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 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 | 883.4 (876.9, 889.9) | N/A | 14,510 |
falling 
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-1.2 (-1.3, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 844.0 (842.9, 845.1) | N/A | 441,232 |
falling
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-1.6 (-1.8, -1.5) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 824.8 (582.6, 1,133.0) | 83 (1, 100) | 8 |
falling
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-12.2 (-34.5, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 729.8 (647.1, 820.2) | 98 (61, 100) | 58 |
falling
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-11.7 (-20.9, -1.6) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 869.4 (802.7, 940.1) | 68 (24, 92) | 130 |
falling
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-5.1 (-9.1, -0.7) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 958.1 (903.5, 1,015.2) | 30 (10, 67) | 235 |
falling
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-4.6 (-7.3, -1.2) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 759.0 (737.3, 781.2) | 95 (81, 99) | 956 |
falling
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-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) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 794.0 (755.2, 834.2) | 88 (66, 98) | 327 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-6.7, -2.1) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 838.1 (790.5, 887.8) | 77 (45, 94) | 238 |
falling
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-2.8 (-7.0, -1.1) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 872.0 (736.1, 1,025.7) | 66 (3, 100) | 30 |
falling
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-2.4 (-9.7, -0.9) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 717.3 (665.0, 772.5) | 99 (82, 100) | 145 |
falling
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-2.4 (-6.9, -1.8) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 918.1 (716.3, 1,158.8) | 50 (1, 100) | 15 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.4, -1.1) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 885.4 (824.6, 949.6) | 59 (22, 88) | 159 |
falling
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-2.2 (-5.4, -1.0) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 835.4 (787.6, 885.3) | 79 (46, 94) | 234 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.2, -1.4) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 852.0 (803.5, 902.7) | 72 (39, 91) | 235 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-5.1, -1.3) |
| 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) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 763.6 (639.6, 904.5) | 93 (26, 100) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 858.2 (769.9, 953.7) | 71 (15, 98) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-7.9, -0.9) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 826.5 (744.7, 914.9) | 82 (23, 100) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 913.9 (833.6, 999.8) | 53 (9, 88) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-8.4, -0.7) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 837.4 (672.2, 1,030.9) | 78 (3, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 826.8 (714.7, 951.5) | 81 (14, 100) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 946.5 (883.7, 1,012.6) | 36 (9, 77) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 700.7 (577.9, 841.9) | 100 (42, 100) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 801.5 (710.4, 901.0) | 86 (33, 100) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 840.5 (787.1, 896.5) | 76 (41, 94) | 191 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 775.1 (741.5, 809.8) | 91 (75, 98) | 409 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 922.1 (887.4, 957.7) | 48 (24, 67) | 545 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 787.7 (664.9, 926.3) | 90 (16, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 953.5 (892.4, 1,017.7) | 32 (9, 73) | 184 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 890.0 (846.2, 935.5) | 57 (30, 81) | 317 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 967.6 (845.4, 1,102.4) | 27 (2, 94) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 1,003.8 (883.1, 1,136.4) | 14 (1, 86) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 769.8 (695.5, 849.9) | 92 (55, 100) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 937.1 (780.1, 1,116.3) | 42 (1, 100) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 755.2 (700.2, 813.3) | 96 (70, 100) | 141 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 944.9 (902.0, 989.2) | 37 (15, 64) | 374 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 936.3 (751.5, 1,152.8) | 44 (1, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 874.3 (833.0, 917.2) | 65 (36, 84) | 344 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 845.3 (750.6, 948.7) | 75 (19, 100) | 59 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 760.8 (666.9, 864.2) | 94 (39, 100) | 48 |
falling
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-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 851.3 (803.5, 901.2) | 73 (42, 91) | 245 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 881.6 (837.6, 927.2) | 61 (33, 84) | 337 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 925.8 (860.1, 995.0) | 47 (12, 81) | 152 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 874.7 (845.6, 904.6) | 64 (45, 80) | 693 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 874.9 (795.0, 960.8) | 63 (15, 95) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 882.3 (735.8, 1,049.4) | 60 (3, 100) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 916.0 (837.9, 999.4) | 52 (10, 88) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 846.5 (795.4, 900.1) | 74 (39, 93) | 205 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 859.4 (725.8, 1,010.4) | 70 (4, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 937.3 (852.1, 1,028.6) | 41 (6, 86) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 997.4 (898.5, 1,104.1) | 17 (2, 76) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 948.4 (826.1, 1,083.6) | 35 (2, 95) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 962.1 (877.5, 1,052.6) | 29 (4, 79) | 98 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 975.1 (908.5, 1,045.3) | 23 (4, 70) | 164 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 815.2 (769.4, 862.9) | 84 (57, 96) | 239 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 970.7 (917.0, 1,026.8) | 25 (8, 62) | 259 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 864.0 (754.4, 985.2) | 69 (10, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 899.7 (835.6, 967.3) | 56 (17, 87) | 151 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 748.4 (664.6, 839.6) | 97 (58, 100) | 60 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| 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) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 953.0 (832.6, 1,085.9) | 34 (2, 93) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 814.9 (736.9, 898.8) | 85 (35, 100) | 81 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 956.2 (884.2, 1,032.5) | 31 (8, 76) | 133 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 1,020.9 (933.1, 1,114.7) | 12 (1, 61) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 953.5 (868.5, 1,044.5) | 33 (5, 82) | 95 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| 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) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 986.2 (934.7, 1,039.8) | 19 (6, 55) | 277 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 935.8 (809.0, 1,076.8) | 45 (2, 97) | 40 |
stable 
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 936.5 (832.8, 1,049.4) | 43 (4, 93) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 969.7 (900.8, 1,042.5) | 26 (5, 70) | 150 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 998.5 (932.3, 1,068.2) | 16 (4, 58) | 174 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 1,082.6 (1,013.1, 1,155.7) | 7 (1, 31) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.4, -0.2) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 1,038.6 (924.8, 1,162.5) | 9 (1, 75) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 901.2 (814.9, 994.1) | 55 (10, 93) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 966.2 (817.9, 1,133.5) | 28 (1, 98) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 879.2 (812.9, 949.4) | 62 (23, 91) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 980.4 (898.9, 1,067.4) | 21 (3, 71) | 109 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 1,155.3 (844.8, 1,543.1) | 2 (1, 100) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 980.6 (881.9, 1,087.5) | 20 (2, 81) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 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) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 975.5 (889.9, 1,067.0) | 22 (3, 76) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 991.5 (891.5, 1,099.6) | 18 (2, 81) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 943.7 (889.7, 1,000.1) | 38 (11, 70) | 233 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 942.2 (869.2, 1,019.7) | 39 (7, 80) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 927.7 (857.9, 1,001.7) | 46 (10, 82) | 132 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 1,003.7 (953.2, 1,056.2) | 15 (5, 47) | 301 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 1,108.0 (1,002.1, 1,222.1) | 3 (1, 43) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 1,017.2 (927.3, 1,113.5) | 13 (1, 69) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 917.2 (739.5, 1,124.6) | 51 (1, 100) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 941.0 (820.2, 1,074.5) | 40 (2, 95) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 1,100.0 (1,008.9, 1,197.0) | 4 (1, 40) | 110 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 1,096.9 (1,020.7, 1,177.2) | 5 (1, 28) | 156 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.5) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 796.5 (685.3, 920.6) | 87 (21, 100) | 37 |
stable
|
0.3 (-3.1, 9.3) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 1,068.5 (973.3, 1,170.4) | 8 (1, 52) | 95 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 1,233.5 (1,051.4, 1,438.1) | 1 (1, 38) | 33 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 919.2 (794.1, 1,058.3) | 49 (2, 97) | 39 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.9, 9.6) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 974.2 (834.8, 1,130.0) | 24 (1, 93) | 35 |
stable
|
8.3 (-0.5, 15.0) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/15/2025 5:07 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.
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 07/15/2025 5:07 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.
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.