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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in New Hampshire
Among 10 New Hampshire counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Coos County, NH (7.8, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Sullivan County, NH (7.5, 1.63 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Cheshire County, NH (6.6, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 10 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 New Hampshire counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coos County | NH | 7.8 | 4.6 | 1.7x | Significant |
| 2 | Sullivan County | NH | 7.5 | 4.6 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 3 | Cheshire County | NH | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 4 | Rockingham County | NH | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | Significant |
| 5 | Strafford County | NH | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 6 | Belknap County | NH | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.22x | No |
| 7 | Merrimack County | NH | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 8 | Carroll County | NH | 5 | 4.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 9 | Hillsborough County | NH | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 10 | Grafton County | NH | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.89x | No |