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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Arkansas Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index
Counties
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling falling trend - 52,152 13.1 (13.1, 13.2) - -1.9 (-2.1, -1.8)
Arkansas - falling falling trend - 562 14.9 (14.3, 15.5) - -3.0 (-4.2, -1.7)
Arkansas County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 23.6 (15.7, 34.6) 1.8 -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2)
Crittenden County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 24.1 (18.3, 31.0) 1.8 0.0 (-1.5, 1.6)
Cross County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 28.1 (18.5, 41.1) 2.1 0.4 (-1.5, 2.3)
Mississippi County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 24.8 (18.9, 32.1) 1.9 0.2 (-1.0, 1.3)
Phillips County 4 stable stable trend higher 5 22.6 (14.7, 33.6) 1.7 -1.0 (-2.2, 0.2)
Union County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 20.6 (15.3, 27.2) 1.6 -1.0 (-2.1, 0.2)
White County 4 stable stable trend higher 18 19.2 (15.4, 23.7) 1.5 -0.7 (-1.7, 0.4)
Jefferson County 5 falling falling trend higher 16 18.4 (14.5, 23.1) 1.4 -2.0 (-3.0, -0.9)
Sebastian County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 16.6 (13.7, 19.9) 1.3 -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3)
Clark County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 16.0 (9.7, 25.1) 1.2 -1.5 (-3.3, 0.4)
Clay County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 20.3 (12.7, 31.5) 1.5 -0.4 (-2.0, 1.2)
Cleburne County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 11.5 (7.3, 17.8) 0.9 0.1 (-1.7, 1.9)
Columbia County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 17.8 (11.7, 26.2) 1.4 -0.8 (-2.4, 0.8)
Conway County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 13.3 (8.0, 21.1) 1.0 -1.0 (-2.5, 0.6)
Craighead County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 15.8 (12.7, 19.5) 1.2 -0.9 (-1.9, 0.0)
Desha County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 21.7 (12.6, 35.6) 1.7 -1.6 (-3.6, 0.4)
Drew County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 21.7 (13.9, 32.5) 1.7 -0.2 (-2.0, 1.6)
Hempstead County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 12.3 (7.1, 20.1) 0.9 -1.5 (-3.5, 0.5)
Jackson County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 21.3 (13.3, 32.7) 1.6 0.2 (-1.7, 2.2)
Johnson County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 16.6 (11.0, 24.2) 1.3 -0.5 (-2.3, 1.4)
Lawrence County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 21.2 (13.6, 32.0) 1.6 0.5 (-1.6, 2.7)
Lee County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 25.0 (14.2, 42.1) 1.9 1.1 (-0.9, 3.1)
Little River County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 19.5 (11.4, 32.0) 1.5 -1.2 (-3.5, 1.2)
Marion County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 12.8 (6.8, 22.6) 1.0 -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4)
Ouachita County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 19.7 (13.3, 28.4) 1.5 -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7)
Poinsett County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 19.7 (13.1, 28.6) 1.5 -1.4 (-3.0, 0.3)
Polk County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 15.2 (9.9, 23.1) 1.2 -2.0 (-4.0, 0.1)
Pope County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 17.0 (13.0, 21.9) 1.3 -0.4 (-1.8, 1.1)
Saline County 6 stable stable trend similar 20 13.7 (11.1, 16.8) 1.0 -17.7 (-36.0, 5.9)
Sevier County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 21.9 (13.5, 33.8) 1.7 -0.4 (-1.7, 1.0)
Sharp County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 15.6 (10.2, 24.0) 1.2 -1.5 (-3.4, 0.5)
Stone County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 16.1 (9.8, 26.6) 1.2 -1.2 (-3.4, 1.0)
Van Buren County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 12.6 (7.4, 21.0) 1.0 -2.1 (-4.3, 0.1)
Yell County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 13.7 (8.1, 22.0) 1.0 -1.4 (-3.3, 0.5)
Baxter County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 11.9 (8.6, 16.5) 0.9 -2.2 (-3.3, -1.0)
Boone County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 14.5 (10.2, 20.3) 1.1 -2.1 (-3.5, -0.8)
Carroll County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 15.5 (10.5, 22.3) 1.2 -2.4 (-3.7, -1.0)
Crawford County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 12.3 (9.1, 16.4) 0.9 -1.7 (-3.1, -0.2)
Faulkner County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 13.2 (10.4, 16.5) 1.0 -1.5 (-2.7, -0.2)
Garland County 8 falling falling trend similar 22 13.5 (10.9, 16.5) 1.0 -1.6 (-2.7, -0.6)
Greene County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 16.0 (11.6, 21.7) 1.2 -1.4 (-2.7, -0.1)
Hot Spring County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 18.3 (13.2, 24.9) 1.4 -1.6 (-2.8, -0.3)
Independence County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 14.0 (9.7, 19.7) 1.1 -2.2 (-3.6, -0.7)
Logan County 8 falling falling trend similar 3 10.6 (6.0, 17.7) 0.8 -2.3 (-4.2, -0.3)
Lonoke County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 11.8 (8.5, 15.8) 0.9 -2.5 (-4.4, -0.7)
Miller County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 16.6 (12.0, 22.5) 1.3 -1.3 (-2.5, 0.0)
Pulaski County 8 falling falling trend similar 59 12.8 (11.4, 14.4) 1.0 -2.4 (-3.0, -1.8)
St. Francis County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 12.5 (7.4, 19.8) 0.9 -2.0 (-3.9, -0.2)
Benton County 9 falling falling trend lower 29 10.3 (8.6, 12.1) 0.8 -2.3 (-3.2, -1.4)
Washington County 9 falling falling trend lower 20 9.4 (7.6, 11.4) 0.7 -2.6 (-3.7, -1.5)
Ashley County
**
 		** similar 6 20.8 (13.5, 30.8) 1.6
**
Fulton County
**
 		** similar 4 20.2 (11.5, 33.6) 1.5
**
Grant County
**
 		** similar 4 13.5 (8.0, 22.1) 1.0
**
Izard County
**
 		** similar 4 17.4 (10.0, 29.2) 1.3
**
Lincoln County
**
 		** similar 3 20.9 (12.1, 34.1) 1.6
**
Madison County
**
 		** similar 3 14.0 (7.9, 23.5) 1.1
**
Montgomery County
**
 		** higher 5 34.7 (20.1, 56.6) 2.6
**
Randolph County
**
 		** similar 5 21.0 (13.4, 31.7) 1.6
**
Scott County
**
 		** similar 3 19.7 (11.2, 33.4) 1.5
**
Bradley County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Calhoun County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Chicot County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Cleveland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Dallas County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Franklin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Howard County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lafayette County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Monroe County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Nevada County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Newton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Perry County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pike County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Prairie County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Searcy County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Woodruff County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 3:29 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

* 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:
Bradley County, Calhoun County, Chicot County, Cleveland County, Dallas County, Franklin County, Howard County, Lafayette County, Monroe County, Nevada County, Newton County, Perry County, Pike County, Prairie County, Searcy County, Woodruff County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Ashley County, Fulton County, Grant County, Izard County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Montgomery County, Randolph County, Scott 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.

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