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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Washington
Among 27 Washington counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Kittitas County, WA (9.8, 1.72 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Douglas County, WA (9.6, 1.68 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Whitman County, WA (8, 1.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 3 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 Washington counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kittitas County | WA | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.72x | Significant |
| 2 | Douglas County | WA | 9.6 | 5.7 | 1.68x | Significant |
| 3 | Whitman County | WA | 8 | 5.7 | 1.4x | No |
| 4 | Okanogan County | WA | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.37x | No |
| 5 | Clallam County | WA | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.28x | No |
| 6 | Cowlitz County | WA | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 7 | Chelan County | WA | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 8 | Whatcom County | WA | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 9 | Thurston County | WA | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 10 | Grays Harbor County | WA | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.19x | No |
| 11 | Spokane County | WA | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.18x | Significant |
| 12 | Mason County | WA | 6.5 | 5.7 | 1.14x | No |
| 13 | Benton County | WA | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.12x | No |
| 14 | Yakima County | WA | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 15 | Snohomish County | WA | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 16 | Pierce County | WA | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.04x | No |
| 17 | Clark County | WA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 18 | Grant County | WA | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.02x | No |
| 19 | Franklin County | WA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 20 | Lewis County | WA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 21 | Skagit County | WA | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1x | No |
| 22 | Island County | WA | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 23 | Kitsap County | WA | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 24 | King County | WA | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 25 | Walla Walla County | WA | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.89x | No |
| 26 | Stevens County | WA | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.81x | No |
| 27 | Jefferson County | WA | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.75x | No |