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Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Michigan Counties versus United States

Melanoma of the Skin

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index ¹ - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

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.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

United States

Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -0.5.
Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 2.1 and 8,150 average annual deaths.

Michigan

Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -1.4.
Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.9 to 2.1 and 255 average annual deaths.

Genesee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 1.6.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.5 to 2.7 and 11 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.0

Ingham County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 1.7.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 3.9 and 8 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.4

Jackson County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 2.4.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.8 to 4.1 and 6 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

Kalamazoo County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 1.4.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 2.8 and 6 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Kent County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.4.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.6 to 2.6 and 14 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.0

Macomb County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 1.3.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.6 to 2.3 and 21 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Monroe County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 2.4.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.6 to 3.8 and 5 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.2

Muskegon County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 2.8.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.1 to 4.4 and 7 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.5

St. Clair County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 2.0.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.6 to 3.7 and 5 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.2

Washtenaw County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 1.0.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.4 to 2.7 and 7 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Oakland County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 7.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.2.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.4 to 2.0 and 27 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.8

Wayne County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 7.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.5.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.9 to 1.4 and 24 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.6

Livingston County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.1.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.1 to 2.7 and 4 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.8

Saginaw County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
Recent Trend(2) : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -0.1.
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 3.0 and 5 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Allegan County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 3.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 5.1 and 4 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.6

Bay County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 5.0 and 5 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.6

Calhoun County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.7 to 4.3 and 5 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

Eaton County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.3 to 3.6 and 4 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Lapeer County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is higher compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.4 to 6.3 and 4 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.9

Ottawa County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
Rate : The death rate is 2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 3.7 and 9 average annual deaths.
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

Alcona County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
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Alger County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Alpena County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Antrim County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Arenac County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Baraga County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Barry County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Benzie County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Berrien County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Branch County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Cass County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Charlevoix County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Cheboygan County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Chippewa County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Clare County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Clinton County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Crawford County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Delta County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Dickinson County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Emmet County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Gladwin County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Gogebic County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Grand Traverse County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Gratiot County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Hillsdale County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Houghton County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Huron County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ionia County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Iosco County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Iron County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Isabella County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Kalkaska County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Keweenaw County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Lake County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Leelanau County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Lenawee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Luce County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Mackinac County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Manistee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Marquette County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Mason County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Mecosta County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Menominee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Midland County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Missaukee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Montcalm County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Montmorency County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Newaygo County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Oceana County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ogemaw County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Ontonagon County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Osceola County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Oscoda County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Otsego County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Presque Isle County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Roscommon County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Sanilac County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Schoolcraft County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
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Shiawassee County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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St. Joseph County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Tuscola County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Van Buren County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Wexford County

Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
Recent Trend(2) : **
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Rate : *
Rate Ratio(3) County to US : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2024 7:56 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

* 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:
Alcona County, Alger County, Alpena County, Antrim County, Arenac County, Baraga County, Barry County, Benzie County, Berrien County, Branch County, Cass County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Chippewa County, Clare County, Clinton County, Crawford County, Delta County, Dickinson County, Emmet County, Gladwin County, Gogebic County, Grand Traverse County, Gratiot County, Hillsdale County, Houghton County, Huron County, Ionia County, Iosco County, Iron County, Isabella County, Kalkaska County, Keweenaw County, Lake County, Leelanau County, Lenawee County, Luce County, Mackinac County, Manistee County, Marquette County, Mason County, Mecosta County, Menominee County, Midland County, Missaukee County, Montcalm County, Montmorency County, Newaygo County, Oceana County, Ogemaw County, Ontonagon County, Osceola County, Oscoda County, Otsego County, Presque Isle County, Roscommon County, Sanilac County, Schoolcraft County, Shiawassee County, St. Joseph County, Tuscola County, Van Buren County, Wexford County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Allegan County, Bay County, Calhoun County, Eaton County, Lapeer County, Ottawa 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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