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 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 | 153.6 (152.6, 154.6) | N/A | 20,051 |
falling 
|
-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) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 131.3 (128.1, 134.6) | 94 (87, 98) | 1,347 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.5, -1.9) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 123.9 (120.9, 127.0) | 99 (93, 100) | 1,335 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-5.8, -3.3) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 150.4 (146.1, 154.8) | 75 (57, 86) | 952 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 156.1 (151.0, 161.4) | 64 (43, 80) | 736 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 171.8 (165.3, 178.4) | 32 (17, 56) | 556 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.3 (130.1, 140.6) | 91 (80, 97) | 541 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 162.3 (155.6, 169.1) | 51 (28, 73) | 468 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 135.9 (130.3, 141.7) | 90 (79, 97) | 458 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-4.6, -2.5) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 147.4 (141.2, 153.8) | 81 (58, 90) | 449 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.2) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 153.2 (146.1, 160.8) | 69 (43, 87) | 423 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 173.5 (165.9, 181.4) | 25 (14, 55) | 409 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 173.3 (165.5, 181.4) | 27 (14, 56) | 384 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.0, -0.5) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 161.6 (154.0, 169.4) | 54 (24, 76) | 367 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 141.0 (134.3, 148.0) | 88 (68, 95) | 348 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 145.3 (138.3, 152.6) | 84 (61, 93) | 338 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-5.8, -0.1) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 172.0 (163.7, 180.7) | 31 (14, 63) | 335 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 154.1 (146.7, 161.9) | 68 (40, 86) | 333 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 139.3 (132.5, 146.3) | 89 (72, 96) | 327 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 165.2 (157.0, 173.6) | 44 (21, 73) | 322 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-4.8, -2.5) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 145.6 (138.1, 153.6) | 83 (58, 93) | 307 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 193.9 (183.9, 204.3) | 8 (1, 24) | 295 |
stable 
|
-3.4 (-7.9, 0.1) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 155.1 (147.0, 163.7) | 65 (36, 86) | 282 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 192.2 (182.0, 202.8) | 11 (2, 28) | 280 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 198.8 (188.1, 209.8) | 3 (1, 21) | 276 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 151.8 (143.3, 160.7) | 71 (42, 89) | 261 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 183.7 (173.4, 194.6) | 17 (3, 43) | 250 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 172.7 (162.9, 183.0) | 30 (12, 63) | 249 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 173.4 (163.5, 183.6) | 26 (11, 63) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 168.6 (158.9, 178.8) | 40 (14, 73) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| 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) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 162.4 (152.6, 172.8) | 50 (20, 80) | 214 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 186.7 (175.2, 199.0) | 15 (2, 41) | 202 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 160.8 (150.5, 171.7) | 56 (20, 85) | 200 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 118.9 (111.4, 126.9) | 100 (92, 100) | 194 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-5.5, -2.1) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 171.3 (160.1, 183.0) | 33 (10, 70) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 150.2 (140.3, 160.7) | 76 (39, 92) | 181 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-9.2, -1.2) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 164.5 (153.5, 176.2) | 49 (17, 82) | 176 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.9, -0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 173.3 (161.6, 185.7) | 28 (9, 68) | 174 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.2, 3.3) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 124.2 (115.7, 133.2) | 98 (86, 100) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 157.0 (146.2, 168.4) | 63 (25, 87) | 171 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 189.7 (176.1, 204.2) | 14 (2, 44) | 149 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 197.6 (183.1, 213.1) | 4 (1, 30) | 148 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 168.8 (156.6, 181.9) | 38 (12, 77) | 147 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 192.3 (178.1, 207.5) | 10 (1, 39) | 143 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 159.7 (147.8, 172.4) | 60 (19, 87) | 140 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-12.9, -1.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 189.9 (175.6, 205.3) | 13 (1, 43) | 139 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.4) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 164.6 (152.1, 177.8) | 48 (14, 84) | 139 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 169.3 (156.6, 182.9) | 36 (11, 78) | 137 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-6.3, -1.4) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 165.3 (152.7, 178.6) | 43 (13, 83) | 136 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 194.0 (179.0, 210.0) | 7 (1, 42) | 131 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 168.9 (155.5, 183.4) | 37 (9, 80) | 127 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 152.4 (140.4, 165.2) | 70 (28, 92) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 166.9 (153.3, 181.6) | 42 (11, 82) | 119 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 199.7 (183.3, 217.4) | 2 (1, 32) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 165.0 (151.1, 179.8) | 45 (13, 85) | 112 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 193.1 (176.8, 210.5) | 9 (1, 43) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 159.3 (145.8, 174.0) | 61 (17, 91) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 146.1 (133.1, 160.3) | 82 (37, 97) | 104 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 170.8 (155.8, 187.0) | 34 (7, 83) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 167.8 (152.6, 184.3) | 41 (9, 85) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 130.7 (118.1, 144.6) | 96 (68, 100) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 196.7 (178.5, 216.4) | 6 (1, 46) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 149.7 (135.0, 166.0) | 77 (25, 96) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.0, -1.0) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 160.4 (145.5, 176.7) | 59 (15, 92) | 88 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 147.5 (133.2, 163.3) | 80 (30, 99) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 160.5 (145.4, 177.0) | 58 (14, 91) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 175.8 (158.6, 194.7) | 23 (3, 80) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 127.2 (114.6, 141.0) | 97 (75, 100) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 131.2 (118.0, 145.6) | 95 (63, 100) | 78 |
falling
|
-11.5 (-18.5, -2.0) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 150.8 (135.7, 167.6) | 73 (23, 97) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 173.0 (154.0, 194.2) | 29 (2, 85) | 64 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 151.4 (134.3, 170.4) | 72 (21, 98) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 191.2 (169.4, 215.3) | 12 (1, 64) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 142.6 (124.2, 163.6) | 87 (25, 100) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 161.1 (142.4, 182.2) | 55 (10, 93) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 162.0 (142.7, 183.7) | 53 (4, 94) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 164.9 (145.3, 186.9) | 46 (5, 92) | 54 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 144.0 (126.2, 163.8) | 86 (26, 100) | 53 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.6, -1.5) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 160.7 (140.1, 184.2) | 57 (6, 96) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 180.1 (157.6, 205.5) | 18 (2, 83) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| 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) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 179.6 (156.1, 206.4) | 19 (1, 86) | 46 |
stable
|
6.7 (-0.9, 11.4) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 176.3 (153.7, 201.5) | 21 (2, 88) | 46 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-11.6, 0.7) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 154.4 (132.4, 180.0) | 67 (9, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 155.1 (133.0, 180.6) | 66 (6, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 134.9 (116.1, 156.6) | 92 (36, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 149.1 (125.9, 176.5) | 78 (10, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 186.1 (156.5, 220.4) | 16 (1, 88) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 145.2 (123.3, 171.4) | 85 (17, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.4, -1.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 132.2 (110.3, 158.5) | 93 (32, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 168.7 (139.5, 203.3) | 39 (2, 99) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 157.3 (129.7, 189.8) | 62 (2, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 174.4 (143.6, 211.1) | 24 (1, 97) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 164.7 (134.4, 200.3) | 47 (2, 100) | 22 |
stable
|
11.6 (-1.2, 21.3) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 196.7 (148.0, 260.1) | 5 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 148.3 (109.2, 199.1) | 79 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/14/2025 1:38 am.
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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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 01/14/2025 1:38 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 (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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.