Breast cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas.Brest cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States and Florida. Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and Florida. Looking at death and incidence rates of the different types of cancers helps inform us about the the impact of lifestyle and the effectiveness of screening and treatment.
In 2021, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population of Deaths From Female Breast Cancer (All) in Alachua County was 13.2 compared to Florida at 9.9. Since the oldest age at death varies, an ending age of 999 is used to retrieve all records up to and including the oldest age.
Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs less often in about three quarters of the counties than in Alachua County. The map illustrates county data by quartile. It is shown when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
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Age-adjusted Deaths From Female Breast Cancer, Rate Per 100,000 Female Population, 2021
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Alachua | AL |
Baker | BA |
Bay | BY |
Bradford | BF |
Brevard | BV |
Broward | BW |
Calhoun | CA |
Charlotte | CH |
Citrus | CI |
Clay | CL |
Collier | CO |
Columbia | CU |
Desoto | DE |
Dixie | DI |
Duval | DU |
Escambia | ES |
Flagler | FL |
Franklin | FR |
Gadsden | GA |
Gilchrist | GI |
Glades | GL |
Gulf | GU |
Hamilton | HT |
Hardee | HA |
Hendry | HE |
Hernando | HN |
Highlands | HL |
Hillsborough | HB |
Holmes | HM |
Indian river | IR |
Jackson | JS |
Jefferson | JE |
Lafayette | LY |
Lake | LA |
Lee | LE |
Leon | LO |
Levy | LV |
Liberty | LI |
Madison | MS |
Manatee | MN |
Marion | MR |
Martin | MA |
Miami-Dade | DA |
Monroe | MO |
Nassau | NA |
Okaloosa | OL |
Okeechobee | OK |
Orange | OR |
Osceola | OS |
Palm beach | PB |
Pasco | PA |
Pinellas | PL |
Polk | PO |
Putnam | PN |
Santa rosa | SR |
Sarasota | SS |
Seminole | SO |
St. Johns | SJ |
St. Lucie | SL |
Sumter | ST |
Suwannee | SN |
Taylor | TA |
Union | UN |
Volusia | VO |
Wakulla | WK |
Walton | WT |
Washington | WG |
Age-adjusted Deaths From Female Breast Cancer, Rate Per 100,000 Female Population, Single Year|
2021 | 38 | 13.2 | 3,176 | 9.9 |
2020 | 27 | 9.4 | 3,059 | 9.8 |
2019 | 29 | 10.7 | 3,183 | 10.6 |
2018 | 25 | 9.1 | 2,997 | 10.1 |
2017 | 29 | 11.8 | 2,985 | 10.4 |
2016 | 29 | 11.0 | 2,932 | 10.5 |
2015 | 32 | 12.5 | 2,881 | 10.6 |
2014 | 28 | 11.1 | 2,889 | 10.9 |
2013 | 38 | 15.9 | 2,790 | 10.9 |
2012 | 32 | 13.8 | 2,841 | 11.3 |
2011 | 29 | 12.3 | 2,843 | 11.5 |
2010 | 30 | 13.5 | 2,859 | 11.6 |
2009 | 22 | 10.1 | 2,773 | 11.5 |
2008 | 32 | 15.2 | 2,720 | 11.4 |
2007 | 30 | 14.6 | 2,637 | 11.2 |
2006 | 25 | 12.6 | 2,652 | 11.6 |
2005 | 35 | 18.5 | 2,699 | 12.1 |
2004 | 17 | 9.1 | 2,766 | 12.8 |
2003 | 27 | 14.3 | 2,613 | 12.3 |
2002 | 26 | 14.3 | 2,675 | 12.8 |