This statistic represents the U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2017, per 100,000 population. In that year, West Virginia was ranked third in that category with around 179 cancer deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2017 (per 100,000 population)*
* 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 6, 2019). U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2017 (per 100,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, 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 2017 (per 100,000 population)*." Chart. June 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2019). U.S. states with the highest cancer death rates in 2017 (per 100,000 population)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. 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 2017 (per 100,000 Population)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2019, 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 2017 (per 100,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248555/us-states-with-the-highest-cancer-death-rate/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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