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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 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


Poquoson City


Covington City


Westmoreland County


Mecklenburg County


Fredericksburg City


Richmond City


Fairfax City


Alexandria City


York County


Charles City County


Arlington County


Radford City


Loudoun County


Powhatan County


Augusta County


Botetourt County


Prince William County


King William County


Albemarle County


Amelia County


Caroline County


Fauquier County


Louisa County


Southampton County


Clarke County


Fairfax County


Northumberland County


James City County


Richmond County


Stafford County


Amherst County


Spotsylvania County


Suffolk City


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Chesapeake City


Culpeper County


Goochland County


Henrico County


Rockbridge County


Winchester City


Bedford City and County


Charlotte County


Chesterfield County


Hanover County


Harrisonburg City


Montgomery County


Orange County


Grayson County


Greene County


Lunenburg County


Norfolk City


Rockingham County


Isle of Wight County


Lancaster County


Portsmouth City


Campbell County


Carroll County


Dinwiddie County


King George County


Nottoway County


Roanoke County


Accomack County


Buckingham County


Manassas City


Middlesex County


Pulaski County


Surry County


Warren County


Frederick County


Hampton City


Nelson County


Newport News City


Cumberland County


Gloucester County


Lee County


Prince Edward County


Roanoke City


Scott County


Giles County


Bristol City


Halifax County with South Boston City


King and Queen County


New Kent County


Petersburg City


Virginia Beach City


Appomattox County


Pittsylvania County


Hopewell City


Prince George County


Smyth County


Salem City


Franklin County


Mathews County


Shenandoah County


Fluvanna County


Waynesboro City


Greensville County


Henry County


Madison County


Patrick County


Page County


Floyd County


Craig County


Essex County


Staunton City


Brunswick County


Russell County


Buchanan County


Lynchburg City


Danville City


Franklin City


Dickenson County


Wise County


Tazewell County


Sussex County


Martinsville City


Galax City


Washington County


Wythe County


Colonial Heights City


Charlottesville City


Bath County


Bland County


Emporia City


Falls Church City


Northampton County


Norton City


Rappahannock County


Williamsburg City


Buena Vista City Highland County Lexington City Manassas Park City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 9:03 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.