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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022

West Virginia Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by rateratio

Counties
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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)
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United States - fallingfalling - 52,325 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) - -1.2 (-1.7, -0.8)
West Virginia - fallingfalling - 431 16.7 (16.0, 17.4) - -1.5 (-1.8, -1.2)
McDowell County 4 stablestable higher 8 27.4 (19.5, 38.0) 2.1 0.0 (-1.6, 1.6)
Barbour County 4 stablestable higher 5 24.0 (15.3, 36.2) 1.9 -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4)
Mingo County 4 stablestable higher 8 23.9 (16.7, 33.5) 1.9 -1.2 (-2.5, 0.0)
Morgan County 4 stablestable higher 5 22.7 (14.2, 34.8) 1.8 -1.2 (-2.8, 0.7)
Lincoln County 4 stablestable higher 6 22.3 (15.0, 32.2) 1.7 -0.2 (-2.1, 2.0)
Logan County 5 fallingfalling higher 10 22.1 (16.1, 29.8) 1.7 -2.1 (-10.1, -0.9)
Lewis County 5 fallingfalling higher 5 22.0 (14.1, 33.2) 1.7 -1.9 (-3.8, -0.1)
Marshall County 5 fallingfalling higher 10 21.5 (15.8, 28.8) 1.7 -1.3 (-2.7, 0.0)
Mercer County 4 stablestable higher 17 20.9 (16.5, 26.3) 1.6 -0.1 (-1.1, 0.8)
Hampshire County 4 stablestable higher 7 20.9 (14.3, 29.9) 1.6 -0.8 (-2.4, 1.1)
Fayette County 5 fallingfalling higher 13 20.5 (15.6, 26.7) 1.6 -1.4 (-2.6, -0.4)
Wyoming County 6 stablestable similar 6 19.6 (13.1, 28.7) 1.5 -0.1 (-2.2, 2.3)
Monroe County 6 stablestable similar 4 19.4 (11.9, 31.2) 1.5 -1.2 (-3.5, 1.3)
Randolph County 4 stablestable higher 8 19.0 (13.4, 26.5) 1.5 -0.5 (-2.0, 1.1)
Mason County 6 stablestable similar 7 18.5 (12.6, 26.5) 1.4 -1.2 (-2.9, 0.6)
Boone County 6 stablestable similar 6 17.3 (11.4, 25.8) 1.3 -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9)
Greenbrier County 6 stablestable similar 10 17.3 (12.7, 23.4) 1.3 0.0 (-1.3, 1.4)
Marion County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 16.8 (12.9, 21.7) 1.3 -1.3 (-2.2, -0.6)
Harrison County 5 fallingfalling higher 16 16.6 (13.1, 20.8) 1.3 -2.0 (-3.0, -1.2)
Nicholas County 6 stablestable similar 6 16.5 (11.1, 24.0) 1.3 -1.2 (-26.2, 1.5)
Wood County 4 stablestable higher 20 16.3 (13.2, 20.1) 1.3 -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1)
Brooke County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 16.1 (11.1, 23.4) 1.3 -2.3 (-4.0, -0.7)
Wetzel County 6 stablestable similar 4 16.1 (9.4, 26.5) 1.2 -1.4 (-3.3, 0.5)
Wayne County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 15.9 (11.5, 21.6) 1.2 -1.6 (-3.0, -0.3)
Berkeley County 8 fallingfalling similar 21 15.6 (12.6, 19.0) 1.2 -2.4 (-3.3, -1.4)
Braxton County 6 stablestable similar 3 15.5 (8.9, 26.5) 1.2 -1.7 (-3.8, 0.5)
Raleigh County 8 fallingfalling similar 17 15.4 (12.3, 19.2) 1.2 -2.5 (-14.6, -1.2)
Kanawha County 5 fallingfalling higher 41 15.4 (13.2, 17.8) 1.2 -2.0 (-2.9, -1.3)
Jefferson County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 15.1 (11.3, 19.9) 1.2 -3.6 (-10.5, -2.0)
Cabell County 8 fallingfalling similar 19 14.9 (12.0, 18.4) 1.2 -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1)
Preston County 6 stablestable similar 7 14.7 (10.0, 21.0) 1.1 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5)
Upshur County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 14.3 (9.2, 21.6) 1.1 -2.1 (-3.5, -0.7)
Ohio County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 14.2 (10.2, 19.5) 1.1 -3.0 (-4.0, -2.1)
Mineral County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 14.0 (9.3, 20.7) 1.1 -3.0 (-4.0, -2.1)
Jackson County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 13.0 (8.4, 19.5) 1.0 -1.7 (-3.3, -0.1)
Monongalia County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 12.5 (9.6, 16.1) 1.0 -2.3 (-3.3, -1.3)
Hancock County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 12.5 (8.2, 18.6) 1.0 -2.4 (-3.6, -1.3)
Putnam County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 10.3 (7.3, 14.2) 0.8 -3.7 (-4.8, -2.6)
Hardy County
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** similar 3 17.5 (9.8, 29.3) 1.4
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Pocahontas County
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** similar 3 24.9 (13.7, 43.4) 1.9
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Roane County
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** similar 4 20.8 (12.3, 33.4) 1.6
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Summers County
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** similar 4 18.8 (11.1, 31.2) 1.5
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Taylor County
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** similar 5 19.1 (12.0, 29.4) 1.5
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Calhoun County
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3 or fewer
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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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*
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Gilmer County
**
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3 or fewer
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*
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Grant County
**
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3 or fewer
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*
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Pendleton County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Pleasants County
**
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Ritchie County
**
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Tucker County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
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*
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Tyler County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
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*
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Webster County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
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*
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Wirt County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/24/2025 6:07 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 5.3.0. 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, Pendleton County, Pleasants County, Ritchie County, Tucker County, Tyler County, Webster County, Wirt County

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