Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for Maryland by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2016-2020
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:
- Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
- Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
- Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.
AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time
- Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
- Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.
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
Maryland6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 478.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 475.2 to 481.2 and 21,190 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.8.
US (SEER+NPCR)ยง1
- Rate : The incidence rate is 461.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 461.6 to 462.3 and 1,273,624 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.2.
Garrett County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 396.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 369.2 to 425.6 and 176 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (22, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.7.
Montgomery County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 423.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 416.3 to 430.8 and 2,984 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (22, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 3.8.
Howard County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 439.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 426.9 to 452.4 and 1,017 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (19, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.1.
Frederick County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 455.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 443.0 to 467.6 and 1,135 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (15, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 3.2.
Prince Georges County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 461.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 446.1 to 476.4 and 837 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (12, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.5.
St. Marys County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 465.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 446.6 to 485.8 and 465 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (10, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.7.
Charles County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 469.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 449.0 to 490.7 and 433 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (10, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.7.
Dorchester County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 469.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 435.9 to 506.3 and 167 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (4, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.5.
Kent County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 472.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 431.9 to 517.3 and 131 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (2, 23)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.0.
Calvert County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 473.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 452.8 to 494.2 and 438 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (9, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.
Caroline County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 474.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 442.2 to 509.5 and 169 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (4, 22)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.8.
Anne Arundel County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 476.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 468.3 to 485.6 and 2,512 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.1.
Washington County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 480.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 465.7 to 496.2 and 836 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (9, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.4.
Talbot County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 483.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 453.6 to 514.6 and 276 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.9.
Queen Annes County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 485.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.0 to 511.9 and 303 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.0.
Baltimore County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 507.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 499.8 to 515.4 and 3,729 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 0.8.
Baltimore City6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 509.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 494.7 to 523.8 and 1,027 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 2.3.
Carroll County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 509.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 495.0 to 524.0 and 1,038 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.5 to 2.6.
Worcester County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 515.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 490.1 to 542.5 and 405 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 1.9.
Harford County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 518.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 505.6 to 531.0 and 1,386 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.7.
Cecil County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 519.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 500.1 to 539.2 and 600 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.7.
Wicomico County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 525.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 502.9 to 548.3 and 463 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.1.
Allegany County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 525.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.3 to 548.3 and 499 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 1.2.
Somerset County6
- Rate : The incidence rate is 546.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 500.1 to 597.6 and 118 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 1.8.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2024 12:32 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) summary stage.
⋔ 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.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
Data for the United States does not include data from Nevada.
Data for the 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.