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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.

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

Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in Washington
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Kittitas CountyWA9.85.71.72xSignificant
2Douglas CountyWA9.65.71.68xSignificant
3Whitman CountyWA85.71.4xNo
4Okanogan CountyWA7.85.71.37xNo
5Clallam CountyWA7.35.71.28xNo
6Cowlitz CountyWA7.25.71.26xNo
7Chelan CountyWA75.71.23xNo
8Whatcom CountyWA75.71.23xNo
9Thurston CountyWA6.95.71.21xNo
10Grays Harbor CountyWA6.85.71.19xNo
11Spokane CountyWA6.75.71.18xSignificant
12Mason CountyWA6.55.71.14xNo
13Benton CountyWA6.45.71.12xNo
14Yakima CountyWA6.15.71.07xNo
15Snohomish CountyWA65.71.05xNo
16Pierce CountyWA5.95.71.04xNo
17Clark CountyWA5.85.71.02xNo
18Grant CountyWA5.85.71.02xNo
19Franklin CountyWA5.75.71xNo
20Lewis CountyWA5.75.71xNo
21Skagit CountyWA5.75.71xNo
22Island CountyWA5.65.70.98xNo
23Kitsap CountyWA5.25.70.91xNo
24King CountyWA5.15.70.89xNo
25Walla Walla CountyWA5.15.70.89xNo
26Stevens CountyWA4.65.70.81xNo
27Jefferson CountyWA4.35.70.75xNo

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