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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Louisiana
Among 27 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Acadia Parish, LA (9.4, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Natchitoches Parish, LA (9.3, 1.63 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Iberville Parish, LA (9, 1.58 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 27 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 Louisiana counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia Parish | LA | 9.4 | 5.7 | 1.65x | Significant |
| 2 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 9.3 | 5.7 | 1.63x | Significant |
| 3 | Iberville Parish | LA | 9 | 5.7 | 1.58x | No |
| 4 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 5 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.39x | No |
| 6 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.35x | No |
| 7 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 8 | Livingston Parish | LA | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 9 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 10 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 11 | Webster Parish | LA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 12 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 13 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 14 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.16x | No |
| 15 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 16 | Caddo Parish | LA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 17 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 19 | Rapides Parish | LA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 20 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 21 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 22 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 23 | Bossier Parish | LA | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 24 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 25 | Ascension Parish | LA | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |
| 26 | Iberia Parish | LA | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.74x | No |
| 27 | Orleans Parish | LA | 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.63x | No |