QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State — United States, 2024

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In 2024, the U.S. colorectal cancer death rate was 12.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population.
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Authors: Sibeso N. Joyner, MPH; Deepthi Kandi, MS; and Arialdi Miniño, MPH

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The figure is a map of the United States illustrating age-adjusted colorectal cancer death rates, by state, during 2024.
Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State—United States, 2024

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).

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7522a3.htm

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/256552#tabs-3

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2024. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html