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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 <50

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


Petersburg City


Prince Edward County


Hopewell City


Henry County


Russell County


Washington County


Tazewell County


Scott County


Danville City


Waynesboro City


Pittsylvania County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Wise County


Franklin County


Smyth County


Roanoke City


Dinwiddie County


Wythe County


Shenandoah County


Staunton City


Warren County


Lynchburg City


Frederick County


Manassas City


Portsmouth City


King George County


Norfolk City


Hampton City


Orange County


Campbell County


Pulaski County


Newport News City


Bedford City and County


Suffolk City


Spotsylvania County


Richmond City


Virginia Beach City


Isle of Wight County


Montgomery County


Louisa County


Prince George County


Gloucester County


Chesapeake City


Culpeper County


Henrico County


Hanover County


Chesterfield County


Roanoke County


Rockingham County


Stafford County


Prince William County


Augusta County


Charlottesville City


Fairfax County


Arlington County


Fauquier County


Loudoun County


Alexandria City


York County


Albemarle County


Accomack County Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City Amelia County Amherst County Appomattox County Bath County Bland County Botetourt County Bristol City Brunswick County Buchanan County Buckingham County Buena Vista City Caroline County Carroll County Charles City County Charlotte County Clarke County Colonial Heights City Covington City Craig County Cumberland County Dickenson County Emporia City Essex County Fairfax City Falls Church City Floyd County Fluvanna County Franklin City Fredericksburg City Galax City Giles County Goochland County Grayson County Greene County Greensville County Harrisonburg City Highland County James City County King William County King and Queen County Lancaster County Lee County Lexington City Lunenburg County Madison County Manassas Park City Martinsville City Mathews County Mecklenburg County Middlesex County Nelson County New Kent County Northampton County Northumberland County Norton City Nottoway County Page County Patrick County Poquoson City Powhatan County Radford City Rappahannock County Richmond County Rockbridge County Salem City Southampton County Surry County Sussex County Westmoreland County Williamsburg City Winchester City


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:20 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.