Return to Home Mortality > Table > Data Table

Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Virginia Counties versus United States

Lung & Bronchus

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by rateratio
Counties
 sort alphabetically by name ascending
Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest

 sort by priority index descending
Recent Trend2
County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
Average Annual Count
 sort by count descending
Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
 sort by rate descending
Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
 sort by rate ascending
Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
 sort by trend descending
United States - falling falling trend - 142,497 35.0 (34.9, 35.0) - -4.8 (-5.1, -4.6)
Virginia - falling falling trend - 3,646 35.3 (34.8, 35.9) - -4.2 (-4.6, -3.8)
Galax City 4 stable stable trend higher 9 102.3 (74.4, 138.4) 2.9 -32.0 (-58.9, 12.6)
Sussex County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 78.6 (59.5, 102.7) 2.2 -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4)
Martinsville City 1 rising rising trend higher 14 75.3 (58.4, 96.1) 2.2 1.6 (0.3, 2.9)
Petersburg City 5 falling falling trend higher 28 69.4 (58.0, 82.5) 2.0 -1.8 (-2.5, -1.1)
Covington City 4 stable stable trend higher 6 67.6 (45.1, 99.3) 1.9 0.3 (-1.1, 1.6)
Lexington City 4 stable stable trend higher 5 61.9 (39.0, 96.1) 1.8 -1.2 (-3.3, 0.9)
Wise County 5 falling falling trend higher 33 61.4 (52.2, 71.9) 1.8 -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6)
Charlotte County 5 falling falling trend higher 13 61.3 (47.0, 79.6) 1.8 -1.3 (-2.6, 0.0)
Scott County 4 stable stable trend higher 23 58.1 (47.7, 70.6) 1.7 -0.7 (-1.5, 0.1)
Prince Edward County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 56.7 (44.7, 71.3) 1.6 -1.0 (-2.2, 0.1)
Smyth County 5 falling falling trend higher 28 56.6 (47.4, 67.4) 1.6 -4.2 (-6.5, -1.9)
Bath County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 56.1 (35.0, 90.3) 1.6 -0.8 (-2.7, 1.2)
Waynesboro City 4 stable stable trend higher 17 56.0 (44.7, 69.5) 1.6 -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3)
Dickenson County 4 stable stable trend higher 14 55.9 (43.2, 72.1) 1.6 -0.8 (-1.7, 0.1)
Tazewell County 5 falling falling trend higher 38 55.3 (47.5, 64.2) 1.6 -1.0 (-1.7, -0.4)
Westmoreland County 5 falling falling trend higher 18 53.8 (43.1, 67.2) 1.5 -2.0 (-2.9, -1.1)
Colonial Heights City 5 falling falling trend higher 14 52.5 (40.7, 67.2) 1.5 -1.4 (-2.3, -0.6)
Lee County 5 falling falling trend higher 21 52.4 (42.7, 64.3) 1.5 -1.1 (-2.1, -0.1)
Gloucester County 5 falling falling trend higher 29 52.4 (43.9, 62.1) 1.5 -1.6 (-2.4, -0.8)
Mecklenburg County 4 stable stable trend higher 31 52.1 (44.1, 61.7) 1.5 -0.7 (-1.6, 0.1)
Halifax County with South Boston City 5 falling falling trend higher 32 52.0 (44.0, 61.3) 1.5 -1.0 (-1.7, -0.3)
Northampton County 5 falling falling trend higher 11 51.5 (37.9, 69.6) 1.5 -1.6 (-2.5, -0.6)
Page County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 51.5 (41.9, 63.0) 1.5 -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7)
Dinwiddie County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 51.2 (41.6, 62.7) 1.5 -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5)
Amelia County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 51.0 (38.1, 67.9) 1.5 -0.6 (-2.3, 1.1)
Richmond County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 50.9 (35.7, 71.8) 1.5 -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4)
Salem City 5 falling falling trend higher 19 50.6 (40.8, 62.5) 1.4 -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0)
King and Queen County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 50.5 (33.4, 75.2) 1.4 0.1 (-1.7, 2.1)
Roanoke City 5 falling falling trend higher 65 50.3 (44.8, 56.3) 1.4 -4.6 (-8.1, -1.0)
Portsmouth City 5 falling falling trend higher 56 50.1 (44.3, 56.6) 1.4 -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9)
Lancaster County 5 falling falling trend higher 13 50.0 (37.6, 67.5) 1.4 -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5)
Accomack County 5 falling falling trend higher 29 50.0 (42.0, 59.4) 1.4 -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7)
Giles County 5 falling falling trend higher 14 50.0 (38.6, 64.3) 1.4 -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1)
Hopewell City 5 falling falling trend higher 14 49.9 (38.7, 63.5) 1.4 -5.1 (-7.9, -2.3)
Danville City 5 falling falling trend higher 32 49.9 (42.3, 58.6) 1.4 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5)
Buchanan County 5 falling falling trend higher 17 49.4 (39.2, 61.9) 1.4 -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2)
Warren County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 49.0 (40.6, 58.6) 1.4 -1.3 (-2.2, -0.4)
Franklin City 8 falling falling trend similar 6 48.8 (32.6, 71.6) 1.4 -1.9 (-3.6, -0.1)
Middlesex County 5 falling falling trend higher 11 48.7 (36.2, 66.1) 1.4 -1.6 (-3.1, -0.1)
New Kent County 5 falling falling trend higher 13 48.1 (36.3, 62.6) 1.4 -1.7 (-3.0, -0.4)
Patrick County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 47.8 (37.8, 60.6) 1.4 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6)
Washington County 5 falling falling trend higher 42 47.1 (40.8, 54.4) 1.3 -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9)
Lunenburg County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 46.7 (34.0, 63.7) 1.3 -0.6 (-2.1, 1.0)
Prince George County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 46.7 (37.9, 57.1) 1.3 -2.1 (-3.0, -1.1)
Bristol City 8 falling falling trend similar 12 45.7 (34.6, 59.6) 1.3 -13.6 (-23.3, -2.7)
Norfolk City 5 falling falling trend higher 103 45.6 (41.7, 49.9) 1.3 -2.3 (-2.7, -1.9)
Nottoway County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 45.4 (33.6, 60.6) 1.3 -2.9 (-5.0, -0.8)
Russell County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 45.0 (36.5, 55.2) 1.3 -5.3 (-7.7, -2.8)
Alleghany County and Clifton Forge City 6 stable stable trend similar 12 44.8 (33.7, 59.4) 1.3 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.5)
Henry County 4 stable stable trend higher 39 44.0 (37.9, 51.0) 1.3 -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7)
Pulaski County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 43.9 (36.5, 52.8) 1.3 -1.3 (-2.1, -0.4)
Shenandoah County 5 falling falling trend higher 31 43.9 (37.1, 51.7) 1.3 -2.4 (-3.8, -1.0)
Caroline County 8 falling falling trend similar 17 43.5 (34.5, 54.4) 1.2 -1.7 (-2.8, -0.5)
Mathews County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 42.9 (29.7, 62.4) 1.2 -1.9 (-3.3, -0.4)
Lynchburg City 5 falling falling trend higher 38 42.9 (36.8, 49.6) 1.2 -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0)
Pittsylvania County 5 falling falling trend higher 44 42.7 (37.1, 49.1) 1.2 -1.2 (-2.1, -0.4)
Manassas City 8 falling falling trend similar 13 42.7 (32.6, 54.8) 1.2 -1.9 (-3.2, -0.6)
Hampton City 5 falling falling trend higher 69 42.7 (38.2, 47.5) 1.2 -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4)
Newport News City 5 falling falling trend higher 81 42.6 (38.5, 47.1) 1.2 -8.7 (-15.1, -1.8)
Brunswick County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 42.3 (31.9, 55.7) 1.2 -2.0 (-3.0, -1.0)
Essex County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 42.0 (29.5, 59.3) 1.2 -1.7 (-3.0, -0.4)
Nelson County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 41.8 (31.5, 55.4) 1.2 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5)
Grayson County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 41.7 (31.8, 54.7) 1.2 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.4)
Wythe County 8 falling falling trend similar 19 41.5 (33.5, 51.2) 1.2 -1.9 (-2.9, -1.0)
Buckingham County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 41.3 (30.8, 54.8) 1.2 -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3)
Appomattox County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 41.2 (30.2, 55.4) 1.2 -0.4 (-1.9, 1.1)
Madison County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 41.2 (29.9, 56.2) 1.2 -0.2 (-1.6, 1.1)
Staunton City 8 falling falling trend similar 16 41.1 (32.6, 51.7) 1.2 -1.0 (-2.0, -0.1)
Southampton County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 40.8 (30.8, 53.7) 1.2 -2.1 (-3.0, -1.2)
Greensville County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 40.8 (26.7, 60.3) 1.2 -0.9 (-2.5, 0.8)
King George County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 40.5 (30.3, 53.0) 1.2 -2.4 (-3.9, -0.9)
Winchester City 8 falling falling trend similar 14 40.1 (31.3, 50.8) 1.1 -2.4 (-3.6, -1.2)
King William County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 40.0 (28.9, 54.3) 1.1 -1.6 (-3.3, 0.1)
Fairfax City 8 falling falling trend similar 11 39.6 (29.5, 52.1) 1.1 -2.6 (-3.7, -1.4)
Poquoson City 8 falling falling trend similar 7 39.5 (27.2, 56.2) 1.1 -2.5 (-3.9, -1.0)
Charles City County 8 falling falling trend similar 5 39.1 (25.1, 61.1) 1.1 -3.8 (-5.4, -2.2)
Campbell County 8 falling falling trend similar 33 38.8 (33.1, 45.5) 1.1 -1.7 (-2.6, -0.8)
Carroll County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 38.5 (31.5, 47.1) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.9, 0.2)
Chesapeake City 5 falling falling trend higher 98 38.5 (35.1, 42.2) 1.1 -4.2 (-5.5, -2.8)
Bedford City and County 8 falling falling trend similar 51 38.4 (33.8, 43.7) 1.1 -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8)
Louisa County 8 falling falling trend similar 22 38.2 (31.2, 46.5) 1.1 -2.0 (-3.0, -1.1)
Greene County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 38.1 (28.1, 50.8) 1.1 -2.2 (-3.9, -0.5)
Franklin County 8 falling falling trend similar 36 37.8 (32.4, 44.2) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.1, -0.4)
Frederick County 8 falling falling trend similar 46 37.7 (32.9, 43.0) 1.1 -2.4 (-3.1, -1.6)
Orange County 8 falling falling trend similar 21 37.5 (30.7, 45.7) 1.1 -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8)
Spotsylvania County 8 falling falling trend similar 54 36.7 (32.3, 41.4) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.1, -1.4)
Hanover County 8 falling falling trend similar 53 36.4 (32.1, 41.2) 1.0 -2.5 (-3.2, -1.8)
Henrico County 8 falling falling trend similar 146 36.1 (33.5, 38.9) 1.0 -2.5 (-2.9, -2.1)
Fauquier County 8 falling falling trend similar 34 36.1 (30.7, 42.2) 1.0 -2.8 (-3.5, -2.0)
Stafford County 8 falling falling trend similar 45 36.0 (31.3, 41.2) 1.0 -6.2 (-8.9, -3.6)
Suffolk City 8 falling falling trend similar 39 35.9 (31.0, 41.5) 1.0 -4.5 (-6.0, -2.9)
Powhatan County 8 falling falling trend similar 14 35.4 (27.5, 45.2) 1.0 -3.1 (-4.2, -2.0)
Virginia Beach City 8 falling falling trend similar 177 35.4 (33.0, 37.8) 1.0 -3.4 (-4.3, -2.5)
Radford City 8 falling falling trend similar 5 35.2 (22.4, 52.7) 1.0 -2.1 (-3.8, -0.3)
Fredericksburg City 8 falling falling trend similar 9 34.8 (25.2, 46.8) 1.0 -2.6 (-3.9, -1.3)
Northumberland County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 34.6 (26.0, 47.8) 1.0 -2.5 (-4.0, -1.0)
Chesterfield County 8 falling falling trend similar 136 34.5 (31.9, 37.3) 1.0 -4.1 (-5.5, -2.7)
Surry County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 34.4 (20.1, 57.4) 1.0 -2.3 (-4.2, -0.4)
Floyd County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 34.1 (24.8, 46.5) 1.0 -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1)
Botetourt County 8 falling falling trend similar 19 33.9 (27.3, 42.0) 1.0 -2.1 (-3.1, -1.1)
Harrisonburg City 8 falling falling trend similar 13 33.9 (26.0, 43.2) 1.0 -1.8 (-3.0, -0.5)
Isle of Wight County 8 falling falling trend similar 18 33.5 (26.9, 41.6) 1.0 -3.0 (-4.1, -1.9)
Richmond City 8 falling falling trend similar 83 33.5 (30.3, 37.0) 1.0 -7.0 (-8.7, -5.3)
Cumberland County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 33.5 (22.2, 50.0) 1.0 -2.6 (-4.4, -0.8)
Amherst County 8 falling falling trend similar 17 33.5 (26.7, 41.7) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.2, -1.2)
Montgomery County 8 falling falling trend similar 32 33.1 (28.1, 38.8) 0.9 -1.6 (-2.6, -0.6)
Charlottesville City 8 falling falling trend similar 14 32.5 (25.0, 41.4) 0.9 -1.9 (-3.0, -0.8)
Goochland County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 32.1 (24.5, 41.9) 0.9 -3.1 (-4.2, -1.9)
Fluvanna County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 31.9 (24.4, 41.3) 0.9 -2.1 (-3.3, -0.8)
Culpeper County 8 falling falling trend similar 20 31.6 (25.6, 38.7) 0.9 -6.6 (-10.9, -2.0)
Roanoke County 8 falling falling trend similar 49 31.5 (27.6, 35.8) 0.9 -1.4 (-2.1, -0.6)
Clarke County 8 falling falling trend similar 7 31.3 (21.8, 44.5) 0.9 -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0)
Augusta County 9 falling falling trend lower 37 30.4 (26.1, 35.2) 0.9 -4.8 (-7.1, -2.4)
Rockingham County 9 falling falling trend lower 36 30.0 (25.7, 35.0) 0.9 -4.1 (-6.6, -1.6)
James City County 9 falling falling trend lower 41 29.4 (25.4, 34.0) 0.8 -2.4 (-3.1, -1.6)
Prince William County 9 falling falling trend lower 105 28.3 (25.8, 30.9) 0.8 -3.4 (-4.0, -2.8)
Falls Church City 8 falling falling trend similar 4 26.9 (16.1, 42.2) 0.8 -4.2 (-5.7, -2.8)
Rappahannock County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 26.8 (16.1, 45.2) 0.8 -1.6 (-3.5, 0.3)
York County 9 falling falling trend lower 22 26.3 (21.6, 31.8) 0.8 -3.7 (-4.5, -2.8)
Rockbridge County 9 falling falling trend lower 12 26.1 (19.5, 34.7) 0.7 -2.8 (-4.1, -1.4)
Albemarle County 9 falling falling trend lower 38 25.3 (21.8, 29.3) 0.7 -2.4 (-3.2, -1.6)
Alexandria City 9 falling falling trend lower 31 22.5 (19.0, 26.5) 0.6 -3.4 (-4.0, -2.8)
Loudoun County 9 falling falling trend lower 65 20.8 (18.5, 23.2) 0.6 -5.6 (-6.9, -4.2)
Fairfax County 9 falling falling trend lower 231 19.2 (18.1, 20.3) 0.5 -4.9 (-5.7, -4.0)
Arlington County 9 falling falling trend lower 32 16.1 (13.6, 18.8) 0.5 -6.0 (-8.0, -4.0)
Buena Vista City
**
** similar 5 48.9 (31.0, 75.0) 1.4
**
Emporia City
**
** similar 4 49.7 (30.1, 78.9) 1.4
**
Norton City
**
** similar 3 60.8 (35.2, 100.2) 1.7
**
Bland County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Craig County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Highland County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Manassas Park City
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Williamsburg City
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/06/2024 12:43 am.

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

* 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.

Return to Top