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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the overall cancer death rate — C‑01 Data

Most Recent Data:
142.3 cancer deaths per 100,000 population (2022) *

Target:
122.7 per 100,000 *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
149.1 cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Overall cancer deaths, 2018-2022 *
(cancer deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total
149.1
SE 0.196
146.2
SE 0.192
144.1
SE 0.189
146.6
SE 0.192
142.3
SE 0.185