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, Ages 50+

Sorted by Recentaapc

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 539.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 534.2 to 543.9 and 9,778 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 -1.4.

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.

Colleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 660.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 603.2 to 720.9 and 103 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.

Hampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 680.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 597.9 to 770.8 and 51 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.5.

Laurens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 642.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 599.6 to 688.5 and 168 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.1.

Barnwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 658.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 581.4 to 744.0 and 54 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.

Williamsburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 626.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 565.8 to 692.0 and 81 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.

Abbeville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 597.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 532.4 to 667.5 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.1.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 576.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 497.4 to 665.6 and 39 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.4.

Chester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 676.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 612.8 to 744.0 and 86 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.1.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 628.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 565.1 to 697.2 and 74 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.0.

Newberry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 602.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 547.7 to 661.0 and 92 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (2, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.

Orangeburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 595.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 559.6 to 633.5 and 209 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (5, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.

Kershaw County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 606.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 563.0 to 652.0 and 150 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.5.

Marlboro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 672.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 601.8 to 750.2 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.2.

Sumter County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 603.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 567.9 to 640.2 and 222 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.

Bamberg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 594.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.5 to 686.8 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.3.

Chesterfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 573.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 523.4 to 626.5 and 101 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (5, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Darlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 598.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 556.4 to 643.0 and 155 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.7.

Greenwood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 593.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 552.5 to 635.7 and 162 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (4, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.

Horry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 552.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 535.1 to 570.7 and 810 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (18, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.8.

Pickens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 520.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 490.4 to 552.3 and 225 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (22, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.

Dillon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 581.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 518.8 to 650.2 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (3, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.5.

Oconee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 519.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 485.9 to 555.5 and 182 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (20, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Anderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 553.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 529.3 to 577.6 and 415 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (16, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.0.

Fairfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 586.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 519.0 to 660.9 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (2, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.5.

Jasper County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 472.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 414.1 to 537.3 and 51 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (21, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.3.

Allendale County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 579.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 470.9 to 706.4 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (1, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.4.

Florence County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 544.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 514.5 to 574.9 and 263 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (16, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

Lancaster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 495.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 463.5 to 529.1 and 186 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (28, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 559.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 501.3 to 622.0 and 71 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (5, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Richland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 560.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 540.0 to 580.7 and 622 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (15, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.1.

Lexington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 516.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 495.8 to 537.4 and 499 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (27, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.

Saluda County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 539.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 471.9 to 614.8 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (6, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.

Dorchester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 532.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 502.5 to 564.8 and 244 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (18, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.1.

Spartanburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 572.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 551.6 to 593.3 and 602 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (12, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.1.

Charleston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 514.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 497.3 to 532.5 and 695 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (28, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 539.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 512.4 to 566.8 and 331 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (18, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 600.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 553.0 to 651.6 and 121 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.9.

McCormick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 543.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 457.8 to 639.7 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (3, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.1.

Aiken County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 532.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 507.7 to 558.3 and 355 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (20, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.3.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 412.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 394.1 to 432.5 and 384 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (44, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.7.

Edgefield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 457.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 401.0 to 520.4 and 48 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (26, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.3.

York County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 527.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.9 to 551.5 and 421 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (23, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.9.

Greenville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 491.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.8 to 507.4 and 823 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (36, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -2.0.

Clarendon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 522.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 471.6 to 576.7 and 81 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (14, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.6 to -1.9.

Lee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 659.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 574.4 to 752.7 and 45 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to -0.3.

Georgetown County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 520.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 484.0 to 558.0 and 166 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (19, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.2 to -1.8.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/28/2022 10:36 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 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.


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.