Kentucky has the highest cancer death rate per 100,000 in the U.S., according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Researchers used the CDC Wonder Online Database to compile data on underlying causes of death from 1999 to 2020. The underlying cause of death for the specific analysis was malignant neoplasms.
Here are the 10 states with the highest cancer death rates per 100,000 people:
1. Kentucky – 177.3
2. West Virginia – 177
3. Mississippi – 176
4. Oklahoma – 171.1
5. Tennessee – 164.4
6. Arkansas – 163.8
7. Indiana – 162.7
8. Alabama – 161.6
9. Maine – 161.5
10. Louisiana – 159.9