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 Incidence Rates Report
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Incidence Rate Report for Hawaii by County

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Colon & Rectum, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column Headers

Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Other Notes

  • Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability 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

  • Hawaii3
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.9 to 50.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 706.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • US (SEER+NPCR)1
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 46.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.1 to 46.3.
  • Average Annual Count - §
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Kauai County7
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 45.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.7 to 52.9.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 35.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Maui County7
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 46.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.2 to 51.3.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 69.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Hawaii County7
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 48.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.9 to 52.8.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 96.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Honolulu County7
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.6 to 51.5.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 506.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
  • Kalawao County7
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *


  • Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/20/2013 4:21 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. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
    § Because of the impact on Louisiana's population for the July - December 2005 time period due to Hurricanes Katrina/Rita, SEER excluded Louisiana cases diagnosed for that six month time period. The count has been suppressed due to data consistency issues.
    * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

    1 Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 data submission and SEER November 2011 submission.
    3 Source: SEER November 2011 submission. State Cancer Registry also receives funding from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries.
    7 Source: SEER November 2011 submission.

    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 effect on the calculated rate.

    Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.