The U.S. recorded over 602,300 deaths in 2020 that were attributable to cancer.  The seven-state Great Plains region accounted for 41,272 of those cancer deaths in 2020.   At  192.1 cancer deaths per 100,000 population, the region had the fourth-highest regional cancer death rate in 2020.  As seen throughout the U.S., the cancer death rate for women in the Great Plains region was modestly lower than the male rate.  That said, the cancer death rate for both men and women in the region was higher than the national average for each respective gender. Further study of data from the National Center for Health Statistics produces the following details about male vs. female cancer death rates in the Great Plains region:

Male vs. Female Cancer Death Rates in the Great Plains Region

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	41,272	21,481,834	192.1
Male	21,723	10,673,839	203.5
Female	19,549	10,807,995	180.9
Nationwide	602,350	329,484,123	182.8
Male	317,731	162,256,202	195.8
Female	284,619	167,227,921	170.2

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

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on February 18, 2023