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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 Rate

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


Manassas Park City


Fairfax County


Albemarle County


Arlington County


Powhatan County


Greene County


Loudoun County


James City County


Northampton County


Alexandria City


Fluvanna County


York County


Lexington City


Botetourt County


Rappahannock County


Prince William County


Goochland County


Montgomery County


Westmoreland County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Southampton County


Winchester City


Roanoke County


Campbell County


Charles City County


Harrisonburg City


Rockingham County


Richmond City


Augusta County


Clarke County


Bland County


Spotsylvania County


Middlesex County


Chesterfield County


Pulaski County


Virginia Beach City


Rockbridge County


Northumberland County


Madison County


Stafford County


Louisa County


Caroline County


Floyd County


Nelson County


Charlotte County


Bedford City and County


Surry County


Poquoson City


Williamsburg City


Franklin County


King and Queen County


Henrico County


Essex County


Suffolk City


Frederick County


Lunenburg County


Carroll County


Culpeper County


Covington City


Isle of Wight County


Amherst County


Fauquier County


Richmond County


Buena Vista City


Charlottesville City


Radford City


Emporia City


Hanover County


Pittsylvania County


Bath County


Chesapeake City


Gloucester County


Prince George County


Hampton City


Accomack County


Manassas City


King George County


Page County


Shenandoah County


Warren County


Dinwiddie County


Grayson County


Lancaster County


Fredericksburg City


Amelia County


King William County


Craig County


Cumberland County


Appomattox County


Henry County


Newport News City


Mecklenburg County


Mathews County


Lynchburg City


Washington County


Staunton City


Norfolk City


Scott County


Brunswick County


Buckingham County


Orange County


Prince Edward County


Falls Church City


Colonial Heights City


Bristol City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Salem City


Giles County


New Kent County


Wythe County


Portsmouth City


Hopewell City


Tazewell County


Nottoway County


Waynesboro City


Roanoke City


Patrick County


Sussex County


Dickenson County


Russell County


Smyth County


Franklin City


Buchanan County


Lee County


Petersburg City


Martinsville City


Wise County


Danville City


Greensville County


Fairfax City


Galax City


Norton City


Highland County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 2:32 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.