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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), Female, 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


Norton City


Galax City


Fairfax City


Greensville County


Danville City


Wise County


Martinsville City


Petersburg City


Lee County


Buchanan County


Franklin City


Smyth County


Russell County


Dickenson County


Sussex County


Patrick County


Roanoke City


Waynesboro City


Nottoway County


Tazewell County


Hopewell City


Portsmouth City


Wythe County


New Kent County


Giles County


Salem City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Bristol City


Colonial Heights City


Falls Church City


Prince Edward County


Orange County


Buckingham County


Brunswick County


Scott County


Norfolk City


Staunton City


Washington County


Lynchburg City


Mathews County


Mecklenburg County


Newport News City


Henry County


Appomattox County


Cumberland County


Craig County


King William County


Amelia County


Fredericksburg City


Lancaster County


Grayson County


Dinwiddie County


Warren County


Shenandoah County


Page County


King George County


Manassas City


Accomack County


Hampton City


Prince George County


Gloucester County


Chesapeake City


Bath County


Pittsylvania County


Hanover County


Emporia City


Radford City


Charlottesville City


Buena Vista City


Richmond County


Fauquier County


Amherst County


Isle of Wight County


Covington City


Culpeper County


Carroll County


Lunenburg County


Frederick County


Suffolk City


Essex County


Henrico County


King and Queen County


Franklin County


Williamsburg City


Poquoson City


Surry County


Bedford City and County


Charlotte County


Nelson County


Floyd County


Caroline County


Louisa County


Stafford County


Madison County


Northumberland County


Rockbridge County


Virginia Beach City


Pulaski County


Chesterfield County


Middlesex County


Spotsylvania County


Bland County


Clarke County


Augusta County


Richmond City


Rockingham County


Harrisonburg City


Charles City County


Campbell County


Roanoke County


Winchester City


Southampton County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Westmoreland County


Montgomery County


Goochland County


Prince William County


Rappahannock County


Botetourt County


Lexington City


York County


Fluvanna County


Alexandria City


Northampton County


James City County


Loudoun County


Greene County


Powhatan County


Arlington County


Albemarle County


Fairfax County


Manassas Park City


Highland County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 9:32 am.

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.