Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
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 | 152.9 (151.8, 154.1) | N/A | 15,125 |
falling 
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-1.3 (-1.4, -1.2) |
| United States 6 | N/A | No | 151.3 (151.1, 151.5) | N/A | 463,400 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.1) |
| Wake County | Urban | Yes | 122.7 (119.2, 126.3) | 98 (91, 100) | 962 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.2, -2.2) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | Yes | 120.7 (116.9, 124.7) | 99 (92, 100) | 766 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.0, -2.2) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 146.6 (141.3, 152.0) | 83 (62, 90) | 627 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 147.5 (141.7, 153.6) | 79 (59, 89) | 507 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -1.4) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 135.6 (130.2, 141.2) | 90 (78, 96) | 497 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 166.1 (158.7, 173.8) | 48 (25, 68) | 394 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 154.9 (147.1, 163.1) | 67 (41, 84) | 385 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 142.4 (135.9, 149.2) | 88 (66, 94) | 372 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 177.7 (169.5, 186.3) | 27 (13, 50) | 368 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.8, -0.1) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 173.1 (164.2, 182.4) | 31 (16, 61) | 303 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 180.9 (171.7, 190.5) | 24 (9, 48) | 298 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.9) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 156.9 (148.8, 165.5) | 64 (35, 82) | 295 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 149.9 (141.8, 158.4) | 74 (51, 91) | 295 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 165.3 (156.8, 174.3) | 49 (23, 73) | 294 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 149.2 (141.5, 157.3) | 77 (50, 90) | 294 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.7, -1.1) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 169.8 (160.9, 179.1) | 35 (18, 68) | 289 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 142.4 (135.0, 150.2) | 87 (64, 94) | 288 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 166.5 (157.5, 176.0) | 46 (21, 71) | 268 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-5.2, -2.1) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 138.5 (130.9, 146.5) | 89 (67, 95) | 254 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 124.0 (116.9, 131.4) | 97 (87, 100) | 242 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-6.3, -1.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 207.5 (195.7, 219.9) | 4 (1, 19) | 238 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 146.6 (137.5, 156.3) | 82 (53, 93) | 220 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 166.7 (156.2, 177.7) | 45 (19, 74) | 206 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 182.1 (170.7, 194.2) | 22 (7, 52) | 203 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 183.9 (172.5, 196.1) | 21 (7, 52) | 202 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 190.3 (178.2, 203.3) | 13 (4, 39) | 192 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 164.3 (153.5, 175.9) | 51 (20, 79) | 190 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 169.1 (158.2, 180.7) | 37 (15, 71) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 168.6 (157.5, 180.4) | 40 (17, 73) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 190.2 (177.5, 203.8) | 14 (4, 41) | 175 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 170.3 (159.0, 182.3) | 34 (16, 71) | 174 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 156.2 (145.5, 167.5) | 65 (30, 88) | 170 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-10.2, -0.7) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 168.2 (156.6, 180.6) | 42 (17, 74) | 168 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 160.1 (149.0, 172.0) | 57 (23, 84) | 168 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.3) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 145.2 (135.3, 155.7) | 85 (53, 94) | 168 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 174.6 (162.0, 187.9) | 30 (11, 66) | 156 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Orange County | Urban | Yes | 117.7 (109.3, 126.6) | 100 (90, 100) | 154 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-8.3, -1.9) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 125.6 (116.1, 135.8) | 96 (83, 100) | 145 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 168.9 (155.9, 182.9) | 38 (14, 77) | 130 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 158.7 (146.2, 172.1) | 60 (24, 87) | 129 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-9.8, -0.9) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 198.4 (182.7, 215.3) | 8 (1, 33) | 125 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 172.3 (158.1, 187.5) | 32 (10, 76) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 167.3 (153.2, 182.5) | 44 (12, 82) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 162.1 (148.3, 177.3) | 56 (17, 87) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 211.9 (193.5, 231.9) | 3 (1, 24) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 202.5 (184.7, 221.8) | 6 (1, 32) | 102 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.7, 8.4) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 149.3 (135.7, 164.4) | 76 (31, 95) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 163.4 (148.9, 178.9) | 53 (16, 87) | 101 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.4, -1.0) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 202.2 (184.4, 221.6) | 7 (1, 33) | 100 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 166.3 (151.0, 183.1) | 47 (12, 86) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 158.2 (143.9, 173.9) | 61 (21, 91) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 130.7 (117.9, 145.0) | 94 (66, 100) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 149.6 (135.6, 164.8) | 75 (31, 94) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 172.0 (155.9, 189.5) | 33 (8, 81) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-7.7, -0.6) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 168.7 (152.8, 186.1) | 39 (11, 84) | 89 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 153.9 (138.5, 171.2) | 68 (23, 94) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-4.3, -0.9) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 174.7 (157.7, 193.4) | 29 (7, 79) | 84 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 151.2 (136.1, 167.8) | 72 (26, 95) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 206.6 (186.4, 228.7) | 5 (1, 34) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.3) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 159.0 (143.5, 176.0) | 59 (17, 90) | 80 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 128.5 (115.5, 142.8) | 95 (68, 100) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 153.9 (138.3, 171.4) | 69 (22, 95) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 169.8 (152.0, 189.4) | 36 (9, 86) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 167.8 (150.3, 187.1) | 43 (11, 88) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 131.3 (117.3, 146.9) | 93 (60, 100) | 70 |
falling
|
-9.9 (-17.8, -1.1) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 197.3 (175.3, 221.8) | 10 (1, 59) | 64 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 180.9 (160.5, 203.8) | 23 (2, 78) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 185.8 (164.3, 210.1) | 18 (2, 71) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 188.8 (166.1, 214.4) | 16 (1, 71) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 165.2 (145.7, 187.0) | 50 (6, 91) | 56 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-9.8, -0.7) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 143.1 (123.8, 165.3) | 86 (24, 100) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 162.6 (143.5, 184.3) | 54 (11, 93) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 151.0 (132.2, 172.3) | 73 (19, 98) | 51 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.8, 7.6) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 147.3 (128.3, 168.5) | 80 (24, 100) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 187.7 (163.7, 215.1) | 17 (1, 75) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 147.1 (127.8, 169.3) | 81 (25, 99) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 185.1 (160.4, 213.3) | 20 (1, 82) | 46 |
stable
|
7.0 (-1.1, 12.3) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 218.2 (188.8, 250.8) | 2 (1, 37) | 42 |
stable
|
7.6 (-0.8, 14.2) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 179.7 (155.4, 207.6) | 26 (1, 89) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 134.9 (115.7, 157.2) | 91 (34, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 235.3 (200.5, 275.7) | 1 (1, 36) | 36 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 162.5 (138.2, 190.9) | 55 (6, 97) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 192.0 (161.7, 227.2) | 12 (1, 81) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 149.0 (126.1, 177.0) | 78 (14, 100) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.0, 5.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 195.7 (165.1, 231.5) | 11 (1, 79) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 155.2 (128.3, 188.1) | 66 (6, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 158.1 (132.2, 189.2) | 62 (5, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 133.9 (111.1, 161.6) | 92 (31, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 159.1 (131.7, 192.2) | 58 (3, 100) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 153.5 (127.0, 187.1) | 70 (9, 100) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 189.6 (156.6, 229.5) | 15 (1, 89) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 197.4 (161.3, 241.8) | 9 (1, 89) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 146.2 (118.6, 181.4) | 84 (12, 100) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 177.6 (145.0, 217.1) | 28 (1, 96) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 180.2 (141.2, 230.6) | 25 (1, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 168.3 (134.9, 208.1) | 41 (1, 100) | 18 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.3, 4.1) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 163.8 (128.7, 207.7) | 52 (2, 100) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 157.0 (121.8, 200.3) | 63 (2, 100) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 153.2 (107.6, 218.5) | 71 (1, 100) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 185.1 (124.1, 274.6) | 19 (1, 100) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-23.4, -0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/07/2025 6:32 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.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2022) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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 07/07/2025 6:32 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.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2022) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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.