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Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Texas Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index 1 - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


United States


Texas


Anderson County


Andrews County


Angelina County


Aransas County


Archer County


Armstrong County


Atascosa County


Austin County


Bailey County


Bandera County


Bastrop County


Baylor County


Bee County


Bell County


Bexar County


Blanco County


Borden County


Bosque County


Bowie County


Brazoria County


Brazos County


Brewster County


Briscoe County


Brooks County


Brown County


Burleson County


Burnet County


Caldwell County


Calhoun County


Callahan County


Cameron County


Camp County


Carson County


Cass County


Castro County


Chambers County


Cherokee County


Childress County


Clay County


Cochran County


Coke County


Coleman County


Collin County


Collingsworth County


Colorado County


Comal County


Comanche County


Concho County


Cooke County


Coryell County


Cottle County


Crane County


Crockett County


Crosby County


Culberson County


Dallam County


Dallas County


Dawson County


DeWitt County


Deaf Smith County


Delta County


Denton County


Dickens County


Dimmit County


Donley County


Duval County


Eastland County


Ector County


Edwards County


El Paso County


Ellis County


Erath County


Falls County


Fannin County


Fayette County


Fisher County


Floyd County


Foard County


Fort Bend County


Franklin County


Freestone County


Frio County


Gaines County


Galveston County


Garza County


Gillespie County


Glasscock County


Goliad County


Gonzales County


Gray County


Grayson County


Gregg County


Grimes County


Guadalupe County


Hale County


Hall County


Hamilton County


Hansford County


Hardeman County


Hardin County


Harris County


Harrison County


Hartley County


Haskell County


Hays County


Hemphill County


Henderson County


Hidalgo County


Hill County


Hockley County


Hood County


Hopkins County


Houston County


Howard County


Hudspeth County


Hunt County


Hutchinson County


Irion County


Jack County


Jackson County


Jasper County


Jeff Davis County


Jefferson County


Jim Hogg County


Jim Wells County


Johnson County


Jones County


Karnes County


Kaufman County


Kendall County


Kenedy County


Kent County


Kerr County


Kimble County


King County


Kinney County


Kleberg County


Knox County


La Salle County


Lamar County


Lamb County


Lampasas County


Lavaca County


Lee County


Leon County


Liberty County


Limestone County


Lipscomb County


Live Oak County


Llano County


Loving County


Lubbock County


Lynn County


Madison County


Marion County


Martin County


Mason County


Matagorda County


Maverick County


McCulloch County


McLennan County


McMullen County


Medina County


Menard County


Midland County


Milam County


Mills County


Mitchell County


Montague County


Montgomery County


Moore County


Morris County


Motley County


Nacogdoches County


Navarro County


Newton County


Nolan County


Nueces County


Ochiltree County


Oldham County


Orange County


Palo Pinto County


Panola County


Parker County


Parmer County


Pecos County


Polk County


Potter County


Presidio County


Rains County


Randall County


Reagan County


Real County


Red River County


Reeves County


Refugio County


Roberts County


Robertson County


Rockwall County


Runnels County


Rusk County


Sabine County


San Augustine County


San Jacinto County


San Patricio County


San Saba County


Schleicher County


Scurry County


Shackelford County


Shelby County


Sherman County


Smith County


Somervell County


Starr County


Stephens County


Sterling County


Stonewall County


Sutton County


Swisher County


Tarrant County


Taylor County


Terrell County


Terry County


Throckmorton County


Titus County


Tom Green County


Travis County


Trinity County


Tyler County


Upshur County


Upton County


Uvalde County


Val Verde County


Van Zandt County


Victoria County


Walker County


Waller County


Ward County


Washington County


Webb County


Wharton County


Wheeler County


Wichita County


Wilbarger County


Willacy County


Williamson County


Wilson County


Winkler County


Wise County


Wood County


Yoakum County


Young County


Zapata County


Zavala County




Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/14/2024 7:56 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

* 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:
Archer County, Armstrong County, Bailey County, Baylor County, Blanco County, Borden County, Brewster County, Briscoe County, Brooks County, Camp County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Clay County, Cochran County, Coke County, Collingsworth County, Comanche County, Concho County, Cottle County, Crane County, Crockett County, Crosby County, Culberson County, Dallam County, Deaf Smith County, Delta County, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Donley County, Duval County, Edwards County, Fisher County, Floyd County, Foard County, Franklin County, Gaines County, Garza County, Glasscock County, Goliad County, Hall County, Hamilton County, Hansford County, Hardeman County, Hartley County, Haskell County, Hemphill County, Hudspeth County, Irion County, Jack County, Jeff Davis County, Jim Hogg County, Kenedy County, Kent County, Kimble County, King County, Kinney County, Knox County, La Salle County, Lamb County, Lipscomb County, Live Oak County, Loving County, Lynn County, Madison County, Marion County, Martin County, Mason County, McMullen County, Menard County, Mills County, Mitchell County, Motley County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Pecos County, Presidio County, Reagan County, Real County, Reeves County, Refugio County, Roberts County, Robertson County, Runnels County, San Augustine County, San Saba County, Schleicher County, Shackelford County, Sherman County, Somervell County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Stonewall County, Sutton County, Swisher County, Terrell County, Terry County, Throckmorton County, Upton County, Ward County, Wheeler County, Wilbarger County, Winkler County, Yoakum County, Zapata County, Zavala County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Andrews County, Calhoun County, Coleman County, Dawson County, Frio County, Hockley County, Jackson County, Karnes County, Lee County, McCulloch County, Moore County, Nolan County, Rains County, Sabine County, Scurry County, Willacy 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.