Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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 | 517.0 (513.6, 520.3) | N/A | 19,094 |
falling 
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-1.7 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
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-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 486.9 (361.3, 642.8) | 82 (2, 100) | 10 |
falling
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-10.9 (-29.1, -0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 437.2 (393.1, 484.8) | 95 (66, 100) | 75 |
falling
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-10.9 (-16.6, -2.2) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 503.7 (470.0, 539.2) | 74 (39, 91) | 173 |
falling
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-5.4 (-9.3, -1.1) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 420.1 (409.5, 430.9) | 99 (91, 100) | 1,248 |
falling
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-4.6 (-6.3, -3.3) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 546.6 (513.0, 581.7) | 52 (18, 80) | 205 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-7.7, -1.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 453.4 (433.9, 473.5) | 90 (79, 97) | 427 |
falling
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-3.8 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 556.6 (528.8, 585.5) | 43 (17, 70) | 308 |
falling
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-3.8 (-6.9, -1.2) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 485.7 (461.8, 510.6) | 84 (60, 93) | 319 |
falling
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-2.8 (-6.9, -1.3) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 401.9 (375.8, 429.2) | 100 (91, 100) | 184 |
falling
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-2.6 (-6.2, -2.1) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 445.2 (434.0, 456.7) | 92 (85, 97) | 1,259 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.3, -1.8) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 475.0 (451.2, 499.7) | 87 (65, 94) | 310 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.5, -1.6) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 564.7 (521.3, 610.7) | 39 (9, 80) | 130 |
falling
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-2.2 (-5.9, -1.2) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 494.7 (432.5, 563.2) | 79 (15, 100) | 51 |
falling
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-2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 525.1 (484.8, 567.9) | 63 (21, 90) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-6.2, -1.2) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 571.0 (500.0, 649.4) | 34 (2, 93) | 49 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 535.9 (503.7, 569.6) | 56 (23, 82) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.2, -0.8) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 554.6 (488.1, 627.6) | 44 (5, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 467.2 (398.7, 544.5) | 88 (27, 100) | 35 |
falling
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-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 496.4 (409.4, 596.3) | 77 (8, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 566.1 (505.4, 631.9) | 38 (3, 85) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 591.8 (527.6, 661.7) | 20 (2, 79) | 64 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 437.8 (397.2, 481.7) | 94 (68, 100) | 91 |
falling
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-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 458.4 (440.7, 476.6) | 89 (77, 96) | 521 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 510.5 (485.3, 536.6) | 70 (42, 88) | 316 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 420.1 (391.8, 449.9) | 98 (85, 100) | 167 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 524.2 (479.5, 571.9) | 64 (21, 91) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 528.5 (510.9, 546.4) | 61 (40, 77) | 704 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 496.9 (435.8, 564.3) | 76 (18, 100) | 50 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 509.7 (482.0, 538.6) | 71 (40, 88) | 263 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 434.8 (384.1, 490.6) | 96 (61, 100) | 56 |
falling
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-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 490.0 (442.0, 541.7) | 81 (33, 98) | 83 |
falling
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-1.4 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 496.1 (475.1, 517.9) | 78 (55, 89) | 429 |
falling
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-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 526.6 (453.0, 609.2) | 62 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 567.3 (534.5, 601.6) | 36 (14, 68) | 228 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 483.1 (459.5, 507.6) | 86 (61, 93) | 331 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 517.6 (439.6, 605.9) | 66 (6, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 447.0 (383.9, 517.5) | 91 (36, 100) | 37 |
falling
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-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 440.8 (369.9, 521.7) | 93 (38, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 543.6 (520.9, 567.1) | 53 (27, 72) | 444 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 504.2 (489.4, 519.3) | 72 (56, 85) | 902 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.1) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 551.1 (524.5, 578.6) | 49 (18, 71) | 348 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 511.2 (470.2, 554.8) | 69 (30, 92) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 566.5 (480.5, 663.7) | 37 (2, 96) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 513.6 (490.2, 537.9) | 68 (44, 86) | 413 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 550.4 (515.7, 586.9) | 50 (16, 80) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 574.3 (552.1, 597.1) | 28 (15, 56) | 522 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 529.2 (478.5, 583.9) | 60 (14, 91) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 539.2 (495.3, 585.9) | 55 (15, 86) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 427.5 (384.9, 473.4) | 97 (72, 100) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 552.0 (510.4, 596.2) | 48 (13, 83) | 134 |
falling
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-1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 517.0 (458.9, 580.5) | 67 (15, 96) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 502.0 (474.1, 531.2) | 75 (46, 90) | 251 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 558.4 (492.9, 630.3) | 42 (4, 91) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 562.3 (517.8, 609.6) | 40 (10, 78) | 123 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 582.4 (518.3, 652.3) | 25 (2, 87) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 504.0 (456.1, 555.7) | 73 (23, 96) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 585.0 (551.8, 619.6) | 23 (8, 60) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 596.6 (491.7, 717.5) | 17 (1, 95) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 588.6 (554.4, 624.5) | 21 (8, 58) | 228 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 483.2 (458.5, 508.8) | 85 (60, 93) | 296 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 521.2 (469.5, 577.3) | 65 (16, 94) | 76 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 568.4 (512.8, 628.5) | 35 (4, 83) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 592.0 (514.3, 678.1) | 19 (1, 87) | 43 |
stable 
|
-0.9 (-10.9, 1.2) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 622.1 (569.2, 678.6) | 14 (2, 54) | 105 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 572.5 (534.9, 612.1) | 32 (11, 71) | 177 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 530.6 (456.0, 614.1) | 58 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 641.2 (593.4, 691.8) | 11 (1, 43) | 137 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 494.3 (451.2, 540.6) | 80 (34, 96) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 573.7 (499.6, 655.8) | 31 (2, 91) | 44 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 561.8 (518.5, 607.6) | 41 (11, 80) | 131 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 578.1 (535.7, 622.8) | 27 (7, 74) | 142 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 631.9 (597.8, 667.5) | 13 (2, 32) | 263 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 584.2 (557.6, 611.7) | 24 (11, 54) | 368 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 550.1 (498.5, 605.6) | 51 (9, 87) | 85 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 594.4 (558.1, 632.5) | 18 (5, 60) | 205 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 610.7 (576.0, 647.0) | 15 (4, 44) | 238 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 654.8 (620.1, 690.9) | 4 (1, 24) | 278 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 580.0 (528.7, 635.0) | 26 (3, 79) | 97 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 554.2 (503.9, 608.1) | 45 (8, 85) | 90 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 533.1 (497.0, 571.2) | 57 (21, 85) | 167 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 571.4 (543.3, 600.5) | 33 (13, 63) | 319 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 662.9 (626.7, 700.7) | 2 (1, 19) | 261 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 574.2 (535.3, 615.2) | 29 (9, 71) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 652.3 (493.4, 848.5) | 6 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 553.1 (516.1, 591.9) | 46 (15, 80) | 170 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 585.5 (559.6, 612.3) | 22 (12, 53) | 393 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 650.7 (602.9, 701.3) | 8 (1, 35) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 607.6 (537.4, 684.4) | 16 (1, 77) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 530.3 (485.1, 578.5) | 59 (17, 91) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 661.6 (606.4, 720.6) | 3 (1, 34) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 653.2 (591.7, 719.3) | 5 (1, 47) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 552.5 (458.6, 660.4) | 47 (1, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 651.8 (604.5, 701.8) | 7 (1, 34) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 644.0 (595.2, 695.8) | 9 (1, 41) | 134 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 633.9 (594.5, 675.3) | 12 (2, 39) | 196 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 573.9 (507.4, 646.8) | 30 (2, 89) | 56 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 641.4 (591.3, 694.6) | 10 (1, 43) | 124 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.5) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 766.7 (668.1, 875.9) | 1 (1, 21) | 45 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 485.9 (425.9, 552.1) | 83 (21, 100) | 49 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.7, 8.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 543.2 (440.1, 662.8) | 54 (1, 100) | 20 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.9, 12.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 10:19 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 07/12/2025 10:19 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.