Nov 7, 2025 - Health
Utah's lung cancer rate is the lowest in the nation
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Utah once again has the nation's lowest rate of lung cancer, per the American Lung Association's latest annual report.
By the numbers: 25.3 Utahns per 100,000 were diagnosed with lung cancer from 2018 to 2022, well below the national average of 52.8.
- New Mexico reported the second-lowest rate of 32, while the highest — 84.1 — was in Kentucky.
Between the lines: Utah also has the nation's lowest smoking rates, per the report.
The other side: Utah's melanoma rate is the highest in the nation.