States Where Cancer Kills the Most People

25. Wisconsin
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 150 per 100,000 (total: 11,505)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 723 per 100,00 people — 21st highest (total: 32,651)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 38 per 100,000 people — 24th lowest (total: 2,802)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 09 per 100,000 people — 7th lowest (total: 687)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 21 per 100,000 people — 7th highest (total: 641)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 26.8% — 5th highest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 16.0% — 20th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 31.3% — 22nd highest
> Residents without health insurance: 5.7% — 8th lowest
> Poverty rate: 10.4% — 16th lowest

24. Vermont
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 150 per 100,000 (total: 1,378)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 771 per 100,00 people — 7th highest (total: 3,901)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 40 per 100,000 people — 17th highest (total: 356)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 09 per 100,000 people — 6th lowest (total: 81)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 19 per 100,000 people — 23rd highest (total: 70)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 29.6% — 3rd highest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 15.8% — 19th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 26.3% — 10th lowest
> Residents without health insurance: 4.5% — 4th lowest
> Poverty rate: 10.2% — 15th lowest

23. Iowa
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 151 per 100,000 (total: 6,335)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 770 per 100,00 people — 8th highest (total: 18,600)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 39 per 100,000 people — 19th highest (total: 1,620)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people — 12th lowest (total: 395)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 20 per 100,000 people — 14th highest (total: 348)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 24.2% — 14th lowest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 17.1% — 25th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 33.2% — 10th highest
> Residents without health insurance: 5.0% — 6th lowest
> Poverty rate: 11.2% — 20th lowest

22. Georgia
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 151 per 100,000 (total: 17,756)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 666 per 100,00 people — 13th lowest (total: 52,690)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 39 per 100,000 people — 22nd highest (total: 4,392)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 12 per 100,000 people — 3rd highest (total: 1,358)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 22 per 100,000 people — 5th highest (total: 895)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 21.9% — 5th lowest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 17.5% — 21st highest
> Adult obesity rate: 32.0% — 19th highest
> Residents without health insurance: 13.4% — 3rd highest
> Poverty rate: 13.3% — 14th highest

20. Delaware
> Cancer mortality rate in 2019: 152 per 100,000 (total: 2,074)
> Number of cancer diagnoses in 2017: 741 per 100,00 people — 14th highest (total: 5,617)
> Lung cancer mortality rate in 2017: 41 per 100,000 people — 15th highest (total: 550)
> Breast cancer mortality rate in 2017: 12 per 100,000 people — 7th highest (total: 150)
> Prostate cancer mortality rate in 2017: 15 per 100,000 people — 3rd lowest (total: 82)
> Share of population with history of smoking: 26.3% — 13th highest
> Share of adult population currently smoking: 17.0% — 24th lowest
> Adult obesity rate: 30.9% — 24th highest
> Residents without health insurance: 6.6% — 15th lowest
> Poverty rate: 11.3% — 22nd lowest