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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Pennsylvania by County

All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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

Pennsylvania

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 48.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.8 to 48.9 and 7,169 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 -1.9 to -1.8.

United States

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.2 to 47.4 and 168,038 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.0.

Centre County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 31.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.8 to 36.3 and 49 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 66 (61, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.8.

Chester County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 37.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 39.5 and 227 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 65 (57, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.2.

Montgomery County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 38.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.9 to 40.6 and 375 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 64 (55, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.0.

Bucks County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 38.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.9 to 41.0 and 312 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 63 (54, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.1.

Snyder County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.5 to 50.0 and 20 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 62 (17, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.1.

Pike County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 41.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 49.8 and 32 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 61 (22, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.6.

Fulton County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 42.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.5 to 59.7 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 60 (2, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.9.

Union County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 43.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.0 to 53.2 and 20 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 59 (11, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.6.

Wayne County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 43.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.4 to 52.2 and 30 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 58 (15, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.5.

Adams County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.9 to 50.5 and 55 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 57 (20, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.9.

Indiana County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 51.4 and 42 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 56 (18, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.8.

Cumberland County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.9 to 48.2 and 126 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (29, 63)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.1.

Berks County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.8 to 47.5 and 210 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (33, 61)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Butler County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 44.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.8 to 49.0 and 106 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (26, 63)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.6.

Clarion County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.9 to 55.9 and 20 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (5, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.9.

Lehigh County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.1 to 48.3 and 183 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (30, 61)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.

Elk County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.9 to 56.9 and 19 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (5, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.2.

Lancaster County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.9 to 48.1 and 265 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (32, 60)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.

Bedford County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.9 to 55.0 and 28 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (8, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.

Lebanon County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 46.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.3 to 51.5 and 72 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (18, 62)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.3.

Delaware County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 46.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.1 to 49.1 and 297 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (28, 58)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -2.0.

Allegheny County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.4 to 48.8 and 672 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (29, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -2.0.

Northampton County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.8 to 50.7 and 165 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (22, 59)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.3.

Columbia County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.2 to 55.1 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (10, 64)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.2.

Somerset County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 54.8 and 42 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (9, 64)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.

Forest County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 98.0 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (1, 66)
Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Monroe County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.3 to 52.2 and 104 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (18, 60)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.6 to -1.6.

Clinton County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.3 to 58.6 and 20 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (3, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.2.

Montour County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 47.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.6 to 64.6 and 10 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (1, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.1.

Juniata County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 48.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.0 to 61.7 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (2, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.0.

Dauphin County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 48.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.6 to 51.9 and 151 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (18, 58)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.7.

York County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 48.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.0 to 51.7 and 257 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (21, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Susquehanna County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.9 to 59.3 and 28 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (3, 65)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.9.

Sullivan County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.8 to 86.3 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (1, 66)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.8.

Huntingdon County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 59.7 and 26 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (2, 64)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.

Beaver County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 49.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.2 to 54.7 and 103 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (11, 57)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.

Armstrong County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 50.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.0 to 57.9 and 43 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (5, 61)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.6.

Westmoreland County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 50.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.1 to 53.5 and 228 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (16, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Carbon County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 50.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.2 to 58.3 and 42 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (4, 61)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.

Clearfield County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 51.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.6 to 58.2 and 50 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (5, 59)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.6.

Mifflin County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.8 to 60.9 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (2, 62)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.5.

Franklin County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 51.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.0 to 57.1 and 91 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (6, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.

Washington County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.2 to 56.8 and 135 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (8, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.

Tioga County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.9 to 63.9 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (1, 63)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.0.

Cambria County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.3 to 58.4 and 84 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (5, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.

Erie County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.5 to 58.3 and 171 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (5, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.

Lycoming County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.6 to 60.6 and 74 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (3, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Luzerne County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.9 to 58.0 and 201 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (7, 38)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.

Crawford County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 54.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.2 to 62.4 and 56 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (2, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.7.

Northumberland County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 55.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.9 to 62.4 and 61 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (2, 50)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.

Lawrence County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 55.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.8 to 62.9 and 59 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (1, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -6.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -14.3 to 1.8.

Blair County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 55.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.2 to 61.9 and 81 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (2, 42)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.

Bradford County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 56.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.8 to 65.2 and 39 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (1, 56)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.1.

Lackawanna County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 56.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.9 to 60.9 and 137 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Perry County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 57.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.3 to 67.5 and 32 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.

Venango County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 57.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.0 to 67.1 and 40 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.

Philadelphia County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 57.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.0 to 59.5 and 914 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 21)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.7.

Mercer County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 58.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.8 to 65.4 and 79 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 36)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.

Warren County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 59.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.4 to 70.4 and 30 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.1.

Greene County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 72.5 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.3.

Jefferson County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 60.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.0 to 71.9 and 32 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.

Wyoming County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 61.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.2 to 75.3 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 57)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.3.

McKean County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 61.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.4 to 73.2 and 30 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -14.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -24.4 to -3.4.

Schuylkill County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 61.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.1 to 67.5 and 105 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 24)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.

Fayette County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 64.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.6 to 70.6 and 105 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 19)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.4.

Potter County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
Rate : The death rate is 64.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.1 to 85.1 and 13 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 62)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.2.

Cameron County

Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : ***
Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
CI*Rank⋔ : *
Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/25/2023 12:38 pm.

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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.

† 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.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

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.

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