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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Colorado
Among 17 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Garfield County, CO (7.2, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Mesa County, CO (7, 1.23 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Jefferson County, CO (6.6, 1.16 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 17 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 Colorado counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garfield County | CO | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 2 | Mesa County | CO | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 3 | Jefferson County | CO | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | Significant |
| 4 | Pueblo County | CO | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 5 | Delta County | CO | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 6 | Denver County | CO | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 7 | Larimer County | CO | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 8 | Arapahoe County | CO | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 9 | El Paso County | CO | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 10 | Montrose County | CO | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 11 | Weld County | CO | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 12 | Adams County | CO | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 13 | Broomfield County | CO | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 14 | Douglas County | CO | 5 | 5.7 | 0.88x | No |
| 15 | La Plata County | CO | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 16 | Boulder County | CO | 4.4 | 5.7 | 0.77x | No |
| 17 | Fremont County | CO | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |