Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Maine by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
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
Maine
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 159.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.8 to 161.8 and 3,387 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.3.
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 146.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.8 to 146.2 and 602,955 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.4.
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 156.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 163.1 and 509 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (7, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Washington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 191.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 174.1 to 210.1 and 101 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.4.
Waldo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 171.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.4 to 187.3 and 109 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.8.
Somerset County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 181.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.8 to 195.6 and 145 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.
Sagadahoc County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 145.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.6 to 160.4 and 92 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (8, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.1.
Piscataquis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 185.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.3 to 210.2 and 59 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.5.
Penobscot County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 168.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.9 to 176.8 and 370 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (3, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.
Oxford County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 167.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.9 to 180.4 and 162 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 164.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.3 to 179.1 and 115 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Knox County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 155.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.2 to 169.2 and 116 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.
Kennebec County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 165.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.6 to 173.7 and 311 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (3, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.
Hancock County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 155.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.6 to 167.4 and 150 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (5, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Franklin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 165.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.7 to 183.5 and 80 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.
Cumberland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 141.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.2 to 146.5 and 618 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (14, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.7.
Aroostook County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 161.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.4 to 172.7 and 198 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (3, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Androscoggin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 164.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.9 to 173.7 and 251 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (3, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/13/2024 4:34 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
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.
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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.