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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Montana
Among 9 Montana counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Lincoln County, MT (9.2, 2 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Lewis and Clark County, MT (5.9, 1.28 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Silver Bow County, MT (5.8, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 9 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 Montana counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | MT | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2x | Significant |
| 2 | Lewis and Clark County | MT | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.28x | No |
| 3 | Silver Bow County | MT | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 4 | Ravalli County | MT | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 5 | Missoula County | MT | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 6 | Yellowstone County | MT | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 7 | Flathead County | MT | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 8 | Gallatin County | MT | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 9 | Cascade County | MT | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |