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Death Rate Report for South Carolina by County, death years through 2009


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Healthy People 2020 Objective Number: C-1
Reduce the overall cancer death rate
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
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Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 160.6 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).
Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC.
  • Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
  • Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
  • Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
    AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program/

    Other Notes

  • Larger confidence intervals indicate less accuracy of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
  • Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

    Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

    South Carolina (State)
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 187.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.2 to 189.7 and 8,939 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.4.

    United States
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 178.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.4 to 178.9 and 563,025 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

    Lee County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 259.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 229.9 to 292.7 and 55 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.8 to 1.9.

    Hampton County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 249.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 221.2 to 280.7 and 57 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 1.2.

    Union County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 232.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.7 to 256.1 and 85 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 1.1.

    Fairfield County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 227.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.2 to 254.3 and 62 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.0.

    Colleton County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 222.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.7 to 242.7 and 100 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.8.

    Kershaw County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 221.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 205.4 to 237.9 and 148 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.3.

    Williamsburg County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 220.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 200.1 to 242.0 and 89 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 1.2.

    Darlington County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 218.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 204.0 to 234.6 and 164 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.1.

    Allendale County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 218.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.4 to 261.0 and 25 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 1.5.

    Chesterfield County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 217.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 199.1 to 237.8 and 102 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is rising because the AAPC value is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.0 to 0.8.

    Edgefield County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 217.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.6 to 245.8 and 53 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.9.

    Dillon County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 215.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.8 to 239.8 and 68 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.6.

    Clarendon County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 214.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 194.2 to 235.3 and 90 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.5.

    Chester County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 209.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.4 to 232.1 and 79 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.1.

    Anderson County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 208.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 199.7 to 217.5 and 435 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -6.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.1 to 1.2.

    Cherokee County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 208.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.6 to 225.5 and 121 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -6.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.4 to -1.2.

    Sumter County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 205.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.5 to 217.8 and 225 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -12.4 to -0.6.

    Marion County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 204.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 184.1 to 226.1 and 77 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.

    Marlboro County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 203.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.5 to 227.9 and 62 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.9.

    Orangeburg County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 201.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.6 to 214.5 and 211 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.4.

    Barnwell County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 201.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.4 to 227.8 and 52 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.0 to 0.9.

    Bamberg County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 200.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.0 to 231.6 and 37 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.8.

    Laurens County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 197.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.5 to 211.8 and 155 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.2.

    Abbeville County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 194.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.3 to 218.6 and 61 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.

    Richland County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 194.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.6 to 201.8 and 594 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.

    Florence County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 193.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.7 to 204.5 and 276 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.6.

    Georgetown County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.7 to 205.0 and 150 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.2.

    York County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 190.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.5 to 198.8 and 383 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.6.

    Greenwood County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 189.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.2 to 203.7 and 151 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

    Spartanburg County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 189.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.5 to 196.6 and 569 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to -0.4.

    Jasper County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 188.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.5 to 216.6 and 41 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.5.

    Charleston County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 185.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.7 to 191.5 and 657 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.

    Newberry County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 181.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.7 to 200.4 and 84 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.2.

    Berkeley County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 180.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.8 to 191.0 and 243 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.2.

    Oconee County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 179.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.8 to 192.6 and 172 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.1.

    Horry County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 179.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.9 to 186.6 and 567 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.

    Greenville County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 177.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.8 to 183.0 and 778 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

    Aiken County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 177.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.5 to 186.1 and 321 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -1.4.

    McCormick County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 175.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.4 to 209.8 and 27 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.2.

    Dorchester County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 174.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.9 to 186.3 and 184 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.3.

    Lancaster County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 172.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.3 to 185.7 and 137 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.4.

    Lexington County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 171.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.9 to 178.7 and 423 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.

    Saluda County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 167.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.5 to 194.2 and 37 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -0.6.

    Pickens County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 166.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.9 to 176.6 and 204 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.

    Calhoun County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 159.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.6 to 188.5 and 30 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is stable because the AAPC value is -0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.8.

    Beaufort County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 153.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.8 to 162.0 and 299 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.2.



    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/24/2013 1:57 am.
    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
    Trend
    Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
    Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
    Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

    1 Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    2 The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.