In 2019, West Virginia was ranked third highest with around 175 cancer deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019, per 100,000 population.
U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)*
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 U.S. standard population. Since death rates are affected by the population composition of a given area, age-adjusted death rates should be used for comparisons between areas because they control for differences in population composition.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 23, 2021). U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)*." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2021). U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. States with The Highest Cancer Death Rates in 2019 (per 100,000 Population)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation, U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
