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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Arkansas
Among 14 Arkansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Lonoke County, AR (6.8, 1.55 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Greene County, AR (6.5, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Baxter County, AR (6.1, 1.39 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 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.
All Arkansas counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonoke County | AR | 6.8 | 4.4 | 1.55x | Significant |
| 2 | Greene County | AR | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.48x | No |
| 3 | Baxter County | AR | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.39x | No |
| 4 | Garland County | AR | 6 | 4.4 | 1.36x | No |
| 5 | Craighead County | AR | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 6 | Pulaski County | AR | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | Significant |
| 7 | Faulkner County | AR | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 8 | Jefferson County | AR | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 9 | White County | AR | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 10 | Sebastian County | AR | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2x | No |
| 11 | Saline County | AR | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.11x | No |
| 12 | Benton County | AR | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.02x | No |
| 13 | Washington County | AR | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 14 | Crawford County | AR | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |