Mortality and Fatality Rates and Stats

Mortality Rates for All Cancer Sites

Lung Cancer Mortality Rates

Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

 How to Read the Data The data have been organized with the provinces/states with the lowest fatality rates at the top (1), and the highest fatality rates at the bottom (62). In all columns, the M or F at the top indicates Male or Female. The second column indicates the State, Province or jurisdiction (a very few, like MDetroit, use data from a city-based catchment area). The third column lists the mortality rate, or the number of deaths per 100,000 people. The incidence rate, or the number of cases per 100,000, is found in the last column. The middle column of numbers then gives us what is technically known as the Case Fatality Rate—or the overall percentage of people who die of the disease, which is calculated by dividing Mortality by Incidence (the number who die/the number who get the disease). For instance, if you look, near the bottom of the chart for Breast Cancer, the Ontario, 60th in the rankings, has 21.8 women dying and 78.4 cases diagnosed with breast cancer per 100,000 population, resulting in a fatality rate of 27.8%.

Cancer Mortality, Case Fatality Rate (Mortality/Incidence) and Incidence Rates (per 100,000) in Canada and the United States, Males, All Sites 1993-97
Age-standardized rates

(Source: Chen VW, Howe HL, Wu XC, Hotes JL, Correa CN (eds). Cancer in North America, 1993-1997. Volume Two: Mortality. Springfield, IL: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, April 2000.)

 

Bladder Cancer (Male) Mortality, Case Fatality Rate (Mortality/Incidence) and Incidence Rates (per 100,000)  in Canada and the United States
1993-1997
Age-standardized Rates

Ranking      States                                  Mortality     Case Fatality Rate   Incidence
1            YUKON                      0                       0          7.2
 2           Wyoming                     2.7                  0.13706   19.7
 3           NoDakot                     3.5                   0.14286    24.5
 4           RIsland                        4.4                  0.14521    30_3
 5           Hawaii                         2                     0.14925   13.4
 6           GBArea                       3                     0.15306   19.6
 7           Idaho                          3.4                   0.15385   22.1
 8           Washingt                     3.7                   0.15812   23.4
 9           SPSoun                        3.7                   0.15812    23.4
 10         Alaska                         3.4                   0.15814    21.5
 11         Nebraska                     3.1                   0.15816    19.6
 12         Connecti                     4.3                    0.15926    27
 13         Pennsyl                       4.2                    0.1597      26.3
 14         PEI                            2.8                    0.16         17.5
 15         Oregon                       3.8                    0.16102    23.6
 16         Iowa                           3.6                    0.16216    22.2
 17         NHampsh                    4.8                    0.16271    29.5
 18         MAtlanta                     3.4                    0.16346    20.8
 19         Minnesot                     3.6                    0.16364    22
 20         Massachu                    4.4                    0.16541    26.6
 21         Arizona                       3.6                    0.16744    21.5
 22         Michigan                     4.1                     0.16872    24.3
 23         WVirgin                      3.8                    0.16889    22.5
 24         MDetroi                      4.1                     0.16942    24.2
 25         Utah                            2.9                    0.1716     16.9
 26         Kentucky                    3.7                      0.17209    21.5
 27         Californi                      3.5                     0.17241    20.3
 28         Florida                        4                        0.17391    23
 29         Maryland                    4                         0.17391    23
 30         Wisconsi                     4.1                      0.17521   23.4
 31         LAngele                      3.3                      0.17553    18.8
 32         Louisian                      3.4                      0.17617    19.3
 33         NJersey                      4.6                      0.17625     26.1
 34         Illinois                         3.9                     0.17727    22
 35        Colorado                     3.7                      0.17874    20.7
 36        Alabama                      3.1                      0.18023   17.2
 37        Montana                      3.9                      0.18224    21.4
 38        AB                             3.6                      0.18274    19.7
 39        NB                              4                        0.18519    21.6
 40        Texas                          3.2                      0.18605   17.2
 41        Tennesse                     3.5                       0.18617   18.8
 42        NMexico                     2.9                       0.1871     15.5
 43        Mississi                        3.1                       0.18788   16.5
 44        NoCaroli                     3.5                       0.18919   18.5
 45        13C                             4                         0.18957   21.1
 46        QU                            4.8                       0.19277   24.9
 47        NewYork                     4.3                        0.19283   22.3
 48        NS                             4.6                        0.19409   23.7
 49        Ohio                           4.3                       0.19635   21.9
 50        Indiana                        4                          0.19704   20.3
 51        SCaroli                       3.8                        0.2          19
 52        Maine                         5.5                        0.20295   27.1
 53        MA                           4.2                        0.20388   20.6
 54        SA                             4.1                        0.20707   19.8
 55        NFLD                       4.6                         0.20721   22.2
 56       Georgia                       3.3                        0.21429   15.4
 57       Virginia                        3.6                        0.21429   16.8
 58       Delaware                     5.1                        0.21888    23.3
 59       DColumb                     3.8                        0.23899   15.9
 60       Nevada                        4.9                        0.24257    20.2
 61       ON                             4.2                       0.26752    15.7
 62       NWT                          5.4                       0.675         8

Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates, Case Fatality Rates (Mortality/Incidence) and Incidence Rates (per 100,000) Males in Canada and the United States, 1993-1997
Age-standardized Rates

            STATES           Mortality      Case Fatality Rate   Incidence 
 1         MDetroi                     17.1                       0.12473   137.1
 2         Connecti                     14.1                      0.12726   110.8
 3         Nebraska                    13.6                      0.12734   106.8
 4         Michigan                     16.4                      0.13141   124.8
 5         Hawaii                        10.1                      0.13168   76.7
 6         Alaska                        11.6                      0.13457   86.2
 7         Colorado                    14.6                      0.13506   108.1
 8         Massachu                   15.4                      0.13628   113
 9         LAngele                      14.4                      0.13636   105.6
 10       RIsland                       15.4                      0.13787   111.7
 11       Maryland                    18.2                      0.13788   132
 12       Californi                      14.4                      0.13846   104
 13       NJersey                      16.5                      0.13854   119.1
 14       GBArea                      14.5                      0.13902   104.3
 15       SPSoun                       14.5                      0.14037   103.3
 16       MAtlanta                      20.1                     0.14215   141.4
 17       Utah                            16.5                      0.14249   115.8
 18       Washingt                     14.6                      0.143       102.1
 19       Minnesot                     16.3                      0.14311   113.9
 20       Pennsyl                        16.2                      0.14808   109.4
 21       Florida                         14.8                      0.14904   99.3
 22       Iowa                            15.2                      0.14961   101,6
 23       NHampsh                    15.3                      0.15029   101.8
 24       Delaware                     18.3                      0.15263   119.9
 25       Wisconsi                      16.7                      0.15307   109.1
 26       Oregon                        15.9                      0.15407   103.2
 27        Idaho                          16                         0.15702   101.9
 28        Wyoming                    18.2                      0.15717   115.8
 29        NMexico                    15.8                      0.16024   98.6
 30        NoDakot                    17.7                      0.16374   108.1
 31        Arizona                       14.6                      0.16423   88.9
 32        Montana                      17.2                     0.16444   104.6
 33        BC                              15.2                     0.16486   92.2
 34        Illinois                          16.4                     0.16566   99
 35        DColumb                     28.8                     0.16609   173.4
 36        NewYork                    15.7                     0.16756   93.7
 37        NB                             16.4                     0.16786   97.7
 38        MA                            16.6                     0.17113   97
 39        SCaroli                        20.7                     0.17602   117.6
 40        Texas                          16.3                      0.17603   92.6
 41        PEI                            19.2                      0.17696   108.5
 42        Louisian                      19.4                      0.17701   109.6
 43        Maine                         16.4                      0.17904   91.6
 44        WVirgin                      15.4                      0.19036   80.9
 45        Kentucky                    16.3                      0.19199   84.9
 46        Ohio                           16.6                      0.19438   85.4
 47        NoCaroli                     19                         0.19895   95.5
 48        ON                           16                         0.20101   79.6
 49        Virginia                       18.5                      0.2033     91
 50        AB                              17.5                     0.20686   84.6
 51        NS                              18                        0.21152   85.1
 52        Tennesse                     16.6                     0.21419   77.5
 53        QU                             15.8                     0.21467   73.6
 54        Indiana                        16.2                     0.21514   75.3
 55        Mississi                       20.3                     0.21596   94
 56        Georgia                      19.7                      0.23095   85.3
 57        SA                             19.6                      0.23614   83
 58        NFLD                        15.2                      0.26072   58.3
 59        Nevada                      15.9                      0.26633   59.7
 60        Alabama                     18.6                      0.27313   68.1
 61        YUKON                    27.9                      0.4544    61.4
 62        NWT                        13.6                     0.56198   24.2

 

Cancer Mortality, Case Fatality Rate (Mortality/Incidence) and Incidence Rate (per 100,000) in Canada and the United States, Females, All Sites,1993-97
Age-standardized rates

     STATES    Mortality   CFR (M/I)   Incidence
 1  Hawaii        80.7            0.30991       260.4
 2  Utah           79              0.34199       231
 3  Colorado     92              0.34522       266.5
 4  Connecti     107.3          0.3468         309.4
 5  SPSoun       107.2          0.35033        306
 6  GBArea      100.8          0.35061        287.5
 7  Washingt   107             0.35548        301
 8  Nebraska    97.1            0.35685        272.1
 9  Alaska        105.6          0.35857        294.5
 10  Idaho         94.4          0.35976        262_4
 11  Wisconsi  103.5          0.3605          287.1
 12  Iowa        101.8          0.36074         282.2
 13  Minnesot  101.4          0.36227         279.9
 14  Florida     105.9          0.36367         291.2
 15  RIsland     116.6          0.36771        317.1
 16  MAtlanta   109.3          0.37177        294
 17  Californi    104.6          0.37277       280.6
 18  Oregon     109.6          0.37419       292.9
 19  Michigan    111            0.37653       294.8
 20  Massachu   114.2          0.38003      300.5
 21  NoDakot    96.6           0.38091      253.6
 22  MDetroi     113            0.38098      296.6
 23  LAngele      102.3         0.38101      268.5
 24  Maryland    117.3         0.38346      305.9
 25  NJersey      117.6         0.38406      306.2
 26  Tennesse    111.6         0.38603      289.1
 27  NMexico       93.8        0.38744      242.1
 28  Montana     101.8         0.38811      262.3
 29  SA              99            0.3893        254.3
 30  Pennsyl      112.7         0.38943      289.4
 31  Arizona       98.4          0.3911        251.6
 32  Delaware    122.4         0.39143      312.7
 33  BC             100.6         0.39174      256.8
 34  NewYork     111.3        0.39426      282.3
 35  Illinois         113.3        0.39602      286.1
 36  PEI             108.4        0.39634      273.5
 37  MA             110.7        0.39892      277.5
 38  AB              103.5        0.40023      258.6
 39  SCaroli        107           0.40135      266.6
 40  Texas          103.6        0.4028        257.2
 41  ON             105.7        0.40405      261.6
 42  NHampsh     121.1        0.40665      297.8
 43  Wyoming     104.5        0.40788      256.2
 44  Maine          118.3        0.41191      287.2
 45  Kentucky      119          0.41652      285.7
 46  WVirgin       117.4        0.41989      279.6
 47  Ohio            114.6       0.42009      272.8
 48  NB               108.2       0.42052      257.3
 49  NoCaroli       106.3       0.42216      251.8
 50  Indiana          112.7       0.42609      264.5
 51  DColumb      128.3        0.42639     300.9
 52  QU               111.1       0.43179      257.3
 53  NS                120.2       0.43378      277.1
 54  Louisian         117.7       0.44617      263.8
 55  NFLD            106.9       0.45067      237.2
 56  Virginia          110.2       0.464         237.5
 57  Mississi          109.6       0.4712        232.6
 58  Georgia         106.7       0.48655      219.3
 59  Nevada          118.7      0.48727       243.6
 60  Alabama         108.5     0.49051       221.2
 61  YUKON         126.1     0.52389       240.7
 62  NWT            158.4      0.54791       289.1

 

Breast Cancer Mortality Rates, Case Fatality Rates (Mortality/Incidence) and Incidence Rate (per 100,000)  in Canada and the United States, 1993-1997
Age-standardized Rates

    STATES     Mortality   CFR (M/I)    Incidence
 1  Hawaii      13.7    0.15376     89.1
 2  NWT       10       0.18248    54.8
 3  Alaska       17.5    0.18717    93.5
 4  Colorado   17      0.18785    90.5
 5  Oregon     18.9    0.18938    99.8
 6  SPSoun      19.4   0.19057    101.8
 7  GBArea     18.8    0.19086    98.5
 8  Washingt   19.1    0.19391    98.5
 9  Connecti    20.6    0.20376    101.1
 10  Minnesot  19.2    0.20491    93.7
 11  Utah        16.3    0.20555    79.3
 12  Montana   18.7    0.20617    90.7
 13  NoDakot  18.2    0.20705    87.9
 14  Wisconsi  19.1    0.20897    91.4
 15  Arizona    17.8    0.20941    85
 16  Nebraska  18.9    0.21023    89.9
 17  Idaho       18.2    0.21089    86.3
 18  Californi   19.6    0.21166    92.6
 19  Iowa        18.9    0.21236    89
 20  Tennesse  20.4    0.21474    95
 21  Maryland  21.7    0.21506    100.9
 22  Massachu  21.7    0.21614    100.4
 23  Delaware  21.6    0.21687    99.6
 24  MAtlanta   21.8    0.21713    100.4
 25  Florida      19.6    0.21802    89.9
 26  NMexico   17.8    0.21867    81.4
 27  RIsland     21.2    0.2206      96.1
 28  NHampsh  21.6   0.22268    97
 29  Michigan    20.6  0.22294     92.4
 30  Maine       19.9   0.2236       89
 31  BC           18.3   0.22482     81.4
 32  LAngele    19.7   0.2254      87.4
 33  SCaroli     19.9   0.22821    87.2
 34  Texas       18.7   0.22889    81.7
 35  NJersey     22.5  0.23053    97.6
 36  WVirgin   18.5   0.23125    80
 37  SA           18.4   0.23174    79.4
 38  YUKON   17.4   0.23514    74
 39  Kentucky  19.9   0.23662    84.1
 40  Wyoming  19.3  0.2371      81.4
 41  Illinois       21.7  0.23742    91.4
 42  NoCaroli   20.2  0.23765    85
 43  Indiana     20.4   0.23888    85.4
 44  Ohio        21.2   0.23901    88.7
 45  MDetroi    22.1  0.23944    92.3
 46  Pennsyl     21.9  0.23987    91.3
 47  PEI           19.4  0.24557    79
 48  MA           21.7 0.25058    86.6
 49  Alabama   18.8  0.25303    74.3
 50  NewYork   22.2 0.25606    86.7
 51  Virginia     20.8  0.25839    80.5
 52  Louisian    21.5  0.26092    82.4
 53  NB           20.9  0.26158    79.9
 54  AB           21.2  0.26238    80.8
 55  Mississi     19.8  0.2626      75.4
 56  Nevada    19     0.26426    71.9
 57  DColumb  26.7 0.26541    100.6
 58  NS           22.4  0.26698    83.9
 59  Georgia   19.8   0.27386    72.3
 60  ON         21.8  0.27806    78.4
 61  QU         21.9  0.28627    76.5
 62  NFLD     20.7   0.29699    69.7

 

Bladder Cancer (Female) Mortality, Case Fatality Rate (Mortality/Incidence)and Incidence Rates (per 100,000) in Canada and the United States,1993-1997
Age-standardized Rates

     STATES   MORTALITY  CFR(M/I)    INCIDENCE
 1  NWT            0 0   1.7
 2  NoDakot        0.6   0.10909   5.5
 3  Alaska           1      0.13333   7.5
 4  NMexico        0.7   0.15217   4.6
 5  Oregon         1      0.15625   6.4
 6  PEI                0.7   0.15909   4.4
 7  Wyoming       0.9   0.16071   5.6
 8  Massachu1     .3     0.16667   7.8
 9  Montana        0.9   0.16667   5.4
 10  Pennsyl        1.2   0.16901   7.1
 11  SA               1.1   0.16923   6.5
 12  Colorado      1      0.17241  5.8
 13  SPSoun         1.1   0.1746   6.3
 14  Minnesot       1     0.17544  5.7
 15  NHampsh      1.3   0.17568   7.4
 16  Nebraska       0.9   0.17647  5.1
 17  Illinois           1.1   0.18033  6.1
 18  RIsland          1.5   0.18072  8.3
 19  Connecti       1.4   0.18182   7.7
 20  WVirgin        1.2   0.18182   6.6
 21  NS                1.3  0. 1831    7.1
 22  Washingt       1.1  0.18333    6
 23  Wisconsi        1.2  0.18462   6.5
 24  BC                1.2   0.1875     6.4
 25  Kentucky       1      0.18868   5.3
 26  Florida          1.2    0.19048   6.3
 27  Utah             0.8    0.19048   4.2
 28  QU              1.3    0.19403   6.7
 29  Hawaii           0.7   0.19444   3.6
 30  AB                1.1   0.19643   5.6
 31  Maine            1.4   0.19718   7.1
 32  Arizona          1.2   0.2          6
 33  Iowa              1      0.2          5
 34  Ohio             1.2    0.2          6
 35  GBArea          1.1   0.20755   5.3
 36  NJersey           1.5   0.21127   7.1
 37  Californi         1.1    0.21154   5.2
 38  Idaho             1.1    0.21154   5.2
 39  NFLD             1.1   0.21154   5.2
 40  Michigan         1.4   0.21212   6.6
 41  NewYork         1.4  0.21212   6.6
 42  Indiana            1.2  0.21429   5.6
 43  MDetroi          1.4  0.21538   6.5
 44  MAtlanta         1.3  0.22807   5.7
 45  Maryland         1.6  0.23188   6.9
 46  LAngele           1.1  0.23404   4.7
 47  NoCaroli         1.1  0.23404   4.7
 48  Tennesse         1.2  0.23529   5.1
 49  MA                 1.4  0.23729   5.9
 50  Texas              1    0.2381     4.2
 51  Louisian           1.2  0.24         5
 52  Virginia            1.2  0.24         5
 53  Delaware          1.6  0.24242   6.6
 54  NB                   1.6 0.24615    6.5
 55  Nevada            1.3  0.25         5.2
 56  Alabama           1    0.27778    3.6
 57  ON                 1.2  0.28571    4.2
 58  Georgia            1.2  0.30769    3.9
 59  Mississi              0.9 0.31034    2.9
 60  DColumb          1.4  0.31111   4.5
 61  SCaroli              1.3  0.325      4
 62  YUKON            1.5  0.36585   4