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 Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County
National Cancer Institute State Cancer Profiles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, death years through 2009
California Counties versus United States

All Cancer Sites
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by Priority Index
County
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Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest

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Recent
Trend2

County Death Rate
Compared to
US Rate

Average Deaths per year
2005-2009

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Annual
Death
Rate
2005-2009

deaths per 100,000

(95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate
Ratio3
County to USsort ascending by the rate ratio
Recent Average Annual
Percent Change2
in Death Rates

(95% Confidence Interval)
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Recent Trend Period2
United States-falling  -563,025178.7 (178.4, 178.9)--1.6 (-1.7, -1.5)2005 - 2009
California8falling  similar  54,911163.1 (162.5, 163.7)0.912771298-1.5 (-1.6, -1.4)2005 - 2009
Del Norte County4stable  above  65207.6 (185.4, 231.8)1.162270533-0.3 (-0.9, 0.2)2005 - 2009
Yuba County4stable  above  119210.1 (193.2, 227.9)1.1758055280.1 (-0.3, 0.4)2005 - 2009
Lake County5falling  above  183215.5 (201.6, 230.2)1.206134842-0.3 (-0.7, -0.0)2005 - 2009
Shasta County5falling  above  448201.8 (193.5, 210.5)1.129718088-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6)2005 - 2009
Tehama County5falling  above  148205.6 (190.9, 221.1)1.150686006-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3)2005 - 2009
Glenn County6stable  similar  51179.9 (158.3, 203.6)1.006711237-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0)2005 - 2009
Inyo County6stable  similar  45190.6 (166.1, 218.2)1.067151231-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2)2005 - 2009
Mariposa County6stable  similar  47184.9 (161.5, 211.2)1.034832543-0.4 (-1.1, 0.3)2005 - 2009
Modoc County6stable  similar  23170.2 (140.0, 205.9)0.952424227-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8)2005 - 2009
Sierra County6stable  similar  8157.6 (111.5, 220.9)0.882424814-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8)2005 - 2009
Siskiyou County6stable  similar  124190.1 (175.1, 206.3)1.064315870-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1)2005 - 2009
San Benito County7stable  below  67153.5 (137.1, 171.2)0.8590704844.8 (-1.8, 11.9)2005 - 2009
Amador County8falling  similar  96169.1 (154.1, 185.4)0.946465335-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1)2005 - 2009
Butte County8falling  similar  496190.4 (182.9, 198.2)1.065906150-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5)2005 - 2009
Calaveras County8falling  similar  111174.1 (159.5, 189.9)0.974544152-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3)2005 - 2009
Contra Costa County8falling  similar  1,708165.6 (162.1, 169.2)0.927160341-1.4 (-1.6, -1.2)2005 - 2009
El Dorado County8falling  similar  329190.4 (181.0, 200.1)1.065488285-0.4 (-0.6, -0.1)2005 - 2009
Fresno County8falling  similar  1,206163.4 (159.3, 167.6)0.914733009-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Humboldt County8falling  similar  273196.2 (185.8, 207.1)1.098435950-0.9 (-1.4, -0.5)2005 - 2009
Kern County8falling  similar  1,067179.6 (174.8, 184.6)1.005584641-0.9 (-1.2, -0.7)2005 - 2009
Kings County8falling  similar  168174.2 (162.4, 186.6)0.974929975-0.3 (-0.6, -0.0)2005 - 2009
Lassen County8falling  similar  49177.7 (155.5, 202.1)0.994874743-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3)2005 - 2009
Mendocino County8falling  similar  181168.7 (157.7, 180.4)0.944389647-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9)2005 - 2009
Merced County8falling  similar  308163.1 (155.0, 171.5)0.913089199-2.0 (-2.9, -1.2)2005 - 2009
Napa County8falling  similar  296181.5 (172.2, 191.1)1.015661744-1.3 (-2.2, -0.3)2005 - 2009
Placer County8falling  similar  631161.7 (156.1, 167.5)0.905106409-2.4 (-3.5, -1.2)2005 - 2009
Plumas County8falling  similar  56173.8 (153.4, 196.5)0.972585586-7.5 (-14.3, -0.2)2005 - 2009
Riverside County8falling  similar  3,191169.4 (166.8, 172.1)0.948484055-0.9 (-1.0, -0.7)2005 - 2009
Sacramento County8falling  similar  2,248174.3 (171.1, 177.6)0.975805820-1.2 (-1.3, -1.0)2005 - 2009
San Bernardino County8falling  similar  2,631182.1 (178.9, 185.3)1.019228336-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1)2005 - 2009
San Diego County8falling  similar  4,721166.1 (164.0, 168.2)0.929741830-1.4 (-1.6, -1.2)2005 - 2009
San Joaquin County8falling  similar  1,010179.2 (174.3, 184.3)1.003315075-0.7 (-0.9, -0.5)2005 - 2009
Solano County8falling  similar  690179.9 (173.9, 186.1)1.007168248-1.4 (-1.7, -1.2)2005 - 2009
Sonoma County8falling  similar  942177.9 (172.7, 183.1)0.995622367-1.0 (-1.1, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Stanislaus County8falling  similar  771176.8 (171.2, 182.5)0.989428463-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6)2005 - 2009
Trinity County8falling  similar  41164.3 (142.0, 190.2)0.919914095-3.0 (-4.9, -1.1)2005 - 2009
Tulare County8falling  similar  546165.2 (159.0, 171.6)0.924711826-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6)2005 - 2009
Tuolumne County8falling  similar  140168.9 (156.4, 182.2)0.945302769-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2)2005 - 2009
Yolo County8falling  similar  261165.1 (156.2, 174.4)0.924272738-2.2 (-3.3, -1.1)2005 - 2009
Alameda County9falling  below  2,166159.4 (156.4, 162.5)0.892151307-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7)2005 - 2009
Colusa County9falling  below  28133.3 (111.8, 157.6)0.746121159-6.2 (-10.2, -2.1)2005 - 2009
Imperial County9falling  below  205149.5 (140.5, 158.9)0.836728831-8.9 (-16.4, -0.6)2005 - 2009
Los Angeles County9falling  below  13,693158.9 (157.7, 160.1)0.889659817-1.6 (-1.7, -1.4)2005 - 2009
Madera County9falling  below  199159.4 (149.5, 169.7)0.892034139-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Marin County9falling  below  465144.1 (138.1, 150.2)0.806328166-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7)2005 - 2009
Mono County9falling  below  13105.5 (80.1, 136.4)0.590658037-2.1 (-3.4, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Monterey County9falling  below  515145.6 (139.9, 151.3)0.814795933-2.3 (-3.0, -1.6)2005 - 2009
Nevada County9falling  below  224158.2 (148.9, 168.0)0.885568821-3.4 (-6.4, -0.3)2005 - 2009
Orange County9falling  below  4,183150.9 (148.8, 153.0)0.844649971-1.9 (-2.1, -1.7)2005 - 2009
San Francisco County9falling  below  1,414150.8 (147.2, 154.4)0.843957544-2.1 (-2.4, -1.9)2005 - 2009
San Luis Obispo County9falling  below  503160.5 (154.3, 167.0)0.898619444-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9)2005 - 2009
San Mateo County9falling  below  1,183152.6 (148.7, 156.6)0.854353390-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5)2005 - 2009
Santa Barbara County9falling  below  648150.4 (145.2, 155.8)0.842125722-0.9 (-1.1, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Santa Clara County9falling  below  2,280145.5 (142.8, 148.2)0.814194804-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4)2005 - 2009
Santa Cruz County9falling  below  386159.7 (152.4, 167.2)0.893929749-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8)2005 - 2009
Sutter County9falling  below  144159.9 (148.4, 172.0)0.894878512-1.9 (-2.6, -1.1)2005 - 2009
Ventura County9falling  below  1,166153.4 (149.5, 157.5)0.858824103-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1)2005 - 2009
Alpine County
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Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/18/2013 6:26 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

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trendestimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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+). 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. 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.

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).