Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Counties |
Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest |
Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) |
Rate Ratio3 County to US |
Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) |
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United States | - | falling | - | 283,896 | 128.7 (128.5, 129.0) | - | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.7) |
Georgia | - | falling | - | 8,211 | 129.5 (128.2, 130.7) | - | -1.4 (-1.5, -1.3) |
DeKalb County | 9 | falling | lower | 497 | 114.8 (110.2, 119.5) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-2.8, -1.5) |
Fayette County | 9 | falling | lower | 91 | 109.1 (99.0, 120.0) | 0.8 | -1.7 (-2.4, -0.9) |
Forsyth County | 9 | falling | lower | 128 | 107.2 (99.0, 116.0) | 0.8 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
Oconee County | 9 | falling | lower | 24 | 102.5 (84.8, 122.9) | 0.8 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
Pulaski County | 9 | falling | lower | 9 | 93.5 (67.9, 127.6) | 0.7 | -2.3 (-3.6, -0.9) |
Bacon County | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 111.3 (79.4, 152.8) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.4, -1.0) |
Bartow County | 8 | falling | similar | 90 | 141.6 (128.5, 155.6) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
Ben Hill County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 140.2 (110.8, 175.5) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.8, -0.7) |
Bibb County | 8 | falling | similar | 137 | 129.9 (120.1, 140.3) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-1.1, -0.4) |
Bulloch County | 8 | falling | similar | 51 | 134.7 (118.4, 152.7) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 39 | 134.9 (116.1, 156.0) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
Candler County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 105.5 (76.3, 143.9) | 0.8 | -1.8 (-2.8, -0.7) |
Carroll County | 8 | falling | similar | 95 | 137.8 (125.6, 151.0) | 1.1 | -11.0 (-19.0, -2.2) |
Catoosa County | 8 | falling | similar | 65 | 130.6 (116.5, 146.0) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 230 | 122.0 (114.9, 129.5) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-2.5, -1.5) |
Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 178 | 121.0 (112.9, 129.4) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
Clarke County | 8 | falling | similar | 75 | 123.3 (110.9, 136.8) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
Clayton County | 8 | falling | similar | 176 | 134.2 (124.9, 144.0) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
Cobb County | 8 | falling | similar | 514 | 125.1 (120.2, 130.2) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
Colquitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 41 | 140.9 (121.8, 162.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
Columbia County | 8 | falling | similar | 106 | 119.0 (108.9, 129.8) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
Coweta County | 8 | falling | similar | 107 | 123.3 (112.9, 134.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
Decatur County | 8 | falling | similar | 29 | 150.2 (126.0, 178.0) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
Dooly County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 101.0 (73.6, 137.1) | 0.8 | -2.3 (-3.3, -1.4) |
Dougherty County | 8 | falling | similar | 82 | 133.8 (120.8, 147.9) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
Douglas County | 8 | falling | similar | 106 | 141.3 (129.2, 154.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
Early County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 111.7 (80.8, 152.1) | 0.9 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
Elbert County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 126.2 (102.1, 155.2) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
Fulton County | 8 | falling | similar | 709 | 124.1 (120.0, 128.3) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) |
Gilmer County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 134.3 (113.6, 158.3) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
Glynn County | 8 | falling | similar | 95 | 140.3 (127.5, 154.3) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
Grady County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 122.4 (100.0, 148.8) | 1.0 | -6.1 (-11.3, -0.7) |
Gwinnett County | 8 | falling | similar | 519 | 121.4 (116.6, 126.3) | 0.9 | -1.1 (-1.4, -0.9) |
Habersham County | 8 | falling | similar | 42 | 128.3 (111.3, 147.5) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
Hall County | 8 | falling | similar | 154 | 123.3 (114.6, 132.5) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
Harris County | 8 | falling | similar | 30 | 125.3 (105.5, 148.1) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
Houston County | 8 | falling | similar | 117 | 131.5 (120.9, 142.7) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
Irwin County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 95.5 (63.7, 139.2) | 0.7 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 59 | 139.2 (123.5, 156.4) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
Jeff Davis County | 8 | falling | similar | 11 | 115.5 (86.1, 152.3) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
Lamar County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 122.8 (95.8, 155.5) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
Liberty County | 8 | falling | similar | 37 | 144.0 (123.3, 167.1) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
Lincoln County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 100.1 (68.4, 144.8) | 0.8 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
Long County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 104.4 (74.0, 142.5) | 0.8 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.4) |
Lowndes County | 8 | falling | similar | 74 | 116.9 (105.2, 129.7) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-2.3, -1.2) |
McIntosh County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 103.0 (78.1, 135.3) | 0.8 | -2.5 (-3.6, -1.5) |
Monroe County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 120.1 (99.2, 144.7) | 0.9 | -1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
Montgomery County | 8 | falling | similar | 7 | 123.2 (85.3, 173.5) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.2, -0.2) |
Paulding County | 8 | falling | similar | 107 | 129.6 (118.5, 141.4) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
Putnam County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 119.2 (97.2, 145.7) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
Randolph County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 134.1 (93.6, 189.1) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
Rockdale County | 8 | falling | similar | 74 | 131.3 (118.0, 145.9) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
Talbot County | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 98.9 (67.3, 147.0) | 0.8 | -1.6 (-3.0, -0.1) |
Tattnall County | 8 | falling | similar | 19 | 127.2 (102.2, 157.0) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
Telfair County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 123.8 (95.5, 159.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.8, -0.3) |
Troup County | 8 | falling | similar | 64 | 138.0 (123.0, 154.5) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.2, -1.0) |
Walker County | 8 | falling | similar | 73 | 140.8 (126.2, 156.7) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
Walton County | 8 | falling | similar | 85 | 140.3 (127.1, 154.5) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) |
Whitfield County | 8 | falling | similar | 78 | 124.7 (112.5, 137.9) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
Banks County | 7 | stable | lower | 13 | 101.9 (78.0, 131.5) | 0.8 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
Towns County | 7 | stable | lower | 16 | 102.1 (79.3, 134.0) | 0.8 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
Union County | 7 | stable | lower | 31 | 104.1 (87.9, 124.3) | 0.8 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
Appling County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 151.7 (122.5, 186.5) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.3, 0.8) |
Atkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 158.8 (110.0, 222.3) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.9, 1.5) |
Baker County | 6 | stable | similar | 4 | 161.2 (99.1, 257.8) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-2.3, 2.6) |
Baldwin County | 6 | stable | similar | 39 | 140.7 (121.0, 163.0) | 1.1 | -0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
Berrien County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 142.2 (114.8, 174.8) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
Bleckley County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 126.4 (94.7, 166.3) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
Brantley County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 158.6 (128.1, 194.7) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
Brooks County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 134.4 (105.9, 169.3) | 1.0 | 0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
Burke County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 116.0 (92.3, 144.4) | 0.9 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
Calhoun County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 186.6 (126.7, 268.5) | 1.4 | 0.0 (-2.0, 2.1) |
Charlton County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 163.1 (123.9, 212.0) | 1.3 | 4.2 (-1.8, 10.7) |
Clay County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 151.9 (94.3, 244.2) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-2.6, 1.7) |
Clinch County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 171.9 (120.5, 239.2) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
Coffee County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 124.1 (105.2, 145.6) | 1.0 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
Cook County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 144.8 (115.2, 180.2) | 1.1 | -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
Crisp County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 126.3 (103.3, 153.5) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
Dade County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 140.1 (112.0, 174.4) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
Dawson County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 125.9 (102.7, 153.3) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
Dodge County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 120.8 (96.7, 149.9) | 0.9 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
Effingham County | 6 | stable | similar | 45 | 138.5 (120.5, 158.5) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
Emanuel County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 148.9 (121.4, 181.0) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
Evans County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 150.2 (112.6, 197.4) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
Fannin County | 6 | stable | similar | 37 | 148.2 (125.2, 175.1) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
Franklin County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 149.9 (125.2, 178.7) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
Greene County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 116.9 (92.5, 147.2) | 0.9 | -0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 139.6 (98.8, 195.4) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
Haralson County | 6 | stable | similar | 31 | 152.2 (128.8, 179.0) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
Hart County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 131.3 (110.1, 156.2) | 1.0 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
Heard County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 137.5 (102.6, 181.4) | 1.1 | -0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
Jasper County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 159.6 (125.5, 201.0) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
Jenkins County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 172.1 (127.7, 229.0) | 1.3 | 0.5 (-0.9, 1.9) |
Johnson County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 118.1 (81.1, 167.8) | 0.9 | -0.7 (-2.3, 1.0) |
Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 112.6 (92.8, 136.0) | 0.9 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
Laurens County | 6 | stable | similar | 43 | 124.1 (107.5, 142.8) | 1.0 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
Lee County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 151.6 (125.0, 182.2) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
Lumpkin County | 6 | stable | similar | 28 | 126.9 (105.9, 151.2) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
Macon County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 152.9 (117.8, 196.7) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 150.9 (110.6, 203.3) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-2.2, 1.7) |
McDuffie County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 151.5 (124.5, 183.1) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
Meriwether County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 138.4 (113.8, 167.6) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
Miller County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 129.0 (88.2, 186.6) | 1.0 | 0.3 (-1.1, 1.8) |
Mitchell County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 150.5 (124.2, 181.4) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-0.8, 0.7) |
Morgan County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 153.5 (125.3, 186.9) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
Oglethorpe County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 131.5 (103.5, 165.9) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
Pickens County | 6 | stable | similar | 35 | 135.9 (115.8, 159.1) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
Pierce County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 146.0 (117.6, 179.8) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
Pike County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 156.9 (126.9, 192.5) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
Rabun County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 135.2 (109.6, 166.7) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
Screven County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 146.8 (116.4, 184.1) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
Stewart County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 161.9 (104.7, 245.3) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-2.0, 1.2) |
Taylor County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 119.7 (84.7, 166.9) | 0.9 | -0.7 (-2.1, 0.7) |
Terrell County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 163.3 (121.2, 217.0) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
Turner County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 164.5 (118.5, 223.8) | 1.3 | 1.2 (-0.2, 2.7) |
Twiggs County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 111.3 (76.9, 158.8) | 0.9 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
Ware County | 6 | stable | similar | 38 | 146.4 (125.7, 169.8) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.0, 0.3) |
Warren County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 129.0 (88.0, 188.1) | 1.0 | -0.5 (-2.2, 1.3) |
Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 136.7 (111.4, 167.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
Wheeler County | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 106.8 (66.7, 166.1) | 0.8 | -0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
White County | 6 | stable | similar | 30 | 126.5 (105.8, 150.6) | 1.0 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
Wilcox County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 174.3 (124.8, 239.0) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
Wilkes County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 160.2 (121.6, 209.2) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
Wilkinson County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 102.1 (70.5, 145.0) | 0.8 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
Worth County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 127.6 (103.4, 156.5) | 1.0 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
Bryan County | 5 | falling | higher | 32 | 171.4 (145.5, 200.6) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
Henry County | 5 | falling | higher | 172 | 142.5 (132.8, 152.7) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
Muscogee County | 5 | falling | higher | 186 | 155.1 (145.1, 165.7) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
Peach County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 157.5 (132.4, 186.3) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 183 | 146.6 (137.1, 156.7) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
Wayne County | 5 | falling | higher | 30 | 156.1 (131.6, 184.1) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
Barrow County | 4 | stable | higher | 68 | 150.1 (134.3, 167.2) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
Butts County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 170.0 (141.9, 202.5) | 1.3 | 0.0 (-1.1, 1.0) |
Chattooga County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 170.3 (143.4, 201.3) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-0.8, 0.3) |
Crawford County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 176.2 (136.1, 225.4) | 1.4 | 0.3 (-1.0, 1.7) |
Gordon County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 148.8 (131.5, 167.9) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
Jefferson County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 166.9 (135.6, 204.3) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 155.4 (131.7, 182.6) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.7) |
Murray County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 157.2 (135.8, 181.2) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
Newton County | 4 | stable | higher | 96 | 150.4 (137.0, 164.8) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
Polk County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 171.8 (150.3, 195.6) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
Seminole County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 188.5 (144.4, 244.3) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
Spalding County | 4 | stable | higher | 72 | 151.4 (135.7, 168.5) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
Stephens County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 163.7 (138.7, 192.4) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-0.7, 0.5) |
Sumter County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 163.4 (139.0, 191.3) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
Thomas County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 149.6 (131.0, 170.4) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
Tift County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 154.7 (133.8, 178.1) | 1.2 | 0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
Toombs County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 160.0 (134.9, 188.8) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
Upson County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 157.8 (134.4, 184.6) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
Floyd County | 1 | rising | higher | 107 | 156.8 (143.5, 171.1) | 1.2 | 2.5 (0.0, 5.1) |
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Glascock County |
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Lanier County |
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Quitman County |
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Treutlen County |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 11:22 am.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Echols County, Schley County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Chattahoochee County, Glascock County, Lanier County, Quitman County, Treutlen 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 does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 11:22 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 > 1.10
Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Echols County, Schley County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Chattahoochee County, Glascock County, Lanier County, Quitman County, Treutlen 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 does not include Puerto Rico.