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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 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


Northampton County


Sussex County


Gloucester County


Russell County


Martinsville City


Hampton City


Clarke County


Charlottesville City


Louisa County


Newport News City


Culpeper County


Chesterfield County


Stafford County


Tazewell County


Loudoun County


Fairfax County


Arlington County


Cumberland County


Radford City


Alexandria City


Frederick County


Isle of Wight County


Richmond City


Fredericksburg City


Prince William County


Suffolk City


Augusta County


Goochland County


Albemarle County


Rockbridge County


Campbell County


Accomack County


Carroll County


Greene County


King William County


Caroline County


Chesapeake City


James City County


Westmoreland County


Hanover County


Spotsylvania County


Virginia Beach City


York County


Charles City County


Winchester City


Powhatan County


Norfolk City


Dinwiddie County


Richmond County


Surry County


Falls Church City


Roanoke City


Roanoke County


Wythe County


Manassas City


Rockingham County


Fluvanna County


Mathews County


Portsmouth City


Rappahannock County


Washington County


Amherst County


Appomattox County


Harrisonburg City


Henrico County


Middlesex County


Brunswick County


Fauquier County


Grayson County


Montgomery County


Pittsylvania County


Southampton County


Danville City


Essex County


Orange County


Amelia County


Nottoway County


Bedford City and County


King George County


Nelson County


Botetourt County


Buchanan County


Franklin County


Lynchburg City


Poquoson City


Pulaski County


Shenandoah County


King and Queen County


New Kent County


Petersburg City


Floyd County


Henry County


Colonial Heights City


Giles County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Northumberland County


Scott County


Warren County


Dickenson County


Fairfax City


Lee County


Salem City


Smyth County


Staunton City


Buckingham County


Wise County


Mecklenburg County


Madison County


Prince George County


Lunenburg County


Page County


Patrick County


Greensville County


Covington City


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Waynesboro City


Prince Edward County


Lancaster County


Charlotte County


Galax City


Hopewell City


Franklin City


Bristol City


Bath County


Bland County


Buena Vista City


Emporia City


Williamsburg City


Craig County Highland County Lexington City Manassas Park City Norton City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:22 am.

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.