - 20.7)367200518.6 - 19.0Second Highest Interval
Illinois18.5 (17.7 - 19.3)2,363200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Alabama18.4 (17.2 - 19.7)900200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Kansas18.4 (16.9 - 20.1)548200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
South Carolina18.4 (17.1 - 19.7)811200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Michigan18.3 (17.5 - 19.1)1,912200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Nevada18.2 (16.4 - 20.1)401200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Iowa18.1 (16.7 - 19.6)662200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
New Hampshire18.0 (15.8 - 20.4)244200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Vermont18.0 (14.9 - 21.5)123200518.0 - 18.5Third Highest Interval
Delaware17.9 (15.2 - 20.8)162200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Missouri17.9 (16.9 - 19.0)1,141200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Maine17.6 (15.6 - 19.9)278200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Massachusetts17.5 (16.6 - 18.5)1,277200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Georgia17.3 (16.4 - 18.3)1,326200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Montana17.3 (14.9 - 20.0)186200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Rhode Island17.3 (15.0 - 19.7)223200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Virginia17.0 (16.0 - 17.9)1,236200516.9 - 17.9Third Lowest Interval
Colorado16.8 (15.5 - 18.1)661200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
New York16.8 (16.3 - 17.4)3,512200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
North Carolina16.8 (15.9 - 17.7)1,461200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Oregon16.8 (15.5 - 18.1)667200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Texas16.5 (16.0 - 17.1)3,191200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Wisconsin16.5 (15.5 - 17.5)999200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
New Mexico16.1 (14.3 - 18.0)305200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Florida16.0 (15.5 - 16.6)3,756200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
California15.8 (15.4 - 16.2)5,156200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Connecticut15.6 (14.4 - 16.9)632200515.6 - 16.8Second Lowest Interval
Idaho15.5 (13.5 - 17.8)211200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Washington15.3 (14.3 - 16.3)946200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Arizona15.1 (14.1 - 16.1)924200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Alaska15.0 (11.2 - 19.5)60200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Minnesota14.8 (13.8 - 15.9)789200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Hawaii14.7 (12.8 - 16.9)211200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Wyoming13.6 (10.6 - 17.3)70200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Utah13.0 (11.3 - 14.7)236200513.0 - 15.5Lowest Interval
Notes:

Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/30/2009 5:34 pm.
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 ).
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 (deaths 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+). The Healthy People 2010 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 populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas (See US Population Data - 1969-2005 for more information.)
Healthy People 2010 Goal 03-05 : Reduce the colorectal cancer death rate to 13.9.
Healthy People 2010 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Because of the impact on Louisiana's population for the July - December 2005 time period due to
Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, SEER excluded Louisiana cases diagnosed for that six month time period.
So the count has been suppressed due to data consistency issues.
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