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
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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) |
| North Carolina | - |
falling
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- | 5,234 | 40.0 (39.5, 40.5) | - | -4.8 (-5.7, -3.9) |
| Yancey County | 6 |
stable 
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similar | 13 | 38.5 (29.5, 50.1) | 1.1 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.0) |
| Davie County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 33 | 48.2 (41.0, 56.5) | 1.4 | 0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Warren County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 14 | 38.3 (29.7, 49.4) | 1.1 | -9.3 (-13.6, -4.7) |
| Hoke County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 19 | 41.6 (33.2, 51.3) | 1.2 | -8.6 (-14.0, -2.8) |
| Henderson County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 72 | 33.0 (29.6, 36.8) | 0.9 | -7.9 (-12.5, -3.0) |
| Chatham County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 33 | 25.6 (21.8, 30.1) | 0.7 | -7.5 (-11.6, -3.1) |
| Guilford County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 230 | 36.6 (34.5, 38.8) | 1.0 | -6.9 (-11.5, -2.0) |
| Rowan County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 90 | 46.8 (42.5, 51.5) | 1.3 | -5.9 (-9.4, -2.2) |
| Cabarrus County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 80 | 35.6 (32.1, 39.3) | 1.0 | -5.9 (-7.9, -3.9) |
| Burke County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 64 | 44.8 (39.9, 50.1) | 1.3 | -5.6 (-8.3, -2.9) |
| Caldwell County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 60 | 48.2 (42.8, 54.2) | 1.4 | -5.5 (-8.7, -2.2) |
| Mecklenburg County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 285 | 28.9 (27.4, 30.5) | 0.8 | -5.5 (-6.5, -4.6) |
| Durham County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 98 | 30.6 (27.9, 33.6) | 0.9 | -5.0 (-5.9, -4.0) |
| Alexander County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 23 | 41.0 (33.7, 49.5) | 1.2 | -4.7 (-7.0, -2.4) |
| Moore County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 57 | 32.4 (28.7, 36.6) | 0.9 | -4.6 (-6.6, -2.5) |
| Wake County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 281 | 28.0 (26.5, 29.5) | 0.8 | -4.6 (-5.5, -3.8) |
| Cleveland County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 59 | 43.6 (38.7, 49.1) | 1.2 | -4.3 (-6.5, -2.1) |
| Catawba County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 88 | 40.4 (36.6, 44.5) | 1.2 | -4.0 (-5.7, -2.2) |
| Granville County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 36 | 44.6 (38.2, 51.9) | 1.3 | -3.9 (-6.0, -1.8) |
| Union County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 84 | 34.7 (31.4, 38.3) | 1.0 | -3.7 (-5.1, -2.3) |
| Orange County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 45 | 29.6 (25.7, 33.9) | 0.8 | -3.7 (-4.8, -2.6) |
| Craven County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 69 | 47.8 (42.7, 53.3) | 1.4 | -3.2 (-4.9, -1.4) |
| Forsyth County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 187 | 40.2 (37.6, 42.9) | 1.1 | -3.2 (-4.1, -2.2) |
| Haywood County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 46 | 41.2 (35.9, 47.2) | 1.2 | -3.1 (-4.4, -1.7) |
| Camden County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 5 | 33.5 (21.1, 51.3) | 1.0 | -21.3 (-43.4, 9.5) |
| Hertford County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 14 | 38.2 (29.5, 49.0) | 1.1 | -2.8 (-3.9, -1.8) |
| Dare County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 25 | 42.5 (35.1, 51.3) | 1.2 | -2.7 (-3.8, -1.6) |
| Beaufort County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 38 | 44.7 (38.4, 52.0) | 1.3 | -2.7 (-3.6, -1.9) |
| Gaston County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 144 | 50.9 (47.1, 54.8) | 1.5 | -2.6 (-3.7, -1.6) |
| Martin County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 16 | 40.7 (31.8, 51.7) | 1.2 | -2.6 (-3.5, -1.6) |
| Avery County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 29.8 (21.3, 41.2) | 0.9 | -2.5 (-3.7, -1.3) |
| Pitt County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 61 | 32.7 (29.0, 36.6) | 0.9 | -2.5 (-3.1, -1.9) |
| Perquimans County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 10 | 35.3 (26.1, 48.1) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0) |
| Cumberland County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 147 | 45.8 (42.5, 49.3) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-2.7, -2.0) |
| Richmond County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 33 | 52.7 (44.9, 61.7) | 1.5 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.7) |
| Pamlico County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 11 | 42.1 (30.9, 57.4) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-3.4, -1.1) |
| Currituck County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 17 | 44.4 (35.1, 55.7) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.3, -1.0) |
| Bertie County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 15 | 46.0 (35.8, 58.8) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.2) |
| Transylvania County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 23 | 30.8 (25.3, 37.7) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Watauga County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 18 | 27.1 (21.6, 33.8) | 0.8 | -2.0 (-3.1, -0.9) |
| Polk County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 13 | 28.3 (21.2, 38.0) | 0.8 | -2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Rockingham County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 71 | 49.5 (44.4, 55.2) | 1.4 | -2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Madison County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 15 | 44.9 (35.2, 56.9) | 1.3 | -13.1 (-23.5, -1.3) |
| New Hanover County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 112 | 36.5 (33.5, 39.7) | 1.0 | -11.9 (-20.6, -2.4) |
| Brunswick County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 110 | 39.6 (36.0, 43.5) | 1.1 | -11.1 (-19.8, -1.4) |
| Buncombe County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 142 | 37.0 (34.3, 39.9) | 1.1 | -10.5 (-18.2, -2.1) |
| Washington County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 36.4 (25.5, 51.5) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Cherokee County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 26 | 44.0 (36.4, 53.2) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 17 | 38.6 (30.6, 48.5) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Duplin County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 34 | 40.2 (34.3, 47.0) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Johnston County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 105 | 48.6 (44.4, 53.1) | 1.4 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Iredell County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 91 | 41.1 (37.3, 45.1) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Clay County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 31.5 (22.3, 45.3) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-3.1, -0.3) |
| Stokes County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 35 | 47.6 (40.8, 55.5) | 1.4 | -1.7 (-2.6, -0.8) |
| Carteret County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 61 | 48.4 (43.0, 54.5) | 1.4 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Lee County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 34 | 42.9 (36.6, 50.0) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Northampton County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 14 | 38.8 (29.7, 50.4) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Columbus County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 40 | 47.2 (40.8, 54.5) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Wilson County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 46 | 40.8 (35.7, 46.6) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Edgecombe County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 36 | 44.9 (38.4, 52.3) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Person County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 24 | 39.1 (32.3, 47.1) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Vance County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 31 | 49.0 (41.5, 57.7) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Alleghany County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 37.0 (26.2, 52.4) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Franklin County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 42 | 46.9 (40.7, 53.9) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Graham County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 8 | 49.4 (35.1, 69.5) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Greene County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 10 | 36.1 (26.5, 48.4) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Chowan County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 11 | 43.6 (32.4, 58.3) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Wayne County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 77 | 48.8 (43.9, 54.1) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Gates County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 8 | 42.5 (29.9, 59.7) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.9, 0.4) |
| Anson County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 12 | 33.0 (25.0, 43.2) | 0.9 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 25 | 40.8 (33.7, 49.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Pender County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 38 | 44.1 (37.9, 51.1) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Bladen County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 25 | 46.4 (38.4, 55.8) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Pasquotank County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 25 | 45.6 (37.8, 54.8) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Lincoln County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 51 | 44.4 (39.0, 50.3) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Harnett County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 68 | 49.7 (44.5, 55.4) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Lenoir County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 41 | 47.8 (41.3, 55.0) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Alamance County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 103 | 47.1 (43.0, 51.4) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Ashe County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 22 | 42.3 (34.6, 51.7) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Rutherford County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 48 | 45.2 (39.5, 51.6) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Halifax County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 38 | 48.5 (41.7, 56.2) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Onslow County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 88 | 61.0 (55.4, 67.1) | 1.7 | -1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Caswell County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 19 | 50.6 (40.7, 62.6) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Stanly County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 38 | 42.2 (36.3, 48.9) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Nash County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 63 | 47.6 (42.4, 53.4) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Mitchell County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 12 | 42.0 (31.9, 55.3) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Macon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 28 | 39.3 (33.0, 46.9) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Robeson County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 87 | 54.5 (49.4, 60.0) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Yadkin County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 29 | 49.6 (41.8, 58.8) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Wilkes County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 51 | 47.0 (41.3, 53.3) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| McDowell County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 36 | 52.2 (44.8, 60.8) | 1.5 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Sampson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 49 | 56.5 (49.6, 64.2) | 1.6 | -0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Jones County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 8 | 49.0 (34.2, 69.5) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Swain County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 11 | 51.4 (38.2, 68.2) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Davidson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 124 | 52.4 (48.3, 56.8) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Scotland County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 27 | 53.9 (45.0, 64.3) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Surry County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 66 | 59.8 (53.5, 66.8) | 1.7 | -0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Randolph County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 112 | 56.9 (52.2, 61.9) | 1.6 | -0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Hyde County |
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** | similar | 4 | 51.5 (31.3, 82.7) | 1.5 |
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| Tyrrell County |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2024 1:42 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:
Tyrrell County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Hyde 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 04/28/2024 1:42 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:
Tyrrell County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Hyde 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.