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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Count

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 County


Virginia Beach City


Henrico County


Chesterfield County


Prince William County


Chesapeake City


Norfolk City


Loudoun County


Richmond City


Newport News City


Hampton City


Roanoke City


Hanover County


Spotsylvania County


Arlington County


Portsmouth City


Roanoke County


Stafford County


Bedford City and County


Frederick County


Albemarle County


James City County


Suffolk City


Rockingham County


Augusta County


Alexandria City


Pittsylvania County


Lynchburg City


Washington County


Henry County


Fauquier County


Danville City


Montgomery County


Franklin County


Campbell County


Shenandoah County


Tazewell County


York County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Wise County


Culpeper County


Gloucester County


Accomack County


Orange County


Smyth County


Petersburg City


Mecklenburg County


Warren County


Isle of Wight County


Louisa County


Botetourt County


Pulaski County


Carroll County


Amherst County


Russell County


Wythe County


Lee County


Staunton City


Dinwiddie County


Scott County


Page County


Salem City


Buchanan County


Fairfax City


Caroline County


Prince George County


Patrick County


Charlottesville City


Waynesboro City


Rockbridge County


Hopewell City


Powhatan County


Harrisonburg City


Fluvanna County


Goochland County


New Kent County


Winchester City


Westmoreland County


Colonial Heights City


Manassas City


Prince Edward County


Bristol City


Giles County


Lancaster County


King George County


Grayson County


Southampton County


Brunswick County


Nelson County


Buckingham County


Northumberland County


Nottoway County


Dickenson County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Fredericksburg City


Martinsville City


Floyd County


King William County


Middlesex County


Clarke County


Appomattox County


Greene County


Amelia County


Northampton County


Lunenburg County


Charlotte County


Madison County


Sussex County


Greensville County


Essex County


Poquoson City


Franklin City


Mathews County


Cumberland County


Falls Church City


Williamsburg City


Richmond County


Galax City


King and Queen County


Radford City


Charles City County


Surry County


Rappahannock County


Bland County


Covington City


Craig County


Buena Vista City


Bath County


Emporia City


Norton City


Lexington City


Manassas Park City


Highland County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 7:04 pm.

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

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† 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+).

The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.

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

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.