AK / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in Alaska
Among 6 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Sitka City and Borough, AK (33.1, 1.39 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Anchorage Municipality, AK (20.8, 0.87 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK (20.6, 0.87 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 6 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 Alaska counties, highest first
Melanoma of the skin cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitka City and Borough | AK | 33.1 | 23.8 | 1.39x | No |
| 2 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 20.8 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 3 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 20.6 | 23.8 | 0.87x | No |
| 4 | Juneau City and Borough | AK | 14.8 | 23.8 | 0.62x | No |
| 5 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 12.7 | 23.8 | 0.53x | No |
| 6 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 11 | 23.8 | 0.46x | No |