Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | No | 185.3 (183.7, 186.9) | N/A | 10,699 |
falling 
|
-1.7 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| United States | N/A | No | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | N/A | 318,737 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 200.1 (186.3, 214.7) | 48 (16, 78) | 172 |
falling
|
-6.7 (-9.1, -3.1) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 146.6 (118.7, 180.1) | 98 (45, 100) | 20 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-4.7, -2.2) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 205.3 (170.7, 245.2) | 40 (2, 93) | 27 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-11.1, -2.2) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 154.6 (85.3, 256.8) | 92 (1, 100) | 3 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-6.4, -0.8) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 144.0 (138.9, 149.2) | 99 (89, 100) | 680 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-4.8, -1.5) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 157.6 (148.3, 167.3) | 90 (77, 98) | 230 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.4, -2.5) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 194.3 (165.9, 226.0) | 55 (5, 96) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.3, -1.3) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 136.9 (124.5, 150.2) | 100 (88, 100) | 98 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.7, -2.1) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 190.7 (170.5, 212.8) | 61 (16, 89) | 71 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.7, -1.9) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 165.5 (154.0, 177.7) | 87 (66, 96) | 169 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -2.0) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 167.9 (141.1, 198.6) | 84 (28, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.9, -0.9) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 185.5 (143.0, 238.4) | 70 (2, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.6, -0.2) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 154.7 (149.2, 160.4) | 91 (83, 97) | 666 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.6, -2.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 189.0 (175.2, 203.7) | 64 (29, 84) | 147 |
stable 
|
-2.4 (-8.0, 2.5) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 173.5 (149.6, 200.9) | 80 (24, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.4) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 178.0 (158.6, 199.3) | 77 (32, 96) | 66 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 205.6 (184.5, 228.7) | 38 (7, 82) | 73 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 167.1 (132.3, 210.7) | 85 (9, 100) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.8, -0.5) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 147.2 (133.8, 161.9) | 97 (80, 100) | 92 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 188.1 (168.7, 209.0) | 65 (17, 92) | 77 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 181.6 (151.3, 216.8) | 74 (11, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 193.6 (177.1, 211.4) | 56 (18, 85) | 111 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 182.0 (146.5, 225.6) | 73 (6, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 186.7 (172.8, 201.4) | 69 (33, 87) | 145 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.7) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 218.2 (178.9, 265.0) | 22 (1, 93) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.7, -0.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 154.2 (123.1, 194.0) | 93 (25, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 195.5 (182.4, 209.2) | 52 (22, 79) | 197 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 233.7 (202.3, 268.5) | 11 (1, 72) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 235.4 (157.0, 344.5) | 8 (1, 100) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-5.8, 1.3) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 219.3 (183.0, 261.5) | 20 (1, 88) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 159.8 (151.3, 168.6) | 88 (76, 97) | 280 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.5) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 212.8 (163.9, 272.7) | 30 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-3.9, 0.3) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 193.1 (176.7, 210.9) | 57 (18, 85) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 184.8 (168.3, 202.6) | 71 (27, 90) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 198.9 (163.7, 241.6) | 50 (2, 98) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 202.7 (177.5, 230.6) | 44 (6, 88) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 168.2 (156.7, 180.4) | 83 (61, 95) | 184 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 211.3 (188.7, 236.2) | 32 (5, 78) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 214.3 (186.1, 246.1) | 27 (2, 85) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 204.7 (193.1, 216.9) | 41 (17, 66) | 253 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 165.6 (124.5, 218.5) | 86 (5, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.0, 0.4) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 175.4 (163.5, 187.9) | 79 (50, 92) | 181 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 153.6 (127.2, 185.1) | 94 (36, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.5) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 203.2 (172.7, 238.2) | 43 (4, 91) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 194.8 (182.0, 208.4) | 53 (23, 81) | 186 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 228.0 (204.3, 253.9) | 15 (1, 60) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 209.2 (159.8, 270.8) | 34 (1, 100) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 179.1 (168.7, 190.0) | 76 (50, 89) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 229.5 (202.4, 259.4) | 12 (1, 71) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 191.9 (183.1, 201.0) | 60 (34, 77) | 381 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 214.2 (197.4, 232.0) | 28 (6, 67) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 149.0 (128.9, 171.7) | 96 (63, 100) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 199.7 (174.2, 228.0) | 49 (6, 89) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 218.4 (201.6, 236.3) | 21 (4, 60) | 136 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 152.6 (132.5, 175.1) | 95 (63, 100) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.1, -0.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 193.0 (175.4, 212.2) | 58 (17, 85) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 205.8 (194.7, 217.4) | 37 (16, 65) | 281 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 189.0 (165.1, 215.8) | 63 (14, 95) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 208.3 (195.2, 222.0) | 35 (11, 65) | 201 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 170.7 (146.9, 198.3) | 82 (25, 100) | 40 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 235.2 (194.7, 281.6) | 9 (1, 84) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 228.1 (189.3, 273.8) | 14 (1, 86) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 194.6 (165.6, 227.7) | 54 (6, 95) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 228.7 (205.8, 253.6) | 13 (1, 59) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 215.3 (196.2, 235.9) | 25 (5, 68) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 206.8 (181.3, 235.2) | 36 (4, 88) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 201.7 (179.3, 226.3) | 46 (7, 85) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 241.5 (216.5, 268.9) | 5 (1, 48) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 182.6 (175.3, 190.2) | 72 (52, 83) | 493 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 172.4 (151.5, 195.9) | 81 (31, 99) | 55 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 205.4 (191.6, 220.0) | 39 (13, 71) | 180 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 186.7 (175.0, 199.3) | 68 (38, 84) | 247 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 212.8 (196.6, 230.1) | 31 (7, 66) | 137 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 180.8 (159.7, 204.3) | 75 (21, 96) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 201.6 (180.8, 224.2) | 47 (8, 85) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 203.8 (183.4, 226.0) | 42 (8, 82) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 187.7 (158.5, 222.0) | 66 (10, 99) | 31 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 187.6 (146.3, 239.0) | 67 (2, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 215.8 (198.7, 234.0) | 24 (6, 66) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 238.2 (221.0, 256.5) | 7 (1, 36) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 210.7 (185.2, 238.9) | 33 (3, 82) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 248.4 (223.4, 275.5) | 4 (1, 35) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 212.9 (197.0, 229.6) | 29 (7, 65) | 147 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 223.1 (203.1, 244.8) | 18 (3, 59) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 223.8 (204.5, 244.6) | 17 (3, 60) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 157.9 (137.9, 180.8) | 89 (55, 100) | 52 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 214.5 (201.7, 227.8) | 26 (9, 57) | 230 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 241.1 (213.9, 271.0) | 6 (1, 53) | 61 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 202.4 (186.1, 219.9) | 45 (13, 79) | 121 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 192.7 (175.0, 211.9) | 59 (18, 87) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 177.7 (165.4, 190.9) | 78 (45, 92) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 217.4 (194.3, 242.8) | 23 (3, 74) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 189.7 (168.5, 213.3) | 62 (16, 92) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 6.1) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 198.1 (167.2, 234.2) | 51 (4, 96) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 262.9 (243.9, 283.1) | 1 (1, 15) | 159 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 255.0 (216.5, 298.6) | 2 (1, 57) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 252.5 (206.2, 306.7) | 3 (1, 78) | 22 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 2.1) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 234.3 (215.6, 254.4) | 10 (1, 42) | 127 |
stable
|
4.6 (-1.6, 8.8) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 227.7 (192.0, 269.3) | 16 (1, 82) | 33 |
stable
|
10.4 (-2.5, 21.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 221.2 (187.9, 259.5) | 19 (1, 84) | 35 |
stable
|
11.2 (-0.3, 18.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 4:42 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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 (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.