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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Ruralurban

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


Accomack County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Brunswick County


Buchanan County


Buckingham County


Caroline County


Carroll County


Charlotte County


Danville City


Dickenson County


Essex County


Franklin City


Grayson County


Greensville County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Henry County


Lancaster County


Lee County


Louisa County


Lunenburg County


Martinsville City


Mecklenburg County


Northumberland County


Nottoway County


Orange County


Page County


Patrick County


Pittsylvania County


Prince Edward County


Richmond County


Rockbridge County


Russell County


Shenandoah County


Smyth County


Southampton County


Tazewell County


Westmoreland County


Wise County


Wythe County


Albemarle County


Alexandria City


Amherst County


Appomattox County


Arlington County


Augusta County


Bedford City and County


Botetourt County


Campbell County


Charlottesville City


Chesapeake City


Chesterfield County


Clarke County


Colonial Heights City


Culpeper County


Dinwiddie County


Fairfax City


Fairfax County


Fauquier County


Floyd County


Fluvanna County


Franklin County


Frederick County


Fredericksburg City


Giles County


Gloucester County


Goochland County


Hampton City


Hanover County


Harrisonburg City


Henrico County


Hopewell City


Isle of Wight County


James City County


King William County


Loudoun County


Lynchburg City


Manassas City


Montgomery County


Nelson County


New Kent County


Newport News City


Norfolk City


Petersburg City


Portsmouth City


Powhatan County


Prince George County


Prince William County


Pulaski County


Richmond City


Roanoke City


Roanoke County


Rockingham County


Salem City


Scott County


Spotsylvania County


Stafford County


Staunton City


Suffolk City


Virginia Beach City


Warren County


Washington County


Waynesboro City


Winchester City


York County


Amelia County Bath County Bland County Bristol City Buena Vista City Charles City County Covington City Craig County Cumberland County Emporia City Falls Church City Galax City Greene County Highland County King George County King and Queen County Lexington City Madison County Manassas Park City Mathews County Middlesex County Northampton County Norton City Poquoson City Radford City Rappahannock County Surry County Sussex County Williamsburg City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 2:27 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† 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+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

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.