Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data
Incidence Rate Report for New Jersey by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2014-2018
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
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
New Jersey7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 241.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 239.9 to 242.8 and 22,904 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.2.
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.
Salem County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 286.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 267.8 to 305.9 and 200 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is rising
because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 1.7.
Cape May County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 285.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 270.1 to 302.3 and 310 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 5)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.9.
Camden County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 270.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 264.2 to 277.1 and 1,459 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 6)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.3.
Burlington County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 269.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 262.4 to 275.9 and 1,336 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 7)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 0.5.
Gloucester County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 267.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 259.1 to 275.8 and 857 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (2, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.5.
Ocean County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 262.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 256.2 to 268.7 and 1,535 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.1.
Monmouth County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 258.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 253.0 to 264.3 and 1,844 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 10)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 3.7.
Cumberland County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 253.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 242.2 to 265.2 and 395 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.7.
Warren County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 251.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 237.9 to 264.7 and 312 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (4, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.5.
Sussex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 247.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 236.2 to 258.9 and 432 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (6, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.1.
Mercer County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 247.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 240.2 to 254.6 and 963 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (8, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.0.
Atlantic County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 246.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 238.0 to 255.0 and 736 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (7, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.0.
Hunterdon County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 240.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 228.7 to 253.2 and 370 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (8, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.3.
Morris County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 238.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 232.4 to 244.5 and 1,324 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (10, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.2.
Bergen County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 235.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 231.6 to 240.4 and 2,394 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (12, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.2.
Essex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 233.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 228.4 to 238.0 and 1,886 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.
Passaic County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 231.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.7 to 237.9 and 1,177 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.1.
Somerset County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 230.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 223.3 to 237.8 and 855 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.1.
Union County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 225.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 220.2 to 231.5 and 1,307 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (16, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.6.
Middlesex County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 217.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 213.5 to 222.5 and 1,892 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (19, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.5.
Hudson County7
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The incidence rate is 206.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.4 to 211.6 and 1,316 average annual cases over 2014-2018.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (21, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.1.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/22/2022 7:55 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
⋔ 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.
† 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.