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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for West Virginia by County

All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages

Sorted by Name

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 213.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 209.9 to 217.7 and 2,524 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.3.

United States

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 181.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.1 to 181.7 and 314,987 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.0.

Barbour County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 213.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.2 to 258.8 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (2, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.2.

Berkeley County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 220.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 202.8 to 238.2 and 134 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (7, 42)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.0.

Boone County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 251.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 214.9 to 292.3 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 40)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.5.

Braxton County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 173.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.9 to 214.0 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (16, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.5.

Brooke County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 203.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.3 to 239.0 and 34 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (6, 52)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.6.

Cabell County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 228.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.8 to 247.7 and 127 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 37)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.8.

Calhoun County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 185.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.8 to 245.8 and 11 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (3, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.1.

Clay County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 211.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.4 to 273.1 and 13 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (1, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.0.

Doddridge County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 117.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 84.0 to 162.7 and 8 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (46, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -1.5.

Fayette County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 246.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 220.3 to 274.1 and 72 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 33)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.4.

Gilmer County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 202.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.2 to 267.7 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (1, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.6.

Grant County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 155.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.6 to 198.0 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (25, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -0.7.

Greenbrier County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 195.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.2 to 222.5 and 50 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (11, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.0.

Hampshire County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 195.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.0 to 229.7 and 34 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (8, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.2.

Hancock County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 208.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.6 to 238.9 and 44 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (7, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.5.

Hardy County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 188.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.9 to 234.1 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (6, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.0.

Harrison County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 218.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 198.4 to 239.6 and 94 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (7, 43)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.

Jackson County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 228.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 199.1 to 260.9 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (2, 46)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

Jefferson County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 210.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.0 to 236.5 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (8, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.

Kanawha County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 206.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 194.9 to 218.9 and 246 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (16, 45)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.6 to -2.3.

Lewis County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 270.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 228.3 to 318.9 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 35)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.0.

Lincoln County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 258.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 220.4 to 302.1 and 35 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 37)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.2.

Logan County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 290.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 257.4 to 326.6 and 62 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 11)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Marion County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 225.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 203.5 to 249.1 and 82 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (4, 43)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Marshall County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 192.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.1 to 222.0 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (12, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.6.

Mason County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 211.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.2 to 244.8 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (5, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.3.

McDowell County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 270.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 230.8 to 315.5 and 36 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 30)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.

Mercer County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 231.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.2 to 255.0 and 92 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (3, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.6.

Mineral County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 218.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 188.2 to 251.7 and 40 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (4, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.2.

Mingo County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 252.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 215.9 to 293.9 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 39)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.3.

Monongalia County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 163.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.4 to 181.9 and 72 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (40, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.9.

Monroe County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 187.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.7 to 230.5 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (8, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.2.

Morgan County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 223.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.9 to 265.1 and 30 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (2, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.2.

Nicholas County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 219.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.7 to 255.2 and 38 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (3, 49)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.4.

Ohio County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 218.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 194.2 to 246.2 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (5, 47)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.0.

Pendleton County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 149.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.6 to 202.6 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (19, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.6.

Pleasants County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 234.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.9 to 307.6 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.9.

Pocahontas County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 207.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 267.3 and 15 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (2, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.1.

Preston County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 209.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.5 to 239.3 and 47 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (6, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.5.

Putnam County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 202.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.4 to 225.8 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (11, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.9.

Raleigh County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 226.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 207.6 to 247.3 and 110 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (5, 40)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.6.

Randolph County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 173.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.8 to 202.4 and 36 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (25, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.8.

Ritchie County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 209.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.9 to 265.9 and 16 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (2, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.9.

Roane County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 256.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 212.4 to 308.6 and 26 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 43)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.6.

Summers County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 222.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.2 to 272.5 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (1, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.3.

Taylor County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 211.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.2 to 253.8 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (3, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.6.

Tucker County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 194.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.4 to 259.1 and 11 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (2, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.2.

Tyler County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 194.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.0 to 253.4 and 13 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (3, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.0.

Upshur County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 176.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.7 to 207.9 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (20, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.4.

Wayne County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 203.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.1 to 229.5 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (9, 51)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.0.

Webster County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 231.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.3 to 293.3 and 16 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 53)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 1.0.

Wetzel County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 194.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.2 to 235.9 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (6, 54)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.0.

Wirt County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 199.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.0 to 278.5 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (1, 55)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 0.4.

Wood County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 228.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 210.2 to 247.4 and 125 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (4, 37)
Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.8.

Wyoming County

Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
Rate : The death rate is 230.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 195.0 to 272.0 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 48)
Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.0.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/26/2022 5:52 pm.

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 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.

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.

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