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 Count
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 | No | 895.4 (888.9, 902.0) | N/A | 14,845 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 846.2 (845.1, 847.3) | N/A | 447,280 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 756.0 (734.5, 777.9) | 95 (87, 100) | 978 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-5.3, -2.2) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 793.4 (770.7, 816.7) | 91 (79, 96) | 954 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 885.4 (856.1, 915.6) | 67 (43, 83) | 700 |
stable 
|
-0.7 (-1.1, 0.9) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 946.5 (911.4, 982.6) | 42 (20, 65) | 562 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 783.1 (749.5, 817.9) | 92 (78, 99) | 416 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 967.8 (924.6, 1,012.6) | 30 (12, 63) | 387 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 898.9 (854.7, 944.7) | 59 (30, 85) | 357 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 898.3 (856.4, 941.7) | 60 (32, 84) | 356 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 805.0 (766.4, 845.1) | 88 (71, 97) | 338 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 918.1 (873.6, 964.4) | 51 (24, 81) | 327 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 1,022.0 (971.1, 1,074.9) | 18 (4, 46) | 308 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 993.1 (941.4, 1,047.0) | 24 (7, 56) | 279 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 990.0 (935.6, 1,046.8) | 26 (6, 59) | 267 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 868.1 (820.0, 918.2) | 78 (40, 91) | 254 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 858.0 (810.2, 907.9) | 81 (40, 92) | 248 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 855.5 (808.2, 904.9) | 83 (40, 92) | 247 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 888.7 (839.2, 940.4) | 64 (33, 87) | 246 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 837.7 (789.9, 887.6) | 85 (51, 94) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 954.9 (900.1, 1,012.0) | 37 (12, 73) | 234 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 956.6 (901.7, 1,014.0) | 36 (13, 75) | 233 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-6.6, -1.3) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 858.3 (807.1, 912.0) | 80 (41, 93) | 210 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 882.4 (828.1, 939.4) | 70 (30, 90) | 203 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 1,081.9 (1,014.9, 1,152.2) | 5 (1, 37) | 203 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 1,042.1 (976.7, 1,110.8) | 11 (2, 49) | 193 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 1,103.0 (1,032.3, 1,177.2) | 3 (1, 30) | 190 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 3.8) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 965.0 (903.7, 1,029.4) | 31 (9, 73) | 188 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 983.4 (919.2, 1,050.9) | 29 (6, 71) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 1,031.8 (963.7, 1,103.5) | 13 (1, 49) | 176 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.9, 6.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 990.0 (924.0, 1,059.5) | 27 (5, 66) | 174 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 904.1 (842.5, 969.0) | 58 (21, 87) | 162 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 1,018.1 (947.2, 1,092.9) | 19 (2, 60) | 158 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 963.7 (896.4, 1,034.7) | 32 (6, 77) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 1,070.5 (995.2, 1,150.1) | 7 (1, 45) | 151 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 727.5 (675.4, 782.4) | 98 (83, 100) | 150 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 883.4 (820.0, 950.3) | 69 (22, 92) | 150 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 774.6 (719.2, 833.1) | 93 (68, 100) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 879.0 (812.6, 949.4) | 72 (26, 93) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 960.3 (888.0, 1,037.0) | 34 (5, 79) | 133 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 874.9 (808.8, 945.0) | 74 (26, 94) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 950.7 (877.6, 1,028.3) | 41 (8, 84) | 128 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 896.8 (828.3, 969.5) | 61 (20, 90) | 128 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 1,057.6 (972.5, 1,148.2) | 8 (1, 52) | 118 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 1,101.8 (1,010.1, 1,199.6) | 4 (1, 42) | 109 |
stable
|
1.2 (0.0, 5.3) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 1,028.8 (940.3, 1,123.4) | 16 (1, 61) | 105 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 904.4 (826.7, 987.5) | 57 (14, 92) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 1,027.6 (938.6, 1,122.7) | 17 (1, 67) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 892.3 (813.5, 976.7) | 62 (16, 94) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 1,036.0 (944.8, 1,133.8) | 12 (1, 68) | 98 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 992.2 (905.0, 1,085.5) | 25 (2, 81) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 934.8 (851.7, 1,023.8) | 47 (7, 88) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 952.7 (867.9, 1,043.6) | 39 (5, 86) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 1,073.1 (978.0, 1,175.0) | 6 (1, 52) | 96 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 960.6 (874.8, 1,052.6) | 33 (4, 85) | 93 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 6.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 891.1 (810.6, 977.4) | 63 (15, 94) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 1,162.5 (1,052.5, 1,281.0) | 1 (1, 27) | 84 |
rising 
|
2.1 (0.1, 7.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 844.4 (763.7, 931.3) | 84 (29, 98) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 885.9 (801.1, 977.3) | 66 (15, 96) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 856.1 (772.8, 945.9) | 82 (26, 98) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 765.0 (690.9, 845.0) | 94 (56, 100) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 986.9 (888.7, 1,093.0) | 28 (2, 85) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 870.2 (781.9, 965.9) | 77 (17, 98) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 951.2 (853.1, 1,057.5) | 40 (3, 89) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 954.4 (857.3, 1,059.6) | 38 (3, 90) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 880.4 (784.6, 984.7) | 71 (13, 98) | 66 |
stable
|
6.2 (-3.1, 13.3) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 936.6 (836.5, 1,045.5) | 44 (4, 93) | 65 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 803.1 (716.0, 897.9) | 89 (36, 100) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 872.0 (776.7, 975.8) | 75 (11, 98) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 934.2 (830.6, 1,047.3) | 48 (4, 94) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 883.5 (786.1, 989.7) | 68 (11, 97) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 1,031.6 (917.1, 1,156.6) | 14 (1, 80) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 709.5 (628.3, 798.4) | 100 (75, 100) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.7) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 1,008.2 (884.9, 1,144.2) | 20 (1, 86) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 1,008.1 (886.9, 1,141.3) | 21 (1, 86) | 51 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.9, 8.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 912.6 (800.2, 1,036.6) | 54 (3, 96) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 960.1 (839.4, 1,093.5) | 35 (1, 95) | 46 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 732.5 (641.2, 833.1) | 96 (61, 100) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 935.2 (816.5, 1,066.2) | 46 (2, 96) | 45 |
stable
|
9.9 (-1.5, 18.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 1,030.7 (897.4, 1,178.2) | 15 (1, 85) | 43 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 915.9 (797.3, 1,047.3) | 52 (3, 98) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 913.4 (794.6, 1,045.1) | 53 (4, 98) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 816.9 (704.1, 942.7) | 86 (15, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.1) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 878.0 (751.5, 1,020.0) | 73 (5, 100) | 38 |
rising
|
4.0 (0.2, 11.4) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 906.4 (780.9, 1,046.3) | 55 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 1,049.6 (903.4, 1,212.7) | 10 (1, 86) | 37 |
stable
|
10.6 (-0.9, 18.5) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 871.6 (747.6, 1,010.2) | 76 (5, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.7, -1.1) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 935.2 (794.9, 1,093.2) | 45 (1, 98) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 920.0 (779.6, 1,078.3) | 50 (2, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.8, -1.1) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 1,154.9 (977.9, 1,354.9) | 2 (1, 72) | 30 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.9) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 799.8 (675.3, 940.7) | 90 (18, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 904.5 (760.9, 1,067.3) | 56 (2, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 806.2 (679.1, 950.2) | 87 (17, 100) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 994.8 (833.7, 1,177.9) | 23 (1, 96) | 27 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.5, 12.9) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 923.4 (773.2, 1,094.3) | 49 (1, 100) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 714.7 (593.0, 854.4) | 99 (43, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.0) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 999.8 (813.3, 1,216.4) | 22 (1, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.8) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 887.2 (716.1, 1,086.7) | 65 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.1, 1.0) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 943.0 (758.8, 1,158.5) | 43 (1, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 867.8 (674.3, 1,100.0) | 79 (1, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-5.0, -0.9) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 1,052.2 (763.4, 1,414.9) | 9 (1, 100) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-5.4, 0.5) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 728.1 (506.0, 1,014.2) | 97 (2, 100) | 7 |
falling
|
-12.9 (-36.1, -2.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:34 am.
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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.