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, Ages <65

Sorted by Count

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? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 55.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.1 to 55.9 and 3,112 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 -1.6.

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.

Greenville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 48.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.5 to 50.9 and 265 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (34, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.6.

Horry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 55.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.8 to 58.8 and 229 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (22, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.1.

Richland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 53.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 56.9 and 217 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (25, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.7.

Charleston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 46.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.7 to 49.6 and 212 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (36, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.

Spartanburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 60.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.3 to 63.9 and 205 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (15, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.1.

Lexington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 50.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.9 to 54.1 and 168 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (30, 44)
• 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 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 45.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.8 to 48.8 and 138 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (36, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -2.0.

Anderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 57.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.8 to 62.1 and 131 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (17, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.0.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 53.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.0 to 57.7 and 124 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (23, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.

Aiken County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 54.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.0 to 60.0 and 106 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (20, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.

Florence County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 60.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.9 to 66.6 and 92 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (12, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.2.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 39.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.4 to 43.8 and 82 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (42, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.

Dorchester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 45.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 49.8 and 81 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (35, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.6.

Pickens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 59.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.3 to 66.1 and 75 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (12, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.2.

Sumter County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 64.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.1 to 72.3 and 72 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (6, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.5.

Orangeburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 70.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 62.8 to 79.2 and 68 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (2, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Laurens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 71.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.2 to 81.2 and 56 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.1.

Lancaster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 51.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.6 to 58.6 and 54 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (21, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.

Oconee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 55.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.5 to 63.5 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (16, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Darlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 62.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.7 to 71.7 and 48 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (6, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.2.

Greenwood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 62.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.3 to 70.9 and 48 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (6, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.2.

Kershaw County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 60.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.0 to 69.6 and 47 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (8, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.

Georgetown County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 57.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.2 to 66.8 and 43 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (10, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.1.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 64.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.7 to 74.7 and 41 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (4, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.0.

Chesterfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 71.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.4 to 82.8 and 39 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Colleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 73.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.8 to 86.4 and 33 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.2.

Chester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 78.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.0 to 92.3 and 31 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.0.

Newberry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 66.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.5 to 79.1 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (2, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.5.

Clarendon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 71.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 59.6 to 85.7 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 76.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.0 to 91.8 and 26 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.3.

Dillon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 76.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.4 to 92.4 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.2.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 67.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.9 to 81.5 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (2, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Williamsburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 64.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.7 to 78.1 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (2, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.

Marlboro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 77.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.6 to 94.3 and 23 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.1.

Fairfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 70.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 56.8 to 88.1 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.5.

Hampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 85.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 68.8 to 106.4 and 19 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.4.

Barnwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 73.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.1 to 90.9 and 19 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.2.

Jasper County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 61.1 and 17 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (16, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.2.

Abbeville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 59.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.3 to 74.4 and 17 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (4, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Edgefield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 47.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.0 to 60.6 and 16 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (16, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.7.

Lee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 74.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 57.1 to 95.3 and 15 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.9.

Saluda County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 48.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.8 to 62.7 and 13 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (15, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.0.

Bamberg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 69.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.1 to 92.1 and 12 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.2.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 56.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 76.9 and 10 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (2, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.2.

Allendale County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 82.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.0 to 115.8 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.9.

McCormick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : Yes
• Rate : The death rate is 52.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 79.1 and 7 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (2, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.6.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/28/2023 1:33 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 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.