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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in Missouri
Among 37 Missouri counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Dunklin County, MO (12.2, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Washington County, MO (11.7, 1.77 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Pulaski County, MO (10, 1.52 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 37 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 Missouri counties, highest first
Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunklin County | MO | 12.2 | 6.6 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 2 | Washington County | MO | 11.7 | 6.6 | 1.77x | Significant |
| 3 | Pulaski County | MO | 10 | 6.6 | 1.52x | No |
| 4 | Benton County | MO | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | No |
| 5 | Pettis County | MO | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | No |
| 6 | Ray County | MO | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.42x | No |
| 7 | Johnson County | MO | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 8 | St. Louis city | MO | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 9 | Callaway County | MO | 8.7 | 6.6 | 1.32x | No |
| 10 | Warren County | MO | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 11 | Taney County | MO | 8.3 | 6.6 | 1.26x | No |
| 12 | Laclede County | MO | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.23x | No |
| 13 | Morgan County | MO | 8 | 6.6 | 1.21x | No |
| 14 | Jasper County | MO | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 15 | Newton County | MO | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | No |
| 16 | Camden County | MO | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.18x | No |
| 17 | Christian County | MO | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 18 | Jackson County | MO | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 19 | St. Francois County | MO | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 20 | Howell County | MO | 7.6 | 6.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 21 | Clay County | MO | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 22 | Butler County | MO | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 23 | Lincoln County | MO | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 24 | Lawrence County | MO | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 25 | Buchanan County | MO | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 26 | St. Louis County | MO | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 27 | Lafayette County | MO | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 28 | Phelps County | MO | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 29 | Cass County | MO | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 30 | Cole County | MO | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 31 | Jefferson County | MO | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 32 | Boone County | MO | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.89x | No |
| 33 | Franklin County | MO | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.86x | No |
| 34 | Greene County | MO | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 35 | Platte County | MO | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 36 | St. Charles County | MO | 5.1 | 6.6 | 0.77x | No |
| 37 | Cape Girardeau County | MO | 4.8 | 6.6 | 0.73x | No |