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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


Fairfax City


Galax City


Greensville County


Franklin City


Martinsville City


Norton City


Petersburg City


Wise County


Nottoway County


Danville City


Hopewell City


Lee County


Smyth County


Waynesboro City


Colonial Heights City


Orange County


New Kent County


Buena Vista City


Giles County


Amelia County


Charlotte County


Portsmouth City


Covington City


Poquoson City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Sussex County


Radford City


Bristol City


Gloucester County


Salem City


Buckingham County


Norfolk City


Falls Church City


Lynchburg City


Bath County


Dinwiddie County


Prince Edward County


Isle of Wight County


Staunton City


Patrick County


Roanoke City


King William County


Lunenburg County


Warren County


Newport News City


Grayson County


Page County


Shenandoah County


Mecklenburg County


Buchanan County


Richmond County


Russell County


Accomack County


Lancaster County


Scott County


Surry County


King and Queen County


Fredericksburg City


Southampton County


Craig County


Chesapeake City


Hampton City


Cumberland County


Tazewell County


Charles City County


Suffolk City


Essex County


Wythe County


Manassas City


Washington County


Nelson County


King George County


Caroline County


Culpeper County


Dickenson County


Fauquier County


Carroll County


Williamsburg City


Frederick County


Brunswick County


Winchester City


Bland County


Botetourt County


Hanover County


Bedford City and County


Clarke County


Amherst County


Stafford County


Westmoreland County


Floyd County


Prince George County


Pittsylvania County


Henrico County


Henry County


Louisa County


Mathews County


Emporia City


Chesterfield County


Campbell County


Northumberland County


Harrisonburg City


Virginia Beach City


Pulaski County


Rockingham County


Appomattox County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Augusta County


Lexington City


Highland County


Richmond City


Spotsylvania County


Northampton County


Madison County


Powhatan County


Middlesex County


Franklin County


Charlottesville City


Montgomery County


Roanoke County


Goochland County


Greene County


Prince William County


Rockbridge County


York County


Fluvanna County


James City County


Alexandria City


Albemarle County


Rappahannock County


Loudoun County


Arlington County


Fairfax County


Manassas Park City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:32 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† 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+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

⋔ 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.

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.