State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for South Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020

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

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

South Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 158.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.3 to 160.0 and 10,470 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• 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 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 149.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.3 to 149.6 and 599,666 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.8.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 121.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.7 to 127.0 and 409 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (44, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.9.

Jasper County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 132.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.5 to 150.9 and 53 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (32, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.5.

Edgefield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 135.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 119.4 to 154.2 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (29, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.5.

Lancaster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 143.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.1 to 152.7 and 198 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (33, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.

Greenville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 144.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.1 to 148.8 and 885 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (38, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -2.0.

Charleston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 147.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.9 to 152.8 and 735 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (35, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.9.

York County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 154.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.9 to 160.9 and 462 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (25, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.9.

Georgetown County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 154.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.5 to 166.1 and 174 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (19, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.9.

Lexington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 154.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.0 to 160.9 and 552 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (26, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Dorchester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 154.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.5 to 163.7 and 268 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (22, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.5.

Oconee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 155.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.1 to 165.9 and 192 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (18, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Saluda County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 155.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.2 to 176.8 and 49 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (9, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 158.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.8 to 165.9 and 366 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (20, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.4.

Aiken County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 158.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.1 to 165.9 and 379 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (19, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.

McCormick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 158.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.9 to 189.4 and 34 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (3, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.3.

Florence County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 160.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.4 to 169.8 and 279 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (16, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.1.

Anderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 161.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.8 to 168.7 and 436 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (17, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.4.

Clarendon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 162.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.1 to 179.7 and 88 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (9, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.

Horry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 163.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.0 to 168.2 and 882 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (19, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.9.

Pickens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 163.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.5 to 173.2 and 253 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (14, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.

Richland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 165.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.8 to 171.3 and 676 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (16, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.

Spartanburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 166.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.0 to 172.9 and 638 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (14, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.2.

Greenwood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 168.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.9 to 180.7 and 165 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (9, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 172.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.6 to 191.2 and 76 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (3, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.7.

Darlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 172.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 185.0 and 159 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (6, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.3.

Fairfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 172.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.2 to 194.5 and 59 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (3, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.6.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 172.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.8 to 199.7 and 41 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (2, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.4.

Orangeburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 172.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.3 to 184.1 and 212 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (7, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

Kershaw County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 174.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 187.3 and 158 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (6, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Bamberg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 174.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.5 to 202.6 and 39 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.3.

Chesterfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 174.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 190.6 and 110 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (4, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.

Abbeville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 175.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.2 to 196.0 and 66 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (2, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.2.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 176.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.5 to 191.0 and 126 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.2.

Dillon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 177.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.4 to 197.6 and 69 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.

Newberry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 177.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.8 to 194.9 and 97 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.

Sumter County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 179.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.3 to 190.4 and 236 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.9.

Williamsburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 186.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.2 to 206.3 and 87 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.1.

Laurens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 191.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.8 to 205.1 and 177 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 20)
• 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 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 192.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.0 to 220.0 and 46 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.6 to -1.0.

Barnwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 192.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.8 to 217.1 and 57 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.1.

Hampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 195.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.4 to 221.3 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.

Allendale County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 195.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.9 to 236.8 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.3.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 197.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.9 to 218.4 and 80 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.1.

Marlboro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 197.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.1 to 220.7 and 69 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

Chester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 198.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.5 to 218.8 and 90 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.

Colleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 207.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.5 to 226.4 and 114 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/09/2023 3:05 am.

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 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.



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.