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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

White 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


Petersburg City


Galax City


Norton City


Fairfax City


Hopewell City


Martinsville City


Danville City


Wise County


Greensville County


Covington City


Colonial Heights City


Lee County


Smyth County


Buchanan County


Patrick County


Waynesboro City


Franklin City


Dickenson County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Roanoke City


King and Queen County


Dinwiddie County


Sussex County


Tazewell County


Giles County


Russell County


Craig County


New Kent County


Bristol City


Nottoway County


Buckingham County


Salem City


Staunton City


Henry County


Hampton City


Scott County


Orange County


Amelia County


Shenandoah County


Grayson County


Warren County


Gloucester County


Surry County


Buena Vista City


Lancaster County


Page County


Wythe County


Fredericksburg City


Portsmouth City


Lunenburg County


Bath County


Norfolk City


Caroline County


Cumberland County


Isle of Wight County


King George County


Washington County


Newport News City


Charlotte County


Prince Edward County


Chesapeake City


Lynchburg City


King William County


Essex County


Southampton County


Mecklenburg County


Brunswick County


Nelson County


Frederick County


Accomack County


Poquoson City


Radford City


Manassas City


Mathews County


Prince George County


Richmond County


Middlesex County


Pittsylvania County


Amherst County


Louisa County


Madison County


Pulaski County


Westmoreland County


Carroll County


Bland County


Winchester City


Bedford City and County


Floyd County


Culpeper County


Stafford County


Suffolk City


Lexington City


Falls Church City


Appomattox County


Clarke County


Hanover County


Campbell County


Spotsylvania County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Fauquier County


Botetourt County


Henrico County


Virginia Beach City


Franklin County


Rockingham County


Chesterfield County


Rockbridge County


Augusta County


Montgomery County


Williamsburg City


Fluvanna County


Harrisonburg City


Roanoke County


Northampton County


Greene County


Charlottesville City


Prince William County


Northumberland County


York County


Emporia City


Highland County


Powhatan County


Goochland County


Rappahannock County


Charles City County


James City County


Loudoun County


Albemarle County


Fairfax County


Alexandria City


Richmond City


Arlington County


Manassas Park City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 7:45 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.