Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, death years through 2006 Vermont Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites All Races, Both Sexes
Above US Rate
Similar to US Rate
Below US Rate
Rising Trend
Priority 1: rising and above
[none]
Priority 2: rising and similar
[none]
Priority 3: rising and below
[none]
Stable Trend
Priority 4: stable and above
[none]
Priority 6: stable and similar
Caledonia County Essex County Grand Isle County Orange County
Priority 7: stable and below
[none]
Falling Trend
Priority 5: falling and above
[none]
Priority 8: falling and similar
Vermont Addison County Bennington County Chittenden County Franklin County Orleans County Rutland County Washington County Windham County Windsor County
Priority 9: falling and below
Lamoille County
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:29 pm.
Trend2 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. Rate Comparison Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10 Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence. Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate. 2 Recent trend in death rates is Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) 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. 3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate.
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+). Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
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).
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:30 pm.
Trend2 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. Rate Comparison Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10 Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence. Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate. 2 Recent trend in death rates is Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) 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. 3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate.
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+). Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates: Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Females), Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Males), Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Females), Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Males), Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Females), Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Males), Thyroid (Females), Thyroid (Males)
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates: Bladder (Females), Brain & ONS (Males), Cervix (Females), Esophagus (Females), Liver & Bile Duct (Males), Melanoma of the Skin (Females), Melanoma of the Skin (Males), Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Females), Stomach (Females), Stomach (Males)
Death Rate Report for Vermont by County, death years through 2006
All Cancer Sites Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: 03-01
Reduce the overall cancer death rate.
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages Sorted by Rate
County
Met Healthy People Objective of 159.9?1
Annual Death Rate over rate period deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
Average Deaths per Year over rate period
Rate Period
Recent Trend2
Recent Average Annual Percent Change2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
Notes: Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:30 pm. 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.
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 2010 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.
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Cancer Sites, All Ages Sorted by Rate
County
Annual Incidence Rate† over rate period (95% Confidence Interval)
Average Annual Count
Rate Period
Vermont
491.4 (483.9, 498.9)
3,345
2002-2006
US (SEER+NPCR)
467.5 (467.1, 467.8)
§
2002-2006
Bennington County
551.5 (521.7, 582.8)
263
2002-2006
Rutland County
526.8 (503.9, 550.5)
407
2002-2006
Washington County
504.3 (480.0, 529.6)
331
2002-2006
Orleans County
497.5 (463.4, 533.6)
162
2002-2006
Windsor County
497.2 (474.4, 521.0)
367
2002-2006
Chittenden County
496.0 (479.2, 513.3)
680
2002-2006
Essex County
493.4 (426.6, 568.5)
40
2002-2006
Addison County
491.1 (459.5, 524.3)
185
2002-2006
Lamoille County
483.6 (445.6, 524.1)
122
2002-2006
Orange County
478.4 (445.0, 513.7)
156
2002-2006
Windham County
469.8 (443.5, 497.4)
244
2002-2006
Caledonia County
450.1 (419.0, 483.1)
158
2002-2006
Grand Isle County
445.3 (379.1, 519.9)
36
2002-2006
Franklin County
423.9 (397.5, 451.6)
195
2002-2006
Notes: Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:30 pm. State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. † Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. 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 (See US Population Data - 1969-2005 for more information). § Data not provided because it did not meet USCS publication standards for one or more years during the rate period of data collection. American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures provides estimates of numbers of new cancer cases and deaths.
1 Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2008/January 2009 data submission and SEER November 2008 submission. 6 Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2008/January 2009 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic affect on the calculated rate.
Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
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