BusinessJuly 24, 2023

Missouri ranks eighth worst in the nation in terms of cancer mortality rate, according to the most recent available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Missouri's rate of 164.2 per 100,000 total population was recorded in 2021, with the Show Me State reporting 13,153 cancer deaths...

Missouri ranks No. 8 in the nation in highest incidence of cancer mortality per 100,000 population, according to 2021 statistics. The top four U.S. states for cancer deaths, in descending order and denoted in dark red, are West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Missouri ranks No. 8 in the nation in highest incidence of cancer mortality per 100,000 population, according to 2021 statistics. The top four U.S. states for cancer deaths, in descending order and denoted in dark red, are West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky and Oklahoma.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Missouri ranks eighth worst in the nation in terms of cancer mortality rate, according to the most recent available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Missouri's rate of 164.2 per 100,000 total population was recorded in 2021, with the Show Me State reporting 13,153 cancer deaths.

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West Virginia led the nation in cancer mortality rate at 184.7, followed by Mississippi, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Indiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri.

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