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Counties with the highest cancer death rates in North Dakota

Among 48 North Dakota counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer death rates are Rolette County, ND (235.8, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 143.2), Burke County, ND (216.5, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 143.2) and Benson County, ND (201.6, 1.41 times the U.S. rate of 143.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 48 are significantly above the U.S. rate.

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.