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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 122.7 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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


York County


Greene County


Goochland County


James City County


Prince William County


Powhatan County


Montgomery County


Augusta County


Manassas City


Bland County


Rockbridge County


Fluvanna County


Roanoke County


Rockingham County


Stafford County


Charlottesville City


Williamsburg City


Virginia Beach City


Surry County


King George County


Richmond City


Botetourt County


Henrico County


Chesterfield County


Clarke County


Spotsylvania County


Madison County


Franklin County


Harrisonburg City


Fauquier County


Pulaski County


Prince George County


Appomattox County


Northumberland County


Campbell County


Floyd County


Hanover County


Fredericksburg City


Mathews County


Pittsylvania County


Falls Church City


Nelson County


Carroll County


Middlesex County


Culpeper County


Henry County


Bedford City and County


Washington County


Frederick County


Lunenburg County


Louisa County


Winchester City


Southampton County


Northampton County


Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City


King William County


Craig County


Isle of Wight County


Amherst County


Emporia City


Caroline County


Bristol City


Poquoson City


Chesapeake City


Suffolk City


Essex County


Patrick County


Scott County


Highland County


Buckingham County


Cumberland County


Westmoreland County


Shenandoah County


Lancaster County


Wythe County


Accomack County


Hampton City


Buena Vista City


Dinwiddie County


Staunton City


Warren County


New Kent County


Mecklenburg County


Newport News City


Grayson County


Norfolk City


Bath County


Charles City County


Prince Edward County


Salem City


Orange County


Gloucester County


King and Queen County


Page County


Roanoke City


Amelia County


Radford City


Lynchburg City


Charlotte County


Tazewell County


Brunswick County


Russell County


Halifax County with South Boston City


Giles County


Portsmouth City


Richmond County


Buchanan County


Dickenson County


Lexington City


Colonial Heights City


Lee County


Sussex County


Danville City


Smyth County


Covington City


Nottoway County


Hopewell City


Waynesboro City


Wise County


Greensville County


Petersburg City


Franklin City


Fairfax City


Martinsville City


Norton City


Galax City




Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 11:23 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.


Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.