State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for South Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019

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

Sorted by Name

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 161.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 163.0 and 10,303 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.3 to 152.6 and 598,381 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 -2.3 to -1.8.

Abbeville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 177.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.6 to 199.1 and 66 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (2, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.1.

Aiken County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 162.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.2 to 170.5 and 376 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (18, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.2.

Allendale County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 177.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.6 to 216.4 and 22 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.5.

Anderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 165.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.4 to 172.7 and 436 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (17, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.4.

Bamberg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 186.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.4 to 216.6 and 40 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Barnwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 195.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.6 to 220.5 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.0.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 123.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 118.0 to 129.8 and 396 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (44, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.5.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 161.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.5 to 169.2 and 354 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (19, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 168.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.3 to 195.3 and 40 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (2, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.4.

Charleston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 152.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.5 to 157.8 and 730 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (31, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.8.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 181.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.0 to 196.1 and 128 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (2, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.1.

Chester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 197.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.1 to 217.1 and 89 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 24)
• 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 ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 173.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.4 to 188.9 and 107 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (5, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.

Clarendon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 160.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.6 to 177.2 and 85 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (12, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -1.6.

Colleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 198.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.4 to 216.6 and 107 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.1.

Darlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 180.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.1 to 193.9 and 163 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.8.

Dillon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 179.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.8 to 200.5 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (2, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Dorchester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 157.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.3 to 166.1 and 258 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (22, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.

Edgefield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 137.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.3 to 155.8 and 51 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (27, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.4.

Fairfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 175.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.2 to 197.9 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (2, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Florence County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 163.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.1 to 172.9 and 278 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (16, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.

Georgetown County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 156.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.6 to 168.3 and 171 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (20, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.9.

Greenville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 147.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.2 to 152.2 and 874 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (36, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.8.

Greenwood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 178.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.2 to 190.9 and 171 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (5, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.8.

Hampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 203.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.5 to 230.7 and 53 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.

Horry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 166.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.4 to 172.1 and 845 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (18, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.8.

Jasper County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 139.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.6 to 158.8 and 53 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (25, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.4.

Kershaw County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 180.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.1 to 194.3 and 157 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.

Lancaster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 147.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.3 to 157.6 and 195 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (30, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.9.

Laurens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 195.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.6 to 209.2 and 178 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.0.

Lee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 201.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.7 to 229.6 and 48 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to -0.2.

Lexington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 153.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.0 to 160.0 and 528 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (28, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 172.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.6 to 191.5 and 76 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (4, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Marlboro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 208.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.7 to 231.3 and 73 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.3.

McCormick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 159.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.7 to 190.4 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (3, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.3.

Newberry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 178.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.5 to 196.0 and 95 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (3, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.

Oconee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 157.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.0 to 168.1 and 190 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (19, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Orangeburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 180.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.4 to 191.8 and 219 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (4, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

Pickens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 158.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.2 to 167.7 and 239 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (20, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

Richland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 167.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.5 to 173.3 and 665 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (17, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.

Saluda County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 155.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.8 to 177.1 and 47 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (10, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.8.

Spartanburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 170.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.4 to 176.5 and 634 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (14, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.1.

Sumter County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 182.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.5 to 192.9 and 235 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.0.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 192.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.5 to 213.8 and 78 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.1.

Williamsburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 188.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.2 to 207.9 and 85 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.1.

York County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 156.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.8 to 163.1 and 447 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (25, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.9.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/28/2022 8:13 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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.
⋔ 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.



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.