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
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
|
Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | - |
falling 
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- | 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) |
| Monroe County | 4 |
stable 
|
higher | 20 | 49.9 (40.4, 61.2) | 1.4 | 6.3 (-4.4, 18.2) |
| Montgomery County | 1 |
rising 
|
higher | 7 | 62.1 (43.4, 87.0) | 1.8 | 24.5 (5.2, 47.3) |
| Treutlen County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 60.8 (40.4, 89.1) | 1.7 | 0.6 (-1.3, 2.4) |
| Warren County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 57.1 (35.1, 89.7) | 1.6 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.1) |
| Franklin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 19 | 55.7 (45.0, 68.6) | 1.6 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Upson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 51.3 (41.8, 62.8) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Butts County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 52.6 (41.8, 65.6) | 1.5 | -9.3 (-16.6, -1.5) |
| Cobb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 203 | 28.5 (26.7, 30.3) | 0.8 | -7.4 (-11.0, -3.7) |
| Hart County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 14 | 32.5 (25.3, 41.6) | 0.9 | -6.9 (-10.8, -2.8) |
| DeKalb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 185 | 24.8 (23.2, 26.5) | 0.7 | -6.3 (-8.7, -3.8) |
| Dougherty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 47 | 43.8 (38.3, 49.9) | 1.3 | -6.2 (-9.3, -2.9) |
| Tattnall County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.4 (36.7, 60.3) | 1.4 | -6.2 (-10.7, -1.5) |
| Haralson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 53.1 (43.0, 64.9) | 1.5 | -5.5 (-9.5, -1.3) |
| Crawford County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 9 | 50.8 (36.4, 69.7) | 1.5 | -5.1 (-9.3, -0.7) |
| Lumpkin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 45.0 (36.3, 55.3) | 1.3 | -5.1 (-8.1, -2.0) |
| Bartow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 43.5 (38.3, 49.3) | 1.2 | -5.0 (-8.0, -2.0) |
| Fayette County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 37 | 23.6 (20.3, 27.4) | 0.7 | -4.9 (-6.7, -3.1) |
| Bibb County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 79 | 42.0 (37.9, 46.5) | 1.2 | -4.8 (-7.9, -1.6) |
| Talbot County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 49.3 (32.2, 75.1) | 1.4 | -4.7 (-7.6, -1.8) |
| Lowndes County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 42 | 36.7 (31.8, 42.1) | 1.1 | -4.7 (-6.4, -3.0) |
| Chatham County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 110 | 32.2 (29.5, 35.0) | 0.9 | -4.6 (-5.8, -3.4) |
| Ben Hill County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 51.4 (38.8, 67.1) | 1.5 | -4.5 (-6.1, -2.9) |
| Gwinnett County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 201 | 27.1 (25.3, 28.9) | 0.8 | -4.2 (-4.7, -3.6) |
| Henry County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 78 | 36.5 (32.9, 40.5) | 1.0 | -4.1 (-5.6, -2.6) |
| Paulding County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 58 | 38.8 (34.2, 43.7) | 1.1 | -4.1 (-5.2, -3.0) |
| Fulton County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 275 | 28.1 (26.6, 29.6) | 0.8 | -4.1 (-4.6, -3.5) |
| Columbia County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 51 | 32.0 (28.1, 36.3) | 0.9 | -4.0 (-4.9, -3.1) |
| Terrell County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 48.2 (31.9, 70.9) | 1.4 | -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2) |
| Rockdale County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 37 | 36.4 (31.2, 42.3) | 1.0 | -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8) |
| Oconee County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 12 | 25.4 (19.3, 32.9) | 0.7 | -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Floyd County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.8 (43.5, 54.6) | 1.4 | -3.4 (-4.9, -1.8) |
| Walker County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 52.4 (46.2, 59.4) | 1.5 | -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Cherokee County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 87 | 32.2 (29.2, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.4 (-4.4, -2.4) |
| Long County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 4 | 25.8 (15.4, 40.2) | 0.7 | -3.2 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| Clayton County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 71 | 31.7 (28.3, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.4) |
| Forsyth County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 59 | 26.9 (23.9, 30.2) | 0.8 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.2) |
| Wheeler County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 3 | 33.1 (18.8, 55.0) | 0.9 | -24.4 (-35.2, -11.8) |
| Pulaski County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 7 | 37.5 (26.0, 53.5) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-4.8, -1.0) |
| Richmond County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 107 | 47.6 (43.5, 51.9) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.2, -1.6) |
| Gilmer County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 21 | 37.6 (30.4, 46.3) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.9, -1.7) |
| Douglas County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 37.0 (32.3, 42.1) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Greene County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 27.9 (19.9, 38.8) | 0.8 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Telfair County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 45.9 (34.2, 61.0) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Fannin County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 43.4 (35.3, 53.5) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Coweta County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 57 | 35.0 (31.0, 39.5) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.6) |
| Lanier County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 5 | 38.8 (24.6, 58.7) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Berrien County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 45.0 (34.2, 58.5) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Liberty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 21 | 44.2 (35.8, 53.9) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Twiggs County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 38.7 (26.0, 57.5) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-3.7, -0.8) |
| Bleckley County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 47.2 (33.6, 65.0) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1) |
| Camden County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 40.7 (33.4, 49.3) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Catoosa County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 40 | 42.9 (37.1, 49.5) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.3) |
| Clarke County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 33 | 30.7 (26.1, 35.8) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Glynn County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 38.4 (33.7, 43.6) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.6) |
| Jeff Davis County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 44.9 (32.0, 61.7) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Morgan County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 40.5 (30.5, 53.3) | 1.2 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| McIntosh County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 39.7 (29.1, 54.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Union County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 19 | 33.3 (26.9, 41.8) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Harris County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 15 | 31.5 (24.5, 40.0) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Dawson County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 34.6 (26.4, 44.9) | 1.0 | -17.0 (-29.5, -2.3) |
| Carroll County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.7 (43.3, 54.5) | 1.4 | -10.2 (-18.1, -1.6) |
| Irwin County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 44.0 (28.8, 65.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.9, 0.1) |
| Dooly County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 36.7 (25.7, 51.7) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Jefferson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 54.2 (41.0, 70.8) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Toombs County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 51.1 (41.0, 63.2) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Troup County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 35 | 41.7 (35.6, 48.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Spalding County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 46.0 (39.8, 53.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Houston County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 66 | 40.8 (36.4, 45.6) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Grady County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 36.5 (27.9, 47.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Whitfield County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.0 (37.8, 48.7) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Hall County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 86 | 36.5 (33.1, 40.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Candler County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 33.5 (21.7, 50.3) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Appling County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 41.2 (30.6, 54.6) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Murray County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 31 | 64.8 (54.7, 76.2) | 1.9 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Putnam County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 40.9 (32.3, 51.8) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.6) |
| Newton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.6 (38.2, 49.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Randolph County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 38.4 (24.3, 60.2) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Jasper County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 48.9 (35.8, 65.8) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.1, 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) |
| Meriwether County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 37.9 (28.8, 49.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Jackson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 39 | 49.1 (42.3, 56.7) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Charlton County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 55.5 (40.5, 74.6) | 1.6 | -1.5 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Oglethorpe County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 43.0 (31.5, 57.9) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 45.2 (29.7, 67.4) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Effingham County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 27 | 45.2 (37.7, 53.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 43.6 (34.5, 54.4) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Decatur County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.5 (39.5, 61.5) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Walton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.7 (38.4, 49.6) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Muscogee County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 96 | 45.6 (41.5, 49.9) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Brantley County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 62.7 (49.3, 79.0) | 1.8 | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Brooks County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 44.3 (33.0, 58.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Bryan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.4 (39.2, 61.4) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Dodge County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.8 (37.2, 60.9) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Mitchell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 59.3 (47.5, 73.5) | 1.7 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Screven County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 48.3 (35.6, 64.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Wilkes County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 43.2 (29.7, 61.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Peach County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 48.6 (38.6, 60.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Bacon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 41.1 (27.5, 59.7) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Taylor County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 56.6 (39.4, 80.1) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| Rabun County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 39.9 (30.5, 52.2) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Jones County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 44.9 (35.9, 55.7) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Chattooga County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 57.4 (46.4, 70.4) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Thomas County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 30 | 48.0 (40.5, 56.6) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Crisp County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 55.8 (44.7, 69.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| McDuffie County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 54.1 (42.7, 67.8) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Dade County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 57.6 (44.4, 74.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Emanuel County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 48.7 (38.0, 61.9) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Baldwin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 43.6 (36.1, 52.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Barrow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 49.6 (42.8, 57.1) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Colquitt County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 30 | 53.5 (45.1, 63.0) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Sumter County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 16 | 41.5 (32.7, 52.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Clinch County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 5 | 53.6 (33.9, 81.6) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9) |
| Johnson County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 6 | 45.1 (30.7, 64.8) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Cook County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 10 | 48.0 (35.7, 63.4) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Lee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 51.8 (40.5, 65.4) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Ware County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 53.4 (44.4, 63.9) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Gordon County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 36 | 51.2 (43.8, 59.5) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Tift County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 50.0 (41.4, 60.0) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 54.6 (38.4, 76.5) | 1.6 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Pike County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 51.2 (38.9, 66.5) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Habersham County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 28 | 43.8 (36.7, 51.9) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Polk County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 32 | 59.7 (50.6, 70.0) | 1.7 | -0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Laurens County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 34 | 53.0 (45.2, 61.8) | 1.5 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Evans County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 6 | 43.3 (29.2, 62.6) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4) |
| Worth County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 57.2 (45.7, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Coffee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 23 | 45.7 (37.5, 55.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Pierce County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 56.4 (44.0, 71.6) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Heard County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 54.3 (39.2, 74.0) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Madison County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 50.4 (40.8, 61.7) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Elbert County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 17 | 55.8 (44.4, 69.7) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Turner County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 5 | 49.2 (32.2, 73.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| White County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 22 | 44.3 (36.1, 54.2) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Stephens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 49.4 (39.5, 61.3) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Banks County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 55.7 (43.1, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Pickens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 26 | 52.0 (43.1, 62.4) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Bulloch County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 35 | 49.0 (41.8, 57.0) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Hancock County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 7 | 46.7 (31.9, 68.0) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Towns County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 12 | 47.2 (34.0, 65.6) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3) |
| Early County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 37.9 (24.7, 56.4) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Washington County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 53.9 (42.3, 68.1) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.1) |
| Stewart County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 3 | 49.8 (28.8, 82.0) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-2.0, 1.7) |
| Burke County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 13 | 46.9 (36.0, 60.2) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Macon County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 8 | 44.9 (31.8, 62.3) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Atkinson County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 6 | 65.0 (43.1, 94.3) | 1.9 | -0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| 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 06/16/2024 3:07 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 06/16/2024 3:07 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
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.