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Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in Iowa
Among 39 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Cass County, IA (26.4, 2.34 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Mahaska County, IA (22.3, 1.97 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Crawford County, IA (17.6, 1.56 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 39 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
Pancreas cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County | IA | 26.4 | 11.3 | 2.34x | Significant |
| 2 | Mahaska County | IA | 22.3 | 11.3 | 1.97x | Significant |
| 3 | Crawford County | IA | 17.6 | 11.3 | 1.56x | No |
| 4 | Iowa County | IA | 17 | 11.3 | 1.5x | No |
| 5 | Poweshiek County | IA | 16 | 11.3 | 1.42x | No |
| 6 | Floyd County | IA | 15.2 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 7 | Delaware County | IA | 14.8 | 11.3 | 1.31x | No |
| 8 | Marion County | IA | 14.6 | 11.3 | 1.29x | No |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 13.7 | 11.3 | 1.21x | No |
| 10 | Page County | IA | 13.5 | 11.3 | 1.19x | No |
| 11 | Muscatine County | IA | 13.4 | 11.3 | 1.19x | No |
| 12 | Hardin County | IA | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1.17x | No |
| 13 | Dickinson County | IA | 13 | 11.3 | 1.15x | No |
| 14 | Wapello County | IA | 13 | 11.3 | 1.15x | No |
| 15 | Clayton County | IA | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 16 | Plymouth County | IA | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 17 | Polk County | IA | 12.5 | 11.3 | 1.11x | No |
| 18 | Des Moines County | IA | 12.3 | 11.3 | 1.09x | No |
| 19 | Webster County | IA | 12.3 | 11.3 | 1.09x | No |
| 20 | Scott County | IA | 11.7 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 21 | Bremer County | IA | 11.2 | 11.3 | 0.99x | No |
| 22 | Dallas County | IA | 11.1 | 11.3 | 0.98x | No |
| 23 | Jasper County | IA | 11.1 | 11.3 | 0.98x | No |
| 24 | Boone County | IA | 10.8 | 11.3 | 0.96x | No |
| 25 | Dubuque County | IA | 10.8 | 11.3 | 0.96x | No |
| 26 | Jones County | IA | 10.8 | 11.3 | 0.96x | No |
| 27 | Woodbury County | IA | 10.6 | 11.3 | 0.94x | No |
| 28 | Lee County | IA | 10.4 | 11.3 | 0.92x | No |
| 29 | Black Hawk County | IA | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 30 | Clinton County | IA | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 31 | Linn County | IA | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 32 | Marshall County | IA | 10.1 | 11.3 | 0.89x | No |
| 33 | Johnson County | IA | 9.9 | 11.3 | 0.88x | No |
| 34 | Carroll County | IA | 9.7 | 11.3 | 0.86x | No |
| 35 | Story County | IA | 9.7 | 11.3 | 0.86x | No |
| 36 | Benton County | IA | 8.7 | 11.3 | 0.77x | No |
| 37 | Warren County | IA | 8.4 | 11.3 | 0.74x | No |
| 38 | Sioux County | IA | 7.4 | 11.3 | 0.65x | No |
| 39 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 5.1 | 11.3 | 0.45x | No |