Myeloma Rates by State
In the following maps, the U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed or died from myeloma in 2005, which is the most recent year with numbers available. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed or died from myeloma each year.
Incidence of Myeloma by State
Myeloma Incidence Rates* by State, 2005†
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light blue | 3.7 to 4.7 | Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Utah |
Medium blue | 4.8 to 5.2 | Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming |
Royal blue | 5.3 to 5.6 | California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington |
Dark blue | 5.7 to 8.7 | Alabama, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Texas |
Light Grey | Did not meet USCS data quality criteria | Maryland and Wisconsin |
*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: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
Deaths from Myeloma by State
Myeloma Death Rates* by State, 2005†
Color on Map | Interval | States |
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Light blue | 2.2 to 3.3 | Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota |
Medium blue | 3.4 to 3.5 | Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin |
Royal blue | 3.6 to 3.8 | Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington |
Dark blue | 3.9 to 4.5 | Alabama, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming |
Rate is suppressed* | Alaska |
*Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Rates are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a state.
†Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
References
1U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
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