Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Virginia Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Male
Sorted by rateratio
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US 
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 318,737 | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | - | -1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Virginia | - | falling | - | 8,185 | 175.6 (173.9, 177.4) | - | -1.5 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Manassas Park City | 9 | falling | lower | 4 | 81.1 (48.3, 125.8) | 0.5 | -5.7 (-8.4, -3.0) |
| Fairfax County | 9 | falling | lower | 668 | 118.1 (114.0, 122.3) | 0.7 | -2.4 (-2.7, -2.0) |
| Arlington County | 9 | falling | lower | 112 | 119.5 (109.6, 130.2) | 0.7 | -2.4 (-3.0, -1.7) |
| Loudoun County | 9 | falling | lower | 201 | 124.2 (116.2, 132.5) | 0.7 | -2.8 (-3.4, -2.1) |
| Rappahannock County | 7 | stable | lower | 9 | 129.1 (93.3, 179.0) | 0.8 | -2.2 (-5.0, 0.6) |
| Alexandria City | 9 | falling | lower | 84 | 133.1 (120.1, 147.0) | 0.8 | -3.0 (-3.7, -2.4) |
| York County | 9 | falling | lower | 58 | 142.6 (126.4, 160.5) | 0.8 | -3.3 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Albemarle County | 9 | falling | lower | 103 | 144.8 (132.4, 158.1) | 0.8 | -1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Prince William County | 9 | falling | lower | 270 | 147.4 (138.9, 156.1) | 0.9 | -2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Charlottesville City | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 147.7 (123.0, 175.9) | 0.9 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| James City County | 9 | falling | lower | 102 | 150.0 (136.9, 164.2) | 0.9 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Goochland County | 8 | falling | similar | 31 | 155.1 (130.3, 184.0) | 0.9 | -2.4 (-4.0, -0.5) |
| Appomattox County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 158.0 (126.4, 195.8) | 0.9 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.3) |
| Rockbridge County | 8 | falling | similar | 32 | 160.0 (134.6, 190.0) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Roanoke County | 8 | falling | similar | 104 | 160.8 (146.9, 175.8) | 0.9 | -1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Northumberland County | 8 | falling | similar | 25 | 162.1 (132.6, 200.1) | 0.9 | -2.9 (-4.7, -1.2) |
| Fauquier County | 8 | falling | similar | 73 | 166.4 (149.1, 185.2) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Augusta County | 8 | falling | similar | 97 | 166.7 (151.9, 182.8) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Stafford County | 8 | falling | similar | 105 | 166.9 (151.7, 183.0) | 1.0 | -2.7 (-3.2, -2.0) |
| Greene County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 167.8 (135.8, 205.3) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.6, -0.3) |
| Powhatan County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 168.3 (142.1, 198.2) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-3.9, -1.6) |
| Spotsylvania County | 8 | falling | similar | 121 | 168.4 (154.6, 183.1) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| Harrisonburg City | 6 | stable | similar | 30 | 169.0 (142.2, 199.1) | 1.0 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Hanover County | 8 | falling | similar | 119 | 169.8 (156.0, 184.5) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Montgomery County | 8 | falling | similar | 75 | 172.0 (154.5, 190.9) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Henrico County | 8 | falling | similar | 297 | 172.1 (163.2, 181.3) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Chesterfield County | 8 | falling | similar | 309 | 172.5 (163.5, 181.9) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Virginia Beach City | 8 | falling | similar | 392 | 172.8 (165.0, 180.9) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Rockingham County | 8 | falling | similar | 97 | 173.0 (157.6, 189.6) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Williamsburg City | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 174.6 (134.7, 224.2) | 1.0 | -25.3 (-43.9, -11.8) |
| Manassas City | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 175.5 (142.0, 213.9) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 74 | 176.4 (157.7, 197.1) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-5.9, -1.3) |
| Prince George County | 8 | falling | similar | 34 | 177.8 (150.6, 208.3) | 1.0 | -2.4 (-3.5, -1.2) |
| Carroll County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 178.7 (155.2, 205.5) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Fluvanna County | 6 | stable | similar | 32 | 180.2 (152.4, 212.1) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Culpeper County | 8 | falling | similar | 53 | 180.7 (159.1, 204.6) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| King George County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 181.2 (150.2, 216.8) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Richmond City | 8 | falling | similar | 187 | 181.9 (169.8, 194.7) | 1.1 | -3.3 (-3.8, -2.9) |
| Mathews County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 184.2 (145.1, 235.1) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-3.2, 1.4) |
| Floyd County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 185.7 (150.8, 227.3) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.4, 1.1) |
| Bedford City and County | 8 | falling | similar | 112 | 186.6 (170.8, 203.8) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Middlesex County | 8 | falling | similar | 23 | 188.4 (154.6, 231.0) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Louisa County | 8 | falling | similar | 51 | 188.5 (164.7, 215.2) | 1.1 | -2.5 (-3.6, -1.3) |
| Clarke County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 189.7 (154.0, 232.5) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-4.0, 0.9) |
| Pulaski County | 8 | falling | similar | 47 | 190.0 (165.3, 217.8) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Frederick County | 5 | falling | higher | 111 | 191.0 (175.0, 208.1) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Washington County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 191.3 (172.1, 212.3) | 1.1 | 5.3 (-1.8, 10.8) |
| Madison County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 191.4 (154.5, 235.9) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-3.4, 1.2) |
| Chesapeake City | 5 | falling | higher | 217 | 192.3 (180.3, 204.9) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-2.8, -1.9) |
| Pittsylvania County | 5 | falling | higher | 90 | 194.0 (175.7, 214.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | 5 | falling | higher | 73 | 194.6 (174.6, 216.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Poquoson City | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 195.5 (154.6, 244.8) | 1.1 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.7) |
| Falls Church City | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 195.5 (148.1, 252.8) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-3.1, 1.6) |
| Westmoreland County | 8 | falling | similar | 32 | 197.9 (166.8, 234.1) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-4.2, -0.9) |
| Northampton County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 197.9 (160.3, 243.8) | 1.2 | -17.6 (-29.5, -2.7) |
| Henry County | 5 | falling | higher | 77 | 198.0 (177.9, 220.0) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| King William County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 198.1 (160.1, 242.7) | 1.2 | -3.2 (-4.7, -1.8) |
| Suffolk City | 5 | falling | higher | 98 | 198.9 (180.8, 218.4) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-2.9, -1.7) |
| Caroline County | 8 | falling | similar | 36 | 200.4 (170.3, 234.4) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Amherst County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 201.2 (174.3, 231.4) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.7, -1.3) |
| Botetourt County | 1 | rising | higher | 52 | 201.5 (176.6, 229.5) | 1.2 | 5.7 (0.0, 16.7) |
| Mecklenburg County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 202.4 (177.3, 230.7) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Wythe County | 5 | falling | higher | 39 | 203.2 (174.8, 235.4) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Buena Vista City | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 204.2 (142.9, 284.0) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-4.6, -0.5) |
| New Kent County | 6 | stable | similar | 30 | 204.3 (170.5, 243.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Fredericksburg City | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 204.8 (165.6, 250.2) | 1.2 | -3.0 (-4.8, -1.3) |
| Grayson County | 6 | stable | similar | 26 | 206.2 (171.1, 247.6) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.8, 0.9) |
| Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 206.6 (171.8, 248.2) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Winchester City | 5 | falling | higher | 32 | 206.9 (175.1, 242.8) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Russell County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 207.5 (178.5, 240.4) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Hampton City | 5 | falling | higher | 143 | 208.0 (192.3, 224.6) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Surry County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 208.0 (150.8, 282.6) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.6, 1.3) |
| Lexington City | 8 | falling | similar | 6 | 208.2 (139.2, 300.5) | 1.2 | -25.1 (-54.3, -8.7) |
| Accomack County | 5 | falling | higher | 57 | 208.5 (184.1, 235.9) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Southampton County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 209.6 (175.6, 249.4) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Isle of Wight County | 5 | falling | higher | 52 | 210.7 (184.3, 240.0) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Nelson County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 210.9 (174.3, 254.4) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Dickenson County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 211.9 (174.4, 256.5) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-3.1, 0.6) |
| Newport News City | 5 | falling | higher | 170 | 212.5 (197.9, 227.9) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Tazewell County | 4 | stable | higher | 63 | 213.4 (189.6, 239.8) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Buckingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 26 | 214.9 (178.3, 257.6) | 1.3 | -2.0 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Amelia County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 215.3 (171.7, 267.4) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.2, -0.5) |
| Salem City | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 216.0 (183.4, 253.1) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Shenandoah County | 4 | stable | higher | 69 | 216.4 (193.5, 241.6) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Page County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 217.1 (186.3, 252.2) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Norfolk City | 5 | falling | higher | 208 | 217.1 (203.3, 231.5) | 1.3 | -4.0 (-8.6, -1.4) |
| Scott County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 217.6 (187.6, 251.9) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | 6 | stable | similar | 14 | 217.6 (168.4, 278.0) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Dinwiddie County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 218.1 (186.7, 253.6) | 1.3 | -2.2 (-3.6, -0.9) |
| Patrick County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 219.2 (185.1, 259.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Gloucester County | 5 | falling | higher | 57 | 219.3 (193.2, 248.2) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Buchanan County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 219.5 (187.0, 256.9) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-8.0, 10.5) |
| Orange County | 4 | stable | higher | 53 | 220.4 (193.9, 249.8) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Warren County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 221.2 (194.2, 251.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 221.7 (174.5, 279.7) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-3.4, 1.0) |
| Giles County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 222.2 (184.6, 266.1) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Staunton City | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 223.6 (191.1, 260.5) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.4, 1.2) |
| Lunenburg County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 223.9 (180.5, 275.8) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Charles City County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 223.9 (160.0, 307.5) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.7, 0.6) |
| Essex County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 224.3 (176.4, 282.7) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-3.8, 0.4) |
| Bath County | 6 | stable | similar | 10 | 226.9 (165.2, 313.0) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-3.7, 1.9) |
| Lancaster County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 227.0 (183.3, 281.0) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Roanoke City | 5 | falling | higher | 119 | 227.4 (208.7, 247.4) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Bristol City | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 228.0 (188.6, 273.8) | 1.3 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.5) |
| Emporia City | 8 | falling | similar | 8 | 228.3 (160.0, 317.9) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-4.7, -0.3) |
| Portsmouth City | 5 | falling | higher | 107 | 228.3 (208.6, 249.4) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Brunswick County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 230.0 (191.4, 275.1) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Craig County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 231.0 (163.2, 322.2) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-3.8, 2.3) |
| Halifax County with South Boston City | 4 | stable | higher | 60 | 232.2 (205.4, 262.1) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Radford City | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 235.4 (172.1, 313.2) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-3.1, 1.2) |
| Lynchburg City | 4 | stable | higher | 81 | 236.7 (213.9, 261.4) | 1.4 | 0.0 (-0.8, 3.0) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 240.4 (206.5, 279.0) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Waynesboro City | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 241.1 (204.5, 282.7) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Smyth County | 4 | stable | higher | 53 | 244.7 (215.4, 277.3) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| King and Queen County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 246.3 (186.1, 322.6) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.2) |
| Nottoway County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 249.6 (205.8, 300.2) | 1.5 | 0.8 (-1.0, 8.3) |
| Prince Edward County | 1 | rising | higher | 27 | 253.5 (211.4, 301.7) | 1.5 | 1.5 (0.0, 6.9) |
| Sussex County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 257.0 (204.7, 319.5) | 1.5 | -1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Charlotte County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 262.7 (211.7, 323.3) | 1.5 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Norton City | 6 | stable | similar | 5 | 263.5 (170.3, 391.7) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-4.5, 1.4) |
| Wise County | 4 | stable | higher | 59 | 264.0 (233.5, 297.4) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Greensville County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 277.0 (216.6, 349.0) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-3.5, 2.3) |
| Danville City | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 277.3 (246.7, 310.8) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Colonial Heights City | 1 | rising | higher | 30 | 280.0 (236.0, 330.2) | 1.6 | 3.9 (1.1, 14.8) |
| Covington City | 5 | falling | higher | 9 | 282.5 (199.6, 389.3) | 1.6 | -9.6 (-23.4, -4.1) |
| Hopewell City | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 312.3 (263.6, 367.3) | 1.8 | -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Petersburg City | 5 | falling | higher | 52 | 332.0 (290.4, 377.9) | 1.9 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Fairfax City | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 338.7 (282.9, 401.6) | 2.0 | 7.2 (-0.6, 29.0) |
| Galax City | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 344.6 (258.5, 450.3) | 2.0 | -8.3 (-26.3, -1.3) |
| Franklin City | 1 | rising | higher | 17 | 387.5 (303.2, 488.4) | 2.3 | 17.2 (2.0, 28.8) |
| Martinsville City | 1 | rising | higher | 23 | 452.4 (346.7, 576.4) | 2.6 | 2.8 (0.8, 4.7) |
| Bland County |
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** | similar | 10 | 180.7 (132.3, 245.9) | 1.1 |
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| Highland County |
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** | similar | 5 | 199.4 (122.7, 334.3) | 1.2 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/13/2026 10:08 pm.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). 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.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Bland County, Highland County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/13/2026 10:08 pm.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). 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.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Bland County, Highland County
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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 do not include Puerto Rico.