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), Male, All Ages

Sorted by Name

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 193.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.4 to 196.1 and 5,686 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• 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 -2.0.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 177.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.2 to 177.8 and 315,770 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -2.0.

Abbeville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 209.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.9 to 243.9 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (4, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.5.

Aiken County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 193.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.3 to 206.0 and 205 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (18, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.5.

Allendale County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 273.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 211.7 to 349.0 and 15 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.2.

Anderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 202.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.8 to 214.7 and 241 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (15, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.7.

Bamberg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 211.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.0 to 259.1 and 21 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.8.

Barnwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 234.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 197.4 to 276.4 and 31 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 141.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 133.3 to 150.9 and 228 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (43, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 189.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.2 to 202.2 and 198 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (20, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.0.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 191.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.4 to 236.1 and 20 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (5, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.6.

Charleston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 183.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.5 to 192.2 and 401 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (29, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.9.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 223.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 200.3 to 249.2 and 72 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (3, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.7.

Chester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 257.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.3 to 292.4 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.

Chesterfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 216.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.2 to 243.9 and 61 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (4, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.

Clarendon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 208.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.3 to 237.2 and 52 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (5, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.9.

Colleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 247.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 219.8 to 278.0 and 63 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.4.

Darlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 207.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.1 to 229.6 and 82 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (8, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.

Dillon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 235.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.7 to 272.9 and 39 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.1.

Dorchester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 191.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.8 to 206.4 and 145 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (18, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.6.

Edgefield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 163.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.4 to 193.3 and 30 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (24, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.8.

Fairfield County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 225.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.9 to 264.7 and 35 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Florence County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 208.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.2 to 224.7 and 151 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (9, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.5.

Georgetown County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 188.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.6 to 207.8 and 96 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (17, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.2.

Greenville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 170.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.5 to 178.0 and 460 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (38, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to -3.1.

Greenwood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 221.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.6 to 243.1 and 94 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (4, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.1.

Hampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 235.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 196.6 to 280.0 and 28 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.1.

Horry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 192.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.9 to 200.4 and 481 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (22, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.3.

Jasper County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 166.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.3 to 197.0 and 30 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (20, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.8.

Kershaw County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 214.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.7 to 236.3 and 87 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (6, 38)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.4.

Lancaster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 168.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.9 to 183.8 and 106 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (33, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.6.

Laurens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 232.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 212.0 to 255.5 and 97 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.

Lee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 259.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 216.2 to 308.5 and 28 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -12.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -23.8 to 0.6.

Lexington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 187.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.1 to 198.0 and 297 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (24, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.6.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 221.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.4 to 257.2 and 40 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (2, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.8.

Marlboro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 237.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.5 to 276.9 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.4.

McCormick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 159.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 126.6 to 202.9 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (17, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.8.

Newberry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 216.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.6 to 246.0 and 53 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (3, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.

Oconee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 191.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 174.8 to 209.2 and 108 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (17, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.

Orangeburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 210.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.4 to 229.1 and 112 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (7, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.

Pickens County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 198.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.8 to 214.4 and 139 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (14, 41)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Richland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 201.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 192.0 to 212.0 and 349 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (16, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.4.

Saluda County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 192.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.5 to 228.4 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (7, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.1.

Spartanburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 206.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 196.3 to 216.4 and 351 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (13, 34)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.

Sumter County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 231.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 213.3 to 250.4 and 129 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 278.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 242.9 to 317.3 and 49 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 15)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.1.

Williamsburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 258.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.4 to 294.2 and 50 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

York County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 187.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.2 to 198.5 and 246 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (23, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.6.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/30/2023 6:12 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.



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.