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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Georgia Counties versus United States

Lung & Bronchus

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name
Counties
sort alphabetically by name descending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling falling trend - 142,497 35.0 (34.9, 35.0) - -4.8 (-5.1, -4.6)
Georgia - falling falling trend - 4,333 37.2 (36.7, 37.8) - -4.6 (-5.5, -3.8)
Appling County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 41.2 (30.6, 54.6) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.9, -0.3)
Atkinson County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 65.0 (43.1, 94.3) 1.9 -0.2 (-1.7, 1.4)
Bacon County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 41.1 (27.5, 59.7) 1.2 -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5)
Baker County
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Baldwin County 5 falling falling trend higher 24 43.6 (36.1, 52.4) 1.2 -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2)
Banks County 4 stable stable trend higher 14 55.7 (43.1, 71.1) 1.6 -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4)
Barrow County 5 falling falling trend higher 41 49.6 (42.8, 57.1) 1.4 -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2)
Bartow County 5 falling falling trend higher 53 43.5 (38.3, 49.3) 1.2 -5.0 (-8.0, -2.0)
Ben Hill County 5 falling falling trend higher 12 51.4 (38.8, 67.1) 1.5 -4.5 (-6.1, -2.9)
Berrien County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 45.0 (34.2, 58.5) 1.3 -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2)
Bibb County 5 falling falling trend higher 79 42.0 (37.9, 46.5) 1.2 -4.8 (-7.9, -1.6)
Bleckley County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 47.2 (33.6, 65.0) 1.3 -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1)
Brantley County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 62.7 (49.3, 79.0) 1.8 -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0)
Brooks County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 44.3 (33.0, 58.8) 1.3 -1.4 (-2.6, -0.3)
Bryan County 5 falling falling trend higher 17 49.4 (39.2, 61.4) 1.4 -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1)
Bulloch County 4 stable stable trend higher 35 49.0 (41.8, 57.0) 1.4 -0.4 (-1.3, 0.4)
Burke County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 46.9 (36.0, 60.2) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4)
Butts County 5 falling falling trend higher 17 52.6 (41.8, 65.6) 1.5 -9.3 (-16.6, -1.5)
Calhoun County
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3 or fewer
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Camden County 8 falling falling trend similar 23 40.7 (33.4, 49.3) 1.2 -2.2 (-3.3, -1.1)
Candler County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 33.5 (21.7, 50.3) 1.0 -1.7 (-3.5, 0.1)
Carroll County 5 falling falling trend higher 63 48.7 (43.3, 54.5) 1.4 -10.2 (-18.1, -1.6)
Catoosa County 5 falling falling trend higher 40 42.9 (37.1, 49.5) 1.2 -2.2 (-3.1, -1.3)
Charlton County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 55.5 (40.5, 74.6) 1.6 -1.5 (-3.1, 0.1)
Chatham County 8 falling falling trend similar 110 32.2 (29.5, 35.0) 0.9 -4.6 (-5.8, -3.4)
Chattahoochee County
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3 or fewer
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Chattooga County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 57.4 (46.4, 70.4) 1.6 -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5)
Cherokee County 8 falling falling trend similar 87 32.2 (29.2, 35.5) 0.9 -3.4 (-4.4, -2.4)
Clarke County 8 falling falling trend similar 33 30.7 (26.1, 35.8) 0.9 -2.2 (-3.0, -1.5)
Clay County
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*
3 or fewer
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Clayton County 8 falling falling trend similar 71 31.7 (28.3, 35.5) 0.9 -3.0 (-3.7, -2.4)
Clinch County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 53.6 (33.9, 81.6) 1.5 -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9)
Cobb County 9 falling falling trend lower 203 28.5 (26.7, 30.3) 0.8 -7.4 (-11.0, -3.7)
Coffee County 4 stable stable trend higher 23 45.7 (37.5, 55.2) 1.3 -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3)
Colquitt County 5 falling falling trend higher 30 53.5 (45.1, 63.0) 1.5 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4)
Columbia County 8 falling falling trend similar 51 32.0 (28.1, 36.3) 0.9 -4.0 (-4.9, -3.1)
Cook County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 48.0 (35.7, 63.4) 1.4 -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1)
Coweta County 8 falling falling trend similar 57 35.0 (31.0, 39.5) 1.0 -2.5 (-3.3, -1.6)
Crawford County 5 falling falling trend higher 9 50.8 (36.4, 69.7) 1.5 -5.1 (-9.3, -0.7)
Crisp County 4 stable stable trend higher 18 55.8 (44.7, 69.1) 1.6 -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3)
Dade County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 57.6 (44.4, 74.1) 1.6 -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2)
Dawson County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 34.6 (26.4, 44.9) 1.0 -17.0 (-29.5, -2.3)
DeKalb County 9 falling falling trend lower 185 24.8 (23.2, 26.5) 0.7 -6.3 (-8.7, -3.8)
Decatur County 5 falling falling trend higher 17 49.5 (39.5, 61.5) 1.4 -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6)
Dodge County 5 falling falling trend higher 14 47.8 (37.2, 60.9) 1.4 -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4)
Dooly County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 36.7 (25.7, 51.7) 1.1 -1.9 (-3.4, -0.4)
Dougherty County 5 falling falling trend higher 47 43.8 (38.3, 49.9) 1.3 -6.2 (-9.3, -2.9)
Douglas County 8 falling falling trend similar 50 37.0 (32.3, 42.1) 1.1 -2.7 (-3.5, -1.9)
Early County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 37.9 (24.7, 56.4) 1.1 -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2)
Echols County
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3 or fewer
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Effingham County 5 falling falling trend higher 27 45.2 (37.7, 53.8) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.6, -0.5)
Elbert County 4 stable stable trend higher 17 55.8 (44.4, 69.7) 1.6 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4)
Emanuel County 4 stable stable trend higher 14 48.7 (38.0, 61.9) 1.4 -1.1 (-2.3, 0.0)
Evans County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 43.3 (29.2, 62.6) 1.2 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4)
Fannin County 8 falling falling trend similar 23 43.4 (35.3, 53.5) 1.2 -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6)
Fayette County 9 falling falling trend lower 37 23.6 (20.3, 27.4) 0.7 -4.9 (-6.7, -3.1)
Floyd County 5 falling falling trend higher 63 48.8 (43.5, 54.6) 1.4 -3.4 (-4.9, -1.8)
Forsyth County 9 falling falling trend lower 59 26.9 (23.9, 30.2) 0.8 -3.0 (-3.7, -2.2)
Franklin County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 55.7 (45.0, 68.6) 1.6 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2)
Fulton County 9 falling falling trend lower 275 28.1 (26.6, 29.6) 0.8 -4.1 (-4.6, -3.5)
Gilmer County 8 falling falling trend similar 21 37.6 (30.4, 46.3) 1.1 -2.8 (-3.9, -1.7)
Glascock County
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3 or fewer
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Glynn County 8 falling falling trend similar 50 38.4 (33.7, 43.6) 1.1 -2.2 (-2.9, -1.6)
Gordon County 5 falling falling trend higher 36 51.2 (43.8, 59.5) 1.5 -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1)
Grady County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 36.5 (27.9, 47.2) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.9, -0.7)
Greene County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 27.9 (19.9, 38.8) 0.8 -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1)
Gwinnett County 9 falling falling trend lower 201 27.1 (25.3, 28.9) 0.8 -4.2 (-4.7, -3.6)
Habersham County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 43.8 (36.7, 51.9) 1.3 -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1)
Hall County 8 falling falling trend similar 86 36.5 (33.1, 40.2) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2)
Hancock County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 46.7 (31.9, 68.0) 1.3 -0.3 (-2.1, 1.4)
Haralson County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 53.1 (43.0, 64.9) 1.5 -5.5 (-9.5, -1.3)
Harris County 8 falling falling trend similar 15 31.5 (24.5, 40.0) 0.9 -2.0 (-3.2, -0.9)
Hart County 8 falling falling trend similar 14 32.5 (25.3, 41.6) 0.9 -6.9 (-10.8, -2.8)
Heard County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 54.3 (39.2, 74.0) 1.6 -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8)
Henry County 8 falling falling trend similar 78 36.5 (32.9, 40.5) 1.0 -4.1 (-5.6, -2.6)
Houston County 5 falling falling trend higher 66 40.8 (36.4, 45.6) 1.2 -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1)
Irwin County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 44.0 (28.8, 65.0) 1.3 -1.9 (-3.9, 0.1)
Jackson County 5 falling falling trend higher 39 49.1 (42.3, 56.7) 1.4 -1.6 (-2.3, -0.8)
Jasper County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 48.9 (35.8, 65.8) 1.4 -1.6 (-3.1, 0.0)
Jeff Davis County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 44.9 (32.0, 61.7) 1.3 -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9)
Jefferson County 5 falling falling trend higher 12 54.2 (41.0, 70.8) 1.6 -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3)
Jenkins County
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 		** similar 4 34.8 (21.1, 54.9) 1.0
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Johnson County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 45.1 (30.7, 64.8) 1.3 -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6)
Jones County 5 falling falling trend higher 18 44.9 (35.9, 55.7) 1.3 -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1)
Lamar County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 37.0 (26.9, 50.1) 1.1 -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3)
Lanier County 8 falling falling trend similar 5 38.8 (24.6, 58.7) 1.1 -2.4 (-4.1, -0.7)
Laurens County 4 stable stable trend higher 34 53.0 (45.2, 61.8) 1.5 -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1)
Lee County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 51.8 (40.5, 65.4) 1.5 -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0)
Liberty County 5 falling falling trend higher 21 44.2 (35.8, 53.9) 1.3 -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2)
Lincoln County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 45.2 (29.7, 67.4) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1)
Long County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 25.8 (15.4, 40.2) 0.7 -3.2 (-5.5, -0.8)
Lowndes County 8 falling falling trend similar 42 36.7 (31.8, 42.1) 1.1 -4.7 (-6.4, -3.0)
Lumpkin County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 45.0 (36.3, 55.3) 1.3 -5.1 (-8.1, -2.0)
Macon County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 44.9 (31.8, 62.3) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.8, 1.3)
Madison County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 50.4 (40.8, 61.7) 1.4 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5)
Marion County
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 		** higher 7 54.0 (37.6, 76.4) 1.5
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McDuffie County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 54.1 (42.7, 67.8) 1.5 -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3)
McIntosh County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 39.7 (29.1, 54.1) 1.1 -2.1 (-3.1, -1.0)
Meriwether County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 37.9 (28.8, 49.5) 1.1 -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5)
Miller County
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 		** similar 5 57.3 (36.2, 87.8) 1.6
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Mitchell County 5 falling falling trend higher 18 59.3 (47.5, 73.5) 1.7 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6)
Monroe County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 49.9 (40.4, 61.2) 1.4 6.3 (-4.4, 18.2)
Montgomery County 1 rising rising trend higher 7 62.1 (43.4, 87.0) 1.8 24.5 (5.2, 47.3)
Morgan County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 40.5 (30.5, 53.3) 1.2 -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9)
Murray County 5 falling falling trend higher 31 64.8 (54.7, 76.2) 1.9 -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7)
Muscogee County 5 falling falling trend higher 96 45.6 (41.5, 49.9) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1)
Newton County 5 falling falling trend higher 50 43.6 (38.2, 49.5) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0)
Oconee County 9 falling falling trend lower 12 25.4 (19.3, 32.9) 0.7 -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3)
Oglethorpe County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 43.0 (31.5, 57.9) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.9, 0.0)
Paulding County 8 falling falling trend similar 58 38.8 (34.2, 43.7) 1.1 -4.1 (-5.2, -3.0)
Peach County 5 falling falling trend higher 17 48.6 (38.6, 60.5) 1.4 -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2)
Pickens County 4 stable stable trend higher 26 52.0 (43.1, 62.4) 1.5 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6)
Pierce County 4 stable stable trend higher 14 56.4 (44.0, 71.6) 1.6 -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3)
Pike County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 51.2 (38.9, 66.5) 1.5 -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7)
Polk County 5 falling falling trend higher 32 59.7 (50.6, 70.0) 1.7 -0.9 (-1.6, -0.1)
Pulaski County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 37.5 (26.0, 53.5) 1.1 -2.9 (-4.8, -1.0)
Putnam County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 40.9 (32.3, 51.8) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.7, -0.6)
Quitman County
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 		** higher 4 79.4 (46.6, 137.0) 2.3
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Rabun County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 39.9 (30.5, 52.2) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2)
Randolph County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 38.4 (24.3, 60.2) 1.1 -1.6 (-3.5, 0.4)
Richmond County 5 falling falling trend higher 107 47.6 (43.5, 51.9) 1.4 -2.9 (-4.2, -1.6)
Rockdale County 8 falling falling trend similar 37 36.4 (31.2, 42.3) 1.0 -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8)
Schley County
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Screven County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 48.3 (35.6, 64.6) 1.4 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5)
Seminole County
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 		** higher 7 53.1 (37.0, 75.5) 1.5
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Spalding County 5 falling falling trend higher 41 46.0 (39.8, 53.0) 1.3 -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2)
Stephens County 4 stable stable trend higher 18 49.4 (39.5, 61.3) 1.4 -0.5 (-1.5, 0.5)
Stewart County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 49.8 (28.8, 82.0) 1.4 -0.2 (-2.0, 1.7)
Sumter County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 41.5 (32.7, 52.1) 1.2 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3)
Talbot County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 49.3 (32.2, 75.1) 1.4 -4.7 (-7.6, -1.8)
Taliaferro County
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Tattnall County 5 falling falling trend higher 14 47.4 (36.7, 60.3) 1.4 -6.2 (-10.7, -1.5)
Taylor County 4 stable stable trend higher 7 56.6 (39.4, 80.1) 1.6 -1.2 (-2.6, 0.4)
Telfair County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 45.9 (34.2, 61.0) 1.3 -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1)
Terrell County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 48.2 (31.9, 70.9) 1.4 -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2)
Thomas County 5 falling falling trend higher 30 48.0 (40.5, 56.6) 1.4 -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5)
Tift County 5 falling falling trend higher 24 50.0 (41.4, 60.0) 1.4 -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4)
Toombs County 5 falling falling trend higher 18 51.1 (41.0, 63.2) 1.5 -1.9 (-2.9, -0.9)
Towns County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 47.2 (34.0, 65.6) 1.4 -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3)
Treutlen County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 60.8 (40.4, 89.1) 1.7 0.6 (-1.3, 2.4)
Troup County 5 falling falling trend higher 35 41.7 (35.6, 48.5) 1.2 -1.9 (-2.7, -1.2)
Turner County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 49.2 (32.2, 73.0) 1.4 -0.5 (-2.3, 1.4)
Twiggs County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 38.7 (26.0, 57.5) 1.1 -2.3 (-3.7, -0.8)
Union County 8 falling falling trend similar 19 33.3 (26.9, 41.8) 1.0 -2.0 (-3.3, -0.8)
Upson County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 51.3 (41.8, 62.8) 1.5 0.0 (-0.9, 0.8)
Walker County 5 falling falling trend higher 53 52.4 (46.2, 59.4) 1.5 -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3)
Walton County 5 falling falling trend higher 50 43.7 (38.4, 49.6) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9)
Ware County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 53.4 (44.4, 63.9) 1.5 -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0)
Warren County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 57.1 (35.1, 89.7) 1.6 0.4 (-1.3, 2.1)
Washington County 4 stable stable trend higher 15 53.9 (42.3, 68.1) 1.5 -0.3 (-1.8, 1.1)
Wayne County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 43.6 (34.5, 54.4) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4)
Webster County
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Wheeler County 8 falling falling trend similar 3 33.1 (18.8, 55.0) 0.9 -24.4 (-35.2, -11.8)
White County 4 stable stable trend higher 22 44.3 (36.1, 54.2) 1.3 -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7)
Whitfield County 5 falling falling trend higher 50 43.0 (37.8, 48.7) 1.2 -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1)
Wilcox County
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 		** similar 4 36.9 (23.0, 57.1) 1.1
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Wilkes County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 43.2 (29.7, 61.9) 1.2 -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2)
Wilkinson County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 54.6 (38.4, 76.5) 1.6 -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8)
Worth County 4 stable stable trend higher 18 57.2 (45.7, 71.1) 1.6 -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/01/2024 4:05 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 trend estimates.
** 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 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).

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Schley County, Taliaferro County, Webster County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Marion County, Miller County, Quitman County, Seminole County, Wilcox County


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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