Vermont Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates

Background

Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Different types of cancers have different causes, and different rates of occurrence and survival. Therefore, different types of cancers in a community or workplace do not necessarily have the same cause.

Unfortunately, cancer is very common. Roughly four out of ten men and women will develop cancer in their lifetime. Anyone can develop cancer; however, the risk of being diagnosed with cancer increases with age and most cancers occur in adults who are middle age or older.

Cancer Incidence Rates, 2019-2023, per 100,000 population by site and gender

Sites with Bold Font Are Leading Cancer Sites in Vermont
▲ Indicates a statistically higher rate than the United States or Northeast Region
▼ Indicates a statistically lower rate than the United States or Northeast Region

Cancer Mortality Rates, 2020-2024, per 100,000 population by site and gender

Sites with Bold Font Are Leading Cancer Sites in Vermont
▲ Indicates a statistically higher rate than the United States or Northeast Region
▼ Indicates a statistically lower rate than the United States or Northeast Region

Technical Notes

Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census P25–1130) and exclude basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. Incidence rates exclude in situ carcinomas except urinary bladder. Incidence data were coded using the International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-O) coding system. Vermont cases include Vermont residents only. The Vermont and U.S. incidence rates are based on the Vermont Cancer Registry, Vermont Department of Health (1994-2023) and the NPCR and SEER Incidence - U.S. Cancer Statistics Public Use Database, 2025 submission (2001-2023), United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Released June 2026. Available at www.cdc.gov/cancer/uscs/public-use. Northeast Region (N.E.) includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Incidence data are sorted by Vermont’s age-adjusted incidence rate followed by the average annual case count.

Mortality data were coded using the International Classification of Disease Tenth Revision (ICD-10) coding system. Vermont deaths include Vermont residents only. – Rates based on 5 or fewer deaths are not individually calculated. The Vermont and the U.S. mortality rates are based on the Vermont Vital Statistics System, Vermont Department of Health (1994-2024) and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Mortality - All COD, Aggregated With State, Total U.S. (1990-2024), National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, released June 2026. Underlying mortality data provided by NCHS (www.cdc.gov/nchs). Northeast Region (N.E.) includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Mortality data are sorted by Vermont’s age-adjusted mortality rate followed by the average annual case count.

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Suggested Citation: Age Adjusted Cancer Incidence (2019-2023) and Mortality Rates (2020-2024), Vermont Department of Health, Waterbury, VT, 2026

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for its support of the Vermont Cancer Registry staff, and the printing and distribution of the monograph under cooperative agreement NU58DP007149 awarded to Vermont State Cancer Registry. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.