Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Prostate cancer tends to develop in men over the age of fifty. Although it is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men, many never have symptoms or undergo therapy, and many eventually die of other causes. This is because cancer of the prostate is, in most cases, slow-growing and symptom-free. Since men with the condition are older, they often die of causes unrelated to prostate cancer. About 2/3 of cases are slow growing; the other third are more aggressive.Prostate Cancer a leading cause of cancer death among men in the 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 Prostate Cancer (All) in Alachua County was 25.7 compared to Florida at 16.4. 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 Prostate Cancer, Rate Per 100,000 Male 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 Prostate Cancer, Rate Per 100,000 Male Population, Single Year|
2021 | 33 | 25.7 | 2,626 | 16.4 |
2020 | 38 | 30.2 | 2,453 | 15.9 |
2019 | 25 | 20.6 | 2,443 | 16.5 |
2018 | 29 | 28.1 | 2,454 | 17.2 |
2017 | 27 | 23.0 | 2,391 | 17.3 |
2016 | 24 | 22.4 | 2,220 | 16.7 |
2015 | 20 | 18.9 | 2,187 | 16.9 |
2014 | 31 | 31.7 | 2,112 | 17.1 |
2013 | 24 | 24.9 | 2,125 | 17.8 |
2012 | 23 | 26.2 | 2,031 | 17.7 |
2011 | 22 | 24.5 | 2,075 | 18.7 |
2010 | 19 | 22.2 | 2,043 | 18.3 |
2009 | 18 | 20.0 | 2,069 | 17.8 |
2008 | 14 | 16.5 | 2,105 | 18.5 |
2007 | 25 | 31.4 | 2,151 | 19.7 |
2006 | 21 | 27.2 | 2,117 | 19.8 |
2005 | 22 | 31.1 | 2,191 | 21.3 |
2004 | 23 | 31.6 | 2,117 | 20.7 |
2003 | 17 | 25.4 | 2,128 | 22.5 |
2002 | 20 | 30.4 | 2,228 | 23.6 |