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Counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates in Iowa
Among 13 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest stomach cancer incidence rates are Bremer County, IA (11.4, 1.73 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Pottawattamie County, IA (8.1, 1.23 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Cerro Gordo County, IA (6.7, 1.02 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 13 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 Iowa counties, highest first
Stomach cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremer County | IA | 11.4 | 6.6 | 1.73x | No |
| 2 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 3 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 4 | Scott County | IA | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 5 | Clinton County | IA | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 6 | Woodbury County | IA | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 7 | Black Hawk County | IA | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 8 | Johnson County | IA | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 9 | Polk County | IA | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.8x | No |
| 10 | Dubuque County | IA | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 11 | Linn County | IA | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 12 | Dallas County | IA | 4.7 | 6.6 | 0.71x | No |
| 13 | Story County | IA | 4 | 6.6 | 0.61x | No |