DPH Report Shows Cancer Mortality Rates in Delaware Continue to Decline

By Mari Lou | April 20, 2026

New data released by the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) shows cancer mortality rates in Delaware continue to decline. Between 2008 and 2022, cancer mortality rates decreased by an average of 1.5% per year in both Delaware and the United States.Ā Ā The “Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Delaware, 2018ā€“2022” report from DPH was presented to…

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Del. Cancer Mortality Rates Head Downward

By The Talk of Delmarva News | October 13, 2020

Delaware’s cancer mortality rates have gone down over a five-year period ending in 2016. Delaware Public Health data indicates there have also been improvements in cancer death rates among African-American males and females as well as Hispanic females. Overall cancer mortality declined ten percent between 2002-2006 and 2012-2016. The report, Cancer Incidence and Mortality in…

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