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 priority index
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) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 210 | 125.5 (117.8, 133.6) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 295 | 118.1 (112.0, 124.4) | 0.8 | -2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 61 | 119.9 (106.6, 134.5) | 0.8 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.3) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 163.3 (140.9, 188.6) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Baker County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 146.6 (102.1, 208.8) | 1.0 | -3.3 (-6.4, -0.7) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 83 | 155.1 (140.0, 171.4) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Bibb County | 8 | falling | similar | 289 | 153.4 (145.4, 161.7) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-5.9, -1.8) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 112 | 149.0 (136.6, 162.2) | 1.0 | -4.7 (-11.6, -1.5) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 147.0 (127.7, 168.7) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-3.7, -1.5) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 135 | 147.1 (136.0, 158.9) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 504 | 141.2 (135.7, 147.0) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.2, -1.7) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 411 | 135.5 (129.5, 141.8) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 157 | 138.7 (129.0, 149.0) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 124.0 (84.9, 180.5) | 0.9 | -4.0 (-6.1, -2.2) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 372 | 153.1 (145.5, 160.9) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 169.0 (131.8, 214.3) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-4.0, 0.0) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,030 | 133.4 (129.7, 137.2) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.6, -1.6) |
| Colquitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 87 | 158.3 (143.5, 174.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 238 | 135.1 (127.4, 143.2) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Cook County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 155.5 (132.5, 181.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 242 | 146.1 (137.7, 154.8) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Dawson County | 8 | falling | similar | 65 | 157.9 (140.3, 177.2) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| DeKalb County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,026 | 132.0 (128.3, 135.8) | 0.9 | -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Dooly County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 143.2 (118.4, 172.5) | 1.0 | -10.0 (-17.1, -2.5) |
| Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 218 | 159.1 (149.3, 169.4) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 79 | 154.4 (138.0, 172.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Fulton County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,461 | 140.3 (137.0, 143.6) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.2, -1.8) |
| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 80 | 147.3 (132.0, 164.1) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 200 | 148.4 (139.0, 158.4) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 156.2 (137.8, 176.6) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 133.9 (116.4, 153.9) | 0.9 | -2.5 (-3.5, -1.5) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 1,096 | 134.0 (130.3, 137.8) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 327 | 132.1 (125.6, 138.7) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 72 | 152.8 (136.9, 170.3) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 69 | 162.1 (144.9, 181.0) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Heard County | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 162.0 (134.5, 194.0) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 369 | 157.1 (149.6, 164.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 259 | 149.4 (141.2, 158.0) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Irwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 133.5 (106.7, 165.6) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 137 | 155.6 (143.8, 168.1) | 1.1 | -3.6 (-12.8, -0.9) |
| Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 165.1 (142.3, 190.8) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 160.4 (129.7, 197.5) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.4, -0.8) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 162 | 139.2 (129.6, 149.4) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| McDuffie County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 165.6 (144.8, 188.7) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Monroe County | 8 | falling | similar | 60 | 150.1 (133.2, 168.8) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 229 | 147.8 (138.9, 157.1) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.5, -1.4) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 152.0 (125.2, 183.8) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Randolph County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 155.9 (122.6, 197.1) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.6, -0.3) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 168 | 155.0 (144.3, 166.3) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Seminole County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 162.6 (134.1, 196.4) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 168.4 (131.2, 214.8) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Taylor County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 169.5 (136.0, 209.5) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-3.5, -0.5) |
| Union County | 8 | falling | similar | 79 | 134.0 (120.3, 149.6) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Webster County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 148.0 (98.6, 219.6) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-6.1, -1.2) |
| Wilcox County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 141.9 (113.6, 176.1) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 40 | 165.9 (142.7, 192.1) | 1.1 | 0.0 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Bleckley County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 170.4 (143.1, 201.8) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.8, 5.2) |
| Brooks County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 144.3 (123.3, 168.4) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 183.5 (141.1, 235.9) | 1.3 | 1.9 (-2.1, 18.4) |
| Candler County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 172.1 (142.0, 207.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 163.1 (135.2, 195.5) | 1.1 | 0.0 (-2.1, 2.3) |
| Chattahoochee County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 171.6 (116.7, 241.1) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-3.4, 1.8) |
| Echols County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 151.3 (96.7, 224.6) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-5.8, 0.4) |
| Glascock County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 149.9 (99.4, 219.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 (-2.0, 4.3) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 168.3 (138.4, 204.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 164.9 (140.1, 193.2) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Jenkins County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 151.7 (120.5, 189.1) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.0) |
| Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 139.8 (112.3, 172.8) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.5, 0.0) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 55 | 142.1 (125.3, 160.6) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 172.3 (139.1, 211.2) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Long County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 168.3 (137.2, 204.0) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-3.7, 0.6) |
| Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 164.1 (135.9, 196.9) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 149.7 (119.2, 186.9) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 168.6 (142.9, 198.6) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Miller County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 178.5 (140.4, 225.0) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 48 | 157.5 (137.8, 179.7) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 36 | 167.6 (143.5, 195.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.7, 0.6) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 56 | 149.4 (131.4, 169.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Quitman County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 131.2 (87.1, 199.1) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-4.6, 0.7) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 52 | 166.1 (145.0, 190.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 161.1 (119.9, 213.7) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-4.2, 0.9) |
| Telfair County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 162.5 (135.5, 193.7) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 42 | 141.1 (120.4, 165.7) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 156.1 (125.9, 192.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 182.1 (143.7, 229.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-3.7, 0.7) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 132.8 (101.0, 172.3) | 0.9 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.7) |
| Wilkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 169.4 (137.7, 206.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.9, 0.3) |
| Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 49 | 165.4 (144.7, 188.5) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 218 | 174.2 (163.7, 185.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Ben Hill County | 5 | falling | higher | 41 | 181.3 (156.8, 208.9) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Berrien County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 173.4 (150.6, 199.0) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Bryan County | 5 | falling | higher | 71 | 179.6 (160.7, 199.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Camden County | 5 | falling | higher | 95 | 160.6 (145.8, 176.5) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 219 | 170.3 (160.1, 180.9) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Chattooga County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 183.2 (163.2, 205.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Dade County | 5 | falling | higher | 42 | 184.3 (159.6, 212.2) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 64 | 171.7 (153.0, 192.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 50 | 173.9 (152.7, 197.5) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 183 | 177.1 (165.5, 189.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 113 | 173.2 (158.5, 188.8) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 213 | 172.2 (161.8, 183.1) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 124 | 177.0 (163.1, 192.0) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 93 | 192.5 (174.9, 211.4) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 379 | 168.1 (160.5, 176.0) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 201 | 169.4 (158.7, 180.6) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Peach County | 5 | falling | higher | 67 | 192.2 (171.5, 214.9) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 97 | 189.9 (172.9, 208.1) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 421 | 186.1 (178.0, 194.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 177.0 (155.5, 200.8) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Terrell County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 192.1 (158.6, 231.3) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 105 | 168.3 (153.8, 183.8) | 1.2 | -7.6 (-14.5, -1.4) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 136 | 163.6 (151.3, 176.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 71 | 184.3 (165.2, 205.2) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 162 | 166.1 (154.7, 178.3) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 82 | 175.8 (158.9, 194.2) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Washington County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 179.0 (156.4, 204.3) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Whitfield County | 5 | falling | higher | 188 | 160.4 (150.2, 171.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 215.5 (175.3, 262.6) | 1.5 | -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4) |
| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 189.3 (157.6, 225.9) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Barrow County | 4 | stable | higher | 153 | 175.8 (163.1, 189.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Brantley County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 195.1 (170.0, 223.1) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Butts County | 4 | stable | higher | 58 | 183.2 (162.3, 206.2) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Coffee County | 4 | stable | higher | 82 | 172.2 (155.6, 190.1) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 190.0 (160.8, 223.6) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 186.4 (163.7, 211.7) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-0.9, 6.4) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 184.5 (153.9, 219.9) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 62 | 207.9 (184.5, 233.8) | 1.4 | 5.7 (-0.3, 12.7) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 58 | 205.3 (181.8, 231.1) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Evans County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 196.9 (163.5, 235.5) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.9) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 61 | 183.9 (163.2, 206.7) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Habersham County | 4 | stable | higher | 102 | 160.9 (146.9, 176.0) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Haralson County | 4 | stable | higher | 66 | 175.1 (156.3, 195.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Jeff Davis County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 186.9 (159.3, 218.2) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Jefferson County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 196.8 (169.9, 227.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 111 | 165.9 (152.1, 180.7) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 59 | 179.1 (158.3, 201.7) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Liberty County | 4 | stable | higher | 90 | 178.3 (161.4, 196.5) | 1.2 | 4.4 (-0.7, 13.2) |
| Lumpkin County | 4 | stable | higher | 73 | 173.7 (155.5, 193.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 71 | 179.1 (160.5, 199.5) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Meriwether County | 4 | stable | higher | 56 | 174.0 (153.6, 196.6) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 57 | 195.9 (173.2, 220.9) | 1.3 | 7.9 (-1.7, 14.9) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 195.3 (159.2, 237.6) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Pickens County | 4 | stable | higher | 85 | 165.4 (149.1, 183.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Pierce County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 193.9 (169.6, 221.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 201.7 (176.2, 230.1) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Screven County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 195.4 (168.7, 225.7) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 170 | 188.1 (175.4, 201.7) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Stephens County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 204.2 (183.9, 226.5) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Stewart County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 219.6 (169.2, 282.2) | 1.5 | 0.7 (-0.5, 1.9) |
| Sumter County | 4 | stable | higher | 69 | 188.2 (168.4, 209.8) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Tift County | 4 | stable | higher | 84 | 170.8 (154.6, 188.4) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Toombs County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 200.2 (179.0, 223.5) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 208.3 (165.6, 259.3) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-0.7, 1.8) |
| Twiggs County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 199.1 (163.7, 240.9) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 204 | 166.1 (155.9, 176.8) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 77 | 209.6 (188.7, 232.3) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 80 | 174.1 (156.7, 193.1) | 1.2 | 9.6 (-0.6, 16.3) |
| Wilkes County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 210.3 (177.7, 248.0) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| 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 03/16/2026 12:40 am.
** 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 03/16/2026 12:40 am.
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.