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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


Williamsburg City


Lexington City


Galax City


Emporia City


Northampton County


Powhatan County


Brunswick County


Loudoun County


Richmond City


York County


Fairfax County


Arlington County


Goochland County


Suffolk City


Prince George County


Caroline County


Charles City County


Charlottesville City


Prince William County


Pulaski County


Buckingham County


Chesapeake City


Dinwiddie County


King William County


Westmoreland County


Winchester City


Albemarle County


Essex County


Fredericksburg City


Isle of Wight County


Louisa County


Accomack County


Campbell County


Clarke County


Fluvanna County


King George County


King and Queen County


Spotsylvania County


Appomattox County


Madison County


Middlesex County


Northumberland County


Surry County


Sussex County


Virginia Beach City


Amelia County


Amherst County


Chesterfield County


Frederick County


Greene County


Hampton City


Rockbridge County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


Augusta County


Hanover County


Norfolk City


Pittsylvania County


Rappahannock County


Culpeper County


Dickenson County


Gloucester County


Southampton County


Bath County


Buena Vista City


Henrico County


Lancaster County


Lunenburg County


Mathews County


Portsmouth City


Washington County


Franklin County


Grayson County


Montgomery County


Newport News City


Russell County


Bland County


Carroll County


Cumberland County


Giles County


Roanoke County


Bristol City


Harrisonburg City


Henry County


Hopewell City


James City County


Radford City


Craig County


Fauquier County


New Kent County


Norton City


Orange County


Tazewell County


Alexandria City


Bedford City and County


Nelson County


Salem City


Scott County


Shenandoah County


Wythe County


Mecklenburg County


Nottoway County


Poquoson City


Wise County


Floyd County


Page County


Petersburg City


Roanoke City


Warren County


Covington City


Lee County


Lynchburg City


Patrick County


Staunton City


Waynesboro City


Botetourt County


Falls Church City


Halifax County with South Boston City


Highland County


Smyth County


Colonial Heights City


Charlotte County


Greensville County


Richmond County


Stafford County


Manassas City


Martinsville City


Prince Edward County


Buchanan County


Rockingham County


Danville City


Fairfax City


Franklin City


Manassas Park City





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:01 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.