Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for South Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 122.7 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).
Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:
- 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.
AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
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
South Carolina
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 132.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.7 to 134.1 and 4,784 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 128.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.5 to 129.0 and 283,896 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.
Colleton County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 177.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.5 to 201.6 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.8.
Marlboro County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 174.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.1 to 205.5 and 33 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.1.
Hampton County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 163.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.4 to 197.7 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.5.
McCormick County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 161.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.7 to 213.8 and 16 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.0.
Barnwell County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 161.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.9 to 193.8 and 26 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.6.
Laurens County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 161.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.1 to 178.5 and 80 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.3.
Calhoun County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 159.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.5 to 196.2 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.8.
Chester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 154.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.8 to 178.6 and 39 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.3.
Newberry County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 149.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.9 to 172.5 and 44 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.2.
Abbeville County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 149.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 125.3 to 176.7 and 31 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.5.
Darlington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 147.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.7 to 163.8 and 77 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.
Orangeburg County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 145.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.7 to 159.9 and 100 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.2.
Chesterfield County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 144.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.8 to 165.1 and 49 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.0.
Kershaw County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 144.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 129.8 to 161.4 and 71 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (3, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.2.
Sumter County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 144.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.4 to 158.0 and 106 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (4, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.2.
Lee County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 143.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.7 to 180.2 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.3.
Bamberg County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 143.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.3 to 180.1 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.8.
Cherokee County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 141.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.3 to 159.4 and 54 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (3, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.3.
Richland County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 140.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.8 to 147.8 and 327 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (8, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.
Marion County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 140.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.9 to 164.4 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (2, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.3.
Williamsburg County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 139.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.1 to 163.0 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (3, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.9.
Union County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 139.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.7 to 164.1 and 32 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (2, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.1.
Horry County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 138.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.5 to 145.5 and 401 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (10, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.5.
Pickens County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 138.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.5 to 150.3 and 113 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (7, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 3.5.
Spartanburg County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 137.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.2 to 144.8 and 288 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (10, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.6.
Allendale County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 137.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 98.9 to 187.8 and 9 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.4.
Dillon County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 134.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.2 to 159.5 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (3, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.2.
Fairfield County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 134.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.1 to 163.1 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (2, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.6.
Berkeley County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 133.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.5 to 143.3 and 169 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (11, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Aiken County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 133.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.4 to 143.0 and 175 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (12, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.
Anderson County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 132.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.2 to 141.4 and 195 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (13, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.4.
Lexington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 130.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.1 to 137.8 and 255 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (17, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
Florence County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 130.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.2 to 141.0 and 129 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (13, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
York County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 129.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.0 to 137.9 and 217 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (16, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.8 to -1.2.
Dorchester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 128.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 118.7 to 139.7 and 124 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (14, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.
Greenwood County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 128.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.0 to 143.1 and 71 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (11, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.
Oconee County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 127.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.8 to 141.1 and 84 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (12, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -6.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -16.4 to 3.8.
Georgetown County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 125.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 112.7 to 140.6 and 77 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (13, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.
Clarendon County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 125.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 107.0 to 147.8 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (7, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.8.
Saluda County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 125.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 102.6 to 153.9 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (5, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.1.
Greenville County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 125.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.3 to 131.3 and 425 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (25, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Lancaster County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 123.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 112.0 to 135.8 and 92 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (19, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.
Charleston County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 121.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.6 to 127.7 and 334 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (30, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.6.
Edgefield County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 110.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 90.2 to 134.9 and 22 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (15, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.7.
Jasper County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 104.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 85.5 to 127.8 and 22 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (22, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.1.
Beaufort County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 103.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 96.5 to 111.3 and 182 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (42, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/15/2024 6:13 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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.
† 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 2030 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.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.