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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

Prostate, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, 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


Colonial Heights City


Portsmouth City


Clarke County


Petersburg City


Danville City


Accomack County


Dinwiddie County


Southampton County


Lynchburg City


Lee County


Middlesex County


Norfolk City


Nelson County


Roanoke City


Winchester City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Suffolk City


Carroll County


Gloucester County


Northampton County


Wise County


Lancaster County


Amherst County


Richmond City


Newport News City


Mecklenburg County


Warren County


Orange County


Caroline County


Shenandoah County


Stafford County


Salem City


Hampton City


Pittsylvania County


Fluvanna County


Wythe County


Campbell County


Scott County


Chesapeake City


Virginia Beach City


Bedford City and County


Powhatan County


Isle of Wight County


Russell County


Botetourt County


York County


Goochland County


Frederick County


Louisa County


Franklin County


Augusta County


Albemarle County


Chesterfield County


Prince William County


James City County


Charlottesville City


Arlington County


Henrico County


Fauquier County


Pulaski County


Rockingham County


Montgomery County


Alexandria City


Henry County


Spotsylvania County


Culpeper County


Washington County


Smyth County


Loudoun County


Hanover County


Fairfax County


Roanoke County


Tazewell County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City Amelia County Appomattox County Bath County Bland County Bristol City Brunswick County Buchanan County Buckingham County Buena Vista City Charles City County Charlotte County Covington City Craig County Cumberland County Dickenson County Emporia City Essex County Fairfax City Falls Church City Floyd County Franklin City Fredericksburg City Galax City Giles County Grayson County Greene County Greensville County Harrisonburg City Highland County Hopewell City King George County King William County King and Queen County Lexington City Lunenburg County Madison County Manassas City Manassas Park City Martinsville City Mathews County New Kent County Northumberland County Norton City Nottoway County Page County Patrick County Poquoson City Prince Edward County Prince George County Radford City Rappahannock County Richmond County Rockbridge County Staunton City Surry County Sussex County Waynesboro City Westmoreland County Williamsburg City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 12:02 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.