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