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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in Virginia

Among 128 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Norton city, VA (76.4, 2.53 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Lancaster County, VA (65.4, 2.17 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Hopewell city, VA (65.1, 2.16 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 64 of the 128 are significantly above the U.S. rate.

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.