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Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Virginia

Among 36 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Staunton city, VA (9.4, 2.14 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Henry County, VA (7.3, 1.66 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Hanover County, VA (6.6, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 36 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.

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Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in Virginia
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Staunton cityVA9.44.42.14xSignificant
2Henry CountyVA7.34.41.66xNo
3Hanover CountyVA6.64.41.5xSignificant
4Pittsylvania CountyVA6.24.41.41xNo
5Rockingham CountyVA64.41.36xNo
6Suffolk cityVA5.94.41.34xNo
7Lynchburg cityVA5.24.41.18xNo
8Albemarle CountyVA5.14.41.16xNo
9Augusta CountyVA5.14.41.16xNo
10Roanoke CountyVA5.14.41.16xNo
11Henrico CountyVA4.94.41.11xNo
12Tazewell CountyVA4.84.41.09xNo
13Chesterfield CountyVA4.74.41.07xNo
14Roanoke cityVA4.74.41.07xNo
15Shenandoah CountyVA4.74.41.07xNo
16Campbell CountyVA4.64.41.05xNo
17Franklin CountyVA4.64.41.05xNo
18Loudoun CountyVA4.64.41.05xNo
19Prince William CountyVA4.64.41.05xNo
20Virginia Beach cityVA4.54.41.02xNo
21Frederick CountyVA4.44.41xNo
22Hampton cityVA4.24.40.95xNo
23Fairfax CountyVA4.14.40.93xNo
24Spotsylvania CountyVA4.14.40.93xNo
25Stafford CountyVA44.40.91xNo
26Chesapeake cityVA3.94.40.89xNo
27Montgomery CountyVA3.94.40.89xNo
28Washington CountyVA3.94.40.89xNo
29Alexandria cityVA3.74.40.84xNo
30Richmond cityVA3.74.40.84xNo
31James City CountyVA3.64.40.82xNo
32Newport News cityVA3.64.40.82xNo
33Portsmouth cityVA3.54.40.8xNo
34Fauquier CountyVA3.44.40.77xNo
35Arlington CountyVA2.74.40.61xNo
36Norfolk cityVA2.74.40.61xNo

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