Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
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)
|
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 | 186.2 (184.5, 187.8) | N/A | 10,602 |
falling 
|
-1.8 (-1.9, -1.7) |
| United States | N/A | No | 173.2 (173.0, 173.5) | N/A | 317,428 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.8) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 186.9 (173.1, 201.7) | 69 (34, 87) | 143 |
stable 
|
4.1 (-1.8, 8.4) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 263.7 (244.8, 283.6) | 2 (1, 14) | 160 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 4.0) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 204.1 (172.9, 240.5) | 43 (2, 92) | 32 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.4) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 250.2 (205.2, 303.0) | 4 (1, 77) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.9) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 232.5 (208.5, 258.8) | 10 (1, 59) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 276.2 (192.8, 389.7) | 1 (1, 98) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 237.7 (200.4, 280.1) | 8 (1, 74) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 221.0 (203.6, 239.5) | 18 (3, 58) | 132 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 218.3 (168.3, 280.3) | 21 (1, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 228.5 (209.1, 249.5) | 15 (2, 52) | 108 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 207.3 (190.7, 225.0) | 35 (9, 75) | 123 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 213.0 (200.2, 226.4) | 32 (10, 60) | 223 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 197.3 (174.8, 222.1) | 57 (10, 88) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 241.8 (217.6, 268.2) | 5 (1, 46) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 191.9 (174.3, 211.1) | 64 (17, 88) | 93 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 206.8 (193.0, 221.3) | 36 (13, 69) | 182 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 218.5 (198.7, 239.8) | 20 (4, 69) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 241.3 (217.8, 266.8) | 6 (1, 47) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 215.0 (189.0, 243.8) | 30 (2, 81) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 174.7 (150.6, 202.5) | 81 (23, 99) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 181.1 (160.0, 204.8) | 74 (24, 97) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 233.4 (206.8, 262.6) | 9 (1, 65) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 206.1 (192.1, 220.8) | 37 (12, 75) | 176 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 198.3 (178.2, 220.2) | 53 (11, 86) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 223.2 (205.0, 242.7) | 17 (3, 59) | 120 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 215.8 (199.5, 233.2) | 26 (5, 66) | 137 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 240.2 (199.3, 286.9) | 7 (1, 81) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 181.2 (173.9, 188.7) | 73 (55, 85) | 490 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 215.5 (189.6, 244.2) | 28 (2, 81) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 210.9 (197.8, 224.8) | 34 (10, 64) | 200 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 200.2 (175.2, 228.0) | 50 (7, 89) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 189.7 (177.9, 202.3) | 67 (31, 83) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 215.5 (198.9, 233.3) | 27 (6, 67) | 134 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 205.3 (167.8, 250.3) | 41 (1, 96) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 179.8 (156.6, 205.9) | 75 (23, 98) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 171.6 (159.5, 184.6) | 83 (57, 95) | 160 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 146.3 (83.9, 237.4) | 97 (1, 100) | 4 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 232.3 (215.4, 250.3) | 11 (2, 43) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 203.2 (191.7, 215.3) | 45 (20, 70) | 251 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 216.9 (200.9, 233.9) | 24 (6, 63) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 200.5 (156.4, 254.7) | 49 (1, 100) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 223.2 (203.6, 244.3) | 16 (3, 62) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 217.8 (189.5, 249.7) | 22 (2, 83) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 229.7 (206.5, 255.1) | 13 (2, 64) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 185.1 (176.5, 194.0) | 71 (47, 84) | 367 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 205.0 (158.1, 264.0) | 42 (1, 100) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 205.5 (169.3, 248.5) | 40 (1, 96) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 203.2 (169.3, 243.0) | 46 (2, 94) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 198.3 (177.7, 220.7) | 54 (10, 87) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 230.7 (203.2, 261.0) | 12 (1, 65) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 196.2 (178.5, 215.4) | 59 (17, 84) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-6.4, -1.0) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 216.5 (193.6, 241.6) | 25 (3, 76) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 220.7 (168.9, 283.9) | 19 (1, 98) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 193.5 (177.0, 211.4) | 61 (20, 85) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.4) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 192.8 (180.1, 206.3) | 63 (28, 82) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 250.9 (225.2, 278.9) | 3 (1, 36) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 177.8 (165.8, 190.6) | 78 (51, 90) | 179 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 161.3 (140.2, 185.1) | 87 (44, 100) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 186.7 (170.0, 204.7) | 70 (27, 90) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 202.8 (173.5, 236.3) | 47 (3, 93) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 196.3 (179.5, 214.2) | 58 (18, 84) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 160.9 (140.8, 183.8) | 88 (54, 100) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 141.9 (122.6, 163.5) | 98 (77, 100) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 203.8 (192.8, 215.2) | 44 (20, 68) | 277 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 206.0 (185.0, 229.0) | 38 (7, 82) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.5) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 160.8 (134.1, 192.9) | 89 (32, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 229.5 (199.2, 263.0) | 14 (1, 75) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-9.1, -0.5) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 169.2 (135.1, 212.2) | 84 (12, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 160.5 (152.0, 169.4) | 90 (77, 97) | 278 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 217.8 (186.3, 253.7) | 23 (1, 87) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-4.3, -1.1) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 169.0 (146.3, 195.1) | 85 (37, 100) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 212.1 (195.1, 230.0) | 33 (6, 70) | 127 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 177.5 (167.2, 188.3) | 79 (54, 89) | 232 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 198.0 (176.0, 222.3) | 55 (9, 89) | 64 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.1) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 173.5 (161.9, 185.7) | 82 (55, 93) | 188 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 139.1 (108.2, 179.0) | 99 (53, 100) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 153.0 (124.4, 187.3) | 94 (36, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.1, -1.0) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 214.3 (179.0, 255.4) | 31 (1, 90) | 28 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 164.8 (153.2, 177.0) | 86 (68, 97) | 166 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.4, -1.7) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 148.5 (134.9, 163.3) | 95 (80, 100) | 92 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.5) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 190.1 (146.8, 243.9) | 66 (1, 100) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.4, -0.6) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 215.0 (180.4, 254.6) | 29 (1, 88) | 29 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 199.7 (174.3, 227.9) | 52 (7, 91) | 47 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.6) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 200.0 (169.8, 235.4) | 51 (4, 94) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 201.4 (178.9, 226.1) | 48 (7, 87) | 62 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.7, -1.7) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 197.6 (184.3, 211.6) | 56 (21, 80) | 192 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -1.9) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 157.9 (152.3, 163.6) | 92 (82, 96) | 669 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -2.0) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 189.4 (154.0, 232.5) | 68 (3, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.1, -1.5) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 183.2 (169.4, 197.8) | 72 (38, 89) | 141 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.7, -2.0) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 179.2 (143.7, 223.1) | 76 (7, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 205.6 (174.0, 242.1) | 39 (2, 93) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.3, -1.8) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 136.3 (123.9, 149.7) | 100 (89, 100) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -1.9) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 191.9 (162.9, 224.2) | 65 (5, 96) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 177.0 (147.4, 211.5) | 80 (12, 100) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-9.1, -1.3) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 159.7 (133.4, 190.0) | 91 (39, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-12.8, -2.1) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 156.3 (146.9, 166.0) | 93 (78, 98) | 224 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-5.2, -2.9) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 193.3 (172.7, 215.7) | 62 (14, 88) | 71 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-7.0, -2.4) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 147.1 (141.9, 152.4) | 96 (89, 100) | 677 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-7.9, -3.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 178.2 (158.6, 199.5) | 77 (33, 97) | 65 |
falling
|
-6.8 (-14.6, -2.0) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 193.9 (174.1, 215.4) | 60 (14, 87) | 77 |
falling
|
-8.3 (-15.8, -1.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 6:14 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 07/06/2025 6:14 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.