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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Pennsylvania Counties versus United States

All Cancer Sites

All Races, Male

Sorted by priority index
Counties
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Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest

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Recent Trend2
County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
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United States - falling falling trend - 315,770 177.5 (177.2, 177.8) - -2.2 (-2.5, -2.0)
Pennsylvania - falling falling trend - 14,598 187.7 (186.3, 189.1) - -1.8 (-1.9, -1.7)
Fulton County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 223.9 (185.1, 269.7) 1.3 -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5)
Mifflin County 4 stable stable trend higher 73 220.3 (198.1, 244.6) 1.2 -0.4 (-1.0, 0.1)
Armstrong County 5 falling falling trend higher 102 208.1 (190.0, 227.8) 1.2 -1.4 (-1.8, -0.9)
Beaver County 5 falling falling trend higher 226 197.4 (185.8, 209.6) 1.1 -1.5 (-1.7, -1.2)
Blair County 5 falling falling trend higher 168 207.3 (193.3, 222.2) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.5, -0.9)
Cambria County 5 falling falling trend higher 193 202.1 (189.2, 215.8) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0)
Clearfield County 5 falling falling trend higher 112 202.8 (186.0, 220.7) 1.1 -1.0 (-1.5, -0.6)
Elk County 5 falling falling trend higher 47 206.0 (179.8, 235.6) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7)
Erie County 5 falling falling trend higher 323 196.3 (186.6, 206.4) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.6, -1.1)
Fayette County 5 falling falling trend higher 198 219.6 (205.7, 234.3) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.5, -0.8)
Greene County 5 falling falling trend higher 50 211.7 (185.5, 240.8) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.6)
Jefferson County 5 falling falling trend higher 64 208.3 (185.5, 233.4) 1.2 -0.6 (-1.1, -0.1)
Lackawanna County 5 falling falling trend higher 282 211.1 (200.0, 222.8) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.5, -0.9)
Lawrence County 5 falling falling trend higher 128 208.2 (192.0, 225.6) 1.2 -1.4 (-1.6, -1.1)
Luzerne County 5 falling falling trend higher 405 197.5 (188.8, 206.5) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.6, -1.1)
Lycoming County 5 falling falling trend higher 154 209.5 (194.6, 225.3) 1.2 -1.0 (-1.4, -0.7)
Mercer County 5 falling falling trend higher 162 206.1 (191.8, 221.3) 1.2 -1.1 (-1.4, -0.7)
Northumberland County 5 falling falling trend higher 135 209.2 (193.4, 226.1) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1)
Perry County 5 falling falling trend higher 61 219.0 (193.9, 246.6) 1.2 -0.9 (-1.4, -0.5)
Philadelphia County 5 falling falling trend higher 1,460 209.2 (204.3, 214.2) 1.2 -2.4 (-2.6, -2.2)
Schuylkill County 5 falling falling trend higher 224 232.1 (218.4, 246.5) 1.3 -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7)
Venango County 5 falling falling trend higher 80 209.0 (188.4, 231.5) 1.2 -1.1 (-1.5, -0.6)
Warren County 5 falling falling trend higher 65 210.0 (187.3, 235.2) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7)
Washington County 5 falling falling trend higher 279 198.3 (187.8, 209.3) 1.1 -1.4 (-1.6, -1.2)
Sullivan County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 208.8 (155.8, 280.1) 1.2 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5)
Adams County 8 falling falling trend similar 122 174.1 (160.3, 189.0) 1.0 -1.5 (-1.9, -1.1)
Allegheny County 8 falling falling trend similar 1,432 193.0 (188.4, 197.6) 1.1 -1.7 (-1.8, -1.7)
Bedford County 8 falling falling trend similar 65 177.6 (158.3, 199.0) 1.0 -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4)
Berks County 8 falling falling trend similar 453 184.2 (176.6, 192.1) 1.0 -1.3 (-1.5, -1.1)
Bradford County 8 falling falling trend similar 76 170.8 (153.6, 189.7) 1.0 -1.4 (-1.9, -1.0)
Bucks County 8 falling falling trend similar 692 173.3 (167.4, 179.3) 1.0 -1.9 (-2.1, -1.7)
Butler County 8 falling falling trend similar 227 188.2 (177.1, 199.8) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.5, -1.0)
Cameron County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 166.8 (112.0, 245.7) 0.9 -2.1 (-3.5, -0.7)
Carbon County 8 falling falling trend similar 84 184.3 (166.6, 203.6) 1.0 -2.7 (-3.7, -1.7)
Clarion County 8 falling falling trend similar 50 191.8 (168.4, 217.9) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.6, -0.1)
Clinton County 8 falling falling trend similar 46 185.3 (161.8, 211.5) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.4, -1.3)
Columbia County 8 falling falling trend similar 78 181.8 (163.8, 201.4) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7)
Crawford County 8 falling falling trend similar 107 181.3 (165.7, 198.1) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.8)
Cumberland County 8 falling falling trend similar 262 170.6 (161.4, 180.3) 1.0 -1.7 (-2.0, -1.4)
Dauphin County 8 falling falling trend similar 284 184.6 (174.9, 194.8) 1.0 -1.7 (-1.9, -1.5)
Delaware County 8 falling falling trend similar 550 178.4 (171.6, 185.4) 1.0 -3.4 (-4.2, -2.5)
Forest County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 136.6 (98.0, 210.7) 0.8 -2.3 (-3.7, -0.9)
Franklin County 8 falling falling trend similar 194 191.6 (179.6, 204.3) 1.1 -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7)
Huntingdon County 8 falling falling trend similar 57 176.1 (155.8, 198.6) 1.0 -1.9 (-2.5, -1.3)
Juniata County 8 falling falling trend similar 32 181.2 (153.6, 212.8) 1.0 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.7)
Lancaster County 8 falling falling trend similar 570 171.2 (164.9, 177.7) 1.0 -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3)
Lebanon County 8 falling falling trend similar 174 192.4 (179.6, 205.9) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.7, -1.0)
Lehigh County 8 falling falling trend similar 366 180.4 (172.1, 189.0) 1.0 -1.4 (-1.6, -1.2)
McKean County 8 falling falling trend similar 50 182.4 (160.0, 207.2) 1.0 -1.5 (-2.1, -1.0)
Monroe County 8 falling falling trend similar 189 180.5 (168.7, 193.0) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5)
Montgomery County 8 falling falling trend similar 832 168.9 (163.8, 174.3) 1.0 -1.7 (-1.9, -1.5)
Montour County 8 falling falling trend similar 23 192.2 (158.1, 232.2) 1.1 -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3)
Northampton County 8 falling falling trend similar 342 178.0 (169.5, 186.9) 1.0 -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3)
Pike County 8 falling falling trend similar 75 165.5 (148.7, 184.1) 0.9 -1.9 (-2.4, -1.3)
Potter County 8 falling falling trend similar 28 208.6 (174.3, 248.8) 1.2 -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4)
Snyder County 8 falling falling trend similar 43 165.4 (143.6, 189.7) 0.9 -2.0 (-2.5, -1.4)
Somerset County 8 falling falling trend similar 97 175.2 (159.6, 192.1) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.5, -0.8)
Susquehanna County 8 falling falling trend similar 64 189.8 (168.9, 213.0) 1.1 -1.7 (-2.3, -1.1)
Tioga County 8 falling falling trend similar 59 190.5 (168.7, 214.7) 1.1 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.6)
Union County 8 falling falling trend similar 46 168.8 (147.5, 192.5) 1.0 -0.9 (-1.6, -0.2)
Wayne County 8 falling falling trend similar 77 180.4 (162.2, 200.4) 1.0 -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2)
Westmoreland County 8 falling falling trend similar 493 190.1 (182.5, 198.0) 1.1 -1.3 (-1.5, -1.2)
Wyoming County 8 falling falling trend similar 34 170.8 (145.1, 200.3) 1.0 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5)
York County 8 falling falling trend similar 519 194.9 (187.3, 202.7) 1.1 -1.2 (-1.5, -1.0)
Centre County 9 falling falling trend lower 114 140.4 (128.8, 152.6) 0.8 -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4)
Chester County 9 falling falling trend lower 457 156.1 (149.6, 162.8) 0.9 -2.1 (-2.4, -1.9)
Indiana County 9 falling falling trend lower 88 159.1 (144.2, 175.2) 0.9 -1.6 (-2.1, -1.2)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/21/2024 1:29 am.

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 usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Version 4.8.0.0. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
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 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).


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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