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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates,* by State — United States, 2024
Weekly / June 11, 2026 / 75(22);295
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Abbreviation: DC = District of Columbia.
* Colorectal cancer deaths were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes C18–C21. Age-adjusted colorectal cancer death rates were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau standard population.
In 2024, the U.S. colorectal cancer death rate was 12.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population. Rates were generally lower in the Northeast and higher in the South. Colorectal cancer death rates were highest in Oklahoma (17.8) and lowest in Rhode Island (10.1).
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/256552#tabs-3
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2024. Underlying Cause of Death, 2018–2024, Single Race Request
Reported by: Sibeso N. Joyner, MPH; Deepthi Kandi, MS; Arialdi Miniño, MPH.
For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: Colorectal Cancer | CDC.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State — United States, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2026;75:295. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7522a3.
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