1. Assignment 2-2
Top Kentucky Counties, Male Lung Cancer Mortality
Rates
William Velasquez

2. Kentucky counties with a black male mortality rate
over 150 between 2000-2004

3. Kentucky counties with a white male mortality rate
over 150 between 2000-2004

4. Kentucky counties with the highest count of black and
white male lung cancer deaths between 2000-2004

5. Combined map of the three previous slides

6. Summary
o Black male lung cancer death rates are not as
concentrated as rates for white males
o White male lung cancer death rates are
concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of
the state
o Death counts for both black and white males are
higher near large population centers (Louisville,
Lexington, Cincinnati)
o Knox County and Gallatin County have mortality
rates over 150 for both white and black males