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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in West Virginia
Among 17 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Mineral County, WV (8.6, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Marion County, WV (8.3, 1.46 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Jackson County, WV (8.2, 1.44 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 17 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 West Virginia counties, highest first
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral County | WV | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.51x | No |
| 2 | Marion County | WV | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.46x | No |
| 3 | Jackson County | WV | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.44x | No |
| 4 | Fayette County | WV | 8.1 | 5.7 | 1.42x | No |
| 5 | Berkeley County | WV | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.37x | Significant |
| 6 | Mercer County | WV | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.37x | No |
| 7 | Putnam County | WV | 7 | 5.7 | 1.23x | No |
| 8 | Cabell County | WV | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 9 | Greenbrier County | WV | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 10 | Jefferson County | WV | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 11 | Raleigh County | WV | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.21x | No |
| 12 | Harrison County | WV | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.09x | No |
| 13 | Kanawha County | WV | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 14 | Wood County | WV | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.07x | No |
| 15 | Ohio County | WV | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 16 | Wayne County | WV | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.91x | No |
| 17 | Monongalia County | WV | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.82x | No |