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Rate of cancer deaths per year in rural and urban areas U.S. 2011-2015, by age

Average annual rate of cancer deaths in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties in the U.S. from 2011 to 2015, by age (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the average annual rate of cancer deaths in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by age. During that time, there were an average of 690 cancer deaths among those aged 65 to 74 years per 100,000 population per year in nonmetropolitan rural counties.

Nonmetropolitan rural counties	2.2	19	237	689.7	1331.2
Nonmetropolitan urban counties	2.2	16.6	226.5	678.2	1334.3
Metropolitan counties (population <1 million)	2.3	15.2	202.7	622.7	1287.9
Metropolitan counties (population >1 million)	2.4	14.3	176.3	590.8	1289.3

Rate of cancer deaths per year in rural and urban areas U.S. 2011-2015, by age

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