Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Georgia Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by count
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 605,771 | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | - | -1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Georgia | - | falling | - | 18,106 | 150.7 (149.7, 151.7) | - | -1.6 (-2.1, -1.4) |
| Fulton County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,461 | 140.3 (137.0, 143.6) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.2, -1.8) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,096 | 134.0 (130.3, 137.8) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,030 | 133.4 (129.7, 137.2) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.6, -1.6) |
| DeKalb County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,026 | 132.0 (128.3, 135.8) | 0.9 | -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 504 | 141.2 (135.7, 147.0) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 421 | 186.1 (178.0, 194.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 411 | 135.5 (129.5, 141.8) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 379 | 168.1 (160.5, 176.0) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 372 | 153.1 (145.5, 160.9) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 369 | 157.1 (149.6, 164.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 327 | 132.1 (125.6, 138.7) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 295 | 118.1 (112.0, 124.4) | 0.8 | -2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Bibb County | 8 | falling | similar | 289 | 153.4 (145.4, 161.7) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-5.9, -1.8) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 259 | 149.4 (141.2, 158.0) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 242 | 146.1 (137.7, 154.8) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 238 | 135.1 (127.4, 143.2) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 229 | 147.8 (138.9, 157.1) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.5, -1.4) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 219 | 170.3 (160.1, 180.9) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 218 | 174.2 (163.7, 185.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 218 | 159.1 (149.3, 169.4) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 213 | 172.2 (161.8, 183.1) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 210 | 125.5 (117.8, 133.6) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 204 | 166.1 (155.9, 176.8) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 201 | 169.4 (158.7, 180.6) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 200 | 148.4 (139.0, 158.4) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Whitfield County | 5 | falling | higher | 188 | 160.4 (150.2, 171.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 183 | 177.1 (165.5, 189.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 170 | 188.1 (175.4, 201.7) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 168 | 155.0 (144.3, 166.3) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 162 | 166.1 (154.7, 178.3) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 162 | 139.2 (129.6, 149.4) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 157 | 138.7 (129.0, 149.0) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Barrow County | 4 | stable | higher | 153 | 175.8 (163.1, 189.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 137 | 155.6 (143.8, 168.1) | 1.1 | -3.6 (-12.8, -0.9) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 136 | 163.6 (151.3, 176.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 135 | 147.1 (136.0, 158.9) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 124 | 177.0 (163.1, 192.0) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 113 | 173.2 (158.5, 188.8) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 112 | 149.0 (136.6, 162.2) | 1.0 | -4.7 (-11.6, -1.5) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 111 | 165.9 (152.1, 180.7) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 105 | 168.3 (153.8, 183.8) | 1.2 | -7.6 (-14.5, -1.4) |
| Habersham County | 4 | stable | higher | 102 | 160.9 (146.9, 176.0) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 97 | 189.9 (172.9, 208.1) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Camden County | 5 | falling | higher | 95 | 160.6 (145.8, 176.5) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 93 | 192.5 (174.9, 211.4) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Liberty County | 4 | stable | higher | 90 | 178.3 (161.4, 196.5) | 1.2 | 4.4 (-0.7, 13.2) |
| Colquitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 87 | 158.3 (143.5, 174.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Pickens County | 4 | stable | higher | 85 | 165.4 (149.1, 183.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Tift County | 4 | stable | higher | 84 | 170.8 (154.6, 188.4) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 83 | 155.1 (140.0, 171.4) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Coffee County | 4 | stable | higher | 82 | 172.2 (155.6, 190.1) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 82 | 175.8 (158.9, 194.2) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 80 | 147.3 (132.0, 164.1) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 80 | 174.1 (156.7, 193.1) | 1.2 | 9.6 (-0.6, 16.3) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 79 | 154.4 (138.0, 172.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Stephens County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 204.2 (183.9, 226.5) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Union County | 8 | falling | similar | 79 | 134.0 (120.3, 149.6) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 77 | 209.6 (188.7, 232.3) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Lumpkin County | 4 | stable | higher | 73 | 173.7 (155.5, 193.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 72 | 152.8 (136.9, 170.3) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 71 | 184.3 (165.2, 205.2) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 71 | 179.1 (160.5, 199.5) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Bryan County | 5 | falling | higher | 71 | 179.6 (160.7, 199.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Sumter County | 4 | stable | higher | 69 | 188.2 (168.4, 209.8) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 69 | 162.1 (144.9, 181.0) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Peach County | 5 | falling | higher | 67 | 192.2 (171.5, 214.9) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Toombs County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 200.2 (179.0, 223.5) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Haralson County | 4 | stable | higher | 66 | 175.1 (156.3, 195.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Dawson County | 8 | falling | similar | 65 | 157.9 (140.3, 177.2) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 64 | 171.7 (153.0, 192.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Chattooga County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 183.2 (163.2, 205.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 62 | 207.9 (184.5, 233.8) | 1.4 | 5.7 (-0.3, 12.7) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 61 | 119.9 (106.6, 134.5) | 0.8 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 61 | 183.9 (163.2, 206.7) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Monroe County | 8 | falling | similar | 60 | 150.1 (133.2, 168.8) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 59 | 179.1 (158.3, 201.7) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 58 | 205.3 (181.8, 231.1) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Butts County | 4 | stable | higher | 58 | 183.2 (162.3, 206.2) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 57 | 195.9 (173.2, 220.9) | 1.3 | 7.9 (-1.7, 14.9) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 56 | 149.4 (131.4, 169.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Meriwether County | 4 | stable | higher | 56 | 174.0 (153.6, 196.6) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 156.2 (137.8, 176.6) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 55 | 142.1 (125.3, 160.6) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 186.4 (163.7, 211.7) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-0.9, 6.4) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 52 | 166.1 (145.0, 190.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 177.0 (155.5, 200.8) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 50 | 173.9 (152.7, 197.5) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 49 | 165.4 (144.7, 188.5) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 133.9 (116.4, 153.9) | 0.9 | -2.5 (-3.5, -1.5) |
| McDuffie County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 165.6 (144.8, 188.7) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 48 | 157.5 (137.8, 179.7) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 193.9 (169.6, 221.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Washington County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 179.0 (156.4, 204.3) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 201.7 (176.2, 230.1) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Brantley County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 195.1 (170.0, 223.1) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 147.0 (127.7, 168.7) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-3.7, -1.5) |
| Berrien County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 173.4 (150.6, 199.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Dade County | 5 | falling | higher | 42 | 184.3 (159.6, 212.2) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 42 | 141.1 (120.4, 165.7) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Ben Hill County | 5 | falling | higher | 41 | 181.3 (156.8, 208.9) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Jefferson County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 196.8 (169.9, 227.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Screven County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 195.4 (168.7, 225.7) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 40 | 165.9 (142.7, 192.1) | 1.1 | 0.0 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 163.3 (140.9, 188.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 165.1 (142.3, 190.8) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Brooks County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 144.3 (123.3, 168.4) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 167.6 (143.5, 195.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.7, 0.6) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 168.6 (142.9, 198.6) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Jeff Davis County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 186.9 (159.3, 218.2) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Cook County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 155.5 (132.5, 181.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 164.9 (140.1, 193.2) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Wilkes County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 210.3 (177.7, 248.0) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 190.0 (160.8, 223.6) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Bleckley County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 170.4 (143.1, 201.8) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.8, 5.2) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 184.5 (153.9, 219.9) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 189.3 (157.6, 225.9) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 162.5 (135.5, 193.7) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 164.1 (135.9, 196.9) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Heard County | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 162.0 (134.5, 194.0) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Evans County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 196.9 (163.5, 235.5) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.9) |
| Seminole County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 162.6 (134.1, 196.4) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Twiggs County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 199.1 (163.7, 240.9) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Dooly County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 143.2 (118.4, 172.5) | 1.0 | -10.0 (-17.1, -2.5) |
| Terrell County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 192.1 (158.6, 231.3) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Candler County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 172.1 (142.0, 207.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 168.3 (138.4, 204.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 163.1 (135.2, 195.5) | 1.1 | 0.0 (-2.1, 2.3) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 152.0 (125.2, 183.8) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 168.3 (137.2, 204.0) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-3.7, 0.6) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 160.4 (129.7, 197.5) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.4, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 195.3 (159.2, 237.6) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Wilkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 169.4 (137.7, 206.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.9, 0.3) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 215.5 (175.3, 262.6) | 1.5 | -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4) |
| Taylor County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 169.5 (136.0, 209.5) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-3.5, -0.5) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 172.3 (139.1, 211.2) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 156.1 (125.9, 192.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 139.8 (112.3, 172.8) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.5, 0.0) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 149.7 (119.2, 186.9) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Wilcox County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 141.9 (113.6, 176.1) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Irwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 133.5 (106.7, 165.6) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 208.3 (165.6, 259.3) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-0.7, 1.8) |
| Randolph County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 155.9 (122.6, 197.1) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.6, -0.3) |
| Jenkins County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 151.7 (120.5, 189.1) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 168.4 (131.2, 214.8) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 182.1 (143.7, 229.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-3.7, 0.7) |
| Miller County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 178.5 (140.4, 225.0) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 169.0 (131.8, 214.3) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-4.0, 0.0) |
| Stewart County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 219.6 (169.2, 282.2) | 1.5 | 0.7 (-0.5, 1.9) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 183.5 (141.1, 235.9) | 1.3 | 1.9 (-2.1, 18.4) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 132.8 (101.0, 172.3) | 0.9 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.7) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 161.1 (119.9, 213.7) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-4.2, 0.9) |
| Baker County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 146.6 (102.1, 208.8) | 1.0 | -3.3 (-6.4, -0.7) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 124.0 (84.9, 180.5) | 0.9 | -4.0 (-6.1, -2.2) |
| Chattahoochee County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 171.6 (116.7, 241.1) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-3.4, 1.8) |
| Quitman County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 131.2 (87.1, 199.1) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-4.6, 0.7) |
| Webster County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 148.0 (98.6, 219.6) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-6.1, -1.2) |
| Glascock County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 149.9 (99.4, 219.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 (-2.0, 4.3) |
| Echols County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 151.3 (96.7, 224.6) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-5.8, 0.4) |
| Taliaferro County |
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** | similar | 6 | 190.7 (127.1, 286.5) | 1.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 1:20 pm.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Taliaferro County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 1:20 pm.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Taliaferro County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.