States Where Cancer Kills the Most People

44. Connecticut
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 132 per 100,000 (total: 6,496)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 748 per 100,00 people — 11th highest (total: 21,297)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 32 per 100,000 people — 11th lowest (total: 1,508)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people — 17th lowest (total: 470)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 19 per 100,000 people — 22nd lowest (total: 373)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 25.2% — 25th highest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 12.7% — 3rd lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 25.8% — 8th lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 5.9% — 11th lowest
> Poverty rate: 10.0% — 12th lowest

44. New Mexico
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 132 per 100,000 (total: 3,614)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 579 per 100,00 people — 6th lowest (total: 9,261)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 26 per 100,000 people — 3rd lowest (total: 678)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people — 24th highest (total: 284)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 19 per 100,000 people — 24th highest (total: 218)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 24.6% — 20th lowest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 17.5% — 20th highest
> Adult obesity rate: 26.6% — 13th lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 10.0% — 16th highest
> Poverty rate: 18.2% — 3rd highest

43. New York
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 133 per 100,000 (total: 33,655)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 733 per 100,00 people — 15th highest (total: 115,007)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 32 per 100,000 people — 10th lowest (total: 7,821)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people — 16th lowest (total: 2,479)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 18 per 100,000 people — 15th lowest (total: 1,812)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 23.6% — 12th lowest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 14.1% — 9th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 25.5% — 5th lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 5.2% — 7th lowest
> Poverty rate: 13.0% — 16th highest

42. New Jersey
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 137 per 100,000 (total: 15,698)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 752 per 100,00 people — 10th highest (total: 52,841)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 32 per 100,000 people — 12th lowest (total: 3,562)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people — 22nd highest (total: 1,251)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 17 per 100,000 people — 10th lowest (total: 767)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 0.0% — N/A
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 13.7% — 7th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 26.4% — 11th lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 7.9% — 23rd lowest
> Poverty rate: 9.2% — 5th lowest

41. Idaho
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 138 per 100,000 (total: 2,928)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 677 per 100,00 people — 19th lowest (total: 8,624)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 30 per 100,000 people — 6th lowest (total: 607)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people — 19th highest (total: 225)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 20 per 100,000 people — 15th highest (total: 164)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 23.5% — 11th lowest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 14.3% — 10th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 29.3% — 21st lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 10.8% — 12th highest
> Poverty rate: 11.2% — 21st lowest