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Table 20.24
Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx (Invasive)
Age-adjusted Cancer Deatha Rates by State, All Races, 2010-2014
Males and Females
Total U.S. Rate compared to Five Highest and Five Lowest State Rates
| State | Rate | SE | Rank | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL U.S. | 2.47 | 0.01 | ||
| Mississippi | 3.60 | 0.15 | 01(01,05) | 45.87c |
| Louisiana | 3.29 | 0.12 | 02(01,09) | 32.99c |
| Arkansas | 3.21 | 0.14 | 03(01,12) | 29.85c |
| Tennessee | 3.13 | 0.09 | 04(02,11) | 26.50c |
| D.C. | 3.12 | 0.32 | 05(01,40) | 26.24c |
| Arizona | 1.94 | 0.07 | 47(39,51) | -21.67c |
| Connecticut | 1.88 | 0.09 | 48(40,51) | -23.96c |
| Colorado | 1.87 | 0.09 | 49(41,51) | -24.46c |
| Rhode Island | 1.86 | 0.17 | 50(30,51) | -24.77c |
| Utah | 1.74 | 0.13 | 51(41,51) | -29.66c |
Individual State Rates
| State | Rate | SE | Rank | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2.67 | 0.10 | 15(06,33) | 8.25 |
| Alaska | 2.37 | 0.30 | 31(02,51) | -4.26 |
| Arizona | 1.94 | 0.07 | 47(39,51) | -21.67c |
| Arkansas | 3.21 | 0.14 | 03(01,12) | 29.85c |
| California | 2.44 | 0.04 | 26(20,36) | -1.32 |
| Colorado | 1.87 | 0.09 | 49(41,51) | -24.46c |
| Connecticut | 1.88 | 0.09 | 48(40,51) | -23.96c |
| Delaware | 2.84 | 0.23 | 11(01,40) | 15.11c |
| D.C. | 3.12 | 0.32 | 05(01,40) | 26.24c |
| Florida | 2.64 | 0.05 | 17(10,25) | 6.96 |
| Georgia | 2.65 | 0.08 | 16(08,29) | 7.42 |
| Hawaii | 2.74 | 0.18 | 13(03,39) | 10.74 |
| Idaho | 2.39 | 0.17 | 29(08,48) | -3.24 |
| Illinois | 2.45 | 0.06 | 25(16,38) | -0.79 |
| Indiana | 2.37 | 0.08 | 32(18,42) | -4.27 |
| Iowa | 2.33 | 0.11 | 35(15,46) | -5.88 |
| Kansas | 1.99 | 0.11 | 46(32,51) | -19.53c |
| Kentucky | 3.05 | 0.11 | 06(02,14) | 23.24c |
| Louisiana | 3.29 | 0.12 | 02(01,09) | 32.99c |
| Maine | 2.71 | 0.17 | 14(03,39) | 9.51 |
| Maryland | 2.30 | 0.09 | 37(20,44) | -6.81 |
| Massachusetts | 2.48 | 0.08 | 24(13,39) | 0.17 |
| Michigan | 2.54 | 0.07 | 20(12,35) | 2.62 |
| Minnesota | 2.16 | 0.08 | 42(28,48) | -12.69 |
| Mississippi | 3.60 | 0.15 | 01(01,05) | 45.87c |
| Missouri | 2.50 | 0.08 | 22(12,38) | 1.11 |
| Montana | 2.35 | 0.19 | 34(07,50) | -4.95 |
| Nebraska | 2.25 | 0.15 | 39(14,50) | -8.75 |
| Nevada | 2.49 | 0.13 | 23(09,43) | 0.70 |
| New Hampshire | 2.28 | 0.17 | 38(11,50) | -7.80 |
| New Jersey | 2.00 | 0.06 | 45(38,50) | -19.26c |
| New Mexico | 2.35 | 0.14 | 33(11,47) | -4.90 |
| New York | 2.14 | 0.04 | 43(35,46) | -13.53 |
| North Carolina | 2.64 | 0.07 | 18(09,29) | 6.78 |
| North Dakota | 2.06 | 0.23 | 44(11,51) | -16.71c |
| Ohio | 2.51 | 0.06 | 21(13,35) | 1.77 |
| Oklahoma | 2.77 | 0.11 | 12(04,29) | 12.17 |
| Oregon | 2.42 | 0.10 | 27(12,42) | -2.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.17 | 0.05 | 41(32,46) | -12.05 |
| Rhode Island | 1.86 | 0.17 | 50(30,51) | -24.77c |
| South Carolina | 2.93 | 0.10 | 08(03,18) | 18.56c |
| South Dakota | 2.23 | 0.22 | 40(09,51) | -9.60 |
| Tennessee | 3.13 | 0.09 | 04(02,11) | 26.50c |
| Texas | 2.62 | 0.05 | 19(11,26) | 5.91 |
| Utah | 1.74 | 0.13 | 51(41,51) | -29.66c |
| Vermont | 2.89 | 0.28 | 09(01,42) | 16.92c |
| Virginia | 2.37 | 0.07 | 30(18,42) | -4.10 |
| Washington | 2.85 | 0.09 | 10(04,20) | 15.22c |
| West Virginia | 3.00 | 0.16 | 07(01,22) | 21.39c |
| Wisconsin | 2.41 | 0.09 | 28(14,41) | -2.34 |
| Wyoming | 2.31 | 0.27 | 36(04,51) | -6.68 |
Footnotes:
a US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130).
b Difference between state rate and total U.S. rate is statistically significant (p<=.0002).
c Absolute percent difference between state rate and total U.S. rate is 15% or more.
d Rank of state level death rate and the 95% confidence intervals (low, high) for the rank.
SE Standard error of the rate.
PD Percent difference between state rate and total U.S. rate.
- Statistic not shown. Rate based on less than 16 cases for the time interval.
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