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) |
| Atkinson County | 4 |
stable 
|
higher | 6 | 65.0 (43.1, 94.3) | 1.9 | -0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Murray County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 31 | 64.8 (54.7, 76.2) | 1.9 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Brantley County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 62.7 (49.3, 79.0) | 1.8 | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| 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) |
| Polk County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 59.7 (50.6, 70.0) | 1.7 | -0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Mitchell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 59.3 (47.5, 73.5) | 1.7 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Dade County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 57.6 (44.4, 74.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Chattooga County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 57.4 (46.4, 70.4) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Worth County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 57.2 (45.7, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Warren County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 57.1 (35.1, 89.7) | 1.6 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.1) |
| Taylor County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 56.6 (39.4, 80.1) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| Pierce County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 56.4 (44.0, 71.6) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Elbert County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 17 | 55.8 (44.4, 69.7) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Crisp County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 55.8 (44.7, 69.1) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Franklin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 19 | 55.7 (45.0, 68.6) | 1.6 | 0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Banks County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 55.7 (43.1, 71.1) | 1.6 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Charlton County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 55.5 (40.5, 74.6) | 1.6 | -1.5 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Wilkinson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 54.6 (38.4, 76.5) | 1.6 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Heard County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 54.3 (39.2, 74.0) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Jefferson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 54.2 (41.0, 70.8) | 1.6 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| McDuffie County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 54.1 (42.7, 67.8) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Washington County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 53.9 (42.3, 68.1) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.1) |
| Clinch County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 53.6 (33.9, 81.6) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.9, 0.9) |
| Colquitt County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 30 | 53.5 (45.1, 63.0) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Ware County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 53.4 (44.4, 63.9) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Haralson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 53.1 (43.0, 64.9) | 1.5 | -5.5 (-9.5, -1.3) |
| Laurens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 34 | 53.0 (45.2, 61.8) | 1.5 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Butts County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 52.6 (41.8, 65.6) | 1.5 | -9.3 (-16.6, -1.5) |
| Walker County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 52.4 (46.2, 59.4) | 1.5 | -3.4 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| Pickens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 26 | 52.0 (43.1, 62.4) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Lee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 51.8 (40.5, 65.4) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Ben Hill County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 51.4 (38.8, 67.1) | 1.5 | -4.5 (-6.1, -2.9) |
| Upson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 51.3 (41.8, 62.8) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Pike County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 51.2 (38.9, 66.5) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Gordon County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 36 | 51.2 (43.8, 59.5) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Toombs County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 51.1 (41.0, 63.2) | 1.5 | -1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Crawford County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 9 | 50.8 (36.4, 69.7) | 1.5 | -5.1 (-9.3, -0.7) |
| Madison County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 50.4 (40.8, 61.7) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Tift County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 50.0 (41.4, 60.0) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Monroe County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 49.9 (40.4, 61.2) | 1.4 | 6.3 (-4.4, 18.2) |
| Stewart County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 3 | 49.8 (28.8, 82.0) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-2.0, 1.7) |
| Barrow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 49.6 (42.8, 57.1) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Decatur County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.5 (39.5, 61.5) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Stephens County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 49.4 (39.5, 61.3) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Bryan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.4 (39.2, 61.4) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Talbot County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 49.3 (32.2, 75.1) | 1.4 | -4.7 (-7.6, -1.8) |
| Turner County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 49.2 (32.2, 73.0) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Jackson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 39 | 49.1 (42.3, 56.7) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Bulloch County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 35 | 49.0 (41.8, 57.0) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Jasper County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 48.9 (35.8, 65.8) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Floyd County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.8 (43.5, 54.6) | 1.4 | -3.4 (-4.9, -1.8) |
| Emanuel County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 48.7 (38.0, 61.9) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Carroll County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 63 | 48.7 (43.3, 54.5) | 1.4 | -10.2 (-18.1, -1.6) |
| Peach County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 48.6 (38.6, 60.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Screven County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 48.3 (35.6, 64.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Terrell County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 48.2 (31.9, 70.9) | 1.4 | -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2) |
| Cook County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 10 | 48.0 (35.7, 63.4) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Thomas County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 30 | 48.0 (40.5, 56.6) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Dodge County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.8 (37.2, 60.9) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Richmond County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 107 | 47.6 (43.5, 51.9) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-4.2, -1.6) |
| Tattnall County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 47.4 (36.7, 60.3) | 1.4 | -6.2 (-10.7, -1.5) |
| Towns County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 12 | 47.2 (34.0, 65.6) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3) |
| Bleckley County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 47.2 (33.6, 65.0) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1) |
| Burke County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 46.9 (36.0, 60.2) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4) |
| Hancock County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 46.7 (31.9, 68.0) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Spalding County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 41 | 46.0 (39.8, 53.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Telfair County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 45.9 (34.2, 61.0) | 1.3 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Coffee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 23 | 45.7 (37.5, 55.2) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Muscogee County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 96 | 45.6 (41.5, 49.9) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1) |
| Effingham County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 27 | 45.2 (37.7, 53.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Lincoln County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 45.2 (29.7, 67.4) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Johnson County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 45.1 (30.7, 64.8) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Berrien County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 45.0 (34.2, 58.5) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Lumpkin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 45.0 (36.3, 55.3) | 1.3 | -5.1 (-8.1, -2.0) |
| 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) |
| Jones County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 44.9 (35.9, 55.7) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| White County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 22 | 44.3 (36.1, 54.2) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Brooks County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 44.3 (33.0, 58.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Liberty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 21 | 44.2 (35.8, 53.9) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Irwin County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 44.0 (28.8, 65.0) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.9, 0.1) |
| Dougherty County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 47 | 43.8 (38.3, 49.9) | 1.3 | -6.2 (-9.3, -2.9) |
| Habersham County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 28 | 43.8 (36.7, 51.9) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Walton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.7 (38.4, 49.6) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Baldwin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 24 | 43.6 (36.1, 52.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 43.6 (34.5, 54.4) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Newton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.6 (38.2, 49.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Bartow County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 53 | 43.5 (38.3, 49.3) | 1.2 | -5.0 (-8.0, -2.0) |
| Fannin County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 43.4 (35.3, 53.5) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Evans County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 43.3 (29.2, 62.6) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4) |
| Wilkes County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 43.2 (29.7, 61.9) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Oglethorpe County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 43.0 (31.5, 57.9) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Whitfield County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 50 | 43.0 (37.8, 48.7) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Catoosa County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 40 | 42.9 (37.1, 49.5) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.3) |
| Bibb County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 79 | 42.0 (37.9, 46.5) | 1.2 | -4.8 (-7.9, -1.6) |
| Troup County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 35 | 41.7 (35.6, 48.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Sumter County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 41.5 (32.7, 52.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Appling County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 41.2 (30.6, 54.6) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Bacon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 41.1 (27.5, 59.7) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Putnam County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 40.9 (32.3, 51.8) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.7, -0.6) |
| Houston County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 66 | 40.8 (36.4, 45.6) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Camden County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 23 | 40.7 (33.4, 49.3) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.1) |
| Morgan County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 40.5 (30.5, 53.3) | 1.2 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| Rabun County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 39.9 (30.5, 52.2) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| McIntosh County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 39.7 (29.1, 54.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Lanier County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 5 | 38.8 (24.6, 58.7) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Paulding County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 58 | 38.8 (34.2, 43.7) | 1.1 | -4.1 (-5.2, -3.0) |
| Twiggs County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 38.7 (26.0, 57.5) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-3.7, -0.8) |
| Randolph County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 38.4 (24.3, 60.2) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Glynn County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 38.4 (33.7, 43.6) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.6) |
| Meriwether County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 12 | 37.9 (28.8, 49.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Early County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 37.9 (24.7, 56.4) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Gilmer County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 21 | 37.6 (30.4, 46.3) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.9, -1.7) |
| Pulaski County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 7 | 37.5 (26.0, 53.5) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-4.8, -1.0) |
| Lamar County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 9 | 37.0 (26.9, 50.1) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Douglas County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 50 | 37.0 (32.3, 42.1) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| Dooly County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 36.7 (25.7, 51.7) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Lowndes County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 42 | 36.7 (31.8, 42.1) | 1.1 | -4.7 (-6.4, -3.0) |
| Henry County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 78 | 36.5 (32.9, 40.5) | 1.0 | -4.1 (-5.6, -2.6) |
| Hall County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 86 | 36.5 (33.1, 40.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Grady County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 36.5 (27.9, 47.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Rockdale County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 37 | 36.4 (31.2, 42.3) | 1.0 | -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8) |
| Coweta County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 57 | 35.0 (31.0, 39.5) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.6) |
| Dawson County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 34.6 (26.4, 44.9) | 1.0 | -17.0 (-29.5, -2.3) |
| Candler County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 33.5 (21.7, 50.3) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Union County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 19 | 33.3 (26.9, 41.8) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Wheeler County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 3 | 33.1 (18.8, 55.0) | 0.9 | -24.4 (-35.2, -11.8) |
| Hart County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 14 | 32.5 (25.3, 41.6) | 0.9 | -6.9 (-10.8, -2.8) |
| Cherokee County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 87 | 32.2 (29.2, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.4 (-4.4, -2.4) |
| Chatham County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 110 | 32.2 (29.5, 35.0) | 0.9 | -4.6 (-5.8, -3.4) |
| Columbia County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 51 | 32.0 (28.1, 36.3) | 0.9 | -4.0 (-4.9, -3.1) |
| Clayton County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 71 | 31.7 (28.3, 35.5) | 0.9 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.4) |
| Harris County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 15 | 31.5 (24.5, 40.0) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Clarke County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 33 | 30.7 (26.1, 35.8) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-3.0, -1.5) |
| Cobb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 203 | 28.5 (26.7, 30.3) | 0.8 | -7.4 (-11.0, -3.7) |
| Fulton County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 275 | 28.1 (26.6, 29.6) | 0.8 | -4.1 (-4.6, -3.5) |
| Greene County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 27.9 (19.9, 38.8) | 0.8 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Gwinnett County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 201 | 27.1 (25.3, 28.9) | 0.8 | -4.2 (-4.7, -3.6) |
| Forsyth County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 59 | 26.9 (23.9, 30.2) | 0.8 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.2) |
| Long County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 4 | 25.8 (15.4, 40.2) | 0.7 | -3.2 (-5.5, -0.8) |
| Oconee County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 12 | 25.4 (19.3, 32.9) | 0.7 | -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3) |
| DeKalb County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 185 | 24.8 (23.2, 26.5) | 0.7 | -6.3 (-8.7, -3.8) |
| Fayette County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 37 | 23.6 (20.3, 27.4) | 0.7 | -4.9 (-6.7, -3.1) |
| 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 05/17/2024 9:30 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 05/17/2024 9:30 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.