The data displays the average annual rate of cancer deaths in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties in the United States from 2011 to 2015. During that time, there were an average of 180 cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year in nonmetropolitan rural counties.
Nonmetropolitan rural counties | 180.4 |
Nonmetropolitan urban counties | 177.2 |
Metropolitan counties (population <1 million) | 165.5 |
Metropolitan counties (population >1 million) | 157.8 |