Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
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
|
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 
|
- | 142,497 | 35.0 (34.9, 35.0) | - | -4.8 (-5.1, -4.6) |
| Georgia | - |
falling
|
- | 4,333 | 37.2 (36.7, 37.8) | - | -4.6 (-5.5, -3.8) |
| Fulton County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 275 | 28.1 (26.6, 29.6) | 0.8 | -4.1 (-4.6, -3.5) |
| Cobb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 203 | 28.5 (26.7, 30.3) | 0.8 | -7.4 (-11.0, -3.7) |
| Gwinnett County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 201 | 27.1 (25.3, 28.9) | 0.8 | -4.2 (-4.7, -3.6) |
| DeKalb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 185 | 24.8 (23.2, 26.5) | 0.7 | -6.3 (-8.7, -3.8) |
| Chatham County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 110 | 32.2 (29.5, 35.0) | 0.9 | -4.6 (-5.8, -3.4) |
| Richmond County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 107 | 47.6 (43.5, 51.9) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.2, -1.6) |
| Muscogee County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 96 | 45.6 (41.5, 49.9) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 87 | 32.2 (29.2, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.4 (-4.4, -2.4) |
| Hall County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 86 | 36.5 (33.1, 40.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Bibb County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 79 | 42.0 (37.9, 46.5) | 1.2 | -4.8 (-7.9, -1.6) |
| Henry County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 78 | 36.5 (32.9, 40.5) | 1.0 | -4.1 (-5.6, -2.6) |
| Clayton County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 71 | 31.7 (28.3, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.4) |
| Houston County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 66 | 40.8 (36.4, 45.6) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Carroll County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.7 (43.3, 54.5) | 1.4 | -10.2 (-18.1, -1.6) |
| Floyd County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.8 (43.5, 54.6) | 1.4 | -3.4 (-4.9, -1.8) |
| Forsyth County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 59 | 26.9 (23.9, 30.2) | 0.8 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.2) |
| Paulding County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 58 | 38.8 (34.2, 43.7) | 1.1 | -4.1 (-5.2, -3.0) |
| Coweta County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 57 | 35.0 (31.0, 39.5) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.6) |
| Bartow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 43.5 (38.3, 49.3) | 1.2 | -5.0 (-8.0, -2.0) |
| Walker County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 52.4 (46.2, 59.4) | 1.5 | -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Columbia County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 51 | 32.0 (28.1, 36.3) | 0.9 | -4.0 (-4.9, -3.1) |
| Whitfield County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.0 (37.8, 48.7) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Walton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.7 (38.4, 49.6) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Douglas County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 37.0 (32.3, 42.1) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Glynn County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 38.4 (33.7, 43.6) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.6) |
| Newton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.6 (38.2, 49.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Dougherty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 47 | 43.8 (38.3, 49.9) | 1.3 | -6.2 (-9.3, -2.9) |
| Lowndes County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 42 | 36.7 (31.8, 42.1) | 1.1 | -4.7 (-6.4, -3.0) |
| Barrow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 49.6 (42.8, 57.1) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Spalding County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 46.0 (39.8, 53.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Catoosa County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 40 | 42.9 (37.1, 49.5) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.3) |
| Jackson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 39 | 49.1 (42.3, 56.7) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Fayette County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 37 | 23.6 (20.3, 27.4) | 0.7 | -4.9 (-6.7, -3.1) |
| Rockdale County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 37 | 36.4 (31.2, 42.3) | 1.0 | -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8) |
| Gordon County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 36 | 51.2 (43.8, 59.5) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Bulloch County | 4 |
stable 
|
higher | 35 | 49.0 (41.8, 57.0) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Troup County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 35 | 41.7 (35.6, 48.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Laurens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 34 | 53.0 (45.2, 61.8) | 1.5 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Clarke County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 33 | 30.7 (26.1, 35.8) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Polk County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 59.7 (50.6, 70.0) | 1.7 | -0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Murray County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 31 | 64.8 (54.7, 76.2) | 1.9 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Thomas County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 30 | 48.0 (40.5, 56.6) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Colquitt County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 30 | 53.5 (45.1, 63.0) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Habersham County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 28 | 43.8 (36.7, 51.9) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Effingham County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 27 | 45.2 (37.7, 53.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Pickens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 26 | 52.0 (43.1, 62.4) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Ware County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 53.4 (44.4, 63.9) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Baldwin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 43.6 (36.1, 52.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Tift County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 50.0 (41.4, 60.0) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Camden County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 40.7 (33.4, 49.3) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Fannin County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 43.4 (35.3, 53.5) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Coffee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 23 | 45.7 (37.5, 55.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| White County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 22 | 44.3 (36.1, 54.2) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Gilmer County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 21 | 37.6 (30.4, 46.3) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.9, -1.7) |
| Liberty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 21 | 44.2 (35.8, 53.9) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Upson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 51.3 (41.8, 62.8) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Madison County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 50.4 (40.8, 61.7) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Haralson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 53.1 (43.0, 64.9) | 1.5 | -5.5 (-9.5, -1.3) |
| Lumpkin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 45.0 (36.3, 55.3) | 1.3 | -5.1 (-8.1, -2.0) |
| Monroe County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 49.9 (40.4, 61.2) | 1.4 | 6.3 (-4.4, 18.2) |
| Chattooga County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 57.4 (46.4, 70.4) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Union County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 19 | 33.3 (26.9, 41.8) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Franklin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 19 | 55.7 (45.0, 68.6) | 1.6 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Crisp County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 55.8 (44.7, 69.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Stephens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 49.4 (39.5, 61.3) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Jones County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 44.9 (35.9, 55.7) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Toombs County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 51.1 (41.0, 63.2) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Mitchell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 59.3 (47.5, 73.5) | 1.7 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Worth County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 57.2 (45.7, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Elbert County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 17 | 55.8 (44.4, 69.7) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Decatur County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.5 (39.5, 61.5) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Bryan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.4 (39.2, 61.4) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Peach County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 48.6 (38.6, 60.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Butts County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 52.6 (41.8, 65.6) | 1.5 | -9.3 (-16.6, -1.5) |
| Wayne County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 43.6 (34.5, 54.4) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| McDuffie County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 54.1 (42.7, 67.8) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Putnam County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 40.9 (32.3, 51.8) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.6) |
| Brantley County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 62.7 (49.3, 79.0) | 1.8 | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Sumter County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 41.5 (32.7, 52.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Lee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 51.8 (40.5, 65.4) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Washington County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 53.9 (42.3, 68.1) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.1) |
| Harris County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 15 | 31.5 (24.5, 40.0) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Emanuel County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 48.7 (38.0, 61.9) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Pierce County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 56.4 (44.0, 71.6) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Hart County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 14 | 32.5 (25.3, 41.6) | 0.9 | -6.9 (-10.8, -2.8) |
| Banks County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 55.7 (43.1, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Dodge County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.8 (37.2, 60.9) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Tattnall County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.4 (36.7, 60.3) | 1.4 | -6.2 (-10.7, -1.5) |
| Dade County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 57.6 (44.4, 74.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Burke County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 46.9 (36.0, 60.2) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Dawson County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 34.6 (26.4, 44.9) | 1.0 | -17.0 (-29.5, -2.3) |
| Rabun County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 39.9 (30.5, 52.2) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Grady County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 13 | 36.5 (27.9, 47.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Meriwether County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 37.9 (28.8, 49.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Oconee County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 12 | 25.4 (19.3, 32.9) | 0.7 | -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Berrien County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 45.0 (34.2, 58.5) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Pike County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 51.2 (38.9, 66.5) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Jefferson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 54.2 (41.0, 70.8) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Ben Hill County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 51.4 (38.8, 67.1) | 1.5 | -4.5 (-6.1, -2.9) |
| Towns County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 12 | 47.2 (34.0, 65.6) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3) |
| Morgan County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 11 | 40.5 (30.5, 53.3) | 1.2 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Brooks County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 44.3 (33.0, 58.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Appling County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 41.2 (30.6, 54.6) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Cook County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 10 | 48.0 (35.7, 63.4) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| McIntosh County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 39.7 (29.1, 54.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Telfair County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 45.9 (34.2, 61.0) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Screven County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 48.3 (35.6, 64.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Greene County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 10 | 27.9 (19.9, 38.8) | 0.8 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Jasper County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 10 | 48.9 (35.8, 65.8) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Oglethorpe County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 10 | 43.0 (31.5, 57.9) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Lamar County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 9 | 37.0 (26.9, 50.1) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Charlton County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 9 | 55.5 (40.5, 74.6) | 1.6 | -1.5 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Crawford County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 9 | 50.8 (36.4, 69.7) | 1.5 | -5.1 (-9.3, -0.7) |
| Heard County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 54.3 (39.2, 74.0) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Jeff Davis County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 44.9 (32.0, 61.7) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Macon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 8 | 44.9 (31.8, 62.3) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Bleckley County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 47.2 (33.6, 65.0) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1) |
| Dooly County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 36.7 (25.7, 51.7) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 54.6 (38.4, 76.5) | 1.6 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Montgomery County | 1 |
rising 
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higher | 7 | 62.1 (43.4, 87.0) | 1.8 | 24.5 (5.2, 47.3) |
| Taylor County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 56.6 (39.4, 80.1) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| Wilkes County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 43.2 (29.7, 61.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Pulaski County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 7 | 37.5 (26.0, 53.5) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-4.8, -1.0) |
| Hancock County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 46.7 (31.9, 68.0) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Johnson County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 45.1 (30.7, 64.8) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Bacon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 41.1 (27.5, 59.7) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Evans County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 43.3 (29.2, 62.6) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4) |
| Lincoln County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 45.2 (29.7, 67.4) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Terrell County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 48.2 (31.9, 70.9) | 1.4 | -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2) |
| Twiggs County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 38.7 (26.0, 57.5) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-3.7, -0.8) |
| Atkinson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 65.0 (43.1, 94.3) | 1.9 | -0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Talbot County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 49.3 (32.2, 75.1) | 1.4 | -4.7 (-7.6, -1.8) |
| Treutlen County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 60.8 (40.4, 89.1) | 1.7 | 0.6 (-1.3, 2.4) |
| Early County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 37.9 (24.7, 56.4) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Irwin County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 44.0 (28.8, 65.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.9, 0.1) |
| Turner County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 49.2 (32.2, 73.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Candler County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 33.5 (21.7, 50.3) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Clinch County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 53.6 (33.9, 81.6) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9) |
| Lanier County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 5 | 38.8 (24.6, 58.7) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Randolph County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 38.4 (24.3, 60.2) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Warren County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 57.1 (35.1, 89.7) | 1.6 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.1) |
| Long County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 4 | 25.8 (15.4, 40.2) | 0.7 | -3.2 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| Stewart County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 3 | 49.8 (28.8, 82.0) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-2.0, 1.7) |
| Wheeler County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 3 | 33.1 (18.8, 55.0) | 0.9 | -24.4 (-35.2, -11.8) |
| Jenkins County |
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** | similar | 4 | 34.8 (21.1, 54.9) | 1.0 |
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| Marion County |
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** | higher | 7 | 54.0 (37.6, 76.4) | 1.5 |
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| Miller County |
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** | similar | 5 | 57.3 (36.2, 87.8) | 1.6 |
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| Quitman County |
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** | higher | 4 | 79.4 (46.6, 137.0) | 2.3 |
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| Seminole County |
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** | higher | 7 | 53.1 (37.0, 75.5) | 1.5 |
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| Wilcox County |
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** | similar | 4 | 36.9 (23.0, 57.1) | 1.1 |
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| Baker County |
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| Calhoun County |
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| Chattahoochee County |
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| Clay County |
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** |
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| Echols County |
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** |
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| Glascock County |
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** |
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| Schley County |
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** |
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| Taliaferro County |
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** |
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| Webster County |
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** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/01/2024 5:32 pm.
* 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:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Schley County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Marion County, Miller County, Quitman County, Seminole County, Wilcox 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 06/01/2024 5:32 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
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 > 1.10Similar
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:
Baker County, Calhoun County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Echols County, Glascock County, Schley County, Taliaferro County, Webster County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Jenkins County, Marion County, Miller County, Quitman County, Seminole County, Wilcox 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.