Here are states with the highest projected colon and rectal cancer death rate in 2021 for male and female patients, from an American Cancer Society study:
Ten states with highest male 2021 projected CRC death rate:
- Mississippi: 22.3
- Oklahoma: 20.5
- West Virginia: 20
- Kentucky: 19.9
- Louisiana: 19.8
- South Dakota: 19.2
- Alabama: 19
- Arkansas: 19
- Nevada: 18.7
- Georgia: 18.4
Ten states with highest female 2021 projected CRC death rate:
- West Virginia: 15.2
- Mississippi: 14.6
- Alaska: 14
- Kentucky: 13.9
- Oklahoma: 13.7
- Vermont: 13.7
- Louisiana: 13.6
- Nevada: 13.3
- District of Columbia: 13.1
- Ohio: 12.9