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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

Black Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Virginia


United States


Fairfax City


Franklin City


Wythe County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Martinsville City


Waynesboro City


Harrisonburg City


Prince Edward County


Orange County


Nottoway County


Charlotte County


Greensville County


Lynchburg City


Danville City


Sussex County


Richmond County


Colonial Heights City


Cumberland County


Williamsburg City


Northumberland County


Lancaster County


Petersburg City


Brunswick County


Hopewell City


Salem City


Essex County


Roanoke City


Norfolk City


Portsmouth City


Fauquier County


Franklin County


Emporia City


Accomack County


Mecklenburg County


Staunton City


Powhatan County


Richmond City


Newport News City


Culpeper County


Nelson County


Rockingham County


Charlottesville City


Northampton County


King William County


Lunenburg County


Halifax County with South Boston City


King and Queen County


Goochland County


Suffolk City


Warren County


Pittsylvania County


Winchester City


Amherst County


Buckingham County


Fredericksburg City


Manassas City


Charles City County


Bedford City and County


Virginia Beach City


James City County


Gloucester County


Hanover County


Hampton City


Alexandria City


Dinwiddie County


Chesterfield County


Isle of Wight County


Appomattox County


Westmoreland County


Henrico County


New Kent County


Albemarle County


Chesapeake City


Campbell County


Louisa County


Roanoke County


Southampton County


Prince George County


Amelia County


King George County


Surry County


Caroline County


Stafford County


Fluvanna County


Prince William County


Middlesex County


Spotsylvania County


Arlington County


Henry County


Loudoun County


Montgomery County


Augusta County


Fairfax County


Frederick County


York County


Bath County Bland County Botetourt County Bristol City Buchanan County Buena Vista City Carroll County Clarke County Covington City Craig County Dickenson County Falls Church City Floyd County Galax City Giles County Grayson County Greene County Highland County Lee County Lexington City Madison County Manassas Park City Mathews County Norton City Page County Patrick County Poquoson City Pulaski County Radford City Rappahannock County Rockbridge County Russell County Scott County Shenandoah County Smyth County Tazewell County Washington County Wise County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:32 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.