Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
Breast, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Ruralurban
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 15.3? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| North Carolina | N/A | No | 19.8 (19.3, 20.3) | N/A | 1,398 |
falling 
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-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 19.2 (19.1, 19.3) | N/A | 42,257 |
falling
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-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 20.3 (16.7, 24.5) | 40 (10, 78) | 23 |
stable 
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 19.7 (12.2, 30.5) | 50 (2, 84) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.4, 2.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 29.1 (18.9, 44.0) | 4 (1, 81) | 5 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.4, 4.9) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 18.5 (15.1, 22.7) | 62 (16, 83) | 26 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 18.5 (15.9, 21.5) | 63 (22, 79) | 38 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.4, -0.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 20.1 (15.4, 26.1) | 41 (7, 82) | 13 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 17.2 (14.2, 20.8) | 69 (24, 83) | 22 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 20.1 (15.1, 26.4) | 44 (7, 83) | 12 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 19.1 (15.6, 23.3) | 56 (13, 80) | 22 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 14.2 (10.3, 19.5) | 81 (33, 84) | 10 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 25.3 (22.0, 28.9) | 11 (4, 44) | 45 |
stable
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-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 23.0 (14.0, 36.1) | 21 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Davidson County | Urban | No | 19.9 (16.4, 24.0) | 46 (12, 78) | 24 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 16.8 (11.3, 24.7) | 73 (8, 84) | 6 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.9, 1.7) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 20.1 (17.3, 23.3) | 42 (15, 75) | 36 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 26.2 (18.9, 35.6) | 10 (1, 79) | 9 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 21.0 (18.5, 23.7) | 35 (14, 68) | 55 |
stable
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-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 20.7 (15.1, 27.9) | 36 (4, 83) | 9 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 16.9 (14.1, 20.2) | 72 (31, 83) | 26 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.3, -1.4) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 20.3 (18.2, 22.6) | 39 (20, 67) | 71 |
stable
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-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 19.4 (15.7, 24.0) | 51 (11, 81) | 21 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 24.9 (16.8, 35.4) | 15 (1, 81) | 6 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.6, 3.6) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 18.8 (15.6, 22.7) | 59 (18, 80) | 24 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.8, 0.3) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 16.3 (13.3, 19.8) | 77 (32, 84) | 21 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.9, -0.4) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | Yes | 14.1 (10.4, 18.9) | 82 (33, 84) | 10 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.6, 2.8) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 19.4 (17.8, 21.1) | 53 (28, 69) | 115 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 19.4 (15.2, 24.6) | 52 (11, 82) | 17 |
stable
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-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 27.9 (22.4, 34.3) | 7 (1, 50) | 19 |
stable
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0.4 (-1.2, 2.0) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 20.5 (17.4, 24.0) | 37 (13, 75) | 34 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 25.0 (20.3, 30.3) | 13 (2, 61) | 21 |
stable
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0.9 (-0.3, 2.5) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 19.9 (15.9, 24.7) | 47 (10, 80) | 17 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.5, -0.6) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 22.6 (16.5, 30.4) | 24 (2, 81) | 9 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.8, 2.8) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 21.5 (14.9, 30.6) | 31 (2, 84) | 7 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.0, 2.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 24.1 (19.8, 29.0) | 18 (3, 63) | 23 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 21.4 (17.4, 26.1) | 32 (6, 76) | 21 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 20.3 (15.7, 26.0) | 38 (6, 82) | 14 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.7, -0.7) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 22.1 (18.1, 26.9) | 27 (6, 72) | 22 |
stable
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-0.1 (-2.0, 6.6) |
| Stokes County | Urban | Yes | 13.5 (8.8, 20.5) | 84 (28, 84) | 5 |
falling
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-2.8 (-5.2, -0.5) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 17.1 (14.1, 20.5) | 70 (28, 83) | 23 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.6, 0.3) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 16.5 (15.1, 18.0) | 76 (51, 80) | 105 |
falling
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-3.4 (-9.6, -1.8) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 24.7 (19.8, 30.6) | 17 (2, 66) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | Yes | 14.6 (9.1, 22.9) | 80 (16, 84) | 4 |
stable
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-3.0 (-14.7, 0.2) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 36.7 (18.9, 66.1) | 2 (1, 84) | 3 |
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| Ashe County | Rural | No | 22.3 (13.4, 35.8) | 25 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Avery County | Rural | No | 21.4 (12.0, 37.6) | 33 (1, 84) | 3 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.1, 3.4) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 19.8 (13.9, 27.9) | 48 (5, 84) | 8 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.6, 2.6) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 29.0 (20.1, 41.3) | 5 (1, 76) | 7 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.8, 1.0) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 18.1 (13.5, 24.2) | 64 (11, 84) | 11 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 15.5 (8.8, 27.2) | 78 (5, 84) | 3 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.4, 1.5) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 13.8 (8.6, 22.8) | 83 (18, 84) | 4 |
stable
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-3.2 (-7.6, 0.9) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 22.7 (17.8, 28.6) | 23 (4, 76) | 16 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 24.8 (17.9, 33.7) | 16 (1, 80) | 9 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.7, 1.1) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 17.6 (13.2, 23.0) | 68 (13, 84) | 12 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 22.8 (15.5, 33.0) | 22 (1, 84) | 7 |
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| Duplin County | Rural | No | 21.6 (14.8, 30.7) | 29 (2, 83) | 7 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.6, -0.4) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 19.3 (13.7, 26.7) | 54 (5, 84) | 8 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.4, -0.7) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 26.6 (19.4, 35.9) | 9 (1, 75) | 10 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 19.1 (14.9, 24.1) | 55 (12, 83) | 14 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.4, 0.5) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 18.7 (13.4, 25.7) | 61 (7, 84) | 9 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.3, 0.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 15.0 (9.4, 23.2) | 79 (12, 84) | 4 |
falling
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-3.2 (-5.5, -1.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 23.6 (17.4, 31.5) | 19 (2, 80) | 10 |
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| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 17.9 (12.4, 25.2) | 66 (8, 84) | 7 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.8, -0.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 19.8 (13.2, 29.1) | 49 (3, 84) | 7 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.4, 0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 21.3 (12.6, 34.9) | 34 (1, 84) | 4 |
stable
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-2.1 (-5.3, 0.9) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 22.0 (15.7, 30.6) | 28 (3, 83) | 8 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.2, 3.5) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 38.6 (23.4, 61.4) | 1 (1, 72) | 4 |
rising 
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3.5 (0.1, 7.9) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 17.6 (10.4, 28.9) | 67 (3, 84) | 3 |
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| Northampton County | Rural | No | 18.8 (10.1, 34.3) | 60 (2, 84) | 3 |
stable
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-1.3 (-5.0, 1.9) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 16.6 (10.5, 25.3) | 74 (8, 84) | 5 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.6, 0.6) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 23.2 (13.2, 39.4) | 20 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Richmond County | Rural | No | 28.3 (20.1, 39.1) | 6 (1, 73) | 8 |
stable
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-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 24.9 (20.0, 30.8) | 14 (2, 68) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 20.1 (14.9, 26.8) | 43 (6, 83) | 11 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.4, 1.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 27.4 (20.6, 35.8) | 8 (1, 68) | 11 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.5, 2.5) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 21.6 (14.1, 32.2) | 30 (2, 84) | 5 |
stable
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-2.0 (-5.1, 0.9) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 16.5 (11.3, 23.4) | 75 (12, 84) | 7 |
falling
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-2.5 (-5.0, -0.3) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 19.0 (14.1, 25.2) | 57 (9, 83) | 11 |
falling
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-2.5 (-5.1, -0.1) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 19.9 (12.7, 30.6) | 45 (2, 84) | 6 |
stable
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-1.1 (-4.3, 2.5) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 33.2 (24.3, 44.6) | 3 (1, 47) | 10 |
stable
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2.1 (0.0, 4.6) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 22.3 (12.7, 37.9) | 26 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Watauga County | Rural | No | 16.9 (11.0, 25.3) | 71 (8, 84) | 5 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.0, 3.8) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 18.0 (13.1, 24.4) | 65 (9, 84) | 10 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.9, 2.3) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 25.1 (19.5, 32.0) | 12 (2, 70) | 14 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.0, 0.7) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 19.0 (10.3, 33.6) | 58 (1, 84) | 3 |
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| Chowan County | Rural | *** |
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| Clay County | Rural | *** |
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| Gates County | Urban | *** |
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| Greene County | Rural | *** |
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| Hertford County | Rural | *** |
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| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Jones County | Rural | *** |
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| Pamlico County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 5:01 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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.