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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 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


Emporia City


Manassas Park City


Charles City County


Highland County


Lexington City


Surry County


Norton City


Franklin City


Greensville County


Sussex County


Bath County


Covington City


Buena Vista City


King and Queen County


Craig County


Rappahannock County


Bland County


Richmond County


Radford City


Essex County


Cumberland County


Falls Church City


Galax City


Brunswick County


Williamsburg City


Charlotte County


Lunenburg County


Northampton County


Martinsville City


Nottoway County


Mathews County


Amelia County


Poquoson City


Prince Edward County


King William County


Appomattox County


Madison County


Petersburg City


Fredericksburg City


Southampton County


Buckingham County


Manassas City


Middlesex County


Northumberland County


Greene County


Clarke County


Hopewell City


Lancaster County


Floyd County


King George County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Nelson County


Westmoreland County


Charlottesville City


Goochland County


Dickenson County


Harrisonburg City


Caroline County


Colonial Heights City


Winchester City


Fairfax City


Grayson County


Prince George County


New Kent County


Bristol City


Fluvanna County


Powhatan County


Dinwiddie County


Giles County


Waynesboro City


Rockbridge County


Salem City


Patrick County


Staunton City


Mecklenburg County


Amherst County


Buchanan County


Page County


Scott County


Isle of Wight County


Lee County


Accomack County


Wythe County


Louisa County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Russell County


Danville City


Culpeper County


Pulaski County


Botetourt County


Carroll County


Orange County


Warren County


Gloucester County


Portsmouth City


York County


Smyth County


Suffolk City


Lynchburg City


Alexandria City


Wise County


Campbell County


Richmond City


Shenandoah County


Tazewell County


Henry County


Fauquier County


Franklin County


Pittsylvania County


Montgomery County


Hampton City


Washington County


Arlington County


James City County


Stafford County


Albemarle County


Augusta County


Roanoke City


Rockingham County


Bedford City and County


Newport News City


Spotsylvania County


Frederick County


Roanoke County


Norfolk City


Hanover County


Chesapeake City


Loudoun County


Prince William County


Henrico County


Chesterfield County


Virginia Beach City


Fairfax County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 5:22 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.