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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Arizona

Among 14 Arizona counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Mohave County, AZ (39.1, 1.29 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), La Paz County, AZ (36.2, 1.2 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Cochise County, AZ (29.8, 0.99 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 14 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.