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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in West Virginia

Among 55 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Lincoln County, WV (87.6, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Mingo County, WV (67.2, 2.23 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Gilmer County, WV (65.5, 2.17 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 42 of the 55 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.

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Lung & bronchus cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in West Virginia
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Lincoln CountyWV87.630.22.9xSignificant
2Mingo CountyWV67.230.22.23xSignificant
3Gilmer CountyWV65.530.22.17xSignificant
4Pleasants CountyWV61.930.22.05xSignificant
5McDowell CountyWV59.830.21.98xSignificant
6Boone CountyWV59.630.21.97xSignificant
7Wetzel CountyWV57.730.21.91xSignificant
8Wyoming CountyWV56.830.21.88xSignificant
9Fayette CountyWV5630.21.85xSignificant
10Taylor CountyWV5530.21.82xSignificant
11Doddridge CountyWV5430.21.79xSignificant
12Raleigh CountyWV53.530.21.77xSignificant
13Wayne CountyWV53.530.21.77xSignificant
14Harrison CountyWV5330.21.75xSignificant
15Morgan CountyWV52.630.21.74xSignificant
16Roane CountyWV51.530.21.71xSignificant
17Lewis CountyWV5030.21.66xSignificant
18Marion CountyWV5030.21.66xSignificant
19Mason CountyWV49.830.21.65xSignificant
20Greenbrier CountyWV49.530.21.64xSignificant
21Jackson CountyWV49.530.21.64xSignificant
22Berkeley CountyWV48.630.21.61xSignificant
23Randolph CountyWV48.430.21.6xSignificant
24Wood CountyWV48.430.21.6xSignificant
25Monroe CountyWV4830.21.59xSignificant
26Ritchie CountyWV47.830.21.58xSignificant
27Kanawha CountyWV47.630.21.58xSignificant
28Brooke CountyWV47.530.21.57xSignificant
29Clay CountyWV47.130.21.56xSignificant
30Ohio CountyWV46.930.21.55xSignificant
31Tucker CountyWV46.930.21.55xSignificant
32Cabell CountyWV46.630.21.54xSignificant
33Hancock CountyWV46.630.21.54xSignificant
34Marshall CountyWV46.630.21.54xSignificant
35Logan CountyWV46.530.21.54xSignificant
36Calhoun CountyWV4630.21.52xNo
37Jefferson CountyWV45.230.21.5xSignificant
38Mercer CountyWV4430.21.46xSignificant
39Braxton CountyWV43.530.21.44xSignificant
40Barbour CountyWV43.130.21.43xSignificant
41Nicholas CountyWV4330.21.42xSignificant
42Hardy CountyWV42.730.21.41xSignificant
43Wirt CountyWV41.730.21.38xNo
44Grant CountyWV4130.21.36xNo
45Summers CountyWV39.730.21.31xNo
46Pocahontas CountyWV38.730.21.28xNo
47Upshur CountyWV38.230.21.26xNo
48Pendleton CountyWV37.830.21.25xNo
49Hampshire CountyWV37.530.21.24xNo
50Tyler CountyWV37.330.21.24xNo
51Putnam CountyWV37.130.21.23xSignificant
52Webster CountyWV32.230.21.07xNo
53Preston CountyWV28.930.20.96xNo
54Mineral CountyWV26.730.20.88xNo
55Monongalia CountyWV2630.20.86xNo

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