Table 2.
Cancer mortality rate ratios according to counties clustered by health factors included in the adapted 2025 University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Model of Health, US (N = 3,079 counties)
| Health Factor cluster |
Mortality Rate Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-score range | N, Countiesb | All Cancer Sites | Lung Cancer | Colorectal Cancer | |
| 1 (most healthy) | −1.53 to −0.72 | 194 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| 2 | −0.72 to −0.46 | 442 | 1.16 (1.13-1.19) | 1.26 (1.20-1.32) | 1.13 (1.09-1.18) |
| 3 | −0.46 to −0.24 | 448 | 1.23 (1.20-1.26) | 1.42 (1.35-1.49) | 1.22 (1.18-1.27) |
| 4 | −0.24 to −0.03 | 540 | 1.31 (1.27-1.34) | 1.60 (1.53-1.67) | 1.33 (1.28-1.38) |
| 5 | −0.03 to 0.18 | 419 | 1.37 (1.33-1.40) | 1.71 (1.63-1.79) | 1.43 (1.37-1.49) |
| 6 | 0.18 to 0.40 | 350 | 1.44 (1.40-1.48) | 1.90 (1.80-2.00) | 1.53 (1.46-1.60) |
| 7 | 0.40 to 0.64 | 318 | 1.47 (1.42-1.51) | 1.96 (1.86-2.07) | 1.67 (1.58-1.76) |
| 8 | 0.64 to 0.91 | 209 | 1.51 (1.46-1.56) | 1.99 (1.88-2.12) | 1.75 (1.63-1.87) |
| 9 | 0.91 to 1.25 | 116 | 1.56 (1.49-1.62) | 2.10 (1.94-2.27) | 1.69 (1.54-1.86) |
| 10 (least healthy) | 1.28 to 1.88 | 43 | 1.49 (1.39-1.60) | 1.75 (1.51-2.02) | 2.10 (1.72-2.53) |
a
Data presented as age-adjusted mortality rate ratios (with 95% confidence interval. All cancer mortality rates are for the years 2018-2022.
b
Represents the total number of counties in each cluster for all cancer sites combined. The number of counties for each outcome is: all cancer – 3,079; lung cancer – 2,745; colorectal cancer – 2,180.
Abbreviation: ref, reference category