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, Male
Sorted by name
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 | - | 318,737 | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | - | -1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Georgia | - | falling | - | 9,499 | 181.0 (179.2, 182.7) | - | -1.9 (-2.0, -1.8) |
| Worth County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 217.4 (181.3, 259.1) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 241.3 (185.5, 310.0) | 1.4 | 1.1 (-4.2, 18.4) |
| Wilkes County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 279.8 (225.8, 344.6) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-2.1, 0.6) |
| Wilcox County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 153.2 (113.1, 204.0) | 0.9 | -2.4 (-4.8, 0.0) |
| Whitfield County | 8 | falling | similar | 97 | 179.4 (163.3, 196.5) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 217.3 (189.1, 249.1) | 1.3 | 11.5 (-0.8, 20.2) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 158.3 (109.9, 221.8) | 0.9 | -0.8 (-3.1, 1.8) |
| Webster County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 170.9 (100.6, 287.9) | 1.0 | -5.3 (-8.9, -2.1) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 253.5 (219.2, 291.7) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Washington County | 5 | falling | higher | 26 | 236.3 (194.3, 284.6) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Warren County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 247.2 (182.9, 331.5) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 219.9 (190.8, 252.2) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 108 | 198.6 (181.4, 217.0) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 90 | 200.2 (181.6, 220.3) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.2, -1.8) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 235.9 (202.1, 274.1) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Union County | 9 | falling | lower | 40 | 147.7 (126.7, 172.6) | 0.9 | -6.5 (-15.5, -2.2) |
| Twiggs County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 266.2 (210.3, 335.5) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 219.6 (164.7, 287.9) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-2.4, 1.2) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 72 | 202.1 (180.9, 225.1) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 254.7 (186.6, 340.9) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-2.1, 2.9) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 180.2 (145.9, 223.2) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Toombs County | 5 | falling | higher | 34 | 241.5 (205.2, 282.5) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Tift County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 210.1 (182.0, 241.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 58 | 208.5 (184.3, 235.2) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 228.8 (173.5, 297.2) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Telfair County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 181.6 (141.7, 230.1) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 243.4 (183.5, 318.2) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 218.8 (183.0, 259.7) | 1.3 | -3.8 (-10.8, -2.6) |
| Taliaferro County |
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** | higher | 5 | 309.1 (191.5, 492.8) | 1.8 |
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| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 234.7 (168.4, 322.0) | 1.4 | -3.2 (-4.9, -1.6) |
| Sumter County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 241.3 (207.5, 279.3) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Stewart County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 349.7 (253.3, 473.2) | 2.0 | 1.8 (-0.6, 4.3) |
| Stephens County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 259.0 (224.7, 297.5) | 1.5 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 92 | 227.6 (206.5, 250.5) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Seminole County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 180.9 (138.8, 234.3) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-4.4, -1.8) |
| Screven County | 1 | rising | higher | 27 | 283.7 (235.9, 339.3) | 1.7 | 9.3 (4.9, 18.4) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 216.1 (146.9, 310.9) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-5.4, 1.7) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 86 | 185.0 (166.9, 204.7) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 231 | 242.5 (228.0, 257.7) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Randolph County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 196.4 (145.0, 264.8) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-4.7, -0.1) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 28 | 178.1 (147.7, 214.2) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Quitman County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 179.8 (105.9, 306.6) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-5.2, 0.4) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 191.8 (162.2, 226.1) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 179.0 (136.4, 233.1) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-4.8, -0.9) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 231.9 (203.0, 263.7) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 252.6 (208.9, 303.0) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Pierce County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 226.4 (188.9, 269.5) | 1.3 | -18.9 (-30.1, -2.8) |
| Pickens County | 6 | stable | similar | 46 | 190.1 (163.8, 219.8) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Peach County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 233.4 (197.7, 273.8) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 114 | 172.7 (157.1, 189.5) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-8.6, -0.5) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 192.5 (154.2, 238.1) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Oconee County | 8 | falling | similar | 36 | 150.5 (129.0, 174.9) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 105 | 209.6 (190.8, 229.7) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 197 | 207.7 (194.4, 221.7) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 230.1 (201.4, 261.9) | 1.3 | -2.0 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 181.2 (149.9, 217.6) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 242.8 (183.2, 316.5) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Monroe County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 183.8 (156.0, 215.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 248.2 (208.5, 293.4) | 1.4 | 14.7 (-0.2, 24.0) |
| Miller County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 247.6 (181.3, 332.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-4.2, 1.2) |
| Meriwether County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 226.1 (190.0, 267.6) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 198.1 (160.7, 244.3) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| McDuffie County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 220.2 (182.5, 263.7) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-3.6, -1.3) |
| Marion County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 179.1 (130.8, 241.9) | 1.0 | -3.2 (-12.3, -1.2) |
| Madison County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 197.1 (167.4, 230.7) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Macon County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 168.1 (128.5, 216.8) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.8, -0.7) |
| Lumpkin County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 206.8 (177.7, 239.6) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 87 | 174.7 (157.9, 192.8) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-4.0, -1.9) |
| Long County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 244.8 (187.9, 312.1) | 1.4 | 13.9 (-0.5, 31.3) |
| Lincoln County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 187.3 (141.7, 246.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-4.3, 0.4) |
| Liberty County | 8 | falling | similar | 43 | 193.3 (165.7, 223.8) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.1) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 243.8 (203.8, 288.9) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 242.8 (216.6, 271.3) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 199.3 (147.4, 263.7) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.6, 0.6) |
| Lamar County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 199.6 (162.6, 242.8) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.8) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 186.3 (156.9, 219.8) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Johnson County | 9 | falling | lower | 8 | 123.5 (87.3, 170.7) | 0.7 | -3.4 (-5.4, -1.3) |
| Jenkins County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 186.7 (133.7, 254.1) | 1.1 | -3.0 (-5.1, -1.2) |
| Jefferson County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 281.4 (230.7, 340.2) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Jeff Davis County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 230.1 (184.9, 283.4) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 209.4 (166.7, 259.9) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 189.1 (169.1, 210.7) | 1.1 | -4.5 (-9.8, -2.5) |
| Irwin County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 175.1 (130.2, 231.6) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.3) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 134 | 178.0 (163.9, 192.8) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 181 | 175.8 (163.5, 188.8) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Heard County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 203.6 (158.5, 258.4) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 179.4 (152.9, 209.8) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-4.0, -0.9) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 41 | 192.4 (165.1, 223.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.4) |
| Haralson County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 199.5 (169.6, 233.3) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Hancock County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 206.9 (157.0, 269.6) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Hall County | 9 | falling | lower | 168 | 148.5 (138.3, 159.2) | 0.9 | -2.3 (-2.9, -1.7) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 54 | 191.2 (168.3, 216.6) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 544 | 154.4 (148.1, 161.0) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 27 | 155.7 (127.3, 189.6) | 0.9 | -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 31 | 189.8 (160.3, 223.5) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.8, -1.8) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 68 | 217.6 (194.2, 243.2) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 107 | 184.9 (169.1, 202.0) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Glascock County |
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** | similar | 3 | 183.3 (105.5, 302.4) | 1.1 |
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| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 46 | 169.1 (146.4, 194.9) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Fulton County | 6 | stable | similar | 735 | 167.1 (161.5, 172.9) | 1.0 | 0.4 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 228.7 (193.9, 268.3) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 153 | 137.0 (126.9, 147.7) | 0.8 | -4.6 (-10.4, -1.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 110 | 203.1 (186.0, 221.4) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 105 | 146.4 (133.6, 160.2) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 42 | 170.2 (146.3, 198.0) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Evans County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 258.4 (202.2, 325.7) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 255.7 (215.7, 301.2) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 262.9 (223.7, 307.6) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 215.6 (190.2, 243.3) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Echols County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 235.1 (131.7, 381.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-6.5, 3.7) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 231.7 (179.8, 294.7) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Douglas County | 5 | falling | higher | 110 | 189.8 (172.5, 208.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 96 | 222.9 (202.6, 244.6) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Dooly County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 201.3 (158.2, 253.9) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 217.6 (182.6, 257.9) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 214.9 (183.2, 250.7) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| DeKalb County | 9 | falling | lower | 492 | 153.7 (147.3, 160.2) | 0.9 | -2.9 (-4.4, -2.2) |
| Dawson County | 6 | stable | similar | 35 | 173.7 (147.6, 203.5) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Dade County | 5 | falling | higher | 23 | 222.7 (182.6, 269.7) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 237.2 (199.2, 280.9) | 1.4 | 1.6 (-1.4, 11.8) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 224.0 (178.2, 279.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 169.7 (155.7, 184.5) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Cook County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 173.2 (136.6, 216.9) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.3) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 166.6 (153.1, 181.0) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Colquitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 199.2 (173.6, 227.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Coffee County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 225.5 (196.6, 257.5) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 515 | 157.9 (151.4, 164.5) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 182.6 (127.0, 256.4) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-5.5, -0.9) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 177 | 174.8 (161.8, 188.5) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 155.0 (88.9, 261.9) | 0.9 | -4.5 (-8.3, -1.4) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 164.3 (147.3, 182.5) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 215 | 161.8 (151.5, 172.7) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Chattooga County | 8 | falling | similar | 29 | 188.6 (158.2, 223.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Chattahoochee County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 179.9 (100.7, 290.9) | 1.0 | -0.4 (-3.5, 3.0) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 260 | 167.3 (158.1, 176.9) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-2.8, -1.9) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 190.6 (146.1, 244.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.9) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 71 | 174.8 (156.6, 194.7) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.1, -1.3) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 120 | 215.1 (197.3, 234.1) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Candler County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 235.8 (181.5, 301.6) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.7, 0.8) |
| Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 53 | 189.8 (166.3, 215.7) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 257.8 (175.0, 365.5) | 1.5 | -2.6 (-6.0, 0.6) |
| Butts County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 239.3 (200.4, 283.5) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 178.3 (146.6, 215.2) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-5.0, -2.0) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 62 | 186.0 (164.8, 209.2) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Bryan County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 212.3 (180.9, 247.4) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-3.7, 0.5) |
| Brooks County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 169.1 (134.6, 210.4) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-4.5, -0.1) |
| Brantley County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 255.0 (213.9, 302.2) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Bleckley County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 231.2 (184.3, 287.2) | 1.3 | 1.1 (-1.5, 10.9) |
| Bibb County | 5 | falling | higher | 151 | 194.5 (180.3, 209.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.4) |
| Berrien County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 216.8 (179.9, 259.7) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-3.1, 1.0) |
| Ben Hill County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 209.6 (168.8, 257.8) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 114 | 200.3 (183.1, 218.6) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Barrow County | 5 | falling | higher | 75 | 199.5 (178.3, 222.4) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 211.5 (173.0, 256.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-2.6, 1.8) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 186.9 (163.5, 213.0) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Baker County |
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** | similar | 3 | 125.5 (71.2, 217.9) | 0.7 |
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| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 246.1 (190.4, 313.2) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 258.7 (196.1, 336.1) | 1.5 | -1.2 (-3.5, 1.3) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 187.1 (152.2, 228.0) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 9:06 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:
Baker County, Glascock County, 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 9:06 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:
Baker County, Glascock County, 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.