State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for West Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019

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

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - 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 601.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 593.7 to 609.7 and 4,479 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

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 512.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.4 to 512.6 and 568,048 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

Grant County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 449.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 373.7 to 536.4 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (34, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.5.

Pendleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 467.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 374.9 to 575.2 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (15, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.0.

Monongalia County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 495.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 458.1 to 534.6 and 138 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (41, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.1.

Hardy County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 500.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 421.9 to 589.5 and 30 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (16, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.5.

Doddridge County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 507.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 407.6 to 623.6 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (9, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.3.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 512.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 410.7 to 631.8 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (8, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.3.

Ritchie County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 528.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 438.4 to 631.9 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (8, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.2.

Brooke County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 537.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.9 to 604.4 and 58 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (15, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.5.

Pocahontas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 542.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 446.1 to 653.2 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (6, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.1.

Hancock County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 546.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 492.0 to 605.4 and 76 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (15, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Putnam County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 566.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 521.8 to 614.8 and 120 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (13, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Braxton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 569.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 488.9 to 659.0 and 37 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (6, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Tucker County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 570.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 464.2 to 694.5 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (3, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.1.

Wirt County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 572.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 442.7 to 727.1 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (2, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.7.

Wayne County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 572.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 522.9 to 625.9 and 99 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (12, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.3.

Taylor County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 573.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 496.7 to 658.8 and 41 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (6, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.

Randolph County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 573.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 515.6 to 637.1 and 72 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (9, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.2.

Upshur County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 574.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 509.7 to 644.5 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (8, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.4.

Summers County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 574.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 492.3 to 666.6 and 36 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (5, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.5.

Tyler County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 575.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 476.4 to 689.8 and 24 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (4, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Kanawha County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 577.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 553.0 to 601.7 and 450 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (20, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.6.

Preston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 577.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 521.5 to 638.7 and 79 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (9, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.

Greenbrier County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 578.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 526.9 to 632.8 and 96 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (10, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.

Marshall County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 578.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 522.6 to 638.3 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (9, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Wetzel County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 578.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 503.5 to 662.7 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (6, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.2.

Nicholas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 582.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 519.7 to 651.0 and 65 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (7, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.

Barbour County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 583.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 504.0 to 672.1 and 40 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (5, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Mason County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 584.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 523.4 to 651.2 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (7, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.

Ohio County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 591.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 542.7 to 644.2 and 113 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (9, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

Cabell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 600.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 564.6 to 637.2 and 218 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (10, 46)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.8.

Jackson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 601.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 541.6 to 665.6 and 75 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (6, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.

Hampshire County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 602.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 536.3 to 675.1 and 62 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (5, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.2.

Mercer County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 606.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 564.4 to 650.7 and 161 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (8, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.

Wood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 609.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 573.7 to 647.3 and 218 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (9, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.

Mineral County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 612.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 549.4 to 681.1 and 70 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (5, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.1.

Monroe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 614.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 531.1 to 707.9 and 40 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (3, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.

Harrison County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 620.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 579.2 to 663.4 and 174 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (7, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.5.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 621.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 575.8 to 669.7 and 142 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (6, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.

Jefferson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 624.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 574.1 to 678.4 and 120 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (5, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.3.

Raleigh County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 630.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 590.4 to 671.7 and 196 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (7, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.3.

Wyoming County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 631.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 557.9 to 711.8 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (3, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.1.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 634.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 597.1 to 674.2 and 228 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (6, 37)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Pleasants County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 642.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 520.2 to 784.8 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.7.

Clay County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 651.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 538.2 to 781.0 and 24 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.9.

Webster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 659.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 549.9 to 785.4 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.8.

Morgan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 659.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 582.6 to 744.5 and 54 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.4.

Gilmer County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 665.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 537.6 to 813.4 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.9.

Fayette County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 682.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 629.8 to 738.5 and 129 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.1.

Lincoln County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 683.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 605.1 to 769.0 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.1.

Roane County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 699.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 608.6 to 799.4 and 44 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.5.

Boone County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 699.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 623.2 to 783.3 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Mingo County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 705.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 629.3 to 789.2 and 66 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.3.

Lewis County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 750.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 660.9 to 848.5 and 52 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

McDowell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 772.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 688.8 to 864.0 and 65 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

Logan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 801.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 733.7 to 873.2 and 110 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 7)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/12/2022 5:47 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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.


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.