Modoc County, California has the least cancer among older adults (4.90%) among all the 58 California counties. That 4.90% compares to an average of 6.94%
and standard deviation of 0.92% across those 58 counties.
Modoc County, California has these related standings
among those 58 peer counties:
- cancer among older adults = 4.90% (the least)
- heart disease among older adults = 20.66% (29th-least)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population = 2,774 (27th-fewest)
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Modoc County, California has the least cancer among older adults (4.90%) among all the 58 California counties. That 4.90% compares to an average of 6.94% and standard deviation of 0.92% across those 58 counties.
Peers
beat Imperial County, California (5.60%), Del Norte County, California (5.61%), Colusa County, California (5.78%), and Trinity County, California (5.95%), and 53 others, ending with Orange County, California (9.21%).
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cancer among older adults. Lower values are better. Percentage of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with cancer. Source is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, 2015.