Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for Massachusetts by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2014-2018
All Races (includes 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
Massachusetts7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 457.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.7 to 459.9 and 38,103 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to 1.8.
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 448.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 448.3 to 448.9 and 1,703,249 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.7.
Nantucket County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 544.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 487.4 to 605.9 and 70 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.3.
Dukes County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 496.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 456.8 to 539.4 and 131 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.1.
Barnstable County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 491.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 480.6 to 502.6 and 1,957 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.
Plymouth County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 490.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 482.4 to 498.0 and 3,285 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.3 to 4.1.
Worcester County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 476.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 469.8 to 482.4 and 4,677 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (4, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.7 to 1.9.
Norfolk County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 474.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 467.9 to 481.2 and 4,147 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (4, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Bristol County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 468.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 460.8 to 475.5 and 3,297 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.3.
Essex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 464.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.0 to 470.5 and 4,535 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (6, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.3.
Berkshire County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 442.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 428.9 to 457.1 and 872 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (8, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 2.1.
Middlesex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 441.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 436.8 to 445.6 and 8,156 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (9, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to 1.1.
Hampden County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 434.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 426.3 to 442.1 and 2,494 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (9, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.
Suffolk County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 423.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 416.4 to 429.8 and 3,202 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (11, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -2.3.
Hampshire County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 409.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 396.5 to 423.6 and 784 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (12, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Franklin County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 401.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 383.5 to 420.2 and 425 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (12, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/16/2022 5:40 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 1969-2018 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.