The U.S. recorded more than 602,300 deaths in 2020 that were attributable to cancer.  The five-state Great Lakes region accounted for 95,354 of those cancer deaths.   At  203.6 cancer deaths per 100,000 population, the region had the worst regional cancer death rate in 2020.  As seen throughout the U.S., the cancer death rate for men in the Great Lakes region was higher than the female rate.  Moreover, the cancer death rate for both genders in the region was higher than the overall national average of 182.8 cancer deaths per 100,000 population. Further examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics yields the following details about male vs. female cancer death rates in the Great Lakes region:

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

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	95,354	46,834,910	203.6
Male	50,329	23,061,455	218.2
Female	45,025	23,773,455	189.4
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:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

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 March 8, 2023