Invasive Cancer
Incidence & Mortality Trends
St. Joseph County, Michigan Residents,1985-2021
Year of
Diagnosis
or Death
Cases Diagnosed Deaths
Number Age-Adjusted
Rate
Michigan
Rate
Number Age-Adjusted
Rate
Michigan
Rate
2021 --- ---   ---   127   155.3  ±25.1 159.7  
2020 278   354.6  ±41.9 398.4   118   150.0  ±25.2 160.3  
2019 327   408.1  ±43.5 442.3   144   170.5  ±25.9 156.4  
2018 330   418.1  ±45.0 445.5   122   150.3  ±25.6 161.5  
2017 304   390.8  ±43.6 446.9   142   175.6  ±27.2 161.2  
2016 335   433.8  ±45.9 461.3   152   189.0  ±28.2 166.9  
2015 322   419.3  ±44.1 453.2   138   179.7  ±28.5 166.6  
2014 270   356.7  ±41.4 448.8   139   180.5  ±28.5 173.0  
2013 297   411.1  ±45.7 453.2   136   184.6  ±29.8 170.5  
2012 305   416.1  ±44.8 463.6   131   171.7  ±27.4 174.3  
2011 315   427.2  ±45.0 487.7   123   167.2  ±28.1 176.8  
2010 287   399.1  ±44.3 490.5   161   219.0  ±30.6 182.0  
2009 325   456.0  ±47.3 487.0   120   160.1  ±26.4 181.2  
2008 317   445.0  ±46.3 490.5   131   187.8  ±30.2 184.0  
2007 316   446.0  ±46.0 517.3   136   196.8  ±30.9 186.2  
2006 307   448.7  ±47.4 504.9   146   213.6  ±32.3 190.5  
2005 311   458.1  ±47.1 504.8   137   201.8  ±31.0 192.5  
2004 287   431.7  ±46.9 504.2   137   202.8  ±31.5 191.1  
2003 288   434.1  ±46.4 520.9   109   162.2  ±28.3 192.7  
2002 345   528.6  ±52.2 524.6   135   205.0  ±32.3 198.3  
2001 368   573.6  ±53.5 522.4   138   214.4  ±32.4 198.8  
2000 302   472.6  ±49.7 522.1   156   243.3  ±34.9 202.9  
1999 295   466.5  ±49.2 522.9   155   242.7  ±34.0 204.4  
1998 306   486.1  ±49.9 515.5   146   229.9  ±34.4 204.3  
1997 294   469.8  ±49.9 510.9   136   215.8  ±33.7 207.8  
1996 270   438.0  ±49.4 502.9   139   225.7  ±33.8 210.9  
1995 272   442.8  ±48.6 500.7   138   224.7  ±34.1 212.4  
1994 294   484.8  ±51.0 510.7   134   219.7  ±33.5 215.2  
1993 308   504.7  ±51.8 531.0   129   213.9  ±34.3 215.3  
1992 305   504.9  ±51.5 549.8   133   223.6  ±34.9 218.8  
1991 318   537.9  ±53.4 550.1   124   211.2  ±34.3 222.8  
1990 285   503.1  ±54.5 519.7   124   213.1  ±33.6 216.8  
1989 226   387.9  ±46.8 505.0   124   212.4  ±34.9 218.2  
1988 246   427.7  ±50.0 468.1   117   203.8  ±33.9 216.5  
1987 250   440.1  ±51.5 465.5   106   186.5  ±32.0 215.6  
1986 190   342.9  ±45.6 451.4   104   183.8  ±32.6 214.1  
1985 190   335.0  ±45.3 451.8   121   224.4  ±36.3 217.0  
         

 

Notes:

Age-Adjusted Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates are computed by the direct method, using as the standard population the age distribution of the total population of the United States for the year 2000. Adding and subtracting the number shown after the ± symbol from the rate creates a confidence interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds of this interval with 95 % statistical confidence. Underlying causes of death for 1985-1998 were classified in accordance with the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). Beginning with 1999, causes of death were classified using ICD-10. Because the comparability between classifications for cancer deaths is high, the change should have little or no impact on comparisons of mortality statistics over time.

COVID-19 Pandemic: In 2020, the highly publicized impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services and the consequential delays and reductions in cancer screening and diagnosis led to a decline in the 2020 incidence rates for most cancer sites. Because 2020 was a temporary, anomalous year, it can bias estimates such as cancer incidence trends.

---: Not available.
Case: A case is defined as a person with any newly diagnosed cancer with a behavior code of 3 (malignant primary site). Both in-situ and invasive urinary bladder cancer cases are included, in order to be consistent with national tabulations from the National Cancer Institute.
Source of Michigan Cases Diagnosed: Michigan Resident Cancer Incidence File. Updated with cases processed through November 30, 2022. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.
Source of Michigan Death Data: 1985 - 2021 Michigan Resident Death Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.
Source of National CDC Data: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999 - 2018 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; 2022. Available at: www.cdc.gov/uscs.
Last Updated: April 13, 2023