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Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7?
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
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(95% Confidence Interval)
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North Carolina N/A No 153.6 (152.6, 154.6) N/A 20,051 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.5, -1.3)
United States N/A No 146.0 (145.8, 146.2) N/A 602,955 falling falling trend -1.5 (-1.6, -1.4)
Swain County Rural No 232.4 (202.7, 265.6) 1 (1, 17) 47 stable stable trend 0.3 (-0.4, 1.1)
Richmond County Rural No 199.7 (183.3, 217.4) 2 (1, 32) 114 stable stable trend -0.4 (-0.9, 0.0)
Robeson County Rural No 198.8 (188.1, 209.8) 3 (1, 21) 276 falling falling trend -0.6 (-3.1, -0.2)
Halifax County Rural No 197.6 (183.1, 213.1) 4 (1, 30) 148 falling falling trend -0.6 (-0.9, -0.3)
Tyrrell County Rural No 196.7 (148.0, 260.1) 5 (1, 100) 12 stable stable trend -0.7 (-2.2, 0.8)
Scotland County Rural No 196.7 (178.5, 216.4) 6 (1, 46) 90 stable stable trend -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1)
McDowell County Rural No 194.0 (179.0, 210.0) 7 (1, 42) 131 stable stable trend 0.0 (-0.4, 0.4)
Onslow County Urban No 193.9 (183.9, 204.3) 8 (1, 24) 295 stable stable trend -3.4 (-7.9, 0.1)
Vance County Rural No 193.1 (176.8, 210.5) 9 (1, 43) 112 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.3, -0.5)
Columbus County Rural No 192.3 (178.1, 207.5) 10 (1, 39) 143 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.2, -0.4)
Wayne County Urban No 192.2 (182.0, 202.8) 11 (2, 28) 280 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.2, -0.5)
Anson County Urban No 191.2 (169.4, 215.3) 12 (1, 64) 60 stable stable trend -0.4 (-0.9, 0.1)
Edgecombe County Urban No 189.9 (175.6, 205.3) 13 (1, 43) 139 stable stable trend -1.1 (-3.1, 0.4)
Sampson County Rural No 189.7 (176.1, 204.2) 14 (2, 44) 149 stable stable trend -0.4 (-0.8, 0.0)
Surry County Rural No 186.7 (175.2, 199.0) 15 (2, 41) 202 stable stable trend -0.3 (-0.6, 0.1)
Washington County Rural No 186.1 (156.5, 220.4) 16 (1, 88) 34 falling falling trend -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2)
Cleveland County Rural No 183.7 (173.4, 194.6) 17 (3, 43) 250 stable stable trend -0.3 (-0.6, 0.1)
Bertie County Rural No 180.1 (157.6, 205.5) 18 (2, 83) 52 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.3, -1.0)
Mitchell County Rural No 179.6 (156.1, 206.4) 19 (1, 86) 46 stable stable trend 6.7 (-0.9, 11.4)
Caldwell County Urban No 178.2 (167.4, 189.6) 20 (6, 55) 214 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.0, -0.3)
Greene County Rural No 176.3 (153.7, 201.5) 21 (2, 88) 46 stable stable trend -1.1 (-11.6, 0.7)
Martin County Rural No 176.0 (156.7, 197.4) 22 (2, 82) 66 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.2, -1.1)
Bladen County Rural No 175.8 (158.6, 194.7) 23 (3, 80) 84 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.6, -0.3)
Graham County Rural No 174.4 (143.6, 211.1) 24 (1, 97) 24 stable stable trend -0.8 (-1.7, 0.2)
Davidson County Urban No 173.5 (165.9, 181.4) 25 (14, 55) 409 falling falling trend -0.5 (-0.9, -0.2)
Harnett County Rural No 173.4 (163.5, 183.6) 26 (11, 63) 241 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.5, -0.8)
Alamance County Urban No 173.3 (165.5, 181.4) 27 (14, 56) 384 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.0, -0.5)
Rutherford County Rural No 173.3 (161.6, 185.7) 28 (9, 68) 174 stable stable trend 0.2 (-1.2, 3.3)
Caswell County Rural No 173.0 (154.0, 194.2) 29 (2, 85) 64 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.5, -0.5)
Craven County Rural No 172.7 (162.9, 183.0) 30 (12, 63) 249 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.2, -0.7)
Randolph County Urban No 172.0 (163.7, 180.7) 31 (14, 63) 335 falling falling trend -0.6 (-0.9, -0.3)
Cumberland County Urban No 171.8 (165.3, 178.4) 32 (17, 56) 556 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.4, -1.0)
Wilson County Rural No 171.3 (160.1, 183.0) 33 (10, 70) 185 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.4, -0.7)
Person County Urban No 170.8 (155.8, 187.0) 34 (7, 83) 101 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2)
Hoke County Urban No 169.8 (152.3, 188.5) 35 (4, 85) 77 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9)
Granville County Rural No 169.3 (156.6, 182.9) 36 (11, 78) 137 falling falling trend -2.4 (-6.3, -1.4)
Beaufort County Rural No 168.9 (155.5, 183.4) 37 (9, 80) 127 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6)
Stanly County Rural No 168.8 (156.6, 181.9) 38 (12, 77) 147 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.4, -0.6)
Jones County Rural No 168.7 (139.5, 203.3) 39 (2, 99) 26 stable stable trend -0.4 (-1.4, 0.7)
Rockingham County Urban No 168.6 (158.9, 178.8) 40 (14, 73) 237 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.2, -1.1)
Yadkin County Urban No 167.8 (152.6, 184.3) 41 (9, 85) 94 falling falling trend -0.6 (-1.0, -0.2)
Stokes County Urban No 166.9 (153.3, 181.6) 42 (11, 82) 119 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.4, -0.5)
Pender County Urban No 165.3 (152.7, 178.6) 43 (13, 83) 136 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4)
Rowan County Urban No 165.2 (157.0, 173.6) 44 (21, 73) 322 falling falling trend -3.3 (-4.8, -2.5)
Duplin County Rural No 165.0 (151.1, 179.8) 45 (13, 85) 112 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.0, -1.0)
Hertford County Rural No 164.9 (145.3, 186.9) 46 (5, 92) 54 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2)
Camden County Urban No 164.7 (134.4, 200.3) 47 (2, 100) 22 stable stable trend 11.6 (-1.2, 21.3)
Lenoir County Rural No 164.6 (152.1, 177.8) 48 (14, 84) 139 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.6, -0.9)
Wilkes County Rural No 164.5 (153.5, 176.2) 49 (17, 82) 176 falling falling trend -0.8 (-2.9, -0.5)
Nash County Urban No 162.4 (152.6, 172.8) 50 (20, 80) 214 falling falling trend -3.8 (-7.2, -1.2)
Gaston County Urban No 162.3 (155.6, 169.1) 51 (28, 73) 468 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.9, -1.1)
Burke County Urban No 162.1 (152.4, 172.3) 52 (21, 81) 220 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.0, -0.4)
Warren County Rural No 162.0 (142.7, 183.7) 53 (4, 94) 56 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6)
Johnston County Urban No 161.6 (154.0, 169.4) 54 (24, 76) 367 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.8, -1.2)
Yancey County Rural No 161.1 (142.4, 182.2) 55 (10, 93) 56 stable stable trend -0.2 (-0.8, 0.4)
Carteret County Rural No 160.8 (150.5, 171.7) 56 (20, 85) 200 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0)
Northampton County Rural No 160.7 (140.1, 184.2) 57 (6, 96) 53 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6)
Pasquotank County Rural No 160.5 (145.4, 177.0) 58 (14, 91) 86 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.6, -0.7)
Alexander County Urban No 160.4 (145.5, 176.7) 59 (15, 92) 88 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.1, -0.2)
Franklin County Urban No 159.7 (147.8, 172.4) 60 (19, 87) 140 falling falling trend -6.9 (-12.9, -1.2)
Davie County Urban No 159.3 (145.8, 174.0) 61 (17, 91) 107 stable stable trend -0.5 (-1.0, 0.0)
Gates County Urban No 157.3 (129.7, 189.8) 62 (2, 100) 25 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6)
Haywood County Rural No 157.0 (146.2, 168.4) 63 (25, 87) 171 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.1, -0.4)
Forsyth County Urban No 156.1 (151.0, 161.4) 64 (43, 80) 736 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.1, -1.3)
Pitt County Urban No 155.1 (147.0, 163.7) 65 (36, 86) 282 falling falling trend -1.6 (-1.8, -1.3)
Chowan County Rural No 155.1 (133.0, 180.6) 66 (6, 100) 39 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.5, -0.3)
Perquimans County Rural No 154.4 (132.4, 180.0) 67 (9, 99) 39 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.0, -0.8)
Catawba County Urban No 154.1 (146.7, 161.9) 68 (40, 86) 333 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.9, -1.2)
Brunswick County Urban No 153.2 (146.1, 160.8) 69 (43, 87) 423 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.5, -1.0)
Lee County Rural No 152.4 (140.4, 165.2) 70 (28, 92) 124 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.7, -1.0)
Moore County Urban No 151.8 (143.3, 160.7) 71 (42, 89) 261 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.5, -0.9)
Montgomery County Rural No 151.4 (134.3, 170.4) 72 (21, 98) 61 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.8, -0.7)
Ashe County Rural No 150.8 (135.7, 167.6) 73 (23, 97) 78 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4)
Madison County Urban No 150.7 (132.1, 171.6) 74 (19, 99) 52 stable stable trend 1.2 (-1.3, 7.3)
Guilford County Urban No 150.4 (146.1, 154.8) 75 (57, 86) 952 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.5, -1.2)
Lincoln County Urban No 150.2 (140.3, 160.7) 76 (39, 92) 181 falling falling trend -5.7 (-9.2, -1.2)
Cherokee County Rural No 149.7 (135.0, 166.0) 77 (25, 96) 88 falling falling trend -1.7 (-5.0, -1.0)
Pamlico County Rural No 149.1 (125.9, 176.5) 78 (10, 100) 37 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.5, -1.0)
Hyde County Rural No 148.3 (109.2, 199.1) 79 (1, 100) 11 stable stable trend -0.7 (-1.9, 0.4)
Dare County Rural No 147.5 (133.2, 163.3) 80 (30, 99) 87 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7)
New Hanover County Urban No 147.4 (141.2, 153.8) 81 (58, 90) 449 falling falling trend -1.5 (-1.7, -1.2)
Macon County Rural No 146.1 (133.1, 160.3) 82 (37, 97) 104 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.3, -0.4)
Henderson County Urban No 145.6 (138.1, 153.6) 83 (58, 93) 307 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.4, -0.7)
Iredell County Urban No 145.3 (138.3, 152.6) 84 (61, 93) 338 falling falling trend -2.5 (-5.8, -0.1)
Alleghany County Rural No 145.2 (123.3, 171.4) 85 (17, 100) 32 falling falling trend -2.0 (-7.4, -1.2)
Currituck County Urban No 144.0 (126.2, 163.8) 86 (26, 100) 53 falling falling trend -2.1 (-2.6, -1.5)
Polk County Rural No 142.6 (124.2, 163.6) 87 (25, 100) 59 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.8, -0.7)
Union County Urban No 141.0 (134.3, 148.0) 88 (68, 95) 348 falling falling trend -1.5 (-1.8, -1.1)
Cabarrus County Urban No 139.3 (132.5, 146.3) 89 (72, 96) 327 falling falling trend -2.2 (-3.2, -1.7)
Durham County Urban No 135.9 (130.3, 141.7) 90 (79, 97) 458 falling falling trend -3.1 (-4.6, -2.5)
Buncombe County Urban No 135.3 (130.1, 140.6) 91 (80, 97) 541 falling falling trend -1.6 (-1.8, -1.4)
Avery County Rural No 134.9 (116.1, 156.6) 92 (36, 100) 38 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.0, -0.7)
Clay County Rural No 132.2 (110.3, 158.5) 93 (32, 100) 31 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9)
Mecklenburg County Urban No 131.3 (128.1, 134.6) 94 (87, 98) 1,347 falling falling trend -2.6 (-4.5, -1.9)
Jackson County Rural No 131.2 (118.0, 145.6) 95 (63, 100) 78 falling falling trend -11.5 (-18.5, -2.0)
Transylvania County Rural No 130.7 (118.1, 144.6) 96 (68, 100) 93 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.2, -1.1)
Watauga County Rural No 127.2 (114.6, 141.0) 97 (75, 100) 79 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6)
Chatham County Urban No 124.2 (115.7, 133.2) 98 (86, 100) 172 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.0, -1.2)
Wake County Urban No 123.9 (120.9, 127.0) 99 (93, 100) 1,335 falling falling trend -4.3 (-5.8, -3.3)
Orange County Urban Yes 118.9 (111.4, 126.9) 100 (92, 100) 194 falling falling trend -2.7 (-5.5, -2.1)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/11/2024 12:49 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.

† 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.

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