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Incidence Rates Report
National Cancer Institute State Cancer Profiles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Incidence Rate Report for Maine by County

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, Cervix, 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

    • Maine6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 7.6.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 49.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • US (SEER+NPCR)1
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.0 to 8.1.
  • Average Annual Count - §
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Penobscot County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 6.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.9 to 9.1.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • York County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 6.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.2 to 8.7.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 7.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Cumberland County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 7.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 9.4.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 11.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Kennebec County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.5 to 10.8.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Androscoggin County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.1 to 13.6.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 5.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Waldo County6
  • Rate - The incidence rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.4 to 25.2.
  • Average Annual Count - The count is 3.
  • Rate Period - The period for the rate is 2005-2009.
    • Aroostook County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Franklin County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Hancock County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Knox County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Lincoln County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Oxford County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Piscataquis County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Sagadahoc County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Somerset County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *
    • Washington County6
  • Rate - *
  • Average Annual Count - *
  • Rate Period - *


    • Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/23/2013 10:39 am.
    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.
    6 Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2012 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 effect on the calculated rate.

    Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.