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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Oregon
Among 33 Oregon counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Coos County, OR (44.2, 1.46 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Baker County, OR (41, 1.36 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Wasco County, OR (40.9, 1.35 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 8 of the 33 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 Oregon counties, highest first
Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coos County | OR | 44.2 | 30.2 | 1.46x | Significant |
| 2 | Baker County | OR | 41 | 30.2 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 3 | Wasco County | OR | 40.9 | 30.2 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 4 | Linn County | OR | 39.4 | 30.2 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 5 | Douglas County | OR | 39 | 30.2 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 6 | Jefferson County | OR | 38.9 | 30.2 | 1.29x | No |
| 7 | Josephine County | OR | 37.7 | 30.2 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 8 | Klamath County | OR | 37.6 | 30.2 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 9 | Morrow County | OR | 36 | 30.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 10 | Grant County | OR | 35.9 | 30.2 | 1.19x | No |
| 11 | Tillamook County | OR | 35.6 | 30.2 | 1.18x | No |
| 12 | Columbia County | OR | 35.4 | 30.2 | 1.17x | No |
| 13 | Lincoln County | OR | 35.4 | 30.2 | 1.17x | No |
| 14 | Crook County | OR | 34.3 | 30.2 | 1.14x | No |
| 15 | Umatilla County | OR | 34.2 | 30.2 | 1.13x | No |
| 16 | Malheur County | OR | 33.6 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 17 | Curry County | OR | 33.4 | 30.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 18 | Lane County | OR | 32.9 | 30.2 | 1.09x | Significant |
| 19 | Wallowa County | OR | 32.2 | 30.2 | 1.07x | No |
| 20 | Marion County | OR | 31 | 30.2 | 1.03x | No |
| 21 | Harney County | OR | 29.1 | 30.2 | 0.96x | No |
| 22 | Yamhill County | OR | 28.4 | 30.2 | 0.94x | No |
| 23 | Jackson County | OR | 27.4 | 30.2 | 0.91x | No |
| 24 | Multnomah County | OR | 27 | 30.2 | 0.89x | No |
| 25 | Polk County | OR | 26.3 | 30.2 | 0.87x | No |
| 26 | Clatsop County | OR | 26.1 | 30.2 | 0.86x | No |
| 27 | Clackamas County | OR | 24.3 | 30.2 | 0.8x | No |
| 28 | Benton County | OR | 23.2 | 30.2 | 0.77x | No |
| 29 | Union County | OR | 23 | 30.2 | 0.76x | No |
| 30 | Washington County | OR | 22.1 | 30.2 | 0.73x | No |
| 31 | Hood River County | OR | 21.7 | 30.2 | 0.72x | No |
| 32 | Deschutes County | OR | 21.1 | 30.2 | 0.7x | No |
| 33 | Lake County | OR | 20.9 | 30.2 | 0.69x | No |