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Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in Arkansas

Among 43 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Monroe County, AR (27.7, 2.45 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Desha County, AR (20.4, 1.81 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Cross County, AR (18.8, 1.66 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 43 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.