State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Louisiana by Parish

Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Late Stage^), 2016-2020

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Name

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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.

Percent of Cases with Late Stage - This is the number of late stages cases compared to the number of cases for all stages.

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

Louisiana³

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.2 to 8.9 and 485 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.2

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.4 to 7.5 and 29,248 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.9

Acadia Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 11.5 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (4, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 54.7

Ascension Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.9 to 13.3 and 13 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 35)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.7

Avoyelles Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 13.4 and 5 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (2, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.5

Beauregard Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.9 to 11.6 and 3 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (4, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 57.1

Bossier Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 11.1 and 12 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (5, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 72.1

Caddo Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.9 to 11.2 and 29 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (5, 33)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 71.7

Calcasieu Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.5 to 10.0 and 19 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (8, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 72.2

De Soto Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.4 to 15.3 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.3

East Baton Rouge Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.6 to 10.1 and 43 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (8, 34)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.9

East Feliciana Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.2 to 20.9 and 3 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 85.0

Evangeline Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 13.2 and 3 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (2, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.7

Franklin Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 20.5 and 3 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 77.3

Iberia Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 11.6 and 8 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (4, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.1

Iberville Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.3 to 20.5 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 33)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 78.9

Jefferson Davis Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 16.2 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 86.4

Jefferson Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.9 to 9.2 and 45 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (14, 37)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.1

LaFourche Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.9 to 12.0 and 11 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (3, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 67.9

Lafayette Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 8.9 and 20 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (15, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.4

Lincoln Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.9 to 14.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 79.3

Livingston Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.7 to 13.6 and 18 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 31)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.5

Morehouse Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.8 to 21.5 and 5 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 37)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 68.6

Orleans Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.0 to 8.4 and 33 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (20, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.4

Ouachita Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.4 to 11.7 and 17 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (3, 36)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.1

Rapides Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 9.6 and 12 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (10, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 52.7

Sabine Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.2 to 17.9 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 75.0

St. Bernard Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.6 to 10.9 and 3 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (5, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 64.0

St. Charles Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.1 to 13.4 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (2, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 59.2

St. John the Baptist Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.5 to 13.4 and 5 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (2, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 77.4

St. Landry Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.3 to 12.2 and 8 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (3, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 50.0

St. Martin Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.7 to 12.7 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (3, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.7

St. Mary Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 14.2 and 7 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 76.1

St. Tammany Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.3 to 11.5 and 33 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 31)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 71.6

Tangipahoa Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 9.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 11.8 and 13 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (4, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 66.0

Terrebonne Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 11.5 and 12 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (4, 38)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.0

Union Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.0 to 20.4 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 60.0

Vermilion Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.8 to 10.8 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (5, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 65.1

Vernon Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 8.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.4 to 13.8 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 69.0

Washington Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.0 to 11.2 and 4 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (5, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 62.1

Webster Parish⁷

• Rate : The incidence rate is 10.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 15.4 and 6 average annual cases over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 39)
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : 70.0

Allen Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Assumption Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Bienville Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Caldwell Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Cameron Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Catahoula Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Claiborne Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Concordia Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

East Carroll Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Grant Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Jackson Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

La Salle Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Madison Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Natchitoches Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Plaquemines Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Pointe Coupee Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Red River Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Richland Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

St. Helena Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

St. James Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Tensas Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

West Baton Rouge Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

West Carroll Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

West Feliciana Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Winn Parish⁷

• Rate : * 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Percent of Cases with Late Stage : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/02/2023 11:14 pm.

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

Data cannot be shown for the following areas. For more information on what areas are suppressed or not available, please refer to the table.
Allen, Assumption, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Madison, Natchitoches, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Red River, Richland, St. Helena, St. James, Tensas, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, Winn

† 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.

^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage (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.
* 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. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

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 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.