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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 Rate

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


Manassas Park City


Fairfax County


Arlington County


Loudoun County


Rappahannock County


Albemarle County


Alexandria City


James City County


Fluvanna County


York County


Rockbridge County


Prince William County


Greene County


Goochland County


Roanoke County


Montgomery County


Charlottesville City


Franklin County


Middlesex County


Powhatan County


Madison County


Northampton County


Spotsylvania County


Richmond City


Highland County


Lexington City


Augusta County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Appomattox County


Rockingham County


Pulaski County


Virginia Beach City


Harrisonburg City


Northumberland County


Campbell County


Chesterfield County


Emporia City


Mathews County


Louisa County


Henry County


Henrico County


Pittsylvania County


Prince George County


Floyd County


Westmoreland County


Stafford County


Amherst County


Clarke County


Bedford City and County


Hanover County


Botetourt County


Bland County


Winchester City


Brunswick County


Frederick County


Williamsburg City


Carroll County


Fauquier County


Dickenson County


Culpeper County


Caroline County


King George County


Nelson County


Washington County


Manassas City


Wythe County


Essex County


Suffolk City


Charles City County


Tazewell County


Cumberland County


Hampton City


Chesapeake City


Craig County


Southampton County


Fredericksburg City


King and Queen County


Surry County


Scott County


Lancaster County


Accomack County


Russell County


Richmond County


Buchanan County


Mecklenburg County


Shenandoah County


Page County


Grayson County


Newport News City


Warren County


Lunenburg County


King William County


Roanoke City


Patrick County


Staunton City


Isle of Wight County


Prince Edward County


Dinwiddie County


Bath County


Lynchburg City


Falls Church City


Norfolk City


Buckingham County


Salem City


Gloucester County


Bristol City


Radford City


Sussex County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Poquoson City


Covington City


Portsmouth City


Charlotte County


Amelia County


Giles County


Buena Vista City


New Kent County


Orange County


Colonial Heights City


Waynesboro City


Smyth County


Lee County


Hopewell City


Danville City


Nottoway County


Wise County


Petersburg City


Norton City


Martinsville City


Franklin City


Greensville County


Galax City


Fairfax City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 9:33 am.

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.