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Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County, death years through 2009

All Cancer Sites
Healthy People 2020 Objective Number: C-1
Reduce the overall cancer death rate
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
sort ascending
Met
Healthy People
Objective
of
160.6? 1
 Annual
Death
Rate
over rate period
deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort descending		 Average Deaths per Year
over rate period
sorted descending, sort ascending		 Rate Period Recent Trend 2 Recent
Average Annual
Percent
Change2
in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort descending		 Recent Trend Period2
North Carolina (State) No 186.3 (185.0, 187.5) 17,297 2005 - 2009 falling -2.0 (-2.8, -1.1) 2005 - 2009
United States No 178.7 (178.4, 178.9) 563,025 2005 - 2009 falling -1.6 (-1.7, -1.5) 2005 - 2009
Mecklenburg County No 172.3 (167.8, 177.0) 1,131 2005 - 2009 falling -1.7 (-2.0, -1.4) 2005 - 2009
Wake County No 162.8 (158.1, 167.5) 972 2005 - 2009 falling -1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) 2005 - 2009
Guilford County No 171.4 (166.1, 176.8) 810 2005 - 2009 falling -1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) 2005 - 2009
Forsyth County No 184.6 (178.4, 191.0) 675 2005 - 2009 falling -1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) 2005 - 2009
Buncombe County No 177.0 (170.1, 184.1) 506 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) 2005 - 2009
Cumberland County No 199.4 (191.3, 207.7) 481 2005 - 2009 falling -1.7 (-2.2, -1.1) 2005 - 2009
Gaston County No 193.3 (185.1, 201.8) 421 2005 - 2009 falling -1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) 2005 - 2009
Durham County No 189.0 (180.7, 197.6) 400 2005 - 2009 falling -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) 2005 - 2009
New Hanover County No 185.7 (177.3, 194.3) 378 2005 - 2009 falling -1.5 (-2.0, -1.1) 2005 - 2009
Davidson County No 193.2 (184.0, 202.8) 334 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Catawba County No 188.2 (179.0, 197.7) 321 2005 - 2009 falling -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) 2005 - 2009
Alamance County No 189.7 (180.4, 199.4) 313 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.4, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Rowan County No 182.4 (173.1, 192.0) 295 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-1.8, -0.9) 2005 - 2009
Randolph County No 188.4 (178.7, 198.5) 288 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.1, 0.5) 2005 - 2009
Iredell County No 182.8 (173.4, 192.6) 286 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) 2005 - 2009
Cabarrus County No 192.1 (182.1, 202.4) 284 2005 - 2009 falling -0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
Henderson County No 170.2 (161.1, 179.7) 278 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) 2005 - 2009
Johnston County No 188.2 (177.5, 199.3) 246 2005 - 2009 falling -1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) 2005 - 2009
Wayne County No 211.9 (200.1, 224.2) 246 2005 - 2009 stable -0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Brunswick County No 175.5 (165.2, 186.4) 244 2005 - 2009 falling -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) 2005 - 2009
Pitt County No 187.4 (176.8, 198.3) 241 2005 - 2009 falling -2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) 2005 - 2009
Moore County No 176.1 (166.0, 186.8) 238 2005 - 2009 falling -0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) 2005 - 2009
Robeson County No 203.4 (191.8, 215.5) 237 2005 - 2009 falling -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) 2005 - 2009
Rockingham County No 203.0 (191.4, 215.1) 233 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
Union County No 169.0 (159.1, 179.4) 233 2005 - 2009 falling -1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) 2005 - 2009
Craven County No 195.2 (183.7, 207.2) 221 2005 - 2009 falling -1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) 2005 - 2009
Cleveland County No 189.2 (178.1, 200.8) 219 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Nash County No 189.1 (177.6, 201.2) 204 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) 2005 - 2009
Burke County No 189.3 (177.7, 201.4) 203 2005 - 2009 stable -0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Onslow County No 206.1 (193.2, 219.6) 203 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.5, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Caldwell County No 202.5 (189.7, 216.0) 190 2005 - 2009 stable -0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Surry County No 202.7 (189.9, 216.2) 189 2005 - 2009 rising 0.4 (0.1, 0.7) 2005 - 2009
Wilson County No 214.3 (200.5, 228.7) 183 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.4, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Rutherford County No 218.1 (204.0, 233.0) 182 2005 - 2009 rising 0.6 (0.3, 0.9) 2005 - 2009
Carteret County No 202.8 (189.5, 216.8) 181 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.5, 0.2) 2005 - 2009
Harnett County No 198.9 (185.8, 212.7) 178 2005 - 2009 falling -1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) 2005 - 2009
Orange County Yes 159.6 (149.0, 170.8) 173 2005 - 2009 falling -4.0 (-5.8, -2.2) 2005 - 2009
Haywood County No 182.3 (169.6, 195.8) 157 2005 - 2009 stable 0.1 (-0.1, 0.4) 2005 - 2009
Lenoir County No 213.4 (198.4, 229.2) 153 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.4, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Wilkes County No 184.3 (171.4, 198.0) 154 2005 - 2009 rising 0.4 (0.0, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Halifax County No 222.8 (207.1, 239.4) 152 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.1, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Lincoln County No 189.9 (175.9, 204.6) 142 2005 - 2009 stable 0.0 (-0.3, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Granville County No 257.7 (238.7, 277.7) 141 2005 - 2009 rising 1.0 (0.5, 1.6) 2005 - 2009
Sampson County No 204.6 (189.4, 220.6) 137 2005 - 2009 stable 0.1 (-0.2, 0.4) 2005 - 2009
Stanly County No 191.4 (177.2, 206.5) 136 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Edgecombe County No 242.8 (224.1, 262.7) 129 2005 - 2009 rising 0.5 (0.2, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Columbus County No 198.6 (183.3, 214.9) 126 2005 - 2009 falling -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) 2005 - 2009
Beaufort County No 198.7 (183.1, 215.3) 125 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.6, 0.2) 2005 - 2009
Chatham County Yes 155.4 (142.9, 168.8) 116 2005 - 2009 falling -1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) 2005 - 2009
Franklin County No 211.5 (194.2, 229.9) 116 2005 - 2009 rising 0.9 (0.4, 1.3) 2005 - 2009
Richmond County No 219.0 (201.3, 237.8) 115 2005 - 2009 rising 0.4 (0.1, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Pender County No 192.1 (176.3, 208.9) 113 2005 - 2009 falling -0.5 (-1.0, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
McDowell County No 202.3 (185.6, 220.3) 109 2005 - 2009 stable 0.4 (-0.1, 0.9) 2005 - 2009
Duplin County No 195.8 (179.6, 213.2) 108 2005 - 2009 falling -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8) 2005 - 2009
Lee County Yes 155.5 (142.3, 169.6) 103 2005 - 2009 falling -3.9 (-5.0, -2.8) 2005 - 2009
Stokes County No 180.4 (164.8, 197.2) 100 2005 - 2009 falling -3.9 (-6.6, -1.2) 2005 - 2009
Vance County No 208.9 (190.6, 228.5) 98 2005 - 2009 falling -1.9 (-3.6, -0.2) 2005 - 2009
Scotland County No 246.6 (224.6, 270.3) 95 2005 - 2009 rising 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) 2005 - 2009
Person County No 216.1 (196.6, 237.0) 93 2005 - 2009 rising 0.6 (0.0, 1.1) 2005 - 2009
Macon County No 165.1 (149.8, 181.9) 91 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.7, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Yadkin County No 198.4 (180.3, 217.9) 90 2005 - 2009 rising 0.5 (0.0, 0.9) 2005 - 2009
Pasquotank County No 199.3 (180.9, 219.2) 87 2005 - 2009 falling -0.7 (-1.0, -0.3) 2005 - 2009
Davie County No 170.4 (154.2, 188.0) 82 2005 - 2009 stable -0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) 2005 - 2009
Transylvania County Yes 151.4 (136.0, 168.3) 78 2005 - 2009 falling -1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) 2005 - 2009
Bladen County No 205.9 (185.6, 227.9) 78 2005 - 2009 rising 0.6 (0.0, 1.2) 2005 - 2009
Cherokee County No 184.9 (166.3, 205.2) 76 2005 - 2009 stable 0.4 (-0.1, 0.9) 2005 - 2009
Alexander County No 190.9 (171.8, 211.6) 75 2005 - 2009 stable 0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Watauga County No 169.7 (152.7, 188.2) 74 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Jackson County No 176.3 (158.2, 195.9) 72 2005 - 2009 stable 0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Dare County No 172.9 (154.6, 192.9) 69 2005 - 2009 stable -0.3 (-1.0, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Hertford County No 248.5 (222.9, 276.4) 70 2005 - 2009 stable -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) 2005 - 2009
Ashe County No 176.1 (157.3, 196.7) 66 2005 - 2009 stable 0.3 (-0.3, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Martin County No 210.2 (187.7, 234.8) 65 2005 - 2009 falling -4.3 (-6.6, -2.0) 2005 - 2009
Polk County No 177.7 (157.7, 200.1) 63 2005 - 2009 stable -0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) 2005 - 2009
Hoke County No 214.9 (190.4, 241.5) 60 2005 - 2009 stable -0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) 2005 - 2009
Northampton County No 191.1 (169.6, 214.9) 59 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Anson County No 194.6 (172.5, 218.9) 57 2005 - 2009 stable -0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Bertie County No 235.2 (208.6, 264.4) 58 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) 2005 - 2009
Madison County No 209.2 (185.2, 235.6) 57 2005 - 2009 rising 0.9 (0.4, 1.4) 2005 - 2009
Caswell County No 188.8 (166.8, 213.1) 54 2005 - 2009 falling -2.7 (-5.0, -0.2) 2005 - 2009
Montgomery County No 162.0 (142.4, 183.6) 51 2005 - 2009 stable -0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) 2005 - 2009
Warren County No 184.0 (161.6, 209.1) 50 2005 - 2009 stable -0.5 (-1.1, 0.0) 2005 - 2009
Yancey County No 182.8 (160.2, 208.0) 49 2005 - 2009 stable -0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) 2005 - 2009
Mitchell County No 199.2 (174.2, 227.1) 47 2005 - 2009 stable 0.1 (-0.4, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Currituck County No 200.8 (175.0, 229.3) 46 2005 - 2009 falling -0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
Chowan County No 214.6 (187.1, 245.3) 45 2005 - 2009 falling -0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
Avery County No 181.9 (158.0, 208.7) 42 2005 - 2009 rising 0.6 (0.0, 1.3) 2005 - 2009
Greene County No 201.7 (174.5, 231.8) 40 2005 - 2009 stable 0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) 2005 - 2009
Pamlico County No 193.3 (166.1, 224.6) 38 2005 - 2009 stable -0.4 (-1.0, 0.3) 2005 - 2009
Perquimans County No 202.7 (173.7, 235.6) 38 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.7, 0.5) 2005 - 2009
Swain County No 194.2 (165.7, 226.6) 34 2005 - 2009 stable -0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Washington County No 170.1 (143.5, 200.6) 30 2005 - 2009 stable -0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Gates County No 231.6 (195.4, 272.7) 29 2005 - 2009 stable 0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) 2005 - 2009
Clay County Yes 159.4 (132.9, 190.7) 27 2005 - 2009 stable -0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) 2005 - 2009
Alleghany County Yes 158.5 (132.5, 189.0) 27 2005 - 2009 falling -5.5 (-10.5, -0.1) 2005 - 2009
Graham County No 196.0 (160.7, 237.5) 22 2005 - 2009 stable 0.3 (-0.5, 1.0) 2005 - 2009
Jones County No 163.1 (134.3, 197.1) 23 2005 - 2009 stable -0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) 2005 - 2009
Camden County No 174.8 (138.4, 217.9) 16 2005 - 2009 stable -9.8 (-18.7, 0.1) 2005 - 2009
Hyde County No 236.8 (187.8, 295.8) 16 2005 - 2009 stable 0.8 (-0.3, 2.0) 2005 - 2009
Tyrrell County No 250.2 (192.1, 321.4) 13 2005 - 2009 stable 1.1 (-0.1, 2.4) 2005 - 2009
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/22/2013 10:19 am.
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
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.

1 Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2 The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

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 populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

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