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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in Alabama
Among 38 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Bibb County, AL (11.5, 1.74 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Marion County, AL (11, 1.67 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Escambia County, AL (10.6, 1.61 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 5 of the 38 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 Alabama counties, highest first
Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibb County | AL | 11.5 | 6.6 | 1.74x | No |
| 2 | Marion County | AL | 11 | 6.6 | 1.67x | Significant |
| 3 | Escambia County | AL | 10.6 | 6.6 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 4 | Randolph County | AL | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.5x | No |
| 5 | Lawrence County | AL | 9.8 | 6.6 | 1.48x | No |
| 6 | Clarke County | AL | 9.7 | 6.6 | 1.47x | No |
| 7 | Etowah County | AL | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 8 | Mobile County | AL | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 9 | Colbert County | AL | 9.1 | 6.6 | 1.38x | No |
| 10 | Blount County | AL | 8.7 | 6.6 | 1.32x | No |
| 11 | Walker County | AL | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 12 | Houston County | AL | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 13 | Jefferson County | AL | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | Significant |
| 14 | Marshall County | AL | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | No |
| 15 | Calhoun County | AL | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 16 | DeKalb County | AL | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 17 | Jackson County | AL | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 18 | Autauga County | AL | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.14x | No |
| 19 | Limestone County | AL | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 20 | Lauderdale County | AL | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 21 | Madison County | AL | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 22 | Chilton County | AL | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 23 | Russell County | AL | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 24 | Montgomery County | AL | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 25 | St. Clair County | AL | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1x | No |
| 26 | Baldwin County | AL | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 27 | Talladega County | AL | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 28 | Covington County | AL | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 29 | Elmore County | AL | 6 | 6.6 | 0.91x | No |
| 30 | Dale County | AL | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 31 | Morgan County | AL | 5.8 | 6.6 | 0.88x | No |
| 32 | Chambers County | AL | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 33 | Coffee County | AL | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 34 | Cullman County | AL | 5.4 | 6.6 | 0.82x | No |
| 35 | Lee County | AL | 5.2 | 6.6 | 0.79x | No |
| 36 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 5 | 6.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 37 | Shelby County | AL | 4.8 | 6.6 | 0.73x | No |
| 38 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.7x | No |