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Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Louisiana by Parish

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022

Hispanic (any race), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

Explanation of Column Headers
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:

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Louisiana7


US (SEER+NPCR) § 1


LaFourche Parish7


St. Charles Parish7


St. Tammany Parish7


St. Bernard Parish7


Terrebonne Parish7


St. John the Baptist Parish7


Bossier Parish7


Calcasieu Parish7


Ouachita Parish7


East Baton Rouge Parish7


St. Mary Parish7


Orleans Parish7


Ascension Parish7


Lafayette Parish7


Jefferson Parish7


Vernon Parish7


Caddo Parish7


Iberia Parish7


Livingston Parish7


Rapides Parish7


St. Landry Parish7


Tangipahoa Parish7


Acadia Parish7 Allen Parish7 Assumption Parish7 Avoyelles Parish7 Beauregard Parish7 Bienville Parish7 Caldwell Parish7 Cameron Parish7 Catahoula Parish7 Claiborne Parish7 Concordia Parish7 De Soto Parish7 East Carroll Parish7 East Feliciana Parish7 Evangeline Parish7 Franklin Parish7 Grant Parish7 Iberville Parish7 Jackson Parish7 Jefferson Davis Parish7 La Salle Parish7 Lincoln Parish7 Madison Parish7 Morehouse Parish7 Natchitoches Parish7 Plaquemines Parish7 Pointe Coupee Parish7 Red River Parish7 Richland Parish7 Sabine Parish7 St. Helena Parish7 St. James Parish7 St. Martin Parish7 Tensas Parish7 Union Parish7 Vermilion Parish7 Washington Parish7 Webster Parish7 West Baton Rouge Parish7 West Carroll Parish7 West Feliciana Parish7 Winn Parish7


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 7:18 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

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.


† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). 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.

‡ Incidence data come from different sources. 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.

Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.

^ All Stages refers to any stage. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.

⋔ 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. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.

7 Source: SEER November 2024 submission.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

NHIA (NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm) was used for Hispanic Ethnicity (see Technical Notes section of the USCS).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.