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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in West Virginia
Among 10 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Harrison County, WV (7.6, 1.73 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Marion County, WV (7.1, 1.61 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Berkeley County, WV (5, 1.14 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 10 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 West Virginia counties, highest first
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | WV | 7.6 | 4.4 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 2 | Marion County | WV | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.61x | Significant |
| 3 | Berkeley County | WV | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 4 | Cabell County | WV | 5 | 4.4 | 1.14x | No |
| 5 | Jefferson County | WV | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 6 | Raleigh County | WV | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1x | No |
| 7 | Wood County | WV | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.98x | No |
| 8 | Monongalia County | WV | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 9 | Mercer County | WV | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.93x | No |
| 10 | Kanawha County | WV | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.7x | No |