Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, 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)
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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 | 153.6 (152.6, 154.6) | N/A | 20,051 |
falling 
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-1.4 (-1.5, -1.3) |
| United States | N/A | No | 146.0 (145.8, 146.2) | N/A | 602,955 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.6, -1.4) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 164.7 (134.4, 200.3) | 47 (2, 100) | 22 |
stable 
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11.6 (-1.2, 21.3) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 179.6 (156.1, 206.4) | 19 (1, 86) | 46 |
stable
|
6.7 (-0.9, 11.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 150.7 (132.1, 171.6) | 74 (19, 99) | 52 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.3, 7.3) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 232.4 (202.7, 265.6) | 1 (1, 17) | 47 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 173.3 (161.6, 185.7) | 28 (9, 68) | 174 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.2, 3.3) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 194.0 (179.0, 210.0) | 7 (1, 42) | 131 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 161.1 (142.4, 182.2) | 55 (10, 93) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 183.7 (173.4, 194.6) | 17 (3, 43) | 250 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 186.7 (175.2, 199.0) | 15 (2, 41) | 202 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 191.2 (169.4, 215.3) | 12 (1, 64) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 168.7 (139.5, 203.3) | 39 (2, 99) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 199.7 (183.3, 217.4) | 2 (1, 32) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 189.7 (176.1, 204.2) | 14 (2, 44) | 149 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 173.5 (165.9, 181.4) | 25 (14, 55) | 409 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 159.3 (145.8, 174.0) | 61 (17, 91) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 196.7 (178.5, 216.4) | 6 (1, 46) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 197.6 (183.1, 213.1) | 4 (1, 30) | 148 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 172.0 (163.7, 180.7) | 31 (14, 63) | 335 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 198.8 (188.1, 209.8) | 3 (1, 21) | 276 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 167.8 (152.6, 184.3) | 41 (9, 85) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 160.4 (145.5, 176.7) | 59 (15, 92) | 88 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 162.1 (152.4, 172.3) | 52 (21, 81) | 220 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 178.2 (167.4, 189.6) | 20 (6, 55) | 214 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 148.3 (109.2, 199.1) | 79 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 196.7 (148.0, 260.1) | 5 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 173.3 (165.5, 181.4) | 27 (14, 56) | 384 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.0, -0.5) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 192.3 (178.1, 207.5) | 10 (1, 39) | 143 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 174.4 (143.6, 211.1) | 24 (1, 97) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 157.0 (146.2, 168.4) | 63 (25, 87) | 171 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 170.8 (155.8, 187.0) | 34 (7, 83) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 164.5 (153.5, 176.2) | 49 (17, 82) | 176 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 150.8 (135.7, 167.6) | 73 (23, 97) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 155.1 (133.0, 180.6) | 66 (6, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 146.1 (133.1, 160.3) | 82 (37, 97) | 104 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 165.3 (152.7, 178.6) | 43 (13, 83) | 136 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 168.8 (156.6, 181.9) | 38 (12, 77) | 147 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 193.1 (176.8, 210.5) | 9 (1, 43) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 192.2 (182.0, 202.8) | 11 (2, 28) | 280 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 168.9 (155.5, 183.4) | 37 (9, 80) | 127 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 175.8 (158.6, 194.7) | 23 (3, 80) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 173.0 (154.0, 194.2) | 29 (2, 85) | 64 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 172.7 (162.9, 183.0) | 30 (12, 63) | 249 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 166.9 (153.3, 181.6) | 42 (11, 82) | 119 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 189.9 (175.6, 205.3) | 13 (1, 43) | 139 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.4) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 176.3 (153.7, 201.5) | 21 (2, 88) | 46 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-11.6, 0.7) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 145.6 (138.1, 153.6) | 83 (58, 93) | 307 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 171.3 (160.1, 183.0) | 33 (10, 70) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 171.8 (165.3, 178.4) | 32 (17, 56) | 556 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 173.4 (163.5, 183.6) | 26 (11, 63) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 164.6 (152.1, 177.8) | 48 (14, 84) | 139 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 151.8 (143.3, 160.7) | 71 (42, 89) | 261 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 160.7 (140.1, 184.2) | 57 (6, 96) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 160.5 (145.4, 177.0) | 58 (14, 91) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 186.1 (156.5, 220.4) | 16 (1, 88) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 127.2 (114.6, 141.0) | 97 (75, 100) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 153.2 (146.1, 160.8) | 69 (43, 87) | 423 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.0) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 160.8 (150.5, 171.7) | 56 (20, 85) | 200 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 147.5 (133.2, 163.3) | 80 (30, 99) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 150.4 (146.1, 154.8) | 75 (57, 86) | 952 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 151.4 (134.3, 170.4) | 72 (21, 98) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 142.6 (124.2, 163.6) | 87 (25, 100) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 134.9 (116.1, 156.6) | 92 (36, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 154.1 (146.7, 161.9) | 68 (40, 86) | 333 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 162.3 (155.6, 169.1) | 51 (28, 73) | 468 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 157.3 (129.7, 189.8) | 62 (2, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 161.6 (154.0, 169.4) | 54 (24, 76) | 367 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 152.4 (140.4, 165.2) | 70 (28, 92) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 154.4 (132.4, 180.0) | 67 (9, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 168.6 (158.9, 178.8) | 40 (14, 73) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 162.0 (142.7, 183.7) | 53 (4, 94) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 132.2 (110.3, 158.5) | 93 (32, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 165.0 (151.1, 179.8) | 45 (13, 85) | 112 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 147.4 (141.2, 153.8) | 81 (58, 90) | 449 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.2) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 141.0 (134.3, 148.0) | 88 (68, 95) | 348 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.3 (130.1, 140.6) | 91 (80, 97) | 541 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 124.2 (115.7, 133.2) | 98 (86, 100) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 156.1 (151.0, 161.4) | 64 (43, 80) | 736 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 169.8 (152.3, 188.5) | 35 (4, 85) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 176.0 (156.7, 197.4) | 22 (2, 82) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 155.1 (147.0, 163.7) | 65 (36, 86) | 282 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 130.7 (118.1, 144.6) | 96 (68, 100) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 180.1 (157.6, 205.5) | 18 (2, 83) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 149.7 (135.0, 166.0) | 77 (25, 96) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.0, -1.0) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 164.9 (145.3, 186.9) | 46 (5, 92) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 149.1 (125.9, 176.5) | 78 (10, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 145.2 (123.3, 171.4) | 85 (17, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.4, -1.2) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 144.0 (126.2, 163.8) | 86 (26, 100) | 53 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.6, -1.5) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 139.3 (132.5, 146.3) | 89 (72, 96) | 327 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 169.3 (156.6, 182.9) | 36 (11, 78) | 137 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-6.3, -1.4) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 145.3 (138.3, 152.6) | 84 (61, 93) | 338 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-5.8, -0.1) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 131.3 (128.1, 134.6) | 94 (87, 98) | 1,347 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.5, -1.9) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 118.9 (111.4, 126.9) | 100 (92, 100) | 194 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-5.5, -2.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 135.9 (130.3, 141.7) | 90 (79, 97) | 458 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.6, -2.5) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 165.2 (157.0, 173.6) | 44 (21, 73) | 322 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-4.8, -2.5) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 193.9 (183.9, 204.3) | 8 (1, 24) | 295 |
stable
|
-3.4 (-7.9, 0.1) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 162.4 (152.6, 172.8) | 50 (20, 80) | 214 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 123.9 (120.9, 127.0) | 99 (93, 100) | 1,335 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-5.8, -3.3) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 150.2 (140.3, 160.7) | 76 (39, 92) | 181 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-9.2, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 159.7 (147.8, 172.4) | 60 (19, 87) | 140 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-12.9, -1.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 131.2 (118.0, 145.6) | 95 (63, 100) | 78 |
falling
|
-11.5 (-18.5, -2.0) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/12/2025 8:14 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/12/2025 8:14 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.