Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Cancer Deaths in the Great Lakes Region

The second leading cause of death in America, cancer accounted for over 599,000 deaths in 2019, or 21% of all deaths in the United States that year.  Thanks to improvements in medical knowledge, the cancer death rate dropped modestly from its 1999 level of 197.0 deaths per 100,000 population to 182.7 deaths per 100,000 population by 2019.  The Great Lakes region also witnessed a drop in its cancer death rate during this period, but to a lesser degree than the nation as a whole.  Already a region with a cancer death rate 5.7% higher the national average in 1999, by 2019 its cancer death rate of 202.6 deaths per 100,000 population was 10.9% above the national average.  As of 2019, the Great Lakes region had the highest cancer death rate of any region of the country.  A deeper examination of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, produced the following details about cancer deaths in the Great Lakes region:

Cancer Deaths in the Great Lakes Region

Cancer Deaths in the Great Lakes Region

Area/Deaths 1999 2009 2019
IL 25,024 24,185 23,902
IN 12,898 13,093 13,515
MI 19,744 20,257 20,923
OH 25,233 25,149 25,170
WI 10,755 10,866 11,505
Region 93,654 93,550 95,015
U.S. 549,838 567,628 599,601
Area/Death Rate* 1999 2009 2019
IL 202.5 189.0 188.6
IN 213.4 202.7 200.8
MI 199.5 204.6 209.5
OH 222.6 218.1 215.3
WI 201.7 191.7 197.6
Region 208.3 201.8 202.6
U.S. 197.0 185.0 182.7

(*) number of cancer deaths per 100,000 population

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2019 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2020. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on June 12, 2021

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