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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Missouri
Among 32 Missouri counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Perry County, MO (11.5, 2.02 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Benton County, MO (9.1, 1.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Buchanan County, MO (8.6, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 32 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 Missouri counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry County | MO | 11.5 | 5.7 | 2.02x | Significant |
| 2 | Benton County | MO | 9.1 | 5.7 | 1.6x | No |
| 3 | Buchanan County | MO | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.51x | Significant |
| 4 | Johnson County | MO | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.44x | No |
| 5 | Franklin County | MO | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1.33x | No |
| 6 | Pettis County | MO | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 7 | Stone County | MO | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.3x | No |
| 8 | Cape Girardeau County | MO | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 9 | Christian County | MO | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 10 | Phelps County | MO | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 11 | Barry County | MO | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 12 | Cass County | MO | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.25x | No |
| 13 | Howell County | MO | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 14 | Callaway County | MO | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 15 | Lincoln County | MO | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | No |
| 16 | Boone County | MO | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 17 | Jefferson County | MO | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 18 | Jasper County | MO | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 19 | St. Francois County | MO | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.11x | No |
| 20 | Butler County | MO | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 21 | Camden County | MO | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 22 | Warren County | MO | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 23 | Clay County | MO | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 24 | Jackson County | MO | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 25 | Newton County | MO | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 26 | Taney County | MO | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 27 | Cole County | MO | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 28 | St. Charles County | MO | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 29 | St. Louis County | MO | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 30 | Greene County | MO | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.93x | No |
| 31 | Platte County | MO | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 32 | St. Louis city | MO | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |