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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

Lung & Bronchus, 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


Wise County


Lee County


Hopewell City


Lancaster County


Charlotte County


Galax City


Petersburg City


Smyth County


Sussex County


Prince Edward County


Nottoway County


New Kent County


Giles County


Emporia City


Colonial Heights City


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Franklin City


Greensville County


Amelia County


Waynesboro City


Bristol City


Buchanan County


Warren County


Scott County


Bath County


Buckingham County


Dickenson County


Roanoke City


Martinsville City


Buena Vista City


Patrick County


Tazewell County


King and Queen County


Page County


Lunenburg County


Brunswick County


Danville City


Mecklenburg County


Grayson County


Middlesex County


Westmoreland County


Amherst County


Washington County


King William County


Lynchburg City


Pulaski County


Prince George County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Covington City


Southampton County


Portsmouth City


Fairfax City


Caroline County


King George County


Dinwiddie County


Gloucester County


Salem City


Norfolk City


Staunton City


Accomack County


Winchester City


Henry County


Northumberland County


Shenandoah County


Richmond County


Poquoson City


Russell County


Essex County


Orange County


Wythe County


Charles City County


Nelson County


Pittsylvania County


Northampton County


Powhatan County


Hampton City


Newport News City


Radford City


Botetourt County


Henrico County


Bedford City and County


Chesapeake City


Louisa County


Appomattox County


Madison County


Virginia Beach City


Richmond City


Carroll County


Franklin County


Isle of Wight County


Hanover County


Frederick County


Suffolk City


Williamsburg City


Rockbridge County


Spotsylvania County


Fredericksburg City


Stafford County


Fluvanna County


Augusta County


Cumberland County


Campbell County


Bland County


Mathews County


York County


Chesterfield County


Fauquier County


Rockingham County


Surry County


Floyd County


Manassas City


Culpeper County


Greene County


Roanoke County


Montgomery County


Harrisonburg City


Charlottesville City


Prince William County


Goochland County


Clarke County


James City County


Alexandria City


Rappahannock County


Falls Church City


Albemarle County


Loudoun County


Arlington County


Fairfax County


Craig County Highland County Lexington City Manassas Park City Norton City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 10:31 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.

⋔ 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.

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.