Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Louisiana Parishes versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by count
Parishes
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
Parish 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 Parish 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) |
| Louisiana | - | falling | - | 9,284 | 165.1 (163.6, 166.6) | - | -1.6 (-1.7, -1.5) |
| Jefferson Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 873 | 152.3 (147.7, 157.0) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 718 | 144.7 (139.9, 149.7) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Orleans Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 682 | 147.7 (142.7, 152.9) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-2.9, -2.4) |
| Caddo Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 539 | 173.2 (166.5, 180.0) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| St. Tammany Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 516 | 149.4 (143.5, 155.4) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Lafayette Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 425 | 160.6 (153.7, 167.8) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Calcasieu Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 399 | 162.7 (155.5, 170.2) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Ouachita Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 319 | 172.3 (163.8, 181.1) | 1.2 | -3.5 (-8.3, -0.7) |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 282 | 188.1 (178.1, 198.5) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Rapides Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 253 | 156.5 (147.8, 165.5) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Livingston Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 247 | 159.8 (150.8, 169.3) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Bossier Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 237 | 160.5 (151.3, 170.0) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Terrebonne Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 233 | 184.6 (173.9, 195.9) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| St. Landry Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 206 | 202.1 (189.6, 215.3) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| LaFourche Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 202 | 167.1 (156.8, 178.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Ascension Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 182 | 145.0 (135.3, 155.1) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Iberia Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 154 | 188.7 (175.1, 203.1) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-7.0, 0.5) |
| Acadia Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 136 | 195.7 (180.9, 211.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Vermilion Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 126 | 179.4 (165.3, 194.3) | 1.2 | 1.2 (-0.6, 5.6) |
| Washington Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 122 | 195.7 (180.0, 212.5) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| St. Mary Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 120 | 182.1 (167.4, 197.8) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| St. Martin Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 109 | 170.9 (156.4, 186.4) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Webster Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 107 | 200.2 (183.0, 218.7) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Avoyelles Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 99 | 192.3 (175.5, 210.5) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| St. Charles Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 96 | 170.0 (154.5, 186.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Vernon Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 88 | 178.7 (162.1, 196.5) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Beauregard Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 86 | 196.6 (178.0, 216.7) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Natchitoches Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 80 | 178.1 (160.5, 197.1) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 196.4 (177.2, 217.3) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Lincoln Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 79 | 159.3 (143.7, 176.2) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 76 | 165.5 (148.4, 184.1) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Iberville Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 75 | 191.5 (172.2, 212.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| St. Bernard Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 74 | 162.9 (146.0, 181.2) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-10.0, -2.1) |
| Evangeline Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 73 | 185.6 (166.7, 206.2) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| De Soto Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 64 | 171.8 (153.1, 192.3) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Union Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 64 | 197.6 (175.5, 222.0) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-3.3, 6.2) |
| Morehouse Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 179.6 (159.8, 201.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 59 | 182.0 (160.9, 205.5) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Sabine Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 59 | 179.0 (158.4, 201.8) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Allen Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 206.0 (181.3, 233.2) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-1.4, 2.3) |
| Assumption Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 52 | 177.2 (155.7, 201.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Grant Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 50 | 189.6 (166.3, 215.4) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Jackson Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 217.2 (190.3, 247.4) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 156.5 (136.9, 178.1) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| East Feliciana Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 168.8 (147.5, 192.7) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| St. James Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 172.2 (150.6, 196.4) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Richland Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 177.3 (154.6, 202.5) | 1.2 | 0.9 (-5.2, 9.1) |
| Concordia Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 188.5 (163.8, 216.0) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Franklin Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 45 | 164.6 (143.2, 188.7) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Plaquemines Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 42 | 163.1 (141.4, 187.3) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Claiborne Parish | 1 | rising | higher | 41 | 191.5 (165.3, 221.1) | 1.3 | 11.1 (0.9, 18.4) |
| Bienville Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 34 | 173.0 (146.8, 203.1) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Winn Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 34 | 183.4 (156.4, 214.1) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| La Salle Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 182.3 (154.9, 213.5) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| West Feliciana Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 161.5 (136.8, 189.8) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| St. Helena Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 165.6 (139.0, 196.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| West Carroll Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 180.6 (149.7, 216.7) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Catahoula Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 213.1 (174.6, 258.0) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-1.2, 1.9) |
| Madison Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 189.9 (155.9, 229.5) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.0) |
| East Carroll Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 251.4 (204.3, 306.5) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Red River Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 179.1 (145.1, 219.7) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Caldwell Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 123.9 (98.0, 155.0) | 0.9 | -2.9 (-4.8, -1.4) |
| Tensas Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 202.7 (154.6, 263.8) | 1.4 | 6.1 (-2.5, 29.8) |
| Cameron Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 145.2 (109.1, 191.0) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-6.2, -1.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 3:55 pm.
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 parish 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).
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 3:55 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 < 0.901 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 parish 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).
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.