Table 17.
Average Annual Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates† for Malignant Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer Overall and by State and Gender, United States, 2006-2010‡
| State | TOTAL |
Males |
Females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Rate | 95% CI | N | Rate | 95% CI | N | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Alabama | 1,229 | 4.78 | (4.51, 5.06) | 666 | 5.69 | (5.26, 6.15) | 563 | 3.99 | (3.66, 4.34) |
| Alaska | 114 | 4.29 | (3.47, 5.24) | 65 | 5.09 | (3.74, 6.73) | 49 | 3.70 | (2.68, 4.96) |
| Arizona | 1,332 | 4.05 | (3.83, 4.28) | 745 | 4.83 | (4.48, 5.19) | 587 | 3.36 | (3.09, 3.65) |
| Arkansas | 786 | 4.93 | (4.58, 5.29) | 431 | 5.96 | (5.4, 6.56) | 355 | 4.07 | (3.65, 4.53) |
| California | 7,509 | 4.24 | (4.15, 4.34) | 4,210 | 5.17 | (5.01, 5.33) | 3,299 | 3.46 | (3.34, 3.58) |
| Colorado | 1,056 | 4.48 | (4.20, 4.76) | 606 | 5.49 | (5.04, 5.96) | 450 | 3.61 | (3.28, 3.97) |
| Connecticut | 842 | 4.24 | (3.95, 4.54) | 464 | 5.20 | (4.73, 5.70) | 378 | 3.44 | (3.09, 3.81) |
| Delaware | 203 | 4.20 | (3.64, 4.83) | 118 | 5.46 | (4.50, 6.57) | 85 | 3.20 | (2.55, 3.98) |
| Washington DC | 103 | 3.62 | (2.94, 4.41) | 56 | 4.49 | (3.36, 5.87) | 47 | 2.93 | (2.13, 3.92) |
| Florida | 4,470 | 3.91 | (3.79, 4.03) | 2,526 | 4.82 | (4.63, 5.01) | 1,944 | 3.13 | (2.99, 3.27) |
| Georgia | 1,730 | 3.96 | (3.77, 4.15) | 944 | 4.79 | (4.47, 5.12) | 786 | 3.31 | (3.08, 3.55) |
| Hawaii | 173 | 2.29 | (1.96, 2.67) | 100 | 2.86 | (2.32, 3.49) | 73 | 1.83 | (1.42, 2.31) |
| Idaho | 375 | 4.92 | (4.42, 5.45) | 214 | 5.81 | (5.04, 6.65) | 161 | 4.06 | (3.45, 4.74) |
| Illinois | 2,623 | 3.99 | (3.84, 4.15) | 1,451 | 4.88 | (4.63, 5.14) | 1,172 | 3.27 | (3.08, 3.46) |
| Indiana | 1,526 | 4.51 | (4.28, 4.74) | 832 | 5.40 | (5.03, 5.79) | 694 | 3.77 | (3.49, 4.07) |
| Iowa | 911 | 5.37 | (5.02, 5.73) | 523 | 6.71 | (6.14, 7.32) | 388 | 4.24 | (3.82, 4.70) |
| Kansas | 713 | 4.84 | (4.48, 5.21) | 409 | 5.99 | (5.42, 6.61) | 304 | 3.79 | (3.37, 4.25) |
| Kentucky | 1,072 | 4.61 | (4.34, 4.90) | 583 | 5.46 | (5.01, 5.93) | 489 | 3.88 | (3.54, 4.24) |
| Louisiana | 983 | 4.33 | (4.06, 4.62) | 538 | 5.18 | (4.74, 5.65) | 445 | 3.58 | (3.25, 3.93) |
| Maine | 408 | 5.03 | (4.54, 5.55) | 231 | 6.20 | (5.41, 7.08) | 177 | 4.06 | (3.47, 4.73) |
| Maryland | 1,144 | 3.86 | (3.64, 4.09) | 629 | 4.73 | (4.36, 5.13) | 515 | 3.17 | (2.89, 3.46) |
| Massachusetts | 1,520 | 4.22 | (4.01, 4.44) | 848 | 5.30 | (4.95, 5.68) | 672 | 3.34 | (3.09, 3.61) |
| Michigan | 2,629 | 4.86 | (4.68, 5.06) | 1,489 | 6.02 | (5.71, 6.34) | 1,140 | 3.91 | (3.68, 4.15) |
| Minnesota | 1,231 | 4.45 | (4.20, 4.71) | 686 | 5.34 | (4.94, 5.76) | 545 | 3.69 | (3.38, 4.02) |
| Mississippi | 672 | 4.42 | (4.09, 4.77) | 344 | 5.14 | (4.60, 5.73) | 328 | 3.88 | (3.47, 4.33) |
| Missouri | 1,473 | 4.52 | (4.29, 4.76) | 806 | 5.41 | (5.03, 5.80) | 667 | 3.77 | (3.49, 4.08) |
| Montana | 250 | 4.44 | (3.89, 5.04) | 147 | 5.37 | (4.52, 6.34) | 103 | 3.60 | (2.92, 4.39) |
| Nebraska | 473 | 4.95 | (4.51, 5.42) | 255 | 5.79 | (5.09, 6.55) | 218 | 4.13 | (3.59, 4.74) |
| Nevada | 528 | 4.03 | (3.69, 4.40) | 341 | 5.47 | (4.88, 6.12) | 187 | 2.76 | (2.38, 3.20) |
| New Hampshire | 351 | 4.86 | (4.36, 5.41) | 212 | 6.31 | (5.47, 7.24) | 139 | 3.63 | (3.04, 4.31) |
| New Jersey | 1,735 | 3.66 | (3.49, 3.84) | 980 | 4.62 | (4.33, 4.93) | 755 | 2.88 | (2.67, 3.09) |
| New Mexico | 391 | 3.68 | (3.32, 4.07) | 221 | 4.36 | (3.80, 4.99) | 170 | 3.06 | (2.61, 3.57) |
| New York | 3,884 | 3.73 | (3.61, 3.85) | 2,185 | 4.73 | (4.53, 4.93) | 1,699 | 2.93 | (2.79, 3.08) |
| North Carolina | 1,978 | 4.09 | (3.91, 4.27) | 1,096 | 5.06 | (4.76, 5.38) | 882 | 3.30 | (3.08, 3.52) |
| North Dakota | 162 | 4.47 | (3.80, 5.23) | 86 | 5.12 | (4.08, 6.35) | 76 | 3.79 | (2.97, 4.78) |
| Ohio | 2,864 | 4.48 | (4.32, 4.65) | 1,575 | 5.41 | (5.14, 5.69) | 1,289 | 3.68 | (3.48, 3.89) |
| Oklahoma | 908 | 4.61 | (4.31, 4.92) | 498 | 5.47 | (4.99, 5.98) | 410 | 3.83 | (3.46, 4.22) |
| Oregon | 1,020 | 4.91 | (4.60, 5.22) | 595 | 6.07 | (5.59, 6.59) | 425 | 3.90 | (3.53, 4.29) |
| Pennsylvania | 3,086 | 4.12 | (3.97, 4.27) | 1,671 | 4.95 | (4.71, 5.20) | 1,415 | 3.43 | (3.25, 3.62) |
| Rhode Island | 241 | 4.01 | (3.51, 4.56) | 132 | 4.91 | (4.09, 5.83) | 109 | 3.28 | (2.68, 3.98) |
| South Carolina | 1,047 | 4.32 | (4.06, 4.60) | 606 | 5.66 | (5.20, 6.14) | 441 | 3.29 | (2.98, 3.61) |
| South Dakota | 231 | 5.36 | (4.68, 6.11) | 129 | 6.28 | (5.23, 7.47) | 102 | 4.53 | (3.68, 5.53) |
| Tennessee | 1,628 | 4.83 | (4.59, 5.07) | 892 | 5.84 | (5.45, 6.25) | 736 | 4.01 | (3.72, 4.31) |
| Texas | 4,524 | 4.08 | (3.96, 4.20) | 2,465 | 4.84 | (4.65, 5.04) | 2,059 | 3.46 | (3.31, 3.62) |
| Utah | 474 | 4.37 | (3.98, 4.79) | 270 | 5.15 | (4.54, 5.82) | 204 | 3.63 | (3.14, 4.17) |
| Vermont | 173 | 4.77 | (4.07, 5.55) | 92 | 5.27 | (4.22, 6.51) | 81 | 4.16 | (3.28, 5.20) |
| Virginia | 1,563 | 3.87 | (3.67, 4.06) | 868 | 4.74 | (4.42, 5.07) | 695 | 3.15 | (2.91, 3.39) |
| Washington | 1,738 | 5.10 | (4.86, 5.35) | 1,022 | 6.38 | (5.99, 6.80) | 716 | 3.96 | (3.67, 4.27) |
| West Virginia | 497 | 4.35 | (3.97, 4.77) | 260 | 4.92 | (4.32, 5.58) | 237 | 3.90 | (3.41, 4.46) |
| Wisconsin | 1,480 | 4.82 | (4.58, 5.08) | 849 | 5.99 | (5.59, 6.41) | 631 | 3.82 | (3.53, 4.14) |
| Wyoming | 131 | 4.55 | (3.79, 5.42) | 73 | 5.14 | (3.99, 6.51) | 58 | 3.93 | (2.97, 5.10) |
| United States | 68,184 | 4.25 | (4.22, 4.28) | 38,034 | 5.19 | (5.14, 5.25) | 30,150 | 3.46 | (3.42, 3.50) |
†Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population.
‡Estimated by CBTRUS using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Mortality - All COD, Aggregated With State, Total U.S. (1969-2010) <Katrina/Rita Population Adjustment>, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Surveillance Systems Branch, released May 2013 Underlying mortality data provided by NCHS (www.cdc.gov/nchs). Database: Mortality - All COD, Aggregated With State, Total U.S. (1969-2010) <Katrina/Rita Population Adjustment>
Abbreviations: SEER, Survival, Epidemiology and End Results; NCHS, National Center for Health Statistics; CI, confidence interval.