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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Louisiana
Among 25 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are De Soto Parish, LA (11.4, 2.48 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Morehouse Parish, LA (8.6, 1.87 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Washington Parish, LA (8.5, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 25 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.
All Louisiana counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Soto Parish | LA | 11.4 | 4.6 | 2.48x | Significant |
| 2 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 8.6 | 4.6 | 1.87x | Significant |
| 3 | Washington Parish | LA | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 4 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.72x | No |
| 5 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.57x | No |
| 6 | Vernon Parish | LA | 7 | 4.6 | 1.52x | No |
| 7 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 8 | Bossier Parish | LA | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1.33x | No |
| 9 | Iberia Parish | LA | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 10 | Rapides Parish | LA | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 11 | Caddo Parish | LA | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 12 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 13 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 14 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1x | No |
| 15 | Livingston Parish | LA | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1x | No |
| 16 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 17 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.93x | No |
| 18 | Ascension Parish | LA | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 19 | Acadia Parish | LA | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 20 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 21 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87x | No |
| 22 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 23 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 24 | Orleans Parish | LA | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.78x | No |
| 25 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.74x | No |