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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Washington Counties versus United States

All Cancer Sites

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index
Counties
 sort alphabetically by name ascending
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)
 sort by trend descending
United States - falling falling trend - 599,666 149.4 (149.3, 149.6) - -2.0 (-2.2, -1.8)
Washington - falling falling trend - 12,761 145.7 (144.6, 146.9) - -1.7 (-1.9, -1.6)
Cowlitz County 5 falling falling trend higher 275 180.8 (171.1, 191.0) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.0, -0.4)
Grays Harbor County 5 falling falling trend higher 201 174.7 (163.7, 186.4) 1.2 -1.2 (-1.6, -0.9)
Lewis County 5 falling falling trend higher 210 173.7 (163.1, 184.9) 1.2 -0.9 (-1.2, -0.6)
Mason County 5 falling falling trend higher 173 165.1 (153.8, 177.1) 1.1 -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8)
Okanogan County 5 falling falling trend higher 111 171.3 (156.8, 187.0) 1.1 -0.6 (-1.0, -0.3)
Pacific County 5 falling falling trend higher 78 168.2 (150.8, 187.8) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.5, -0.2)
Ferry County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 162.1 (130.8, 200.3) 1.1 -1.1 (-2.6, 0.5)
Island County 6 stable stable trend similar 198 145.2 (135.8, 155.2) 1.0 1.4 (-1.1, 4.0)
Wahkiakum County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 135.3 (101.4, 181.9) 0.9 -1.0 (-2.5, 0.6)
Adams County 8 falling falling trend similar 23 135.9 (111.9, 163.5) 0.9 -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2)
Asotin County 8 falling falling trend similar 56 143.3 (126.5, 162.2) 1.0 -1.4 (-2.1, -0.8)
Benton County 8 falling falling trend similar 325 144.1 (137.0, 151.4) 1.0 -1.9 (-2.4, -1.4)
Chelan County 8 falling falling trend similar 153 143.5 (133.2, 154.5) 1.0 -1.4 (-1.7, -1.1)
Clallam County 8 falling falling trend similar 244 159.2 (149.6, 169.3) 1.1 -1.1 (-1.4, -0.7)
Clark County 8 falling falling trend similar 833 152.0 (147.3, 156.8) 1.0 -1.9 (-2.3, -1.5)
Columbia County 8 falling falling trend similar 14 169.0 (131.5, 218.4) 1.1 -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6)
Franklin County 8 falling falling trend similar 94 135.7 (123.3, 148.9) 0.9 -1.9 (-2.4, -1.4)
Garfield County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 138.4 (87.9, 213.2) 0.9 -2.5 (-3.8, -1.1)
Grant County 8 falling falling trend similar 154 152.7 (141.9, 164.1) 1.0 -1.0 (-1.3, -0.6)
Jefferson County 8 falling falling trend similar 104 140.7 (127.3, 155.7) 0.9 -1.5 (-2.0, -1.0)
Kitsap County 8 falling falling trend similar 492 142.6 (136.8, 148.5) 1.0 -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3)
Kittitas County 8 falling falling trend similar 78 138.3 (124.7, 153.2) 0.9 -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1)
Klickitat County 8 falling falling trend similar 59 157.6 (139.3, 178.2) 1.1 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7)
Lincoln County 8 falling falling trend similar 27 144.2 (119.3, 173.8) 1.0 -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4)
Pend Oreille County 8 falling falling trend similar 38 160.1 (136.5, 187.4) 1.1 -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4)
Pierce County 8 falling falling trend similar 1,474 154.9 (151.3, 158.5) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5)
Skagit County 8 falling falling trend similar 296 157.2 (149.0, 165.7) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.2, -0.7)
Snohomish County 8 falling falling trend similar 1,288 149.9 (146.1, 153.7) 1.0 -1.3 (-1.5, -1.1)
Spokane County 8 falling falling trend similar 997 159.6 (155.1, 164.2) 1.1 -1.0 (-1.2, -0.9)
Stevens County 8 falling falling trend similar 111 150.3 (137.4, 164.2) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8)
Thurston County 8 falling falling trend similar 526 147.1 (141.4, 153.0) 1.0 -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6)
Walla Walla County 8 falling falling trend similar 119 145.7 (133.8, 158.4) 1.0 -0.8 (-1.2, -0.4)
Whatcom County 8 falling falling trend similar 412 147.3 (140.9, 154.0) 1.0 -1.2 (-1.5, -0.9)
Yakima County 8 falling falling trend similar 426 160.1 (153.3, 167.2) 1.1 -0.8 (-0.9, -0.6)
Douglas County 9 falling falling trend lower 72 131.7 (118.1, 146.4) 0.9 -3.1 (-5.0, -1.2)
King County 9 falling falling trend lower 2,943 127.0 (124.9, 129.1) 0.8 -2.7 (-3.1, -2.3)
San Juan County 9 falling falling trend lower 43 123.5 (105.7, 144.5) 0.8 -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4)
Skamania County 9 falling falling trend lower 23 124.2 (101.5, 151.3) 0.8 -1.9 (-2.9, -1.0)
Whitman County 9 falling falling trend lower 51 126.8 (111.4, 143.7) 0.8 -1.2 (-1.7, -0.6)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 7:03 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

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 Version 4.8.0.0. 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 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 does not include Puerto Rico.

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