Death Rates Table
County
|
Met Healthy People Objective of ***? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate† deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | *** | 192.6 (190.9, 194.3) | N/A | 10,373 |
falling 
|
-2.0 (-2.0, -1.9) |
| United States | *** | 181.4 (181.1, 181.7) | N/A | 314,987 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.6, -2.0) |
| Wake County | *** | 164.8 (159.0, 170.8) | 95 (80, 98) | 672 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.3, -1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | *** | 167.7 (161.7, 173.8) | 90 (77, 97) | 664 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -2.0) |
| Guilford County | *** | 186.2 (178.6, 194.0) | 72 (51, 85) | 480 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.0, -1.7) |
| Forsyth County | *** | 185.4 (176.7, 194.5) | 77 (52, 88) | 355 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Buncombe County | *** | 174.3 (165.1, 184.0) | 85 (64, 96) | 276 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Cumberland County | *** | 207.3 (196.0, 219.2) | 43 (15, 69) | 270 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Gaston County | *** | 215.0 (202.8, 227.8) | 29 (8, 60) | 249 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Durham County | *** | 178.3 (167.7, 189.4) | 81 (57, 94) | 229 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.7, -2.1) |
| New Hanover County | *** | 177.4 (166.9, 188.5) | 82 (59, 94) | 222 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.6, -2.0) |
| Davidson County | *** | 214.3 (201.2, 228.0) | 31 (9, 66) | 212 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Brunswick County | *** | 186.2 (173.9, 199.2) | 73 (40, 91) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Alamance County | *** | 211.8 (198.3, 226.1) | 36 (10, 68) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Catawba County | *** | 207.2 (193.6, 221.5) | 44 (13, 73) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Rowan County | *** | 227.6 (212.7, 243.4) | 12 (2, 49) | 182 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Randolph County | *** | 210.4 (196.4, 225.2) | 38 (9, 69) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Union County | *** | 176.7 (164.5, 189.6) | 83 (56, 96) | 178 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
| Iredell County | *** | 194.5 (181.2, 208.4) | 64 (26, 85) | 174 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.2) |
| Johnston County | *** | 202.9 (188.7, 217.9) | 50 (16, 77) | 174 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -1.9) |
| Robeson County | *** | 249.2 (231.4, 267.9) | 2 (1, 25) | 163 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Cabarrus County | *** | 175.3 (162.7, 188.4) | 84 (55, 97) | 158 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.4, -1.7) |
| Henderson County | *** | 164.2 (152.4, 176.9) | 96 (68, 100) | 152 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Onslow County | *** | 236.3 (218.9, 254.6) | 8 (1, 42) | 145 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Pitt County | *** | 193.2 (178.7, 208.5) | 67 (27, 89) | 144 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.8, -2.1) |
| Wayne County | *** | 215.9 (199.7, 233.0) | 27 (5, 69) | 140 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Craven County | *** | 217.0 (200.4, 234.6) | 23 (5, 68) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Rockingham County | *** | 221.4 (204.3, 239.7) | 17 (3, 65) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Cleveland County | *** | 230.5 (212.4, 249.7) | 11 (1, 54) | 130 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Burke County | *** | 221.9 (204.6, 240.3) | 16 (3, 64) | 129 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Moore County | *** | 165.0 (151.9, 179.1) | 94 (67, 100) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
| Harnett County | *** | 209.4 (191.8, 228.0) | 39 (7, 78) | 117 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Nash County | *** | 214.4 (196.5, 233.6) | 30 (5, 72) | 115 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Caldwell County | *** | 208.8 (191.0, 227.9) | 41 (8, 79) | 109 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Carteret County | *** | 199.2 (182.2, 217.8) | 55 (15, 86) | 108 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.4) |
| Surry County | *** | 222.7 (203.5, 243.4) | 15 (2, 65) | 103 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Rutherford County | *** | 213.5 (194.2, 234.4) | 33 (5, 78) | 96 |
stable 
|
0.2 (-2.5, 2.9) |
| Lincoln County | *** | 194.6 (176.6, 214.0) | 63 (14, 90) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Orange County | *** | 150.9 (136.9, 165.9) | 99 (81, 100) | 93 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.0, -1.8) |
| Wilkes County | *** | 193.2 (175.5, 212.5) | 65 (18, 92) | 91 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Chatham County | *** | 166.2 (150.9, 182.9) | 91 (61, 100) | 91 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.5, -1.5) |
| Wilson County | *** | 198.7 (180.1, 218.7) | 56 (11, 89) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Sampson County | *** | 242.5 (219.7, 267.1) | 6 (1, 43) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Haywood County | *** | 185.5 (167.8, 204.8) | 76 (28, 96) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Halifax County | *** | 247.0 (222.6, 273.5) | 3 (1, 45) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Stanly County | *** | 207.2 (186.5, 229.6) | 45 (5, 83) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Franklin County | *** | 213.9 (192.2, 237.4) | 32 (3, 79) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Pender County | *** | 208.9 (187.5, 232.2) | 40 (4, 84) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Edgecombe County | *** | 245.6 (220.3, 273.0) | 4 (1, 48) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Lenoir County | *** | 211.7 (190.2, 235.1) | 37 (3, 82) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Beaufort County | *** | 218.7 (195.8, 243.8) | 19 (1, 76) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Columbus County | *** | 204.9 (183.5, 228.3) | 49 (5, 87) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Lee County | *** | 216.8 (194.2, 241.4) | 24 (2, 79) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Granville County | *** | 207.7 (185.3, 232.2) | 42 (5, 87) | 69 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.8, 1.0) |
| Stokes County | *** | 212.1 (188.9, 237.5) | 35 (3, 83) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| McDowell County | *** | 215.6 (192.0, 241.6) | 28 (2, 82) | 64 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Duplin County | *** | 181.7 (161.7, 203.5) | 80 (29, 98) | 63 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-3.4, -2.3) |
| Vance County | *** | 244.5 (216.7, 274.9) | 5 (1, 56) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Richmond County | *** | 235.2 (208.9, 264.1) | 10 (1, 67) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Davie County | *** | 207.1 (184.0, 232.6) | 46 (5, 89) | 61 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Macon County | *** | 188.4 (166.1, 213.5) | 71 (14, 98) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Yadkin County | *** | 224.0 (197.1, 253.8) | 13 (1, 75) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Person County | *** | 213.0 (187.0, 241.9) | 34 (2, 85) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Transylvania County | *** | 165.2 (144.2, 189.1) | 93 (47, 100) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Dare County | *** | 197.4 (172.6, 225.1) | 58 (7, 95) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | *** | 220.3 (192.7, 250.8) | 18 (1, 84) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.6, -1.6) |
| Jackson County | *** | 185.8 (162.1, 212.3) | 74 (14, 98) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Alexander County | *** | 193.2 (168.6, 220.7) | 66 (10, 97) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Ashe County | *** | 216.7 (188.8, 248.3) | 25 (1, 87) | 47 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Bladen County | *** | 205.5 (178.7, 235.6) | 48 (3, 95) | 47 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | *** | 173.0 (149.8, 199.6) | 87 (32, 100) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Scotland County | *** | 216.2 (187.8, 247.9) | 26 (1, 85) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Watauga County | *** | 152.5 (132.1, 175.3) | 98 (65, 100) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Caswell County | *** | 241.6 (207.6, 280.1) | 7 (1, 71) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Hoke County | *** | 196.9 (167.5, 229.6) | 59 (3, 97) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Montgomery County | *** | 199.8 (170.7, 232.8) | 54 (2, 98) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Martin County | *** | 218.3 (186.5, 254.9) | 20 (1, 93) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.5, -2.0) |
| Warren County | *** | 199.8 (168.9, 235.7) | 53 (2, 98) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| Anson County | *** | 201.3 (168.9, 238.2) | 52 (1, 98) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Madison County | *** | 196.5 (164.9, 233.1) | 60 (3, 99) | 29 |
stable
|
2.1 (-4.7, 9.5) |
| Hertford County | *** | 196.2 (164.5, 232.6) | 61 (4, 99) | 29 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Yancey County | *** | 197.5 (165.8, 234.8) | 57 (2, 98) | 29 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Currituck County | *** | 173.3 (144.3, 206.8) | 86 (20, 100) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Polk County | *** | 143.2 (119.3, 171.9) | 100 (69, 100) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| Northampton County | *** | 185.5 (154.5, 221.8) | 75 (6, 100) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Bertie County | *** | 201.3 (168.1, 239.9) | 51 (1, 97) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.1, -1.8) |
| Greene County | *** | 217.5 (178.6, 262.3) | 21 (1, 96) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Mitchell County | *** | 217.0 (178.9, 262.0) | 22 (1, 96) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Chowan County | *** | 222.9 (182.9, 270.3) | 14 (1, 96) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Swain County | *** | 251.6 (206.8, 304.0) | 1 (1, 83) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Pamlico County | *** | 190.0 (154.3, 233.7) | 69 (2, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Avery County | *** | 155.7 (126.3, 190.8) | 97 (26, 100) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Perquimans County | *** | 168.0 (134.7, 208.9) | 89 (12, 100) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.5, -1.8) |
| Washington County | *** | 236.2 (189.2, 292.8) | 9 (1, 96) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Alleghany County | *** | 183.5 (147.4, 228.3) | 78 (4, 100) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Clay County | *** | 165.5 (129.2, 211.3) | 92 (11, 100) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.0) |
| Gates County | *** | 191.3 (146.9, 245.9) | 68 (1, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Camden County | *** | 196.1 (148.0, 255.5) | 62 (1, 100) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Jones County | *** | 182.0 (137.0, 238.5) | 79 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Graham County | *** | 168.4 (126.2, 222.6) | 88 (5, 100) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Hyde County | *** | 206.6 (141.5, 293.6) | 47 (1, 100) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.6, 0.4) |
| Tyrrell County | *** | 189.4 (123.1, 281.6) | 70 (1, 100) | 5 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.1, 0.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2022 12:25 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 2020 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 1969-2018 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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
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 06/25/2022 12:25 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 2020 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 1969-2018 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.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
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.