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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Mississippi Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name
Counties
sort alphabetically by name descending 		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 - 52,152 13.1 (13.1, 13.2) - -1.9 (-2.1, -1.8)
Mississippi - falling falling trend - 632 17.6 (16.9, 18.2) - -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9)
Adams County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 20.2 (14.3, 27.9) 1.5 -0.4 (-1.8, 1.1)
Alcorn County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 14.6 (10.1, 20.5) 1.1 -1.0 (-2.3, 0.3)
Amite County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Attala County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 23.5 (15.9, 34.0) 1.8 0.3 (-1.3, 2.0)
Benton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bolivar County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 31.0 (23.2, 40.5) 2.4 -1.8 (-3.8, 0.4)
Calhoun County
**
 		** similar 4 20.0 (12.3, 31.4) 1.5
**
Carroll County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Chickasaw County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 26.0 (17.0, 38.2) 2.0 0.8 (-1.1, 2.7)
Choctaw County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Claiborne County
**
 		** higher 4 32.8 (19.2, 53.0) 2.5
**
Clarke County
**
 		** similar 4 18.5 (11.5, 28.9) 1.4
**
Clay County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 17.7 (11.4, 26.8) 1.4 -1.5 (-3.5, 0.4)
Coahoma County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 22.6 (14.9, 32.9) 1.7 -1.9 (-4.1, 0.3)
Copiah County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 21.8 (15.6, 30.0) 1.7 -1.1 (-2.6, 0.4)
Covington County 4 stable stable trend higher 5 22.3 (14.3, 33.3) 1.7 0.1 (-1.8, 2.0)
DeSoto County 8 falling falling trend similar 29 15.6 (13.1, 18.4) 1.2 -1.3 (-2.3, -0.4)
Forrest County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 12.6 (9.3, 16.6) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.4, -1.1)
Franklin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
George County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 16.1 (9.5, 25.4) 1.2 -1.4 (-3.5, 0.7)
Greene County
**
 		** similar 4 23.1 (13.6, 37.0) 1.8
**
Grenada County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 16.8 (10.3, 25.9) 1.3 -0.7 (-2.6, 1.2)
Hancock County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 15.1 (11.1, 20.3) 1.2 -1.6 (-3.0, -0.2)
Harrison County 5 falling falling trend higher 42 18.2 (15.8, 20.9) 1.4 -1.3 (-1.9, -0.6)
Hinds County 5 falling falling trend higher 45 17.1 (14.9, 19.6) 1.3 -1.8 (-2.4, -1.3)
Holmes County 4 stable stable trend higher 5 24.9 (15.8, 37.5) 1.9 2.0 (-0.2, 4.1)
Humphreys County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Issaquena County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Itawamba County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 12.6 (7.4, 20.3) 1.0 -2.1 (-3.8, -0.4)
Jackson County 8 falling falling trend similar 26 15.2 (12.7, 18.2) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.6, -0.8)
Jasper County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jefferson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jefferson Davis County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jones County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 13.2 (10.0, 17.3) 1.0 -0.2 (-1.3, 0.9)
Kemper County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lafayette County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 14.0 (9.8, 19.5) 1.1 -1.0 (-2.5, 0.6)
Lamar County
**
 		** similar 7 10.9 (7.6, 15.2) 0.8
**
Lauderdale County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 12.7 (9.7, 16.5) 1.0 -1.6 (-2.9, -0.2)
Lawrence County
**
 		** similar 4 21.6 (12.6, 35.0) 1.6
**
Leake County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 19.1 (12.6, 28.0) 1.5 0.7 (-1.4, 2.8)
Lee County 4 stable stable trend higher 25 26.0 (21.6, 31.1) 2.0 0.6 (-0.5, 1.6)
Leflore County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 29.6 (21.5, 39.8) 2.3 -0.2 (-1.7, 1.4)
Lincoln County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 19.4 (14.0, 26.3) 1.5 -0.2 (-1.6, 1.1)
Lowndes County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 23.3 (18.4, 29.1) 1.8 0.6 (-0.9, 2.2)
Madison County 5 falling falling trend higher 24 21.4 (17.6, 25.7) 1.6 -5.0 (-6.2, -3.7)
Marion County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 16.4 (11.0, 23.9) 1.3 -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4)
Marshall County 4 stable stable trend higher 10 20.3 (14.8, 27.2) 1.5 -1.2 (-2.4, 0.1)
Monroe County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 15.6 (10.9, 21.8) 1.2 -0.3 (-1.8, 1.3)
Montgomery County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 22.8 (12.4, 39.0) 1.7 0.0 (-2.0, 2.0)
Neshoba County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 22.6 (15.8, 31.4) 1.7 1.2 (-0.5, 2.8)
Newton County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 17.8 (11.3, 27.0) 1.4 -1.5 (-3.3, 0.2)
Noxubee County 4 stable stable trend higher 4 25.8 (15.1, 41.9) 2.0 0.9 (-1.1, 2.8)
Oktibbeha County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 20.8 (15.0, 28.0) 1.6 -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3)
Panola County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 19.9 (14.1, 27.4) 1.5 -1.0 (-2.4, 0.6)
Pearl River County 4 stable stable trend higher 15 21.3 (16.6, 27.1) 1.6 -0.2 (-1.6, 1.2)
Perry County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pike County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 18.8 (13.7, 25.4) 1.4 -1.3 (-3.0, 0.4)
Pontotoc County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 14.9 (9.9, 21.6) 1.1 1.0 (-0.8, 2.8)
Prentiss County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 13.5 (8.0, 21.3) 1.0 -0.7 (-2.3, 1.0)
Quitman County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Rankin County 8 falling falling trend similar 21 12.0 (9.8, 14.5) 0.9 -1.5 (-2.5, -0.6)
Scott County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 17.6 (11.6, 25.7) 1.3 -0.2 (-2.0, 1.6)
Sharkey County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Simpson County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 11.6 (6.9, 18.6) 0.9 -1.6 (-3.6, 0.4)
Smith County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 13.2 (7.5, 22.3) 1.0 0.1 (-1.9, 2.0)
Stone County
**
 		** similar 4 19.9 (11.8, 31.6) 1.5
**
Sunflower County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 28.7 (20.4, 39.3) 2.2 -0.3 (-2.0, 1.4)
Tallahatchie County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Tate County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 17.5 (11.7, 25.3) 1.3 -3.7 (-7.2, -0.1)
Tippah County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 13.1 (7.7, 21.2) 1.0 -2.0 (-3.9, -0.1)
Tishomingo County
**
 		** similar 4 13.1 (7.7, 21.4) 1.0
**
Tunica County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Union County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 15.6 (10.3, 22.8) 1.2 0.0 (-1.9, 2.0)
Walthall County
**
 		** similar 4 20.0 (12.4, 31.2) 1.5
**
Warren County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 18.0 (13.3, 24.0) 1.4 -1.4 (-2.6, -0.1)
Washington County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 22.4 (16.8, 29.4) 1.7 0.3 (-0.7, 1.4)
Wayne County 4 stable stable trend higher 6 21.3 (14.0, 31.3) 1.6 -0.2 (-1.8, 1.4)
Webster County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Wilkinson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Winston County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Yalobusha County
**
 		** higher 4 25.3 (15.6, 39.5) 1.9
**
Yazoo County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 17.3 (11.2, 25.5) 1.3 0.2 (-1.7, 2.1)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/02/2024 1:50 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:
Amite County, Benton County, Carroll County, Choctaw County, Franklin County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Kemper County, Perry County, Quitman County, Sharkey County, Tallahatchie County, Tunica County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Calhoun County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Greene County, Lamar County, Lawrence County, Stone County, Tishomingo County, Walthall County, Yalobusha 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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