State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for Maryland by County

Lung & Bronchus (All Stages^), 2013-2017

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

Sorted by Rate

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.

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

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 56.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.6 to 57.2 and 3,878 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.2 to 58.4 and 221,568 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.9.

Cecil County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 88.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 80.5 to 96.2 and 106 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 5)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 2.3.

Baltimore City⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 81.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 78.5 to 84.8 and 543 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 6)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.

Somerset County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 66.2 to 95.4 and 25 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to 0.5.

Wicomico County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 79.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 72.2 to 86.9 and 94 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 9)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.2.

Allegany County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 76.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 69.4 to 84.8 and 82 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.8.

Caroline County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.9 to 85.1 and 30 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to 0.5.

St. Marys County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 72.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.0 to 79.5 and 82 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (3, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.3.

Queen Annes County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 61.7 to 80.8 and 47 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to 0.0.

Washington County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 64.9 to 75.9 and 133 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.0.

Harford County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 70.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 65.8 to 74.5 and 211 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (5, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.0.

Baltimore County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.3 to 67.9 and 681 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (8, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.

Dorchester County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 65.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.2 to 76.3 and 32 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -1.3.

Anne Arundel County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 63.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.5 to 66.2 and 396 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.8.

Worcester County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 62.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.8 to 70.1 and 59 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (7, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.1.

Calvert County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 58.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 51.9 to 65.9 and 60 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (10, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.1.

Carroll County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.5 to 61.9 and 120 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (13, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.8.

Kent County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 57.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.7 to 70.9 and 19 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (6, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 8.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.0 to 27.9.

Charles County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 52.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.1 to 57.9 and 80 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (14, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.3.

Talbot County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 47.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.5 to 55.9 and 34 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (15, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.3 to -2.1.

Frederick County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.6 to 51.2 and 130 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (17, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.4 to 10.6.

Garrett County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 45.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.9 to 55.3 and 21 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (16, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to 0.2.

Prince Georges County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 43.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.9 to 46.0 and 391 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (19, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.6.

Howard County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 39.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.3 to 42.8 and 125 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (21, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -2.0.

Montgomery County⁶

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The incidence rate is 30.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.3 to 32.2 and 363 average annual cases over 2013-2017.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (24, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -3.4.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/12/2021 9:58 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 1969-2017 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.

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 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.