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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65

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


Norton City


Galax City


Petersburg City


Martinsville City


Dickenson County


Sussex County


Hopewell City


Franklin City


Danville City


Buchanan County


Wise County


Brunswick County


Craig County


Tazewell County


Prince Edward County


Colonial Heights City


Emporia City


King and Queen County


Cumberland County


Russell County


Smyth County


Covington City


Lee County


Patrick County


Roanoke City


Wythe County


Scott County


Henry County


Lancaster County


Waynesboro City


Essex County


Portsmouth City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Lynchburg City


Staunton City


Bath County


Washington County


Mathews County


Salem City


Charlotte County


Warren County


Bristol City


Middlesex County


Shenandoah County


Giles County


Pittsylvania County


Nottoway County


Page County


Greensville County


Madison County


Buckingham County


Norfolk City


Mecklenburg County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Nelson County


Dinwiddie County


Amherst County


Lunenburg County


Newport News City


Franklin County


Fredericksburg City


Hampton City


Richmond County


Grayson County


Accomack County


Pulaski County


Rockbridge County


Orange County


Louisa County


New Kent County


Appomattox County


Frederick County


King George County


Gloucester County


Fairfax City


King William County


Suffolk City


Fluvanna County


Campbell County


Caroline County


Surry County


Westmoreland County


Richmond City


Bedford City and County


Winchester City


Floyd County


Prince George County


Northampton County


Culpeper County


Chesapeake City


Radford City


Carroll County


Falls Church City


Isle of Wight County


Bland County


Southampton County


Spotsylvania County


Charlottesville City


Amelia County


Manassas City


Hanover County


Virginia Beach City


Montgomery County


Rockingham County


Henrico County


Northumberland County


Augusta County


Botetourt County


Clarke County


Roanoke County


Fauquier County


Williamsburg City


Chesterfield County


Stafford County


Harrisonburg City


Goochland County


Charles City County


Rappahannock County


Greene County


Prince William County


James City County


Poquoson City


Powhatan County


York County


Fairfax County


Albemarle County


Alexandria City


Arlington County


Loudoun County


Buena Vista City Highland County Lexington City Manassas Park City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:40 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.