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, Ages <65
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 232.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 230.5 to 233.8 and 16,822 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to 1.8.
US (SEER+NPCR)1
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 227.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 227.4 to 227.9 and 750,329 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.5.
Nantucket County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 265.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 224.9 to 311.5 and 32 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 1.5.
Plymouth County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 250.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 244.5 to 256.7 and 1,452 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.
Dukes County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 248.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 216.2 to 284.4 and 52 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 1.0.
Barnstable County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 243.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 234.0 to 254.0 and 610 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.
Bristol County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 242.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.4 to 247.9 and 1,485 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.0.
Worcester County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 241.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 237.2 to 246.7 and 2,174 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (2, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.3.
Norfolk County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 241.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.4 to 246.8 and 1,826 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (2, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.
Essex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 236.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 232.0 to 241.8 and 2,003 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.
Berkshire County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 230.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 218.6 to 242.8 and 340 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 3.1.
Hampden County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 222.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 216.2 to 228.6 and 1,091 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (8, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.
Middlesex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 221.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 218.5 to 225.1 and 3,676 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (9, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to 0.9.
Suffolk County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 216.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 211.8 to 221.7 and 1,550 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (10, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.5.
Hampshire County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 200.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.8 to 211.2 and 319 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (13, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Franklin County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 196.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.2 to 211.3 and 174 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (13, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.0.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/17/2022 10:37 pm.
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.