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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

West Virginia 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
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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 - 52,152 13.1 (13.1, 13.2) - -1.9 (-2.1, -1.8)
West Virginia - falling falling trend - 430 16.6 (15.9, 17.3) - -1.6 (-1.8, -1.3)
Lincoln County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 21.9 (14.7, 31.8) 1.7 -0.1 (-2.0, 1.9)
Logan County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 24.1 (18.0, 31.9) 1.8 -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5)
McDowell County 4 stable stable trend higher 10 34.3 (25.0, 46.4) 2.6 0.7 (-0.9, 2.3)
Mercer County 4 stable stable trend higher 17 20.3 (15.9, 25.5) 1.5 -0.1 (-1.1, 0.8)
Mingo County 4 stable stable trend higher 7 22.7 (15.8, 31.9) 1.7 -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0)
Nicholas County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 22.6 (16.0, 31.4) 1.7 -0.2 (-1.9, 1.5)
Raleigh County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 17.4 (13.9, 21.5) 1.3 -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3)
Wood County 4 stable stable trend higher 22 18.3 (14.9, 22.2) 1.4 -0.8 (-1.6, 0.1)
Berkeley County 5 falling falling trend higher 22 16.7 (13.6, 20.3) 1.3 -2.3 (-3.2, -1.4)
Fayette County 5 falling falling trend higher 15 22.6 (17.6, 28.8) 1.7 -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3)
Boone County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 14.2 (8.7, 22.3) 1.1 -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9)
Braxton County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 18.4 (11.2, 29.4) 1.4 -1.7 (-3.6, 0.3)
Greenbrier County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 18.0 (13.1, 24.4) 1.4 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5)
Hampshire County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 20.2 (13.7, 29.0) 1.5 -0.8 (-2.6, 0.9)
Mason County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 14.7 (9.7, 21.8) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5)
Monroe County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 17.3 (10.7, 27.9) 1.3 -1.3 (-3.2, 0.8)
Morgan County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 18.9 (11.7, 29.4) 1.4 -1.8 (-3.7, 0.0)
Preston County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 14.7 (10.2, 20.8) 1.1 -0.7 (-1.9, 0.6)
Randolph County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 17.0 (11.9, 23.9) 1.3 -0.6 (-2.2, 1.0)
Wetzel County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 21.4 (13.5, 33.0) 1.6 -1.3 (-2.9, 0.4)
Wyoming County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 16.3 (10.3, 25.0) 1.2 0.0 (-2.3, 2.3)
Barbour County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 19.1 (11.5, 30.1) 1.5 -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1)
Brooke County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 14.6 (9.6, 21.9) 1.1 -2.1 (-4.0, -0.2)
Cabell County 8 falling falling trend similar 19 14.9 (11.9, 18.4) 1.1 -1.8 (-2.5, -1.0)
Hancock County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 15.2 (10.6, 21.7) 1.2 -2.1 (-3.3, -1.0)
Harrison County 8 falling falling trend similar 15 15.1 (11.8, 19.1) 1.1 -2.0 (-3.0, -1.1)
Jackson County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 13.0 (8.6, 19.2) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.6, -0.7)
Jefferson County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 15.8 (11.8, 20.7) 1.2 -4.2 (-6.1, -2.2)
Kanawha County 8 falling falling trend similar 39 14.4 (12.4, 16.7) 1.1 -2.2 (-3.0, -1.5)
Lewis County 8 falling falling trend similar 5 21.7 (13.8, 33.0) 1.7 -1.8 (-3.6, -0.1)
Marion County 8 falling falling trend similar 14 16.2 (12.5, 20.8) 1.2 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6)
Marshall County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 17.7 (12.7, 24.4) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.7, -0.2)
Mineral County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 14.0 (9.3, 20.6) 1.1 -3.2 (-4.1, -2.2)
Monongalia County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 12.6 (9.6, 16.1) 1.0 -2.3 (-3.4, -1.2)
Ohio County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 14.6 (10.4, 20.1) 1.1 -3.1 (-4.1, -2.1)
Putnam County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 11.5 (8.3, 15.6) 0.9 -3.8 (-5.0, -2.6)
Upshur County 8 falling falling trend similar 5 13.2 (8.2, 20.3) 1.0 -2.4 (-3.8, -1.0)
Wayne County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 14.1 (10.0, 19.4) 1.1 -2.1 (-3.4, -0.8)
Roane County
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** similar 4 18.2 (10.4, 30.2) 1.4
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Summers County
**
** similar 4 18.4 (11.1, 30.1) 1.4
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Taylor County
**
** similar 4 13.7 (8.0, 22.7) 1.0
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Webster County
**
** similar 3 25.2 (13.6, 44.1) 1.9
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Calhoun County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Clay County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Doddridge County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Gilmer County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Grant County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Hardy County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Pendleton County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Pleasants County
**
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3 or fewer
*
*
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Pocahontas County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Ritchie County
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**
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3 or fewer
*
*
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Tucker County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
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*
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Tyler County
**
**
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3 or fewer
*
*
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Wirt County
**
**
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3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 12:38 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:
Calhoun County, Clay County, Doddridge County, Gilmer County, Grant County, Hardy County, Pendleton County, Pleasants County, Pocahontas County, Ritchie County, Tucker County, Tyler County, Wirt County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Roane County, Summers County, Taylor County, Webster 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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