Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for Maine by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 0.0 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 565.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 556.5 to 574.3 and 3,223 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 512.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.4 to 512.6 and 568,048 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.
Cumberland County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 512.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.1 to 532.3 and 578 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (12, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.7.
Aroostook County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 526.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 491.6 to 562.4 and 177 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
Lincoln County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 528.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 482.0 to 578.0 and 100 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.1.
Hancock County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 534.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.6 to 575.9 and 141 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (7, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.
Sagadahoc County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 538.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 487.9 to 592.2 and 86 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (5, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.1.
Waldo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 538.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 489.6 to 591.1 and 93 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (5, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.
York County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 561.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 539.5 to 585.0 and 489 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (6, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.0.
Franklin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 574.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 517.8 to 636.0 and 77 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.6.
Oxford County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 580.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 539.1 to 623.7 and 153 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (3, 14)
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 588.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 540.9 to 638.4 and 119 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.
Penobscot County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 593.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 565.7 to 622.1 and 355 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- 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 ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 600.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 570.0 to 631.5 and 306 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.
Androscoggin County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 604.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 570.2 to 639.3 and 245 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.
Washington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 647.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 591.0 to 708.7 and 99 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.
Somerset County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 650.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 602.9 to 701.3 and 142 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Piscataquis County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 708.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 630.6 to 793.0 and 63 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/30/2022 7:24 am.
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 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 1969-2018 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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 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.
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.