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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 Rate

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


Fairfax County


Arlington County


Loudoun County


Albemarle County


Falls Church City


Rappahannock County


Alexandria City


James City County


Clarke County


Goochland County


Prince William County


Charlottesville City


Harrisonburg City


Montgomery County


Roanoke County


Greene County


Culpeper County


Manassas City


Floyd County


Surry County


Rockingham County


Fauquier County


Chesterfield County


York County


Mathews County


Bland County


Campbell County


Cumberland County


Augusta County


Fluvanna County


Stafford County


Fredericksburg City


Spotsylvania County


Rockbridge County


Williamsburg City


Suffolk City


Frederick County


Hanover County


Isle of Wight County


Franklin County


Carroll County


Richmond City


Virginia Beach City


Madison County


Appomattox County


Louisa County


Chesapeake City


Bedford City and County


Henrico County


Botetourt County


Radford City


Newport News City


Hampton City


Powhatan County


Northampton County


Pittsylvania County


Nelson County


Charles City County


Wythe County


Orange County


Essex County


Russell County


Poquoson City


Richmond County


Shenandoah County


Northumberland County


Henry County


Winchester City


Accomack County


Staunton City


Norfolk City


Salem City


Gloucester County


Dinwiddie County


King George County


Caroline County


Fairfax City


Portsmouth City


Southampton County


Covington City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Prince George County


Pulaski County


Lynchburg City


King William County


Washington County


Amherst County


Westmoreland County


Middlesex County


Grayson County


Mecklenburg County


Danville City


Brunswick County


Lunenburg County


Page County


King and Queen County


Tazewell County


Patrick County


Buena Vista City


Martinsville City


Roanoke City


Dickenson County


Buckingham County


Bath County


Scott County


Warren County


Buchanan County


Bristol City


Waynesboro City


Amelia County


Greensville County


Franklin City


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Colonial Heights City


Emporia City


Giles County


New Kent County


Nottoway County


Prince Edward County


Sussex County


Smyth County


Petersburg City


Galax City


Charlotte County


Lancaster County


Hopewell City


Lee County


Wise County


Craig County Highland County Lexington City Manassas Park City Norton City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 2:41 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.