Oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence rate per 100,000

Source:2007-2009 Cancer Registry Data As Of July, 2012

Adjusted Rates Are Age Adjusted to The 2000 United States Population

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  Cases Average population Crude Adjusted
Region/County 2007 2008 2009 Total 2007-2009 Rate Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany S S S 26 49,237 17.6 15.6
Cattaraugus 12 14 11 37 79,926 15.4 12.4
Chautauqua 13 21 13 47 133,704 11.7 9.4
Erie 136 128 140 404 910,296 14.8 12.1
Genesee S S S 23 57,992 13.2 10.3
Niagara 35 32 43 110 214,312 17.1 13.5
Orleans S S S 8 42,222 6.3* 4.9*
Wyoming S S S 19 41,596 15.2 13.1
Region Total 218 228 228 674 1,529,285 14.7 11.9
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 14 13 10 37 88,097 14.0 11.5
Livingston S S S 25 63,020 13.2 12.0
Monroe 91 90 104 285 731,958 13.0 11.3
Ontario 9 14 22 45 104,755 14.3 12.0
Schuyler S S S 11 18,837 19.5 15.5
Seneca S S S 13 34,128 12.7 10.3
Steuben 16 20 8 44 96,478 15.2 12.5
Wayne S S S 23 91,446 8.4 6.4
Yates S S S 6 24,530 8.2* 6.1*
Region Total 152 170 167 489 1,253,250 13.0 11.1
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 12 11 12 35 79,738 14.6 11.4
Cortland S S S 15 48,147 10.4 9.6
Herkimer 12 8 9 29 62,321 15.5 12.0
Jefferson 12 10 17 39 117,944 11.0 11.0
Lewis S S S 10 26,170 12.7 10.6
Madison S S S 26 70,032 12.4 10.7
Oneida 33 34 26 93 230,844 13.4 11.3
Onondaga 65 68 61 194 453,690 14.3 12.6
Oswego 16 20 20 56 121,457 15.4 14.0
St Lawrence 17 18 17 52 109,621 15.8 14.3
Tompkins 8 9 12 29 101,073 9.6 10.4
Region Total 191 193 194 578 1,421,036 13.6 12.0
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 29 22 37 88 194,748 15.1 12.1
Chenango S S S 21 50,896 13.8 11.9
Tioga S S S 19 50,234 12.6 10.3
Region Total 44 35 49 128 295,878 14.4 11.7
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 39 36 57 132 298,022 14.8 12.9
Clinton 8 10 8 26 81,727 10.6 10.0
Columbia 11 8 13 32 61,954 17.2 12.4
Delaware 9 8 7 24 45,913 17.4 12.9
Essex S S S 16 37,761 14.1 11.1
Franklin S S S 17 50,399 11.2 9.7
Fulton 10 8 10 28 55,083 16.9 13.9
Greene S S S 27 49,074 18.3 13.7
Hamilton S S S 1 4,966 6.7* 3.8*
Montgomery S S S 23 48,615 15.8 12.9
Otsego 8 10 17 35 61,869 18.9 15.9
Rensselaer 28 20 16 64 155,529 13.7 11.8
Saratoga 27 29 41 97 218,095 14.8 13.0
Schenectady 24 15 24 63 151,236 13.9 11.3
Schoharie S S S 18 31,755 18.9 15.3
Warren 9 17 11 37 65,917 18.7 14.3
Washington 8 7 8 23 62,686 12.2 9.6
Region Total 213 197 253 663 1,480,602 14.9 12.3
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 27 25 36 88 292,626 10.0 8.9
Orange 32 38 33 103 379,759 9.0 9.6
Putnam 10 12 7 29 99,122 9.8 8.3
Rockland 24 23 27 74 298,642 8.3 7.2
Sullivan 12 8 10 30 76,067 13.1 10.4
Ulster 29 26 22 77 181,564 14.1 11.6
Westchester 105 112 97 314 950,787 11.0 9.4
Region Total 239 244 232 715 2,278,566 10.5 9.3
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 151 127 149 427 1,390,575 10.2 11.1
Kings 238 214 221 673 2,552,082 8.8 8.8
New York 200 224 199 623 1,628,635 12.8 12.2
Queens 206 203 224 633 2,291,022 9.2 8.5
Richmond 34 48 34 116 487,316 7.9 7.3
Region Total 829 816 827 2,472 8,349,629 9.9 9.6
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 172 143 159 474 1,354,547 11.7 9.5
Suffolk 191 164 179 534 1,514,547 11.8 10.4
Region Total 363 307 338 1,008 2,869,094 11.7 9.9
New York State Total 2,249 2,190 2,289 6,728 19,477,340 11.5 10.4

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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