Death Rates Table
County
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
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 | Yes | 50.1 (49.5, 50.7) | N/A | 5,728 |
falling 
|
-1.8 (-1.9, -1.7) |
| United States | Yes | 47.3 (47.2, 47.4) | N/A | 168,038 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.6, -2.0) |
| Duplin County | Yes | 61.5 (52.7, 71.5) | 24 (4, 83) | 39 |
stable 
|
3.1 (-2.3, 8.9) |
| Onslow County | Yes | 71.2 (64.9, 78.0) | 8 (1, 32) | 99 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.6, 5.6) |
| Granville County | Yes | 55.6 (47.9, 64.2) | 54 (11, 90) | 41 |
stable
|
1.7 (-6.6, 10.7) |
| Graham County | Yes | 62.1 (41.3, 91.2) | 23 (1, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Yancey County | Yes | 57.4 (43.8, 74.7) | 44 (2, 96) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Davie County | Yes | 55.7 (46.5, 66.5) | 52 (6, 92) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Anson County | Yes | 71.5 (57.3, 88.4) | 7 (1, 75) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Alexander County | Yes | 60.6 (50.3, 72.6) | 29 (3, 88) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Cleveland County | Yes | 63.2 (56.5, 70.6) | 20 (5, 65) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Jones County | Yes | 55.3 (36.2, 82.3) | 56 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Scotland County | Yes | 84.6 (71.6, 99.3) | 1 (1, 26) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Swain County | Yes | 77.7 (59.2, 100.9) | 3 (1, 77) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| McDowell County | Yes | 66.5 (56.6, 77.7) | 13 (2, 71) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Yadkin County | Yes | 58.8 (48.6, 70.8) | 39 (3, 89) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Madison County | Yes | 54.6 (41.7, 70.8) | 61 (4, 98) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Northampton County | Yes | 64.2 (48.6, 83.8) | 18 (1, 93) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.4) |
| Avery County | Yes | 51.4 (38.0, 68.9) | 69 (4, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Macon County | Yes | 48.0 (38.4, 59.7) | 81 (21, 98) | 21 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Robeson County | Yes | 71.5 (65.2, 78.3) | 6 (2, 32) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Stokes County | Yes | 62.7 (53.1, 73.7) | 21 (3, 76) | 35 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Vance County | Yes | 81.3 (69.7, 94.3) | 2 (1, 24) | 40 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Ashe County | Yes | 45.7 (35.4, 58.6) | 87 (20, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Caldwell County | Yes | 61.4 (54.4, 69.1) | 25 (6, 70) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Craven County | Yes | 60.7 (53.8, 68.4) | 28 (5, 74) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Davidson County | Yes | 56.0 (51.3, 61.2) | 48 (19, 78) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Rutherford County | Yes | 60.9 (53.0, 69.7) | 27 (6, 78) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Wilkes County | Yes | 54.6 (47.2, 62.9) | 62 (13, 90) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Beaufort County | Yes | 60.1 (50.5, 71.2) | 32 (4, 85) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Dare County | Yes | 56.3 (46.6, 67.7) | 47 (6, 93) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Gates County | Yes | 53.6 (35.7, 78.0) | 64 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Greene County | Yes | 62.2 (48.5, 79.0) | 22 (1, 93) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Jackson County | Yes | 47.2 (37.9, 58.1) | 84 (20, 99) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Alamance County | Yes | 57.7 (52.7, 63.0) | 43 (16, 74) | 107 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Burke County | Yes | 55.7 (49.3, 62.9) | 53 (15, 84) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Guilford County | Yes | 48.0 (45.4, 50.7) | 80 (61, 89) | 273 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Pasquotank County | Yes | 65.9 (55.2, 78.2) | 14 (1, 74) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Richmond County | Yes | 64.6 (54.6, 75.9) | 16 (2, 75) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Surry County | Yes | 59.5 (52.2, 67.6) | 34 (7, 78) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Caswell County | Yes | 64.9 (52.1, 80.6) | 15 (1, 88) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Halifax County | Yes | 73.4 (63.4, 84.6) | 5 (1, 45) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Mitchell County | Yes | 69.3 (51.8, 91.7) | 11 (1, 91) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Randolph County | Yes | 57.7 (52.5, 63.3) | 42 (15, 75) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Sampson County | Yes | 61.1 (53.0, 70.1) | 26 (5, 76) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Cherokee County | Yes | 55.9 (44.1, 70.4) | 50 (3, 94) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Columbus County | Yes | 64.4 (55.5, 74.4) | 17 (3, 73) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Yes | 60.5 (56.6, 64.7) | 30 (13, 59) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Rockingham County | Yes | 59.8 (53.3, 66.9) | 33 (9, 73) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Catawba County | Yes | 55.1 (50.1, 60.4) | 58 (22, 80) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Gaston County | Yes | 59.1 (54.8, 63.7) | 35 (14, 65) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Haywood County | Yes | 52.0 (44.5, 60.5) | 68 (18, 93) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Lenoir County | Yes | 57.8 (49.4, 67.4) | 41 (7, 86) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Nash County | Yes | 60.4 (53.8, 67.6) | 31 (7, 73) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Washington County | Yes | 70.7 (50.0, 98.1) | 9 (1, 94) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Carteret County | Yes | 55.9 (48.5, 64.2) | 51 (11, 87) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Chowan County | Yes | 58.2 (41.3, 80.6) | 40 (1, 98) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Henderson County | Yes | 48.6 (43.1, 54.6) | 79 (42, 93) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Polk County | Yes | 46.9 (34.4, 63.3) | 86 (9, 99) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Stanly County | Yes | 50.7 (43.3, 59.1) | 73 (20, 94) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Wayne County | Yes | 63.5 (57.4, 70.1) | 19 (5, 61) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Bertie County | Yes | 73.7 (57.5, 93.5) | 4 (1, 79) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Edgecombe County | Yes | 70.5 (61.0, 81.2) | 10 (1, 55) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Pamlico County | Yes | 57.1 (39.5, 81.3) | 45 (1, 99) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Person County | Yes | 55.1 (45.7, 66.1) | 57 (8, 92) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Bladen County | Yes | 67.1 (55.1, 81.1) | 12 (1, 81) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Brunswick County | Yes | 49.8 (44.7, 55.4) | 75 (37, 92) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Buncombe County | Yes | 48.0 (44.4, 51.9) | 82 (54, 91) | 141 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Clay County | Yes | 56.6 (37.8, 82.8) | 46 (1, 99) | 7 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Lee County | Yes | 55.5 (47.7, 64.2) | 55 (10, 89) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Lincoln County | Yes | 54.7 (48.2, 61.9) | 60 (16, 86) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Moore County | Yes | 49.4 (43.3, 56.2) | 77 (32, 94) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Warren County | Yes | 58.9 (44.9, 76.6) | 37 (1, 94) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Forsyth County | Yes | 47.1 (44.1, 50.3) | 85 (61, 90) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.5) |
| Franklin County | Yes | 54.0 (46.7, 62.3) | 63 (12, 91) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.1) |
| Harnett County | Yes | 58.9 (53.1, 65.2) | 38 (11, 74) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Wilson County | Yes | 53.6 (46.8, 61.1) | 65 (18, 89) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| Iredell County | Yes | 47.2 (43.0, 51.8) | 83 (55, 93) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Pitt County | Yes | 52.8 (47.9, 58.1) | 67 (25, 86) | 91 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.6, -1.7) |
| Union County | Yes | 42.5 (39.0, 46.3) | 91 (74, 96) | 110 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.7) |
| Cabarrus County | Yes | 43.2 (39.4, 47.4) | 89 (69, 96) | 96 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.9) |
| Hyde County | Yes | 51.2 (27.8, 89.7) | 71 (1, 99) | 3 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.8) |
| Johnston County | Yes | 49.0 (44.9, 53.4) | 78 (49, 90) | 110 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.7, -1.9) |
| Montgomery County | Yes | 51.3 (40.2, 64.8) | 70 (7, 97) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.2) |
| Chatham County | Yes | 40.3 (34.2, 47.2) | 94 (66, 99) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Currituck County | Yes | 51.1 (40.9, 63.6) | 72 (10, 97) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.6) |
| Hertford County | Yes | 53.1 (40.9, 68.2) | 66 (4, 97) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.3, -1.5) |
| Hoke County | Yes | 59.0 (49.8, 69.4) | 36 (5, 86) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.6) |
| New Hanover County | Yes | 43.0 (39.3, 47.0) | 90 (70, 95) | 108 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.9, -1.9) |
| Watauga County | Yes | 31.8 (25.0, 40.1) | 99 (84, 99) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Durham County | Yes | 43.3 (40.1, 46.8) | 88 (72, 95) | 138 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-2.8, -2.2) |
| Martin County | Yes | 50.2 (38.3, 65.2) | 74 (6, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.6, -1.5) |
| Pender County | Yes | 49.5 (42.3, 57.6) | 76 (21, 94) | 38 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.2, -2.0) |
| Perquimans County | Yes | 54.7 (38.9, 76.0) | 59 (1, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.0, -1.4) |
| Wake County | Yes | 34.9 (33.4, 36.5) | 96 (92, 99) | 395 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-2.9, -2.4) |
| Alleghany County | Yes | 40.8 (27.0, 61.1) | 93 (14, 99) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.5, -1.1) |
| Camden County | Yes | 33.0 (20.7, 51.4) | 98 (30, 99) | 5 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.6, -1.0) |
| Orange County | Yes | 33.6 (29.5, 38.2) | 97 (90, 99) | 51 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.5, -2.3) |
| Rowan County | Yes | 56.0 (50.8, 61.6) | 49 (18, 79) | 93 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-8.1, -0.7) |
| Mecklenburg County | Yes | 38.0 (36.4, 39.7) | 95 (89, 97) | 417 |
falling
|
-5.3 (-7.8, -2.7) |
| Transylvania County | Yes | 41.6 (32.4, 53.1) | 92 (40, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
-7.1 (-13.9, 0.1) |
| Tyrrell County | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2023 5:11 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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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 12/08/2023 5:11 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.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
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.