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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 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


Franklin City


Greensville County


Fairfax City


Danville City


Hopewell City


Richmond County


Giles County


Staunton City


Essex County


Charlotte County


Martinsville City


Buchanan County


Rockbridge County


Brunswick County


Colonial Heights City


Wise County


Appomattox County


Tazewell County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Prince Edward County


King William County


Lancaster County


Smyth County


Orange County


Wythe County


Waynesboro City


Shenandoah County


Grayson County


Petersburg City


Roanoke City


Botetourt County


Lunenburg County


Mecklenburg County


Amherst County


Buckingham County


Nottoway County


Caroline County


Nelson County


Portsmouth City


Carroll County


Manassas City


Campbell County


Westmoreland County


Dickenson County


Scott County


Henry County


Page County


Clarke County


Newport News City


Louisa County


Fauquier County


Hampton City


Accomack County


Salem City


Fredericksburg City


Northumberland County


Lynchburg City


Russell County


Goochland County


Augusta County


Prince George County


Isle of Wight County


Henrico County


Southampton County


Charlottesville City


Norfolk City


Culpeper County


Pulaski County


Frederick County


Floyd County


Franklin County


Bedford City and County


Richmond City


Chesterfield County


Suffolk City


Warren County


New Kent County


Pittsylvania County


Prince William County


Patrick County


Rockingham County


Gloucester County


Washington County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Hanover County


Montgomery County


Winchester City


James City County


Alexandria City


Chesapeake City


Dinwiddie County


Roanoke County


Stafford County


Harrisonburg City


Virginia Beach City


York County


Spotsylvania County


Fluvanna County


Loudoun County


Albemarle County


Powhatan County


Lee County


Fairfax County


Arlington 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 03/23/2026 6:59 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.