Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for South Carolina by County
Lung & Bronchus, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 25.1 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
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 37.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.8 to 38.1 and 2,645 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -3.5.
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 32.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.3 to 32.5 and 136,831 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -4.1.
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 38.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.2 to 40.9 and 241 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (18, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -4.1.
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 29.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 31.8 and 195 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 45 (38, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.3 to -4.5.
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 39.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 42.2 and 164 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (16, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -2.8.
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 30.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.2 to 32.5 and 163 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 44 (37, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -3.4.
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 35.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.1 to 38.3 and 154 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 36 (23, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -2.6.
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 39.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.5 to 42.3 and 149 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (16, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.7.
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 37.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 40.7 and 121 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (18, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.2 to -3.2.
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 41.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 44.6 and 116 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (13, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -1.5.
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 25.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.5 to 28.5 and 93 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 46 (42, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.3 to -2.9.
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 36.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.7 to 39.7 and 92 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (19, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.3 to -4.9.
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.2 to 38.9 and 91 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 38 (21, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -2.2.
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.1 to 44.6 and 73 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (13, 39)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.1 to -1.8.
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.7 to 40.9 and 67 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (18, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.6.
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 35.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.7 to 40.0 and 61 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 35 (19, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to -2.3.
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 44.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.2 to 49.6 and 60 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (7, 33)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.2.
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 40.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.4 to 45.0 and 59 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (12, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.9 to -1.9.
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 37.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.1 to 42.9 and 51 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (15, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -16.1 to -1.7.
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 52.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.5 to 59.2 and 49 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.6.
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 50.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.0 to 57.2 and 49 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (2, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -15.9 to -1.0.
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.7 to 40.9 and 45 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 37 (17, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.2 to -2.2.
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.5 to 53.8 and 42 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (4, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.5 to -1.7.
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 32.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.0 to 37.6 and 40 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 42 (23, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.4 to -1.9.
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 38.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.2 to 44.5 and 39 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (12, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.8.
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 50.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.4 to 58.4 and 38 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (2, 25)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -1.3.
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 53.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.2 to 62.1 and 33 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.1.
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.4 to 66.8 and 33 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -0.9.
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 63.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.5 to 75.4 and 29 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.7.
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 46.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.6 to 56.8 and 25 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (2, 37)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.1.
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 42.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 51.0 and 24 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (5, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 63.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.4 to 76.9 and 23 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.2 to -0.7.
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 51.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.4 to 62.6 and 23 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -15.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -25.9 to -0.5.
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 60.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.3 to 72.8 and 23 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.3.
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.5 to 59.3 and 21 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (1, 36)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.1.
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 42.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.6 to 51.9 and 21 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (4, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.0.
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 50.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.8 to 62.4 and 20 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (1, 35)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.7.
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.3 to 51.8 and 15 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (5, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.1.
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 30.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.5 to 39.0 and 15 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 43 (18, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.2.
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 49.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.0 to 63.2 and 13 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 1.6.
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 32.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.0 to 42.9 and 12 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 40 (14, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.2 to -2.8.
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 41.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.1 to 53.4 and 12 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (4, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.3.
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 45.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.0 to 60.5 and 11 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (1, 45)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.2 to -1.6.
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 32.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 23.8 to 43.9 and 10 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 41 (10, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.2.
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 43.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.3 to 59.4 and 9 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.1.
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 34.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.7 to 47.0 and 9 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 39 (9, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.7.
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 35.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.1 to 53.0 and 8 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 34 (5, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -0.7.
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 39.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 24.7 to 61.6 and 5 average annual deaths over 2018-2022.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (1, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -0.6.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 11:23 pm.
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Trend
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.
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.
† 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.