Ranking · Lethality

Mortality-to-incidence ratio

Deaths divided by new cases in the same population, year and sex. A crude proxy of lethality; it is not a survival probability and is affected by incidence trends and registration completeness.

Computedci-mir-v1unit: ratiohigher = worseAll metrics

Rank	Δ	Cancer	Mortality-to-incidence ratio (ratio)	Percentile	Confidence	Sources	Why #n?
1	=	Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm	0.8	100	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 49451 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 61467 incidenceObservationId 5909 mortalityObservationId 6063 ranking row 2607907
2	=	Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm	0.8	96.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 16052 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 20036 incidenceObservationId 1475 mortalityObservationId 1629 ranking row 2607908
3	=	Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm	0.8	93.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 18203 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 22882 incidenceObservationId 455 mortalityObservationId 609 ranking row 2607909
4	=	Malignant Mesothelioma	0.79	90	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 2127 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 2709 incidenceObservationId 4481 mortalityObservationId 4635 ranking row 2607910
5	=	Malignant Liver Neoplasm	0.77	86.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 29911 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 39061 incidenceObservationId 3563 mortalityObservationId 3717 ranking row 2607911
6	=	Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm	0.61	83.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 12883 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 21112 incidenceObservationId 5655 mortalityObservationId 5757 ranking row 2607912
7	=	Malignant Lung Neoplasm	0.58	80	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 131584 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 228058 incidenceObservationId 3869 mortalityObservationId 4023 ranking row 2607913
8	=	Leukemia	0.4	76.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 23589 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 58254 incidenceObservationId 3257 mortalityObservationId 3411 ranking row 2607914
9	=	Malignant Colon Neoplasm	0.38	73.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 40880 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 108402 incidenceObservationId 965 mortalityObservationId 1119 ranking row 2607915
10	=	Malignant Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm	0.38	70	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 693 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 1841 incidenceObservationId 5093 mortalityObservationId 5247 ranking row 2607916
11	=	Malignant Gastric Neoplasm	0.37	66.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 10966 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 29580 incidenceObservationId 6827 mortalityObservationId 6981 ranking row 2607917
12	=	Multiple Myeloma	0.36	63.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 11577 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 32131 incidenceObservationId 4787 mortalityObservationId 4941 ranking row 2607918
13	=	Malignant Laryngeal Neoplasm	0.33	60	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 3914 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 11881 incidenceObservationId 2951 mortalityObservationId 3105 ranking row 2607919
14	=	Malignant Vaginal Neoplasm	0.32	56.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 438 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 1382 incidenceObservationId 7695 mortalityObservationId 7797 ranking row 2607920
15	=	Malignant Cervical Neoplasm	0.31	53.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 4162 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 13222 incidenceObservationId 711 mortalityObservationId 813 ranking row 2607921
16	=	Malignant Rectal Neoplasm	0.27	50	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 12899 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 47260 incidenceObservationId 6215 mortalityObservationId 6369 ranking row 2607922
17	=	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma	0.26	46.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 19983 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 75946 incidenceObservationId 5399 mortalityObservationId 5553 ranking row 2607923
18	=	Malignant Vulvar Neoplasm	0.24	43.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 1474 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 6103 incidenceObservationId 7899 mortalityObservationId 8001 ranking row 2607924
19	=	Malignant Hypopharyngeal Neoplasm	0.23	40	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 483 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 2083 incidenceObservationId 2189 mortalityObservationId 2343 ranking row 2607925
20	=	Malignant Penile Neoplasm	0.22	36.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 358 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 1599 incidenceObservationId 8205 mortalityObservationId 8307 ranking row 2607926
21	=	Malignant Bladder Neoplasm	0.22	33.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 17317 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 79952 incidenceObservationId 7439 mortalityObservationId 7593 ranking row 2607927
22	=	Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm	0.21	30	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 1114 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 5269 incidenceObservationId 6521 mortalityObservationId 6675 ranking row 2607928
23	=	Malignant Kidney Neoplasm	0.19	26.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 14777 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 77334 incidenceObservationId 2645 mortalityObservationId 2799 ranking row 2607929
24	=	Malignant Anal Neoplasm	0.17	23.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 1601 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 9334 incidenceObservationId 149 mortalityObservationId 303 ranking row 2607930
25	=	Malignant Breast Neoplasm	0.15	20	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 42724 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 291057 incidenceObservationId 8767 mortalityObservationId 8817 ranking row 2607931
26	=	Malignant Uterine Corpus Neoplasm	0.13	16.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 8183 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 62434 incidenceObservationId 1221 mortalityObservationId 1323 ranking row 2607932
27	=	Malignant Prostate Neoplasm	0.13	13.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 33881 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 266307 incidenceObservationId 8409 mortalityObservationId 8511 ranking row 2607933
28	=	Hodgkin Lymphoma	0.12	10	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 1021 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 8858 incidenceObservationId 1883 mortalityObservationId 2037 ranking row 2607934
29	=	Cutaneous Melanoma	0.08	6.7	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 8350 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 103681 incidenceObservationId 4175 mortalityObservationId 4329 ranking row 2607935
30	=	Malignant Testicular Neoplasm	0.06	3.3	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 537 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 9572 incidenceObservationId 8613 mortalityObservationId 8715 ranking row 2607936
31	=	Malignant Thyroid Gland Neoplasm	0.04	0	High confidence	cdc-uscs	inputs deaths 2148 formula mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family) incidence 49685 incidenceObservationId 7133 mortalityObservationId 7287 ranking row 2607937

Data updated 16 hours agoSource updated unknown31 eligible entities · inputs hash 4850aed222cf5b82949f3250

Methodology

How this table was built

Formula: mortality_count / incidence_count (same geography, year, sex, source family)
Version: ci-mir-v1
Scope: USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers
Scope key: geo=USA|sex=all|age=all|year=2023|level=top
Eligible entities: 31
Generated: Sep 29, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC
Inputs hash: 4850aed222cf5b82949f3250
Sources: U.S. Cancer Statistics (USCS) — NPCR/SEER incidence and NVSS mortality
Aggregation: none

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requires: incidence_count
mortality_count
entityLevel: top
minIncidence: 100

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