Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
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 
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- | 142,497 | 35.0 (34.9, 35.0) | - | -4.8 (-5.1, -4.6) |
| Virginia | - |
falling
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- | 3,646 | 35.3 (34.8, 35.9) | - | -4.2 (-4.6, -3.8) |
| Martinsville City | 1 |
rising 
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higher | 14 | 75.3 (58.4, 96.1) | 2.2 | 1.6 (0.3, 2.9) |
| Amelia County | 4 |
stable 
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higher | 11 | 51.0 (38.1, 67.9) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Covington City | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 67.6 (45.1, 99.3) | 1.9 | 0.3 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Dickenson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 55.9 (43.2, 72.1) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Galax City | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 102.3 (74.4, 138.4) | 2.9 | -32.0 (-58.9, 12.6) |
| Henry County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 39 | 44.0 (37.9, 51.0) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Lexington City | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 5 | 61.9 (39.0, 96.1) | 1.8 | -1.2 (-3.3, 0.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 31 | 52.1 (44.1, 61.7) | 1.5 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Page County | 4 |
stable
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higher | 20 | 51.5 (41.9, 63.0) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Patrick County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 47.8 (37.8, 60.6) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Prince Edward County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 56.7 (44.7, 71.3) | 1.6 | -1.0 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Scott County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 23 | 58.1 (47.7, 70.6) | 1.7 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Sussex County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 78.6 (59.5, 102.7) | 2.2 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Waynesboro City | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 17 | 56.0 (44.7, 69.5) | 1.6 | -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Accomack County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 29 | 50.0 (42.0, 59.4) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Buchanan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 49.4 (39.2, 61.9) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Charlotte County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 13 | 61.3 (47.0, 79.6) | 1.8 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Chesapeake City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 98 | 38.5 (35.1, 42.2) | 1.1 | -4.2 (-5.5, -2.8) |
| Colonial Heights City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 52.5 (40.7, 67.2) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Danville City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 49.9 (42.3, 58.6) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Dinwiddie County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 51.2 (41.6, 62.7) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Giles County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 50.0 (38.6, 64.3) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Gloucester County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 29 | 52.4 (43.9, 62.1) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Halifax County with South Boston City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 52.0 (44.0, 61.3) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Hampton City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 69 | 42.7 (38.2, 47.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Hopewell City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 49.9 (38.7, 63.5) | 1.4 | -5.1 (-7.9, -2.3) |
| Lancaster County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 13 | 50.0 (37.6, 67.5) | 1.4 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Lee County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 21 | 52.4 (42.7, 64.3) | 1.5 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Lynchburg City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 38 | 42.9 (36.8, 49.6) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Middlesex County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 11 | 48.7 (36.2, 66.1) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-3.1, -0.1) |
| New Kent County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 13 | 48.1 (36.3, 62.6) | 1.4 | -1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Newport News City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 81 | 42.6 (38.5, 47.1) | 1.2 | -8.7 (-15.1, -1.8) |
| Norfolk City | 5 |
falling
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higher | 103 | 45.6 (41.7, 49.9) | 1.3 | -2.3 (-2.7, -1.9) |
| Northampton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 11 | 51.5 (37.9, 69.6) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Petersburg City | 5 |
falling
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higher | 28 | 69.4 (58.0, 82.5) | 2.0 | -1.8 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Pittsylvania County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 44 | 42.7 (37.1, 49.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Portsmouth City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 56 | 50.1 (44.3, 56.6) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Prince George County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 46.7 (37.9, 57.1) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Pulaski County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 25 | 43.9 (36.5, 52.8) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Roanoke City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 65 | 50.3 (44.8, 56.3) | 1.4 | -4.6 (-8.1, -1.0) |
| Russell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 45.0 (36.5, 55.2) | 1.3 | -5.3 (-7.7, -2.8) |
| Salem City | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 19 | 50.6 (40.8, 62.5) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Shenandoah County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 31 | 43.9 (37.1, 51.7) | 1.3 | -2.4 (-3.8, -1.0) |
| Smyth County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 28 | 56.6 (47.4, 67.4) | 1.6 | -4.2 (-6.5, -1.9) |
| Tazewell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 38 | 55.3 (47.5, 64.2) | 1.6 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Warren County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 49.0 (40.6, 58.6) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Washington County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 42 | 47.1 (40.8, 54.4) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Westmoreland County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 18 | 53.8 (43.1, 67.2) | 1.5 | -2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Wise County | 5 |
falling
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higher | 33 | 61.4 (52.2, 71.9) | 1.8 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City | 6 |
stable
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similar | 12 | 44.8 (33.7, 59.4) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Appomattox County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 10 | 41.2 (30.2, 55.4) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Bath County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 5 | 56.1 (35.0, 90.3) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-2.7, 1.2) |
| Carroll County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 21 | 38.5 (31.5, 47.1) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Floyd County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 9 | 34.1 (24.8, 46.5) | 1.0 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Grayson County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 12 | 41.7 (31.8, 54.7) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Greensville County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 6 | 40.8 (26.7, 60.3) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| King William County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 9 | 40.0 (28.9, 54.3) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| King and Queen County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 6 | 50.5 (33.4, 75.2) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-1.7, 2.1) |
| Lunenburg County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 9 | 46.7 (34.0, 63.7) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-2.1, 1.0) |
| Madison County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 9 | 41.2 (29.9, 56.2) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Nelson County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 12 | 41.8 (31.5, 55.4) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Rappahannock County | 6 |
stable
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similar | 4 | 26.8 (16.1, 45.2) | 0.8 | -1.6 (-3.5, 0.3) |
| Amherst County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 17 | 33.5 (26.7, 41.7) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Bedford City and County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 51 | 38.4 (33.8, 43.7) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Botetourt County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 19 | 33.9 (27.3, 42.0) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Bristol City | 8 |
falling
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similar | 12 | 45.7 (34.6, 59.6) | 1.3 | -13.6 (-23.3, -2.7) |
| Brunswick County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 11 | 42.3 (31.9, 55.7) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Buckingham County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 41.3 (30.8, 54.8) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Campbell County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 33 | 38.8 (33.1, 45.5) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.6, -0.8) |
| Caroline County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 17 | 43.5 (34.5, 54.4) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Charles City County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 5 | 39.1 (25.1, 61.1) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-5.4, -2.2) |
| Charlottesville City | 8 |
falling
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similar | 14 | 32.5 (25.0, 41.4) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Chesterfield County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 136 | 34.5 (31.9, 37.3) | 1.0 | -4.1 (-5.5, -2.7) |
| Clarke County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 7 | 31.3 (21.8, 44.5) | 0.9 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0) |
| Culpeper County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 20 | 31.6 (25.6, 38.7) | 0.9 | -6.6 (-10.9, -2.0) |
| Cumberland County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 6 | 33.5 (22.2, 50.0) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Essex County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 8 | 42.0 (29.5, 59.3) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Fairfax City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 39.6 (29.5, 52.1) | 1.1 | -2.6 (-3.7, -1.4) |
| Falls Church City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 4 | 26.9 (16.1, 42.2) | 0.8 | -4.2 (-5.7, -2.8) |
| Fauquier County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 34 | 36.1 (30.7, 42.2) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-3.5, -2.0) |
| Fluvanna County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 31.9 (24.4, 41.3) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Franklin City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 6 | 48.8 (32.6, 71.6) | 1.4 | -1.9 (-3.6, -0.1) |
| Franklin County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 36 | 37.8 (32.4, 44.2) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Frederick County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 46 | 37.7 (32.9, 43.0) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.1, -1.6) |
| Fredericksburg City | 8 |
falling
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similar | 9 | 34.8 (25.2, 46.8) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-3.9, -1.3) |
| Goochland County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 32.1 (24.5, 41.9) | 0.9 | -3.1 (-4.2, -1.9) |
| Greene County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 38.1 (28.1, 50.8) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Hanover County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 53 | 36.4 (32.1, 41.2) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.2, -1.8) |
| Harrisonburg City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 33.9 (26.0, 43.2) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Henrico County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 146 | 36.1 (33.5, 38.9) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-2.9, -2.1) |
| Isle of Wight County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 18 | 33.5 (26.9, 41.6) | 1.0 | -3.0 (-4.1, -1.9) |
| King George County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 40.5 (30.3, 53.0) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-3.9, -0.9) |
| Louisa County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 22 | 38.2 (31.2, 46.5) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Manassas City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 13 | 42.7 (32.6, 54.8) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Mathews County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 8 | 42.9 (29.7, 62.4) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 32 | 33.1 (28.1, 38.8) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Northumberland County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 34.6 (26.0, 47.8) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-4.0, -1.0) |
| Nottoway County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 10 | 45.4 (33.6, 60.6) | 1.3 | -2.9 (-5.0, -0.8) |
| Orange County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 21 | 37.5 (30.7, 45.7) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Poquoson City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 7 | 39.5 (27.2, 56.2) | 1.1 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.0) |
| Powhatan County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 14 | 35.4 (27.5, 45.2) | 1.0 | -3.1 (-4.2, -2.0) |
| Radford City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 5 | 35.2 (22.4, 52.7) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.8, -0.3) |
| Richmond City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 83 | 33.5 (30.3, 37.0) | 1.0 | -7.0 (-8.7, -5.3) |
| Richmond County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 7 | 50.9 (35.7, 71.8) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Roanoke County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 49 | 31.5 (27.6, 35.8) | 0.9 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Southampton County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 11 | 40.8 (30.8, 53.7) | 1.2 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| Spotsylvania County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 54 | 36.7 (32.3, 41.4) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Stafford County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 45 | 36.0 (31.3, 41.2) | 1.0 | -6.2 (-8.9, -3.6) |
| Staunton City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 16 | 41.1 (32.6, 51.7) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Suffolk City | 8 |
falling
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similar | 39 | 35.9 (31.0, 41.5) | 1.0 | -4.5 (-6.0, -2.9) |
| Surry County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 4 | 34.4 (20.1, 57.4) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-4.2, -0.4) |
| Virginia Beach City | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 177 | 35.4 (33.0, 37.8) | 1.0 | -3.4 (-4.3, -2.5) |
| Winchester City | 8 |
falling
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similar | 14 | 40.1 (31.3, 50.8) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Wythe County | 8 |
falling
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similar | 19 | 41.5 (33.5, 51.2) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Albemarle County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 38 | 25.3 (21.8, 29.3) | 0.7 | -2.4 (-3.2, -1.6) |
| Alexandria City | 9 |
falling
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lower | 31 | 22.5 (19.0, 26.5) | 0.6 | -3.4 (-4.0, -2.8) |
| Arlington County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 32 | 16.1 (13.6, 18.8) | 0.5 | -6.0 (-8.0, -4.0) |
| Augusta County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 37 | 30.4 (26.1, 35.2) | 0.9 | -4.8 (-7.1, -2.4) |
| Fairfax County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 231 | 19.2 (18.1, 20.3) | 0.5 | -4.9 (-5.7, -4.0) |
| James City County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 41 | 29.4 (25.4, 34.0) | 0.8 | -2.4 (-3.1, -1.6) |
| Loudoun County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 65 | 20.8 (18.5, 23.2) | 0.6 | -5.6 (-6.9, -4.2) |
| Prince William County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 105 | 28.3 (25.8, 30.9) | 0.8 | -3.4 (-4.0, -2.8) |
| Rockbridge County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 12 | 26.1 (19.5, 34.7) | 0.7 | -2.8 (-4.1, -1.4) |
| Rockingham County | 9 |
falling
|
lower | 36 | 30.0 (25.7, 35.0) | 0.9 | -4.1 (-6.6, -1.6) |
| York County | 9 |
falling
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lower | 22 | 26.3 (21.6, 31.8) | 0.8 | -3.7 (-4.5, -2.8) |
| Buena Vista City |
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** | similar | 5 | 48.9 (31.0, 75.0) | 1.4 |
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| Emporia City |
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** | similar | 4 | 49.7 (30.1, 78.9) | 1.4 |
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| Norton City |
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** | similar | 3 | 60.8 (35.2, 100.2) | 1.7 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2024 7:45 pm.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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 Version 4.8.0.0. 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 (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 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Bland County, Craig County, Highland County, Manassas Park City, Williamsburg City
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Buena Vista City, Emporia City, Norton City
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 does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2024 7:45 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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** 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 Version 4.8.0.0. 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 (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 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Bland County, Craig County, Highland County, Manassas Park City, Williamsburg City
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Buena Vista City, Emporia City, Norton City
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 does not include Puerto Rico.