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U.S. states with highest cancer incidence rates 2015
U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2015 (per 100,000 population)*
by John Elflein,
last edited
May 17, 2019
This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population in 2015. In that year, the highest cancer incidence rate was reported for Kentucky with some 512 new cases of cancer per 100,000 inhabitants.
U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates in 2015 (per 100,000 population)*
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| Cancer incidence per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 512 |
| Delaware | 490.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 483.1 |
| New York | 482 |
| New Jersey | 479.5 |
| Louisiana | 477.5 |
| Minnesota | 475 |
| Iowa | 470.2 |
| Arkansas | 470.1 |
| Connecticut | 468.6 |
| Cancer incidence per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 512 |
| Delaware | 490.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 483.1 |
| New York | 482 |
| New Jersey | 479.5 |
| Louisiana | 477.5 |
| Minnesota | 475 |
| Iowa | 470.2 |
| Arkansas | 470.1 |
| Connecticut | 468.6 |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
May 17, 2019
This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population in 2015. In that year, the highest cancer incidence rate was reported for Kentucky with some 512 new cases of cancer per 100,000 inhabitants.
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- * Figures are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Data are from selected statewide and metropolitan area cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined. See registry-specific data quality information. Rates cover approximately 99% of the U.S. population. Excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
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- * Figures are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Data are from selected statewide and metropolitan area cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined. See registry-specific data quality information. Rates cover approximately 99% of the U.S. population. Excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
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