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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Mississippi
Among 16 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Lincoln County, MS (9.2, 2.09 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Warren County, MS (7.5, 1.7 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Lauderdale County, MS (6.5, 1.48 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 16 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 Mississippi counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | MS | 9.2 | 4.4 | 2.09x | Significant |
| 2 | Warren County | MS | 7.5 | 4.4 | 1.7x | No |
| 3 | Lauderdale County | MS | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.48x | No |
| 4 | Lowndes County | MS | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.48x | No |
| 5 | Lee County | MS | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.41x | No |
| 6 | DeSoto County | MS | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | Significant |
| 7 | Madison County | MS | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 8 | Hancock County | MS | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3x | No |
| 9 | Jones County | MS | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 10 | Pearl River County | MS | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2x | No |
| 11 | Harrison County | MS | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.07x | No |
| 12 | Lamar County | MS | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 13 | Rankin County | MS | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.89x | No |
| 14 | Forrest County | MS | 3.8 | 4.4 | 0.86x | No |
| 15 | Hinds County | MS | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.82x | No |
| 16 | Jackson County | MS | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.82x | No |