Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
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)
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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 | Yes | 46.9 (46.3, 47.5) | N/A | 5,455 |
falling 
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-2.4 (-3.5, -1.9) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
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-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | Yes | 44.8 (39.9, 50.2) | 77 (48, 92) | 84 |
falling
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-6.3 (-12.6, -2.6) |
| Johnston County | Urban | Yes | 42.5 (38.9, 46.3) | 85 (61, 93) | 106 |
falling
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-4.8 (-12.3, -2.5) |
| Rowan County | Urban | Yes | 50.7 (45.8, 56.0) | 61 (29, 83) | 87 |
falling
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-3.8 (-8.9, -1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 35.2 (33.6, 36.8) | 93 (88, 97) | 399 |
falling
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-3.6 (-9.6, -2.7) |
| Chatham County | Urban | Yes | 34.3 (28.8, 40.7) | 95 (77, 98) | 32 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.7, -1.8) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 33.0 (28.9, 37.5) | 97 (86, 98) | 50 |
falling
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-3.2 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 30.7 (29.3, 32.1) | 98 (93, 98) | 369 |
falling
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-2.9 (-3.3, -2.5) |
| Durham County | Urban | Yes | 39.9 (36.8, 43.2) | 90 (71, 95) | 127 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.2, -2.4) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | Yes | 39.6 (36.1, 43.4) | 91 (70, 95) | 97 |
falling
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-2.7 (-3.3, -2.0) |
| Avery County | Rural | Yes | 33.8 (23.5, 48.1) | 96 (48, 98) | 7 |
falling
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-2.6 (-5.3, -0.2) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 63.0 (49.1, 80.0) | 22 (1, 86) | 16 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.9, -0.7) |
| Pender County | Urban | Yes | 44.5 (37.9, 52.1) | 78 (38, 95) | 35 |
falling
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-2.6 (-3.4, -1.8) |
| Gates County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (36.3, 80.9) | 43 (1, 98) | 6 |
falling
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-2.4 (-4.5, -0.7) |
| Union County | Urban | Yes | 34.9 (31.8, 38.2) | 94 (85, 98) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.4, -1.4) |
| Watauga County | Rural | Yes | 36.6 (29.0, 45.8) | 92 (59, 98) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.1, -0.9) |
| Hoke County | Urban | Yes | 55.4 (46.5, 65.5) | 40 (9, 86) | 28 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Iredell County | Urban | Yes | 43.7 (39.8, 47.9) | 82 (55, 91) | 99 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (36.5, 72.8) | 58 (3, 98) | 9 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Stanly County | Rural | Yes | 46.4 (39.4, 54.5) | 71 (26, 94) | 33 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | Yes | 41.5 (38.2, 45.0) | 87 (65, 93) | 128 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Hertford County | Rural | Yes | 60.5 (46.6, 77.9) | 25 (2, 90) | 14 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.3, -0.9) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | Yes | 41.3 (37.6, 45.2) | 88 (65, 94) | 102 |
falling
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-2.1 (-2.9, -1.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | Yes | 48.8 (35.9, 65.5) | 65 (8, 98) | 11 |
stable 
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-2.1 (-4.3, 0.0) |
| Carteret County | Rural | Yes | 47.2 (40.8, 54.6) | 68 (26, 92) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.9) |
| Currituck County | Urban | Yes | 47.1 (37.7, 58.6) | 69 (21, 97) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | Yes | 46.0 (43.1, 49.2) | 72 (53, 86) | 193 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.7, -1.4) |
| Franklin County | Urban | Yes | 45.0 (38.7, 52.2) | 76 (36, 94) | 39 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Moore County | Urban | Yes | 49.9 (43.9, 56.6) | 63 (25, 86) | 55 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Yancey County | Rural | Yes | 43.4 (32.4, 58.1) | 83 (19, 98) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | Yes | 43.9 (28.1, 66.7) | 81 (5, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-5.1, 1.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | Yes | 45.8 (40.2, 52.2) | 74 (40, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | Yes | 61.9 (52.9, 72.1) | 24 (5, 65) | 39 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Stokes County | Urban | Yes | 52.8 (43.7, 63.4) | 50 (13, 91) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | Yes | 48.5 (40.0, 58.4) | 66 (18, 94) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Chowan County | Rural | Yes | 54.0 (38.1, 75.2) | 49 (2, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.2, 0.6) |
| Gaston County | Urban | Yes | 55.9 (51.8, 60.3) | 35 (21, 64) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Jones County | Rural | Yes | 55.5 (36.5, 82.4) | 38 (1, 98) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-4.7, 1.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | Yes | 49.7 (40.2, 61.2) | 64 (15, 94) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Wilson County | Rural | Yes | 54.9 (48.0, 62.7) | 45 (14, 81) | 49 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Caswell County | Rural | Yes | 52.1 (40.4, 66.9) | 56 (7, 95) | 15 |
falling
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-1.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 54.1 (41.4, 69.9) | 48 (4, 95) | 13 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 45.2 (38.3, 53.1) | 75 (33, 96) | 32 |
stable
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-1.6 (-16.1, 7.7) |
| Davidson County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (48.2, 57.6) | 51 (24, 74) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | Yes | 69.4 (59.5, 80.5) | 12 (1, 47) | 41 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Haywood County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (44.2, 60.4) | 59 (17, 88) | 38 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | Yes | 55.6 (49.3, 62.6) | 37 (15, 73) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | Yes | 56.5 (46.6, 68.0) | 32 (7, 87) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (48.6, 62.0) | 42 (17, 75) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Alamance County | Urban | Yes | 52.0 (47.4, 56.9) | 57 (26, 77) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Catawba County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (47.9, 57.9) | 52 (23, 75) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | Yes | 44.0 (33.4, 57.3) | 80 (17, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Guilford County | Urban | Yes | 44.1 (41.6, 46.7) | 79 (61, 88) | 250 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Henderson County | Urban | Yes | 48.4 (43.0, 54.4) | 67 (32, 89) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Sampson County | Rural | Yes | 57.9 (49.8, 67.1) | 29 (9, 76) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Craven County | Rural | Yes | 54.5 (48.1, 61.5) | 46 (17, 77) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | Yes | 58.9 (55.0, 63.1) | 28 (15, 53) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Northampton County | Rural | Yes | 64.9 (48.2, 86.2) | 19 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | Yes | 55.6 (48.1, 64.2) | 36 (11, 77) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | Yes | 52.7 (42.7, 64.5) | 54 (10, 92) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Harnett County | Rural | Yes | 55.9 (50.3, 62.0) | 34 (17, 71) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 42.6 (34.0, 52.9) | 84 (31, 98) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 50.6 (39.1, 64.7) | 62 (9, 97) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.6) |
| Richmond County | Rural | Yes | 72.4 (61.5, 84.9) | 8 (1, 44) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Bladen County | Rural | Yes | 63.1 (51.1, 77.4) | 21 (2, 78) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Surry County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (48.2, 63.6) | 39 (13, 79) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Person County | Urban | Yes | 54.4 (45.3, 65.1) | 47 (9, 86) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Randolph County | Urban | Yes | 56.5 (51.3, 62.1) | 33 (17, 67) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Ashe County | Rural | Yes | 45.9 (35.9, 58.5) | 73 (18, 98) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Halifax County | Rural | Yes | 76.0 (65.5, 87.9) | 5 (1, 29) | 43 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 59.9 (46.0, 77.0) | 26 (2, 91) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.9, 1.2) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | Yes | 63.6 (55.5, 72.7) | 20 (4, 59) | 50 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | Yes | 57.6 (50.9, 65.0) | 30 (12, 70) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Robeson County | Rural | Yes | 68.3 (61.7, 75.4) | 13 (3, 35) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Scotland County | Rural | Yes | 70.6 (58.6, 84.6) | 10 (1, 56) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.3) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | Yes | 66.4 (59.1, 74.5) | 16 (3, 45) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 42.4 (28.6, 63.1) | 86 (11, 98) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.2, 2.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | Yes | 51.5 (42.1, 62.7) | 60 (14, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | Yes | 66.0 (46.3, 92.5) | 17 (1, 95) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 73.2 (50.5, 103.3) | 7 (1, 91) | 8 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.2, 1.8) |
| Wayne County | Urban | Yes | 70.1 (63.4, 77.4) | 11 (2, 30) | 87 |
stable
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-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Columbus County | Rural | Yes | 74.3 (64.2, 85.7) | 6 (1, 35) | 43 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Vance County | Rural | Yes | 77.5 (65.9, 90.7) | 4 (1, 29) | 35 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Bertie County | Rural | Yes | 80.7 (62.5, 103.1) | 2 (1, 61) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | Yes | 67.7 (60.7, 75.3) | 14 (3, 37) | 76 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Onslow County | Urban | Yes | 62.3 (56.6, 68.4) | 23 (7, 51) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Davie County | Urban | Yes | 46.7 (38.4, 56.5) | 70 (24, 96) | 24 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| McDowell County | Rural | Yes | 59.1 (50.0, 69.7) | 27 (6, 75) | 32 |
stable
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-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Camden County | Urban | Yes | 67.4 (48.1, 93.0) | 15 (1, 92) | 8 |
stable
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-0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Graham County | Rural | Yes | 52.5 (33.0, 81.0) | 55 (1, 98) | 5 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.3, 2.9) |
| Pitt County | Urban | Yes | 54.9 (49.8, 60.5) | 44 (19, 71) | 89 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Alexander County | Urban | Yes | 57.3 (47.4, 69.0) | 31 (5, 84) | 25 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Swain County | Rural | Yes | 89.9 (68.6, 116.2) | 1 (1, 43) | 13 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | Yes | 52.7 (37.5, 72.5) | 53 (2, 98) | 10 |
stable
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0.2 (-1.7, 1.9) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | Yes | 40.2 (30.7, 52.1) | 89 (30, 98) | 14 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.9, 12.4) |
| Anson County | Urban | Yes | 79.9 (63.7, 99.4) | 3 (1, 41) | 18 |
stable
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0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | Yes | 65.8 (48.5, 87.9) | 18 (1, 89) | 11 |
stable
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0.5 (-1.4, 2.4) |
| Granville County | Rural | Yes | 55.4 (47.8, 63.9) | 41 (13, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.4, 6.0) |
| Duplin County | Rural | Yes | 71.2 (60.8, 82.9) | 9 (1, 48) | 37 |
stable
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2.9 (-0.1, 13.5) |
| Hyde County | Rural | *** |
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| Tyrrell County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 4:54 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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.
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.
† 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+).
The Healthy People 2030 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 Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.