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Death Rate Report by State, death years through 2005

Breast
Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: 03-03
Reduce the breast cancer death rate.
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by Rate
State
Met
Healthy People
Objective
of
22.3?
1
Annual
Death
Rate

over rate period
deaths per 100,000

(95% Confidence Interval)
Deaths per Year
over rate period
Rate Period Recent Trend 2 Recent
Annual
Percent
Change
2
in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
Recent Trend Period2
United States No 24.0 (23.8, 24.2) 41,116 2005 falling  -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) 1998 - 2005
Louisiana No 29.9 (27.8, 32.2) 735 2005 falling  -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) 1990 - 2005
Missouri No 27.8 (26.1, 29.6) 974 2005 falling  -1.0 (-1.3, -0.6) 1981 - 2005
District of Columbia No 27.7 (22.3, 34.0) 95 2005 falling  -5.4 (-7.9, -2.8) 1997 - 2005
Alabama No 27.1 (25.2, 29.2) 751 2005 falling  -0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) 1981 - 2005
New Jersey No 26.9 (25.5, 28.3) 1,438 2005 falling  -2.5 (-2.9, -2.1) 1990 - 2005
West Virginia No 26.9 (24.0, 30.1) 329 2005 falling  -0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) 1981 - 2005
Ohio No 26.4 (25.2, 27.6) 1,867 2005 falling  -1.9 (-2.2, -1.5) 1990 - 2005
Tennessee No 26.4 (24.7, 28.2) 928 2005 stable  0.3 (-1.9, 2.6) 2000 - 2005
Mississippi No 25.9 (23.5, 28.5) 429 2005 falling  -0.5 (-0.9, -0.0) 1988 - 2005
South Carolina No 25.9 (23.9, 28.0) 655 2005 falling  -1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) 1990 - 2005
Maryland No 25.7 (24.0, 27.5) 821 2005 falling  -2.1 (-2.5, -1.6) 1991 - 2005
Virginia No 25.7 (24.2, 27.3) 1,095 2005 falling  -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) 1989 - 2005
Illinois No 25.6 (24.5, 26.8) 1,865 2005 falling  -2.5 (-2.8, -2.3) 1991 - 2005
North Carolina No 25.0 (23.6, 26.4) 1,249 2005 falling  -1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) 1986 - 2005
Oklahoma No 24.9 (22.7, 27.1) 521 2005 falling  -1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) 1994 - 2005
Pennsylvania No 24.8 (23.7, 25.9) 2,132 2005 falling  -2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) 1990 - 2005
Rhode Island No 24.5 (20.9, 28.6) 173 2005 falling  -3.5 (-4.3, -2.6) 1989 - 2005
Arkansas No 24.1 (21.8, 26.6) 409 2005 falling  -1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) 1990 - 2005
New York No 24.1 (23.2, 25.1) 2,859 2005 falling  -2.7 (-3.5, -2.0) 1999 - 2005
Michigan No 24.0 (22.8, 25.3) 1,411 2005 falling  -2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) 1990 - 2005
Nevada No 24.0 (21.3, 27.0) 290 2005 falling  -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) 1981 - 2005
Kansas No 23.8 (21.4, 26.4) 386 2005 falling  -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) 1989 - 2005
Nebraska No 23.8 (20.9, 27.0) 258 2005 falling  -2.5 (-3.2, -1.8) 1990 - 2005
Utah No 23.8 (20.8, 27.0) 240 2005 falling  -0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) 1981 - 2005
Connecticut No 23.7 (21.7, 25.9) 532 2005 falling  -2.1 (-2.4, -1.8) 1985 - 2005
Montana No 23.7 (19.8, 28.2) 134 2005 falling  -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) 1981 - 2005
Kentucky No 23.6 (21.7, 25.6) 584 2005 falling  -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2) 1993 - 2005
South Dakota No 23.6 (19.4, 28.5) 117 2005 falling  -1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) 1981 - 2005
Delaware No 23.5 (19.4, 28.2) 118 2005 falling  -3.1 (-3.8, -2.4) 1988 - 2005
New Hampshire No 23.4 (20.1, 27.1) 183 2005 falling  -3.5 (-4.4, -2.7) 1990 - 2005
Georgia No 23.0 (21.6, 24.5) 1,057 2005 falling  -1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) 1987 - 2005
Massachusetts No 23.0 (21.5, 24.5) 940 2005 falling  -3.6 (-4.0, -3.1) 1993 - 2005
Washington No 23.0 (21.4, 24.7) 794 2005 falling  -2.4 (-2.8, -2.0) 1989 - 2005
North Dakota No 22.8 (18.2, 28.1) 93 2005 falling  -1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) 1981 - 2005
Texas No 22.8 (21.9, 23.7) 2,532 2005 falling  -2.0 (-2.3, -1.7) 1992 - 2005
California No 22.7 (22.0, 23.4) 4,168 2005 falling  -2.3 (-2.6, -2.1) 1990 - 2005
Wisconsin No 22.7 (21.1, 24.4) 764 2005 falling  -2.7 (-3.0, -2.3) 1990 - 2005
Indiana No 22.6 (21.1, 24.3) 827 2005 falling  -2.1 (-2.6, -1.7) 1989 - 2005
New Mexico No 22.5 (19.8, 25.6) 241 2005 falling  -1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) 1981 - 2005
Maine No 22.4 (19.4, 25.9) 198 2005 falling  -2.6 (-3.5, -1.8) 1991 - 2005
Florida Yes 22.3 (21.4, 23.2) 2,693 2005 falling  -2.5 (-2.8, -2.1) 1990 - 2005
Minnesota Yes 22.3 (20.6, 24.2) 657 2005 falling  -2.8 (-3.3, -2.3) 1990 - 2005
Colorado Yes 22.2 (20.3, 24.2) 516 2005 falling  -2.3 (-2.9, -1.6) 1990 - 2005
Oregon Yes 21.8 (19.9, 23.9) 474 2005 falling  -1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) 1981 - 2005
Wyoming Yes 21.4 (16.2, 27.7) 59 2005 falling  -2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) 1987 - 2005
Iowa Yes 21.2 (19.1, 23.4) 422 2005 falling  -2.9 (-3.4, -2.3) 1991 - 2005
Arizona Yes 20.8 (19.3, 22.4) 683 2005 falling  -2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) 1990 - 2005
Vermont Yes 20.5 (16.1, 25.6) 79 2005 falling  -2.7 (-3.3, -2.1) 1986 - 2005
Hawaii Yes 19.7 (16.6, 23.1) 151 2005 falling  -1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) 1981 - 2005
Idaho Yes 19.2 (16.2, 22.7) 143 2005 falling  -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) 1981 - 2005
Alaska Yes 17.9 (12.9, 24.2) 47 2005 falling  -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) 1981 - 2005
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/30/2009 6:59 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).
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change is below 0.

1 Healthy People 2010 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2 Recent trend in death rates were calculated using the Joinpoint Regression Program and are expressed as the annual percent change over the recent trend period. Recent trend period is the period since last change in trend as determined by Joinpoint.

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 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.