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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), Male, 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


Chesterfield County


Henrico County


Prince William County


Chesapeake City


Norfolk City


Loudoun County


Richmond City


Newport News City


Hampton City


Spotsylvania County


Hanover County


Roanoke City


Arlington County


Bedford City and County


Frederick County


Portsmouth City


Stafford County


Roanoke County


Albemarle County


James City County


Suffolk City


Augusta County


Rockingham County


Pittsylvania County


Alexandria City


Lynchburg City


Washington County


Henry County


Montgomery County


Franklin County


Fauquier County


Campbell County


Shenandoah County


Danville City


Tazewell County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Wise County


York County


Accomack County


Gloucester County


Warren County


Culpeper County


Smyth County


Orange County


Petersburg City


Isle of Wight County


Botetourt County


Mecklenburg County


Louisa County


Pulaski County


Carroll County


Amherst County


Russell County


Scott County


Lee County


Wythe County


Dinwiddie County


Page County


Caroline County


Staunton City


Powhatan County


Buchanan County


Prince George County


Hopewell City


Patrick County


Salem City


Fairfax City


Fluvanna County


Waynesboro City


Westmoreland County


Rockbridge County


Winchester City


Goochland County


New Kent County


Colonial Heights City


Harrisonburg City


Southampton County


Charlottesville City


Nelson County


Prince Edward County


Giles County


Brunswick County


Lancaster County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Grayson County


King George County


Buckingham County


Manassas City


Bristol City


Northumberland County


Nottoway County


Dickenson County


Martinsville City


Middlesex County


Floyd County


Clarke County


Fredericksburg City


Greene County


Northampton County


Charlotte County


King William County


Lunenburg County


Madison County


Amelia County


Appomattox County


Sussex County


Essex County


Greensville County


Cumberland County


Franklin City


Mathews County


Poquoson City


Williamsburg City


Richmond County


King and Queen County


Falls Church City


Galax City


Radford City


Charles City County


Surry County


Bath County


Bland County


Covington City


Craig County


Rappahannock County


Emporia City


Buena Vista City


Lexington City


Norton City


Highland County


Manassas Park City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 6:55 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 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.