Vermont
Cancer Deaths: 2011
Cancer continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, there has been only a slight decline in cancer deaths in the last 20 years. The CDC estimates that if tobacco use, poor diet and physical inactivity were eliminated, 40% of cancers would be prevented.
Cancer Deaths measures the three-year average, age-adjusted number of deaths attributed to cancer per 100,000 population. The ranks are based on National Center for Health Statistics data.
Opportunities exist to reduce the risk of developing some cancers and to prevent others. More information on the cancer burden in the U.S. is available at http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/AAG/dcpc.htm.
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can
affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of
its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.
Vermont
Cancer Deaths
(1990-2011)
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Number of deaths due to all causes of cancer per 100,000 population.
| Edition |
|
Rank |
Value |
|
2011 - Vermont
|
|
21
|
190.6 |
