State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022

Mississippi Counties versus United States

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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 fallingfalling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -2.1.
• Rate : The death rate is 5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.9 to 5.0 and 20,108 average annual deaths.

Mississippi

• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.7.
• Rate : The death rate is 4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.6 to 5.2 and 173 average annual deaths.

Lee County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 4.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is 0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 2.3.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is higher compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 9.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.8 to 12.7 and 9 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.9

Harrison County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 5.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.1.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is higher compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 6.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 5.3 to 8.4 and 17 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.4

DeSoto County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.2.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.1 to 7.3 and 10 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Forrest County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.5.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.6 to 6.9 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Lowndes County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to 0.5.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.4 to 8.9 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Hancock County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -0.3.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.1 to 8.8 and 3 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Hinds County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.1.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.3 to 5.8 and 11 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.9

Jackson County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.2.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.0 to 7.4 and 9 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Madison County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -10.1 to -3.1.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 6.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.5 to 8.9 and 7 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

Rankin County

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 8.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.3 to -1.2.
• County Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.6 to 5.2 and 7 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 0.8

Lamar 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 5.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 3.1 to 8.5 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.1

Lincoln 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 7.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.3 to 12.6 and 3 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.5

Oktibbeha 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 7.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.4 to 12.7 and 3 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.6

Pearl River 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 7.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 4.7 to 10.8 and 5 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) County to US : The rate ratio is 1.5

Adams County

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/14/2024 11:43 am.


* 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 5.3.0. 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:
Adams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Benton County, Bolivar County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Clay County, Coahoma County, Copiah County, Covington County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Grenada County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lafayette County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Leflore County, Marion County, Marshall County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Panola County, Perry County, Pike County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Quitman County, Scott County, Sharkey County, Simpson County, Smith County, Stone County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tate County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Tunica County, Union County, Walthall County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County, Yalobusha County, Yazoo County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Lamar County, Lincoln County, Oktibbeha County, Pearl River 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.