Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
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 | 883.4 (876.9, 889.9) | N/A | 14,510 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.3, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 844.0 (842.9, 845.1) | N/A | 441,232 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.5) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 759.0 (737.3, 781.2) | 95 (81, 99) | 956 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-6.2, -3.0) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 787.7 (764.9, 811.0) | 89 (75, 96) | 937 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-6.3, -1.6) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 874.7 (845.6, 904.6) | 64 (45, 80) | 693 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 922.1 (887.4, 957.7) | 48 (24, 67) | 545 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 775.1 (741.5, 809.8) | 91 (75, 98) | 409 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.2) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 944.9 (902.0, 989.2) | 37 (15, 64) | 374 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 874.3 (833.0, 917.2) | 65 (36, 84) | 344 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 881.6 (837.6, 927.2) | 61 (33, 84) | 337 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 794.0 (755.2, 834.2) | 88 (66, 98) | 327 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-6.7, -2.1) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 890.0 (846.2, 935.5) | 57 (30, 81) | 317 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 1,003.7 (953.2, 1,056.2) | 15 (5, 47) | 301 |
stable 
|
-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 986.2 (934.7, 1,039.8) | 19 (6, 55) | 277 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 970.7 (917.0, 1,026.8) | 25 (8, 62) | 259 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 851.3 (803.5, 901.2) | 73 (42, 91) | 245 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 815.2 (769.4, 862.9) | 84 (57, 96) | 239 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 838.1 (790.5, 887.8) | 77 (45, 94) | 238 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-7.0, -1.1) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 852.0 (803.5, 902.7) | 72 (39, 91) | 235 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-5.1, -1.3) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 958.1 (903.5, 1,015.2) | 30 (10, 67) | 235 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-7.3, -1.2) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 835.4 (787.6, 885.3) | 79 (46, 94) | 234 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -1.4) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 943.7 (889.7, 1,000.1) | 38 (11, 70) | 233 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 846.5 (795.4, 900.1) | 74 (39, 93) | 205 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 1,086.0 (1,018.6, 1,156.7) | 6 (1, 31) | 200 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 1,034.3 (969.3, 1,102.5) | 11 (2, 44) | 192 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 840.5 (787.1, 896.5) | 76 (41, 94) | 191 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 1,082.6 (1,013.1, 1,155.7) | 7 (1, 31) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.4, -0.2) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 953.5 (892.4, 1,017.7) | 32 (9, 73) | 184 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 998.5 (932.3, 1,068.2) | 16 (4, 58) | 174 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 946.5 (883.7, 1,012.6) | 36 (9, 77) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 975.1 (908.5, 1,045.3) | 23 (4, 70) | 164 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 885.4 (824.6, 949.6) | 59 (22, 88) | 159 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.4, -1.0) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 1,096.9 (1,020.7, 1,177.2) | 5 (1, 28) | 156 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.5) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 925.8 (860.1, 995.0) | 47 (12, 81) | 152 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 899.7 (835.6, 967.3) | 56 (17, 87) | 151 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 969.7 (900.8, 1,042.5) | 26 (5, 70) | 150 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 717.3 (665.0, 772.5) | 99 (82, 100) | 145 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-6.9, -1.8) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 755.2 (700.2, 813.3) | 96 (70, 100) | 141 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 956.2 (884.2, 1,032.5) | 31 (8, 76) | 133 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 927.7 (857.9, 1,001.7) | 46 (10, 82) | 132 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 879.2 (812.9, 949.4) | 62 (23, 91) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 869.4 (802.7, 940.1) | 68 (24, 92) | 130 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-9.1, -0.7) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 942.2 (869.2, 1,019.7) | 39 (7, 80) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 1,100.0 (1,008.9, 1,197.0) | 4 (1, 40) | 110 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 980.4 (898.9, 1,067.4) | 21 (3, 71) | 109 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 1,035.5 (947.0, 1,130.0) | 10 (1, 58) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 916.0 (837.9, 999.4) | 52 (10, 88) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 1,020.9 (933.1, 1,114.7) | 12 (1, 61) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 975.5 (889.9, 1,067.0) | 22 (3, 76) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 913.9 (833.6, 999.8) | 53 (9, 88) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-8.4, -0.7) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 962.1 (877.5, 1,052.6) | 29 (4, 79) | 98 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 1,017.2 (927.3, 1,113.5) | 13 (1, 69) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 953.5 (868.5, 1,044.5) | 33 (5, 82) | 95 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 1,068.5 (973.3, 1,170.4) | 8 (1, 52) | 95 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 874.9 (795.0, 960.8) | 63 (15, 95) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 937.3 (852.1, 1,028.6) | 41 (6, 86) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 1,108.0 (1,002.1, 1,222.1) | 3 (1, 43) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 814.9 (736.9, 898.8) | 85 (35, 100) | 81 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 901.2 (814.9, 994.1) | 55 (10, 93) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 769.8 (695.5, 849.9) | 92 (55, 100) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 997.4 (898.5, 1,104.1) | 17 (2, 76) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 826.5 (744.7, 914.9) | 82 (23, 100) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 991.5 (891.5, 1,099.6) | 18 (2, 81) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 980.6 (881.9, 1,087.5) | 20 (2, 81) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 858.2 (769.9, 953.7) | 71 (15, 98) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-7.9, -0.9) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 887.7 (791.1, 992.8) | 58 (11, 97) | 62 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 910.6 (811.6, 1,018.5) | 54 (6, 95) | 62 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 1,038.6 (924.8, 1,162.5) | 9 (1, 75) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 936.5 (832.8, 1,049.4) | 43 (4, 93) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 801.5 (710.4, 901.0) | 86 (33, 100) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 748.4 (664.6, 839.6) | 97 (58, 100) | 60 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 845.3 (750.6, 948.7) | 75 (19, 100) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 729.8 (647.1, 820.2) | 98 (61, 100) | 58 |
falling
|
-11.7 (-20.9, -1.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 1,003.8 (883.1, 1,136.4) | 14 (1, 86) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 967.6 (845.4, 1,102.4) | 27 (2, 94) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 760.8 (666.9, 864.2) | 94 (39, 100) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 953.0 (832.6, 1,085.9) | 34 (2, 93) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 864.0 (754.4, 985.2) | 69 (10, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 941.0 (820.2, 1,074.5) | 40 (2, 95) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 948.4 (826.1, 1,083.6) | 35 (2, 95) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 935.8 (809.0, 1,076.8) | 45 (2, 97) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 919.2 (794.1, 1,058.3) | 49 (2, 97) | 39 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.9, 9.6) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 826.8 (714.7, 951.5) | 81 (14, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 796.5 (685.3, 920.6) | 87 (21, 100) | 37 |
stable
|
0.3 (-3.1, 9.3) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 870.9 (746.4, 1,010.1) | 67 (5, 100) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 829.7 (706.1, 968.6) | 80 (10, 100) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.1) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 974.2 (834.8, 1,130.0) | 24 (1, 93) | 35 |
stable
|
8.3 (-0.5, 15.0) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 1,233.5 (1,051.4, 1,438.1) | 1 (1, 38) | 33 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 966.2 (817.9, 1,133.5) | 28 (1, 98) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 787.7 (664.9, 926.3) | 90 (16, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 872.0 (736.1, 1,025.7) | 66 (3, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-9.7, -0.9) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 859.4 (725.8, 1,010.4) | 70 (4, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 763.6 (639.6, 904.5) | 93 (26, 100) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 882.3 (735.8, 1,049.4) | 60 (3, 100) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 937.1 (780.1, 1,116.3) | 42 (1, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 700.7 (577.9, 841.9) | 100 (42, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 917.2 (739.5, 1,124.6) | 51 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 837.4 (672.2, 1,030.9) | 78 (3, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 936.3 (751.5, 1,152.8) | 44 (1, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 918.1 (716.3, 1,158.8) | 50 (1, 100) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.1) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 1,155.3 (844.8, 1,543.1) | 2 (1, 100) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 824.8 (582.6, 1,133.0) | 83 (1, 100) | 8 |
falling
|
-12.2 (-34.5, -0.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/20/2025 4:32 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 01/20/2025 4:32 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.