County List for the West Virginia County Profiles

WV \| DHHR \| BPH \| OEHP \| HSC \| PUBLICATIONS
Back to County List	West Virginia County Health Profiles - 2004	Back to List of Tables

Cancer Incidence^a
Jefferson County Residents, 1996 - 2000

Site	1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		Total, 1996-2000
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b
Total, All Sites	176	473.2	204	533.7	199	500.1	192	482.0	176	438.6	947	485.1
Lung and Bronchus	29	78.6	44	112.9	36	90.8	31	77.0	28	70.5	168	86.0
Prostate^c	23	156.8	15	91.6	18	107.5	20	109.5	18	103.4	94	113.2
Female Breast^d	27	131.3	20	98.1	35	163.6	27	122.8	24	108.2	133	124.5
Colon and Rectum	21	55.6	32	89.4	35	92.4	21	59.3	25	64.4	134	72.3
All Other Sites	76	207.9	93	238.6	75	186.0	92	230.2	80	197.0	416	211.7
Site	1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		Total, 1996-2000
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b

a. Data supplied by the West Virginia Cancer Registry.
b. Rates are per 100,000 and are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. population.
c. Based upon the male population.
d. Based upon the female population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100
Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC | PUBLICATIONS | Top of Page