Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for West Virginia by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 0.0 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:
- 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.
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
- Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
- Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.
Line by Line Interpretation of the Report
West Virginia
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 181.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.3 to 184.1 and 4,526 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -1.0.
United States (6)
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 157.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.0 to 157.4 and 465,073 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.7.
Logan County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 246.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 225.5 to 268.1 and 114 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 8)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.3.
McDowell County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 230.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 204.1 to 260.0 and 60 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.
Lewis County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 227.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 200.7 to 257.3 and 54 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.2.
Boone County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 216.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.6 to 242.6 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.
Mingo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 216.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.2 to 241.7 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 29)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.
Lincoln County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 212.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.0 to 239.4 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 34)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.0.
Roane County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 211.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 184.1 to 242.7 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.4.
Fayette County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 207.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.5 to 225.4 and 128 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 26)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.0.
Clay County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 206.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.0 to 247.4 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.6.
Wyoming County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 205.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.2 to 231.3 and 62 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 40)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.
Webster County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 202.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.7 to 242.5 and 28 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 1.0.
Pleasants County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 197.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.0 to 241.1 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.9.
Morgan County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 195.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.8 to 221.2 and 55 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (2, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.2.
Gilmer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 194.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.9 to 239.7 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (1, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.8.
Hampshire County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 190.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.9 to 214.2 and 65 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (3, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.4.
Raleigh County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 188.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.7 to 201.9 and 189 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (8, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.2.
Harrison County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 188.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.7 to 201.3 and 178 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (8, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.
Berkeley County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 187.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.4 to 199.5 and 220 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (8, 41)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.
Marion County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 187.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.6 to 202.2 and 143 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (8, 44)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.2.
Mercer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 187.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.7 to 201.1 and 159 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (7, 43)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.1.
Wood County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 184.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.9 to 196.3 and 225 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (10, 42)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.
Tucker County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 184.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.9 to 227.1 and 22 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (2, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.2.
Nicholas County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 183.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.1 to 205.6 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (6, 49)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.
Monroe County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 183.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.4 to 212.3 and 41 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (4, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.
Mineral County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 183.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.4 to 204.6 and 71 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (6, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.1.
Barbour County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 182.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.2 to 210.6 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (4, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.0.
Jefferson County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 182.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.1 to 198.6 and 112 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (8, 48)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.
Cabell County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 180.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.8 to 192.1 and 217 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (12, 46)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.7.
Summers County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 178.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.5 to 208.7 and 37 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (4, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.
Ohio County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 178.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.9 to 194.3 and 113 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (10, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.0.
Greenbrier County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 177.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.0 to 194.7 and 96 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (10, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.
Tyler County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 177.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.2 to 213.6 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (3, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.
Wayne County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 176.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.5 to 193.1 and 105 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (11, 50)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.2.
Mason County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 176.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.8 to 196.6 and 70 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (9, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.9.
Jackson County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 175.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.8 to 194.3 and 77 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (10, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.
Wetzel County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 175.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.4 to 200.9 and 45 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (7, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.
Wirt County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 174.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.1 to 222.9 and 15 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (2, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.8.
Kanawha County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 174.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.6 to 181.7 and 439 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (20, 47)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.7.
Preston County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 173.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.5 to 191.7 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (11, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.
Upshur County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 173.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.7 to 194.7 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (10, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.
Marshall County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 171.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.9 to 189.7 and 83 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (12, 52)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.
Taylor County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 171.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.4 to 196.9 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (9, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.9.
Randolph County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 169.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.5 to 188.8 and 74 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (12, 53)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.
Putnam County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 169.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.8 to 183.2 and 125 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (17, 51)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.
Pocahontas County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 168.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.3 to 205.2 and 24 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (5, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.2.
Braxton County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 164.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.2 to 191.1 and 37 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (11, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.3.
Brooke County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 163.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.9 to 184.5 and 60 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (15, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.5.
Hancock County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 162.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.3 to 180.8 and 77 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (18, 54)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.
Ritchie County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 160.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.8 to 193.3 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (10, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.2.
Monongalia County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 149.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.2 to 161.1 and 141 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (41, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.
Hardy County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 147.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.9 to 175.5 and 29 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (21, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.7.
Calhoun County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 145.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.4 to 181.4 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (14, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.3.
Doddridge County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 145.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.8 to 179.8 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (16, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.8.
Grant County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 141.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 117.5 to 170.1 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (28, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.3.
Pendleton County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 131.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 105.1 to 164.0 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (32, 55)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.3.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/21/2022 3:19 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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 2020 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 1969-2018 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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2019) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.