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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

California Counties versus United States

Brain & ONS

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by count
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 - rising rising trend - 17,206 4.4 (4.4, 4.4) - 0.3 (0.1, 0.5)
California - stable stable trend - 1,930 4.4 (4.3, 4.5) - 0.4 (-0.1, 0.9)
Los Angeles County 2 rising rising trend similar 473 4.3 (4.2, 4.5) 1.0 1.3 (0.1, 2.6)
Orange County 8 falling falling trend similar 177 4.8 (4.5, 5.2) 1.1 -0.6 (-1.1, -0.1)
San Diego County 6 stable stable trend similar 170 4.7 (4.4, 5.0) 1.1 -0.3 (-0.7, 0.1)
Riverside County 6 stable stable trend similar 126 4.7 (4.3, 5.1) 1.1 -0.1 (-0.6, 0.3)
San Bernardino County 6 stable stable trend similar 88 4.2 (3.8, 4.6) 1.0 -0.1 (-0.5, 0.3)
Santa Clara County 7 stable stable trend lower 82 3.9 (3.6, 4.3) 0.9 -0.3 (-0.8, 0.3)
Sacramento County 8 falling falling trend similar 81 4.8 (4.3, 5.3) 1.1 -0.5 (-1.0, 0.0)
Alameda County 9 falling falling trend lower 64 3.4 (3.1, 3.9) 0.8 -0.6 (-1.0, -0.2)
Contra Costa County 8 falling falling trend similar 58 4.2 (3.7, 4.7) 1.0 -0.7 (-1.3, -0.1)
Ventura County 4 stable stable trend higher 52 5.3 (4.6, 6.0) 1.2 0.2 (-0.5, 0.8)
Kern County 6 stable stable trend similar 40 5.0 (4.3, 5.7) 1.1 0.5 (-0.2, 1.1)
Fresno County 6 stable stable trend similar 39 4.0 (3.5, 4.7) 0.9 -0.3 (-0.9, 0.3)
Sonoma County 4 stable stable trend higher 39 5.7 (4.9, 6.6) 1.3 0.5 (-0.3, 1.2)
San Francisco County 7 stable stable trend lower 35 3.3 (2.8, 3.8) 0.7 -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1)
San Joaquin County 6 stable stable trend similar 35 4.4 (3.8, 5.2) 1.0 0.8 (-0.1, 1.7)
San Mateo County 9 falling falling trend lower 33 3.6 (3.0, 4.2) 0.8 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3)
Stanislaus County 6 stable stable trend similar 27 4.7 (4.0, 5.6) 1.1 -0.2 (-1.1, 0.6)
Placer County 8 falling falling trend similar 25 4.8 (3.9, 5.7) 1.1 -1.6 (-2.6, -0.5)
Santa Barbara County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 4.7 (3.9, 5.7) 1.1 -0.2 (-1.1, 0.8)
Solano County 6 stable stable trend similar 22 4.1 (3.4, 5.0) 0.9 -0.2 (-1.3, 0.9)
Monterey County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 3.9 (3.1, 4.8) 0.9 -0.2 (-1.3, 0.9)
Shasta County 4 stable stable trend higher 17 7.3 (5.8, 9.1) 1.7 1.2 (0.0, 2.4)
Marin County 8 falling falling trend similar 17 4.1 (3.2, 5.2) 0.9 -1.4 (-2.3, -0.4)
San Luis Obispo County 6 stable stable trend similar 17 4.6 (3.6, 5.8) 1.0 -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7)
Tulare County 6 stable stable trend similar 16 3.7 (2.9, 4.6) 0.8 -0.5 (-1.8, 0.9)
Napa County 4 stable stable trend higher 14 7.9 (6.1, 10.1) 1.8 0.3 (-1.2, 1.9)
Butte County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 4.7 (3.6, 6.1) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2)
Santa Cruz County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 4.1 (3.1, 5.3) 0.9 1.1 (-0.2, 2.3)
Yolo County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 5.6 (4.3, 7.3) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.7, 1.5)
El Dorado County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 3.9 (2.9, 5.3) 0.9 -1.2 (-2.3, 0.0)
Merced County 7 stable stable trend lower 8 3.3 (2.3, 4.5) 0.7 -0.4 (-2.1, 1.4)
Nevada County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 4.0 (2.6, 5.9) 0.9 -1.1 (-2.9, 0.7)
Madera County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 3.9 (2.7, 5.5) 0.9 -1.3 (-2.7, 0.1)
Humboldt County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 3.7 (2.4, 5.3) 0.8 -1.8 (-3.4, -0.3)
Kings County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 4.0 (2.6, 5.9) 0.9 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4)
Mendocino County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 4.5 (2.9, 6.8) 1.0 -0.8 (-2.3, 0.7)
Sutter County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 4.9 (3.2, 7.3) 1.1 0.1 (-1.5, 1.7)
Imperial County 7 stable stable trend lower 4 2.2 (1.3, 3.4) 0.5 -1.7 (-3.4, 0.0)
Amador County
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** similar 3 4.7 (2.5, 8.5) 1.1
**
Calaveras County
**
** similar 4 4.8 (2.8, 8.2) 1.1
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Lake County
**
** similar 5 5.6 (3.4, 8.7) 1.3
**
Siskiyou County
**
** similar 4 6.3 (3.8, 10.2) 1.4
**
Tehama County
**
** similar 5 6.9 (4.4, 10.3) 1.6
**
Yuba County
**
** similar 3 3.7 (2.1, 6.1) 0.8
**
Alpine County
**
**
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3 or fewer
*
*
**
Colusa County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Del Norte County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Glenn County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Inyo County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lassen County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mariposa County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Modoc County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mono County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Plumas County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
San Benito County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Sierra County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Trinity County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Tuolumne County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/04/2024 5:06 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:
Alpine County, Colusa County, Del Norte County, Glenn County, Inyo County, Lassen County, Mariposa County, Modoc County, Mono County, Plumas County, San Benito County, Sierra County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Amador County, Calaveras County, Lake County, Siskiyou County, Tehama County, Yuba 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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