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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Alabama
Among 33 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Tallapoosa County, AL (9.1, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Etowah County, AL (8.1, 1.42 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Lawrence County, AL (7.9, 1.39 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 4 of the 33 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 Alabama counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 9.1 | 5.7 | 1.6x | Significant |
| 2 | Etowah County | AL | 8.1 | 5.7 | 1.42x | Significant |
| 3 | Lawrence County | AL | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 4 | Chilton County | AL | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 5 | Lee County | AL | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 6 | Dale County | AL | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 7 | Dallas County | AL | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 8 | Escambia County | AL | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 9 | Mobile County | AL | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | Significant |
| 10 | Marshall County | AL | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 11 | Calhoun County | AL | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 12 | Houston County | AL | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 13 | Jefferson County | AL | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 14 | Walker County | AL | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 15 | Jackson County | AL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 16 | Russell County | AL | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 17 | Limestone County | AL | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 18 | St. Clair County | AL | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 19 | Coffee County | AL | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 20 | Autauga County | AL | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 21 | Blount County | AL | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 22 | Madison County | AL | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 23 | Cullman County | AL | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.96x | No |
| 24 | Baldwin County | AL | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 25 | Colbert County | AL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 26 | Lauderdale County | AL | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 27 | Shelby County | AL | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 28 | Montgomery County | AL | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 29 | Morgan County | AL | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 30 | Elmore County | AL | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.84x | No |
| 31 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 32 | Talladega County | AL | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 33 | DeKalb County | AL | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.79x | No |