In 2019, the lowest cancer incidence rate among U.S. states was reported in Arizona with a total of some 359 new cancer cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic shows the U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019.
Cancer in the U.S.
Cancer is a leading contributor to the health burden worldwide and is the second leading cause of death in the United States. In general, cancer rates are usually higher in countries with longer life expectancies, more education, and higher standards of living. In 2023, it is estimated there will be almost two million new cancer cases and over half a million deaths due to cancer in the United States. Men are more likely to develop cancer than women with the chance of developing cancer increasing with age among both men and women.
Risk factors and survival
Increased exposure to risk factors contributes to higher incidence rates of cancer. Popular ways of reducing the risk of cancer among U.S. adults include tobacco cessation, using sunscreen, and maintaining a healthy diet. Throughout the past decades, the number of U.S. adults who have been living with a history of cancer has increased. This is mainly due to the population growing and ageing, as well as the advancement of early detection, prevention, and treatment practices for cancer.
U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019
(per 100,000 population)
Figures are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Data are from selected statewide and metropolitan area cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined. Excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (May 26, 2023). U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "U.S. States with The Lowest Cancer Incidence Rates in 2019 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/
Kaiser Family Foundation, U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
U.S. states with the lowest cancer incidence rates in 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248549/us-states-with-lowest-cancer-incidence-rates/