Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Maine by County
All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Rate
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
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 554.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 545.4 to 562.8 and 3,232 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 501.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 501.1 to 502.3 and 569,776 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.8.
Piscataquis County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 695.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 618.1 to 778.9 and 62 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.3.
Washington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 648.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 591.5 to 709.2 and 100 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.
Somerset County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 632.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 585.6 to 681.3 and 142 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
Androscoggin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 585.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 552.1 to 619.4 and 242 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.
Penobscot County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 585.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 557.7 to 613.3 and 355 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Kennebec County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 579.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 549.7 to 609.5 and 301 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.
Knox County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 571.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 525.5 to 621.0 and 117 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.
Lincoln County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 567.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 520.0 to 618.8 and 109 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (3, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.0.
Oxford County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 554.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 514.8 to 596.7 and 149 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.
Franklin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 547.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 492.4 to 606.5 and 75 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.
York County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 541.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 519.5 to 563.4 and 486 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (7, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.
Aroostook County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 539.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.8 to 576.2 and 184 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (5, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.
Waldo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 534.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 486.4 to 586.0 and 96 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.
Hancock County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 523.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 484.9 to 564.4 and 142 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.6.
Sagadahoc County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 515.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 466.6 to 567.0 and 85 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (6, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.1.
Cumberland County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 506.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 488.4 to 525.8 and 587 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (12, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.6.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2023 9:11 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.
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.
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.
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.