TABLE 16: PRIMARY MALIGNANT BRAIN AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY RATESa BY STATE, AGE-ADJUSTED TO THE

Table 16: Primary Malignant Brain and Other Nervous System Tumor Incidence and Mortality Rates^a by State, Age-Adjusted to the 2000 U.S Standard Population^b

	Incidence					Mortality
		Males		Females			Males		Females
State	Years	N	Rate	N	Rate	Years	N	Rate	N	Rate
Alabama	1999	137	6.8	109	4.5	1995-99	535	5.7	520	4.2
Alaska	1996-99	70	6.7	56	5.8	1995-99	63	5.5	27	2.7
Arizona		-	-	-	-	1995-99	546	5.3	441	3.6
Arkansas	1996-99	369	7.6	270	4.8	1995-99	455	7.7	352	4.7
California	1995-99	5,283	7.5	4,217	5.4	1995-99	3,745	5.7	2,995	3.9
Colorado	1995-99	710	8.2	580	6.1	1995-99	459	5.7	356	3.8
Connecticut	1995-99	664	8.6	521	5.6	1995-99	415	5.5	325	3.3
Delaware	1995-99	129	7.7	123	6.1	1995-99	72	4.5	76	3.8
District of Columbia	1995-99	100	8.4	71	4.7	1995-99	50	4.3	28	1.7
Florida		-	-	-	-	1995-99	2,368	6.0	1,874	3.9
Georgia	1995-99	1,025	6.4	905	4.9	1995-99	772	5.3	648	3.6
Hawaii	1995-99	148	5.1	122	4.1	1995-99	93	3.2	76	2.5
Idaho	1995-99	262	9.5	188	6.4	1995-99	182	6.8	124	4.2
Illinois	1995-99	2,067	7.6	1,683	5.3	1995-99	1,377	5.3	1,080	3.3
Indiana	1995-99	986	7.4	831	5.3	1995-99	756	5.9	672	4.2
Iowa	1995-99	558	8.1	474	5.8	1995-99	450	6.5	383	4.4
Kansas		-	-	-	-	1995-99	377	6.4	316	4.4
Kentucky	1995-99	704	8.0	603	5.7	1995-99	588	6.8	461	4.2
Louisiana	1995-99	666	7.2	583	5.1	1995-99	497	5.5	449	4.0
Maine	1995-97	172	9.9	137	6.5	1995-99	212	7.4	162	4.4
Maryland	1995-99	868	7.7	752	5.7	1995-99	553	5.2	491	3.7
Massachusetts	1995-99	1,227	8.7	1,046	6.1	1995-99	799	5.8	651	3.6
Michigan	1995-99	1,789	8.1	1,552	6.0	1995-99	1,265	5.9	1,074	4.1
Minnesota	1995-99	878	8.1	656	5.5	1995-99	622	6.0	497	4.1
Mississippi		-	-	-	-	1995-99	378	6.7	353	4.8
Missouri	1996-99	898	8.9	799	6.6	1995-99	748	6.0	618	4.0
Montana	1995-99	177	8.2	171	7.3

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