Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Louisiana Parishes versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Female
Sorted by count
Parishes
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest
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Recent Trend2 |
Parish 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 Parish to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 287,034 | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | - | -1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Louisiana | - | falling | - | 4,249 | 138.3 (136.4, 140.2) | - | -1.3 (-1.4, -1.2) |
| Jefferson Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 409 | 129.2 (123.5, 135.1) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 341 | 121.3 (115.5, 127.4) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Orleans Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 319 | 124.0 (117.8, 130.4) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-2.8, -2.0) |
| Caddo Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 255 | 146.2 (138.0, 154.8) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| St. Tammany Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 241 | 129.0 (121.6, 136.7) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Lafayette Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 200 | 135.6 (127.1, 144.5) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Calcasieu Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 185 | 139.4 (130.4, 149.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Ouachita Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 154 | 148.8 (138.3, 160.0) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 126 | 155.7 (143.5, 168.7) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Livingston Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 115 | 139.7 (128.4, 151.9) | 1.1 | 0.1 (-1.4, 4.6) |
| Rapides Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 110 | 123.0 (112.7, 134.0) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Bossier Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 110 | 137.7 (126.3, 150.0) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Terrebonne Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 101 | 149.0 (136.0, 162.9) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| St. Landry Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 95 | 167.9 (152.7, 184.2) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| LaFourche Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 85 | 129.6 (117.4, 142.9) | 1.0 | -5.4 (-15.1, -1.0) |
| Ascension Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 82 | 120.9 (109.2, 133.4) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Iberia Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 72 | 163.2 (146.3, 181.6) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-5.8, -0.3) |
| Acadia Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 59 | 154.7 (137.1, 174.1) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Vermilion Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 55 | 142.8 (126.0, 161.3) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-6.4, -1.0) |
| St. Mary Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 54 | 151.4 (133.4, 171.5) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Washington Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 52 | 158.9 (139.5, 180.4) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Webster Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 51 | 170.9 (149.7, 194.6) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| St. Martin Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 48 | 138.1 (120.9, 157.4) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Avoyelles Parish | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 155.2 (134.5, 178.6) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| St. Charles Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 41 | 136.7 (118.1, 157.4) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Beauregard Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 178.4 (154.2, 205.6) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Vernon Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 153.3 (132.4, 176.6) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Lincoln Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 139.2 (119.4, 161.4) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 1 | rising | higher | 34 | 158.7 (135.3, 185.3) | 1.3 | 6.2 (1.7, 10.8) |
| Natchitoches Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 34 | 143.3 (121.8, 167.7) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| St. Bernard Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 143.1 (121.8, 167.1) | 1.1 | -2.6 (-10.6, -1.2) |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 139.5 (118.7, 163.1) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Morehouse Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 167.0 (141.3, 196.6) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Evangeline Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 153.0 (129.3, 180.0) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Union Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 181.1 (151.8, 215.2) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-1.6, 1.7) |
| De Soto Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 29 | 148.5 (124.7, 175.8) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Iberville Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 129.3 (108.3, 153.6) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-10.0, -1.6) |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 151.1 (124.9, 181.9) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Sabine Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 148.9 (122.7, 179.5) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Assumption Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 155.0 (127.5, 187.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| St. James Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 148.2 (121.7, 179.6) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Grant Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 166.5 (135.9, 202.4) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Jackson Parish | 1 | rising | higher | 22 | 182.3 (147.9, 223.4) | 1.4 | 13.9 (0.2, 23.6) |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 124.5 (101.5, 151.4) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Allen Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 167.9 (136.4, 204.8) | 1.3 | 0.7 (-1.0, 2.6) |
| Franklin Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 140.4 (113.9, 171.9) | 1.1 | 0.0 (-2.3, 2.4) |
| Richland Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 144.2 (116.8, 176.6) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Plaquemines Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 151.2 (122.8, 184.5) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| East Feliciana Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 144.1 (116.0, 178.0) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-2.7, 1.5) |
| Concordia Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 152.8 (122.7, 188.6) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.7, 0.8) |
| Claiborne Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 162.7 (128.5, 204.6) | 1.3 | 1.4 (-0.5, 3.4) |
| Winn Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 152.7 (118.6, 194.7) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.7, 0.9) |
| La Salle Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 146.1 (114.1, 185.3) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Bienville Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 137.1 (105.0, 177.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-3.7, 0.4) |
| East Carroll Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 276.8 (207.0, 364.5) | 2.2 | 0.5 (-2.4, 3.3) |
| West Carroll Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 146.3 (107.8, 195.5) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Madison Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 158.3 (117.1, 210.3) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-4.0, 1.1) |
| St. Helena Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 112.7 (83.6, 150.5) | 0.9 | -2.8 (-5.5, -0.1) |
| Catahoula Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 170.7 (124.7, 229.7) | 1.4 | 0.3 (-2.5, 2.9) |
| West Feliciana Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 121.0 (88.8, 162.7) | 1.0 | -0.4 (-3.4, 3.2) |
| Caldwell Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 112.4 (78.4, 157.8) | 0.9 | -1.3 (-3.4, 0.8) |
| Red River Parish | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 120.7 (84.1, 170.4) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-3.4, 1.9) |
| Tensas Parish | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 206.0 (138.4, 300.9) | 1.6 | 6.3 (-1.2, 31.0) |
| Cameron Parish | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 152.7 (100.2, 226.2) | 1.2 | -3.2 (-6.8, -0.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 11:51 am.
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 parish 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).
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 03/17/2026 11:51 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 < 0.901 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 parish 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).
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.


