Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for Maine by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by Ruralurban
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
Maine6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 240.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.4 to 243.9 and 3,683 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 1.1.
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Rate : The incidence rate is 222.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 222.7 to 223.2 and 734,330 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.0.
Aroostook County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 240.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 223.6 to 258.1 and 186 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (4, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.5.
Franklin County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 226.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.8 to 253.0 and 80 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.8.
Hancock County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 262.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 242.5 to 283.2 and 161 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.8.
Kennebec County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 231.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 219.6 to 244.1 and 327 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (6, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.1.
Knox County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 247.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.3 to 271.1 and 112 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.8.
Lincoln County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 203.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.8 to 226.7 and 83 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (12, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.6.
Oxford County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 239.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 222.0 to 258.3 and 171 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (4, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.3.
Piscataquis County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 290.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 253.3 to 332.0 and 58 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 6.1.
Somerset County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 247.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 228.2 to 267.5 and 149 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (3, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 1.4.
Waldo County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 247.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.2 to 271.2 and 108 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.8 to 1.3.
Washington County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Rate : The incidence rate is 285.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 258.6 to 314.8 and 101 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 15.0.
Androscoggin County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 235.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 222.4 to 248.6 and 282 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (5, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.7.
Cumberland County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 224.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 216.4 to 231.7 and 739 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (10, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 3.7.
Penobscot County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 269.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 257.5 to 281.6 and 447 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 2.9.
Sagadahoc County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 232.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.6 to 256.5 and 97 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to 12.1.
York County6
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Rate : The incidence rate is 238.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 229.5 to 248.4 and 583 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
- CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (5, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/09/2024 8:38 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.
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 (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.
‡ 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 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
⋔ 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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 2023 submission.
6 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (based on the 2023 submission).
8 Source: Incidence data provided by the SEER Program. AAPCs are calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program and are based on APCs. Data 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. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with SEER November 2023 data.
Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.