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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Montana
Among 8 Montana counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Lincoln County, MT (8, 1.82 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Gallatin County, MT (5.9, 1.34 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Yellowstone County, MT (5.8, 1.32 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 8 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 Montana 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 | MT | 8 | 4.4 | 1.82x | No |
| 2 | Gallatin County | MT | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.34x | No |
| 3 | Yellowstone County | MT | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.32x | No |
| 4 | Lewis and Clark County | MT | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.23x | No |
| 5 | Flathead County | MT | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.16x | No |
| 6 | Missoula County | MT | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 7 | Ravalli County | MT | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.05x | No |
| 8 | Cascade County | MT | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |