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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Montana
Among 8 Montana counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Lewis and Clark County, MT (7.5, 1.32 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Silver Bow County, MT (6.9, 1.21 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Missoula County, MT (6.4, 1.12 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 8 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 Montana counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis and Clark County | MT | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.32x | No |
| 2 | Silver Bow County | MT | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 3 | Missoula County | MT | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 4 | Cascade County | MT | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 5 | Ravalli County | MT | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 6 | Yellowstone County | MT | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 7 | Flathead County | MT | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.79x | No |
| 8 | Gallatin County | MT | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.79x | No |