Long-term trends in cancer mortality by rural-urban status, United States, 1969-2023
Farhad Islami·Ahmedin Jemal·Whitney E. Zahnd·Elizabeth J. Schafer·Rebecca L Siegel·Hyuna Sung·Daniel Wiese
Understanding long-term trends in cancer mortality in rural and urban areas can provide additional insight into factors contributing to rural-urban disparities in cancer mortality and inform public policies. We examined trends in age-standardized cancer mortality rates (overall, lung, colorectal, female breast, and prostate cancers) by urbanicity of county of residence using National Center for Health Statistics data. During 1969-2023, the highest all-cancer mortality rates shifted from large me