Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census estimated as of July 1, 2006. 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. Data are for 2006.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report Volume 56, Number 10, April, 2009, Table 29. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf.

Causes of death attributable to cancer mortality include ICD-10 Codes C00-C97

1. The U.S. death rate does not include data for Guam, Puerto Rico, or Virgin Islands.
2. Age-adjusted death rates for Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands are calculated using different age groups in the weighting procedure.