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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 Count

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


Highland County


Manassas Park City


Norton City


Lexington City


Emporia City


Covington City


Craig County


Bath County


Bland County


Buena Vista City


Rappahannock County


King and Queen County


Charles City County


Surry County


Radford City


Galax City


Richmond County


Cumberland County


Franklin City


Sussex County


Falls Church City


Essex County


Williamsburg City


Greensville County


Mathews County


Poquoson City


Madison County


Charlotte County


Lunenburg County


Amelia County


Appomattox County


Northampton County


Martinsville City


King William County


Greene County


Fredericksburg City


Middlesex County


Clarke County


Dickenson County


Brunswick County


Floyd County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


King George County


Nottoway County


Buckingham County


Manassas City


Southampton County


Prince Edward County


Nelson County


Grayson County


Northumberland County


Giles County


Colonial Heights City


Hopewell City


Bristol City


New Kent County


Lancaster County


Winchester City


Fluvanna County


Westmoreland County


Charlottesville City


Harrisonburg City


Goochland County


Powhatan County


Waynesboro City


Buchanan County


Prince George County


Rockbridge County


Caroline County


Patrick County


Salem City


Page County


Dinwiddie County


Fairfax City


Scott County


Staunton City


Lee County


Wythe County


Russell County


Amherst County


Louisa County


Pulaski County


Warren County


Carroll County


Botetourt County


Petersburg City


Isle of Wight County


Smyth County


Culpeper County


Gloucester County


Mecklenburg County


Orange County


Accomack County


Wise County


Tazewell County


Halifax County with South Boston City


York County


Shenandoah County


Campbell County


Franklin County


Danville City


Montgomery County


Fauquier County


Henry County


Washington County


Lynchburg City


Pittsylvania County


Suffolk City


Alexandria City


Augusta County


Stafford County


Rockingham County


Frederick County


Portsmouth City


Bedford City and County


James City County


Albemarle County


Spotsylvania County


Roanoke County


Arlington County


Roanoke City


Hanover County


Hampton City


Newport News City


Richmond City


Norfolk City


Loudoun County


Chesapeake City


Prince William County


Chesterfield County


Henrico County


Virginia Beach City


Fairfax County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:16 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.