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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Florida Counties versus United States

Melanoma of the Skin

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name
Counties
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling falling trend - 8,150 2.1 (2.1, 2.1) - -2.5 (-4.5, -0.5)
Florida - falling falling trend - 656 2.1 (2.1, 2.2) - -5.1 (-6.3, -3.8)
Washington County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Walton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Wakulla County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Volusia County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 3.2 (2.7, 3.9) 1.6 0.8 (-0.2, 1.9)
Union County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Taylor County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Suwannee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Sumter County
**
 		** similar 9 2.8 (1.6, 5.0) 1.4
**
St. Lucie County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 2.1 (1.6, 2.8) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.6, -0.8)
St. Johns County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 3.2 (2.4, 4.3) 1.6 -1.3 (-2.9, 0.3)
Seminole County 8 falling falling trend similar 15 2.5 (2.0, 3.2) 1.2 -1.3 (-2.4, -0.1)
Sarasota County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 2.0 (1.6, 2.6) 1.0 -1.2 (-2.9, 0.5)
Santa Rosa County
**
 		** similar 4 2.1 (1.3, 3.3) 1.0
**
Putnam County
**
 		** similar 4 3.6 (2.2, 5.7) 1.7
**
Polk County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 2.6 (2.1, 3.1) 1.2 -0.2 (-1.1, 0.7)
Pinellas County 4 stable stable trend higher 46 2.8 (2.5, 3.3) 1.4 -0.4 (-1.1, 0.3)
Pasco County 4 stable stable trend higher 22 2.8 (2.2, 3.4) 1.3 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5)
Palm Beach County 8 falling falling trend similar 52 2.0 (1.8, 2.3) 1.0 -1.1 (-1.9, -0.4)
Osceola County 9 falling falling trend lower 5 1.3 (0.8, 1.9) 0.6 -3.0 (-4.9, -1.0)
Orange County 9 falling falling trend lower 21 1.6 (1.3, 2.0) 0.8 -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6)
Okeechobee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Okaloosa County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 2.6 (1.8, 3.7) 1.3 0.4 (-1.7, 2.5)
Nassau County
**
 		** similar 3 2.8 (1.6, 4.7) 1.3
**
Monroe County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 2.7 (1.6, 4.6) 1.3 -1.1 (-2.8, 0.6)
Miami-Dade County 9 falling falling trend lower 37 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) 0.5 -2.5 (-3.1, -2.0)
Martin County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 2.2 (1.5, 3.3) 1.1 -2.1 (-3.7, -0.5)
Marion County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 3.1 (2.4, 3.8) 1.5 0.4 (-0.7, 1.4)
Manatee County 8 falling falling trend similar 14 2.2 (1.6, 2.8) 1.0 -24.8 (-43.0, -0.9)
Madison County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Liberty County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Levy County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Leon County 7 stable stable trend lower 4 1.4 (0.8, 2.2) 0.7 -1.2 (-3.0, 0.6)
Lee County 8 falling falling trend similar 27 1.9 (1.6, 2.3) 0.9 -9.7 (-16.4, -2.5)
Lake County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 2.0 (1.5, 2.7) 1.0 -0.3 (-2.2, 1.6)
Lafayette County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jefferson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jackson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Indian River County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 3.0 (2.0, 4.4) 1.5 -2.1 (-4.5, 0.3)
Holmes County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hillsborough County 8 falling falling trend similar 30 1.9 (1.6, 2.2) 0.9 -1.4 (-2.4, -0.4)
Highlands County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 1.3 (0.7, 2.6) 0.7 -1.4 (-3.4, 0.7)
Hernando County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 2.6 (1.8, 3.6) 1.2 -0.2 (-1.8, 1.3)
Hendry County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hardee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hamilton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gulf County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Glades County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gilchrist County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gadsden County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Franklin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Flagler County
**
 		** similar 4 1.8 (1.1, 3.0) 0.9
**
Escambia County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 2.6 (2.0, 3.5) 1.3 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5)
Duval County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 2.3 (1.9, 2.7) 1.1 -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3)
Dixie County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
DeSoto County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Columbia County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Collier County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 2.3 (1.9, 2.9) 1.1 -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6)
Clay County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 2.9 (2.0, 4.1) 1.4 -1.6 (-3.2, 0.0)
Citrus County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 1.9 (1.1, 3.1) 0.9 -1.3 (-3.3, 0.8)
Charlotte County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 2.2 (1.5, 3.3) 1.1 0.7 (-1.6, 3.0)
Calhoun County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Broward County 9 falling falling trend lower 40 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) 0.8 -2.3 (-3.0, -1.6)
Brevard County 4 stable stable trend higher 29 2.9 (2.4, 3.5) 1.4 -0.3 (-1.4, 0.9)
Bradford County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bay County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 2.8 (1.9, 4.1) 1.4 0.5 (-1.3, 2.2)
Baker County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Alachua County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 2.3 (1.6, 3.3) 1.1 -0.5 (-2.2, 1.1)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/29/2023 7:36 am.

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 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, Bradford County, Calhoun County, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Dixie County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Flagler County, Nassau County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Sumter 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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