State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for West Virginia by County

Lung & Bronchus, 2015-2019

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

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 51.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 50.3 to 52.8 and 1,379 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -2.1.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 36.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 36.8 and 146,023 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.2 to -4.5.

Lewis County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 77.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 63.1 to 95.5 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.8.

Mingo County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 73.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 60.4 to 88.3 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.1.

Clay County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 72.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.9 to 98.3 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to 0.1.

Wyoming County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 71.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 58.9 to 87.3 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 30)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.7.

Boone County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 67.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.7 to 82.4 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 35)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.0.

Morgan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 65.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.3 to 81.2 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.3.

Lincoln County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 65.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.6 to 80.0 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.0.

Roane County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 63.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.2 to 81.1 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.2.

Fayette County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 63.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 54.7 to 72.5 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.1.

Logan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 62.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.9 to 73.6 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 39)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.1 to -1.0.

Webster County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 62.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.4 to 84.9 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.6.

McDowell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 61.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.6 to 76.9 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (1, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.5.

Tyler County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 61.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.3 to 83.3 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.6.

Taylor County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 60.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.5 to 75.8 and 16 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (1, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -0.3.

Gilmer County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 58.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.8 to 84.7 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 1.7.

Hampshire County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 57.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.0 to 70.4 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (2, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.6.

Pleasants County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 56.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 82.7 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.6.

Wetzel County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 54.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.6 to 70.2 and 14 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (2, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.4.

Greenbrier County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 54.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.6 to 63.8 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (6, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.8.

Wood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 53.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.2 to 60.0 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (9, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.

Marshall County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 53.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.5 to 63.9 and 27 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (6, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.5.

Brooke County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 53.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.0 to 65.3 and 20 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (4, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.3.

Berkeley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.4 to 59.0 and 71 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (10, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.6.

Raleigh County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.8 to 59.5 and 59 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (9, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.

Marion County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.8 to 60.6 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (8, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.2.

Harrison County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.3 to 59.5 and 53 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (9, 45)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.7.

Cabell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 46.6 to 58.2 and 68 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (10, 44)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Summers County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 52.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.8 to 69.3 and 11 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (2, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -0.6.

Wayne County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 51.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.7 to 60.3 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (8, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.3 to -2.4.

Ohio County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 51.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.4 to 60.1 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (8, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.4.

Barbour County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 51.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.6 to 66.7 and 12 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (3, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -0.5.

Randolph County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 50.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 60.8 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (7, 50)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.2.

Jefferson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 57.1 and 35 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (11, 49)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.0.

Nicholas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.3 to 60.4 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (8, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.6.

Mercer County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.5 to 55.9 and 46 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (13, 48)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.0.

Kanawha County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.9 to 52.6 and 135 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (20, 47)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.4 to -2.2.

Mason County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.6 to 59.5 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (9, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.7.

Hancock County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.9 to 58.6 and 24 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (10, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.1.

Jackson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 47.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.9 to 57.9 and 22 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (11, 52)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -34.9 to 6.7.

Upshur County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 47.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.7 to 58.9 and 17 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (9, 53)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.0.

Monroe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 62.1 and 11 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (7, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.1.

Doddridge County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 46.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.2 to 68.3 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (2, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to 0.0.

Putnam County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 45.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.1 to 53.2 and 35 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (16, 51)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.7.

Mineral County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 44.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.6 to 55.3 and 18 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (12, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.9.

Preston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 42.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.9 to 52.1 and 21 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (18, 54)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.5.

Braxton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 42.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.0 to 56.7 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (12, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -0.9.

Wirt County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 41.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.8 to 67.1 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (4, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -1.1.

Tucker County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 41.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.0 to 63.1 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (6, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 1.0.

Ritchie County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 38.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.2 to 55.4 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (11, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 1.0.

Monongalia County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 35.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.3 to 41.1 and 37 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (42, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.2.

Pendleton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 34.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 55.6 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (13, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 1.3.

Pocahontas County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 33.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 52.5 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (15, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to 0.6.

Calhoun County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 33.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.5 to 53.8 and 4 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (14, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -0.4.

Hardy County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 31.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.5 to 44.6 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (34, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to 1.2.

Grant County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 30.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.2 to 44.9 and 7 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (34, 55)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.8.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/16/2022 3:52 pm.

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.