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