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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Lung Cancer Mortality Rate

State: Nevada
Measurement Period: 2022

Lung cancer mortality rate (crude) per 100,000 population.



Why is this important?

Lung cancer is the leading cancer-related cause of death in the US.  Cigarette smoking duration and quantity are the greatest risk factor for lung cancer but it can also be caused by exposure to second hand smoke, asbestos, or radon in the home or at work. An additional risk factor includes having a family history of lung cancer.
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34.7
Deaths per 100,000 population
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Truckee Meadows Tomorrow
Last update: July 2024
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Technical note: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Wonder, Underlying Cause of Death Data, https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/saved/D158/D368F894

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Filed under: Health / Mortality Data, Health / Cancer, Health Outcomes