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 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 | - | 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) |
| Atkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 258.7 (196.1, 336.1) | 1.5 | -1.2 (-3.5, 1.3) |
| Bacon County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 246.1 (190.4, 313.2) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Berrien County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 216.8 (179.9, 259.7) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-3.1, 1.0) |
| Bleckley County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 231.2 (184.3, 287.2) | 1.3 | 1.1 (-1.5, 10.9) |
| Brantley County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 255.0 (213.9, 302.2) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Bryan County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 212.3 (180.9, 247.4) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-3.7, 0.5) |
| Butts County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 239.3 (200.4, 283.5) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Candler County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 235.8 (181.5, 301.6) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.7, 0.8) |
| Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 224.0 (178.2, 279.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Crisp County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 237.2 (199.2, 280.9) | 1.4 | 1.6 (-1.4, 11.8) |
| Early County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 231.7 (179.8, 294.7) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Elbert County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 262.9 (223.7, 307.6) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Emanuel County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 255.7 (215.7, 301.2) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Evans County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 258.4 (202.2, 325.7) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 228.7 (193.9, 268.3) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Jeff Davis County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 230.1 (184.9, 283.4) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Jefferson County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 281.4 (230.7, 340.2) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Laurens County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 242.8 (216.6, 271.3) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 243.8 (203.8, 288.9) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Long County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 244.8 (187.9, 312.1) | 1.4 | 13.9 (-0.5, 31.3) |
| Lumpkin County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 206.8 (177.7, 239.6) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Meriwether County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 226.1 (190.0, 267.6) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Miller County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 247.6 (181.3, 332.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-4.2, 1.2) |
| Mitchell County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 248.2 (208.5, 293.4) | 1.4 | 14.7 (-0.2, 24.0) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 242.8 (183.2, 316.5) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-3.1, 2.4) |
| Peach County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 233.4 (197.7, 273.8) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Pike County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 252.6 (208.9, 303.0) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 92 | 227.6 (206.5, 250.5) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Stewart County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 349.7 (253.3, 473.2) | 2.0 | 1.8 (-0.6, 4.3) |
| Sumter County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 241.3 (207.5, 279.3) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 243.4 (183.5, 318.2) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Treutlen County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 254.7 (186.6, 340.9) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-2.1, 2.9) |
| Twiggs County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 266.2 (210.3, 335.5) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Walton County | 4 | stable | higher | 108 | 198.6 (181.4, 217.0) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Warren County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 247.2 (182.9, 331.5) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 253.5 (219.2, 291.7) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| White County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 217.3 (189.1, 249.1) | 1.3 | 11.5 (-0.8, 20.2) |
| Wilkes County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 279.8 (225.8, 344.6) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-2.1, 0.6) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 241.3 (185.5, 310.0) | 1.4 | 1.1 (-4.2, 18.4) |
| Barrow County | 5 | falling | higher | 75 | 199.5 (178.3, 222.4) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Bartow County | 5 | falling | higher | 114 | 200.3 (183.1, 218.6) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Bibb County | 5 | falling | higher | 151 | 194.5 (180.3, 209.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.4) |
| Carroll County | 5 | falling | higher | 120 | 215.1 (197.3, 234.1) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Coffee County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 225.5 (196.6, 257.5) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Colquitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 199.2 (173.6, 227.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Dade County | 5 | falling | higher | 23 | 222.7 (182.6, 269.7) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Decatur County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 214.9 (183.2, 250.7) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Dodge County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 217.6 (182.6, 257.9) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Dougherty County | 5 | falling | higher | 96 | 222.9 (202.6, 244.6) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Douglas County | 5 | falling | higher | 110 | 189.8 (172.5, 208.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Effingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 215.6 (190.2, 243.3) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 110 | 203.1 (186.0, 221.4) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Gordon County | 5 | falling | higher | 68 | 217.6 (194.2, 243.2) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| McDuffie County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 220.2 (182.5, 263.7) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-3.6, -1.3) |
| Murray County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 230.1 (201.4, 261.9) | 1.3 | -2.0 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 197 | 207.7 (194.4, 221.7) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Newton County | 5 | falling | higher | 105 | 209.6 (190.8, 229.7) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Pierce County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 226.4 (188.9, 269.5) | 1.3 | -18.9 (-30.1, -2.8) |
| Polk County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 231.9 (203.0, 263.7) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 231 | 242.5 (228.0, 257.7) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Stephens County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 259.0 (224.7, 297.5) | 1.5 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Tattnall County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 218.8 (183.0, 259.7) | 1.3 | -3.8 (-10.8, -2.6) |
| Thomas County | 5 | falling | higher | 58 | 208.5 (184.3, 235.2) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Tift County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 210.1 (182.0, 241.3) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Toombs County | 5 | falling | higher | 34 | 241.5 (205.2, 282.5) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Troup County | 5 | falling | higher | 72 | 202.1 (180.9, 225.1) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Upson County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 235.9 (202.1, 274.1) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Walker County | 5 | falling | higher | 90 | 200.2 (181.6, 220.3) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.2, -1.8) |
| Ware County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 219.9 (190.8, 252.2) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Washington County | 5 | falling | higher | 26 | 236.3 (194.3, 284.6) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Worth County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 217.4 (181.3, 259.1) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Banks County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 211.5 (173.0, 256.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-2.6, 1.8) |
| Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 257.8 (175.0, 365.5) | 1.5 | -2.6 (-6.0, 0.6) |
| Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 190.6 (146.1, 244.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.9) |
| Chattahoochee County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 179.9 (100.7, 290.9) | 1.0 | -0.4 (-3.5, 3.0) |
| Dawson County | 6 | stable | similar | 35 | 173.7 (147.6, 203.5) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Dooly County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 201.3 (158.2, 253.9) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Echols County | 6 | stable | similar | 3 | 235.1 (131.7, 381.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-6.5, 3.7) |
| Fulton County | 6 | stable | similar | 735 | 167.1 (161.5, 172.9) | 1.0 | 0.4 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Habersham County | 6 | stable | similar | 54 | 191.2 (168.3, 216.6) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Heard County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 203.6 (158.5, 258.4) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Irwin County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 175.1 (130.2, 231.6) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.3) |
| Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 209.4 (166.7, 259.9) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 186.3 (156.9, 219.8) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Lamar County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 199.6 (162.6, 242.8) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.0, 0.8) |
| Lanier County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 199.3 (147.4, 263.7) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-3.6, 0.6) |
| Lincoln County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 187.3 (141.7, 246.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-4.3, 0.4) |
| McIntosh County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 198.1 (160.7, 244.3) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Monroe County | 6 | stable | similar | 33 | 183.8 (156.0, 215.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 181.2 (149.9, 217.6) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 192.5 (154.2, 238.1) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Pickens County | 6 | stable | similar | 46 | 190.1 (163.8, 219.8) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Putnam County | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 191.8 (162.2, 226.1) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Quitman County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 179.8 (105.9, 306.6) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-5.2, 0.4) |
| Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 28 | 178.1 (147.7, 214.2) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Schley County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 216.1 (146.9, 310.9) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-5.4, 1.7) |
| Towns County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 180.2 (145.9, 223.2) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 219.6 (164.7, 287.9) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-2.4, 1.2) |
| Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 158.3 (109.9, 221.8) | 0.9 | -0.8 (-3.1, 1.8) |
| Wilcox County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 153.2 (113.1, 204.0) | 0.9 | -2.4 (-4.8, 0.0) |
| Appling County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 187.1 (152.2, 228.0) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Baldwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 49 | 186.9 (163.5, 213.0) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Ben Hill County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 209.6 (168.8, 257.8) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Brooks County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 169.1 (134.6, 210.4) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-4.5, -0.1) |
| Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 62 | 186.0 (164.8, 209.2) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Burke County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 178.3 (146.6, 215.2) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-5.0, -2.0) |
| Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 53 | 189.8 (166.3, 215.7) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 71 | 174.8 (156.6, 194.7) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.1, -1.3) |
| Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 260 | 167.3 (158.1, 176.9) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-2.8, -1.9) |
| Chattooga County | 8 | falling | similar | 29 | 188.6 (158.2, 223.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 215 | 161.8 (151.5, 172.7) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 164.3 (147.3, 182.5) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 155.0 (88.9, 261.9) | 0.9 | -4.5 (-8.3, -1.4) |
| Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 177 | 174.8 (161.8, 188.5) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Clinch County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 182.6 (127.0, 256.4) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-5.5, -0.9) |
| Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 515 | 157.9 (151.4, 164.5) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 166.6 (153.1, 181.0) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Cook County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 173.2 (136.6, 216.9) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.3) |
| Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 125 | 169.7 (155.7, 184.5) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Fannin County | 8 | falling | similar | 42 | 170.2 (146.3, 198.0) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 46 | 169.1 (146.4, 194.9) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 107 | 184.9 (169.1, 202.0) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 31 | 189.8 (160.3, 223.5) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.8, -1.8) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 27 | 155.7 (127.3, 189.6) | 0.9 | -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0) |
| Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 544 | 154.4 (148.1, 161.0) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Hancock County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 206.9 (157.0, 269.6) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Haralson County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 199.5 (169.6, 233.3) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 41 | 192.4 (165.1, 223.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.6, -0.4) |
| Hart County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 179.4 (152.9, 209.8) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-4.0, -0.9) |
| Henry County | 8 | falling | similar | 181 | 175.8 (163.5, 188.8) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 134 | 178.0 (163.9, 192.8) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 76 | 189.1 (169.1, 210.7) | 1.1 | -4.5 (-9.8, -2.5) |
| Jenkins County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 186.7 (133.7, 254.1) | 1.1 | -3.0 (-5.1, -1.2) |
| Liberty County | 8 | falling | similar | 43 | 193.3 (165.7, 223.8) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.1) |
| Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 87 | 174.7 (157.9, 192.8) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-4.0, -1.9) |
| Macon County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 168.1 (128.5, 216.8) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-4.8, -0.7) |
| Madison County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 197.1 (167.4, 230.7) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Marion County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 179.1 (130.8, 241.9) | 1.0 | -3.2 (-12.3, -1.2) |
| Oconee County | 8 | falling | similar | 36 | 150.5 (129.0, 174.9) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 114 | 172.7 (157.1, 189.5) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-8.6, -0.5) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 179.0 (136.4, 233.1) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-4.8, -0.9) |
| Randolph County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 196.4 (145.0, 264.8) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-4.7, -0.1) |
| Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 86 | 185.0 (166.9, 204.7) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Seminole County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 180.9 (138.8, 234.3) | 1.1 | -3.1 (-4.4, -1.8) |
| Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 234.7 (168.4, 322.0) | 1.4 | -3.2 (-4.9, -1.6) |
| Telfair County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 181.6 (141.7, 230.1) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Terrell County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 228.8 (173.5, 297.2) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Webster County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 170.9 (100.6, 287.9) | 1.0 | -5.3 (-8.9, -2.1) |
| Whitfield County | 8 | falling | similar | 97 | 179.4 (163.3, 196.5) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| DeKalb County | 9 | falling | lower | 492 | 153.7 (147.3, 160.2) | 0.9 | -2.9 (-4.4, -2.2) |
| Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 105 | 146.4 (133.6, 160.2) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 153 | 137.0 (126.9, 147.7) | 0.8 | -4.6 (-10.4, -1.3) |
| Hall County | 9 | falling | lower | 168 | 148.5 (138.3, 159.2) | 0.9 | -2.3 (-2.9, -1.7) |
| Johnson County | 9 | falling | lower | 8 | 123.5 (87.3, 170.7) | 0.7 | -3.4 (-5.4, -1.3) |
| Union County | 9 | falling | lower | 40 | 147.7 (126.7, 172.6) | 0.9 | -6.5 (-15.5, -2.2) |
| 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 03/18/2026 10:05 pm.
** 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 10:05 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 < 0.90** 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.