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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Mississippi

Among 19 Mississippi counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Leake County, MS (12.3, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Neshoba County, MS (10.4, 1.82 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Bolivar County, MS (10.2, 1.79 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 of the 19 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 Mississippi counties, highest first

Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Mississippi
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Leake CountyMS12.35.72.16xSignificant
2Neshoba CountyMS10.45.71.82xSignificant
3Bolivar CountyMS10.25.71.79xSignificant
4Monroe CountyMS9.15.71.6xNo
5Pike CountyMS8.35.71.46xNo
6Lee CountyMS8.25.71.44xNo
7Madison CountyMS7.55.71.32xNo
8Jones CountyMS7.25.71.26xNo
9Harrison CountyMS6.85.71.19xNo
10Forrest CountyMS6.75.71.18xNo
11DeSoto CountyMS6.65.71.16xNo
12Lauderdale CountyMS6.45.71.12xNo
13Hancock CountyMS6.35.71.11xNo
14Lowndes CountyMS6.35.71.11xNo
15Lafayette CountyMS6.25.71.09xNo
16Jackson CountyMS5.85.71.02xNo
17Hinds CountyMS5.65.70.98xNo
18Rankin CountyMS5.35.70.93xNo
19Pearl River CountyMS4.25.70.74xNo

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