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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 Recentaapc

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


Williamsburg City


Lexington City


Covington City


Galax City


Manassas Park City


Charles City County


Richmond City


Northampton County


Alexandria City


Brunswick County


Powhatan County


Arlington County


Loudoun County


York County


Northumberland County


Albemarle County


Fairfax County


Prince William County


Winchester City


Louisa County


Westmoreland County


Amherst County


Chesterfield County


Stafford County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Charlottesville City


Chesapeake City


Emporia City


Fredericksburg City


Pulaski County


Suffolk City


Campbell County


Clarke County


Spotsylvania County


Buckingham County


Greene County


King George County


Manassas City


Virginia Beach City


Accomack County


Amelia County


Buena Vista City


Frederick County


Hanover County


King William County


Lunenburg County


Portsmouth City


Rockbridge County


Charlotte County


Goochland County


Harrisonburg City


Mathews County


Norfolk City


Prince George County


Radford City


Rappahannock County


Carroll County


Dinwiddie County


Fluvanna County


Gloucester County


Isle of Wight County


Newport News City


Roanoke County


Culpeper County


Grayson County


Henrico County


Highland County


James City County


Middlesex County


Montgomery County


Nelson County


Appomattox County


Bath County


Bedford City and County


Bland County


Fauquier County


Nottoway County


Orange County


Giles County


Hampton City


Poquoson City


Prince Edward County


Surry County


Bristol City


Essex County


Pittsylvania County


Scott County


Southampton County


Wythe County


King and Queen County


Madison County


New Kent County


Richmond County


Russell County


Salem City


Warren County


Caroline County


Cumberland County


Dickenson County


Franklin County


Lancaster County


Shenandoah County


Lee County


Sussex County


Wise County


Floyd County


Lynchburg City


Mecklenburg County


Craig County


Henry County


Hopewell City


Page County


Roanoke City


Smyth County


Waynesboro City


Norton City


Patrick County


Tazewell County


Staunton City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Greensville County


Buchanan County


Danville City


Franklin City


Martinsville City


Washington County


Colonial Heights City


Rockingham County


Augusta County


Fairfax City


Falls Church City


Botetourt County


Petersburg City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 7:37 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.