AK / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in Alaska
Among 4 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (12.3, 1.09 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Anchorage Municipality, AK (11.6, 1.03 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK (10.6, 0.94 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 4 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 Alaska counties, highest first
Pancreas cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 12.3 | 11.3 | 1.09x | No |
| 2 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 11.6 | 11.3 | 1.03x | No |
| 3 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 10.6 | 11.3 | 0.94x | No |
| 4 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 7.5 | 11.3 | 0.66x | No |