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 | No | 518.9 (515.5, 522.2) | N/A | 18,729 |
falling 
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| United States | No | 501.7 (501.1, 502.3) | N/A | 569,776 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.3, -1.8) |
| Mecklenburg County | No | 455.0 (443.5, 466.8) | 91 (80, 97) | 1,244 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -1.9) |
| Wake County | No | 443.1 (431.8, 454.7) | 94 (84, 99) | 1,231 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.3, -2.2) |
| Guilford County | No | 496.8 (482.0, 511.9) | 72 (55, 86) | 873 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.3) |
| Forsyth County | No | 527.8 (510.0, 546.0) | 59 (35, 74) | 687 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Buncombe County | No | 490.3 (471.4, 509.7) | 75 (56, 89) | 526 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Cumberland County | No | 569.8 (547.4, 592.9) | 27 (13, 55) | 503 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Gaston County | No | 555.5 (532.0, 579.7) | 38 (17, 63) | 434 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Durham County | No | 483.3 (462.6, 504.6) | 81 (60, 92) | 432 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.5, -2.0) |
| New Hanover County | No | 484.2 (463.2, 505.8) | 79 (58, 93) | 414 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.4) |
| Davidson County | No | 591.5 (565.1, 618.9) | 17 (5, 45) | 384 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Brunswick County | No | 489.4 (466.0, 513.6) | 77 (54, 91) | 374 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Alamance County | No | 570.3 (543.7, 597.9) | 26 (10, 57) | 350 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.0, -0.5) |
| Union County | No | 497.0 (472.5, 522.5) | 71 (47, 90) | 325 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Randolph County | No | 593.5 (564.6, 623.5) | 16 (5, 46) | 323 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Johnston County | No | 545.9 (518.6, 574.2) | 45 (19, 72) | 322 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Rowan County | No | 597.3 (567.9, 627.9) | 14 (4, 44) | 316 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.7, -0.2) |
| Iredell County | No | 516.8 (491.0, 543.6) | 63 (35, 84) | 311 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Catawba County | No | 514.0 (488.3, 540.6) | 65 (35, 86) | 308 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.5) |
| Cabarrus County | No | 490.2 (465.2, 516.1) | 76 (51, 92) | 298 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.7) |
| Henderson County | No | 471.9 (447.4, 497.5) | 87 (60, 96) | 286 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Onslow County | No | 680.5 (644.3, 718.2) | 2 (1, 10) | 273 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Robeson County | No | 625.5 (592.0, 660.5) | 7 (1, 30) | 272 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Wayne County | No | 604.3 (571.8, 638.1) | 12 (3, 44) | 265 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Pitt County | No | 484.2 (457.3, 512.1) | 78 (53, 94) | 253 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| Moore County | No | 474.0 (446.8, 502.4) | 86 (58, 97) | 236 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Craven County | No | 582.2 (548.8, 617.1) | 22 (5, 56) | 234 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Cleveland County | No | 610.6 (575.5, 647.3) | 10 (2, 42) | 232 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Rockingham County | No | 566.1 (533.3, 600.4) | 30 (9, 65) | 227 |
stable
|
0.5 (-4.9, 6.2) |
| Nash County | No | 590.4 (555.1, 627.4) | 18 (4, 57) | 215 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Harnett County | No | 572.5 (537.8, 608.7) | 25 (6, 62) | 212 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Burke County | No | 537.5 (505.2, 571.3) | 52 (19, 79) | 210 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Carteret County | No | 559.6 (524.4, 596.6) | 36 (9, 69) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Caldwell County | No | 568.3 (532.8, 605.6) | 29 (6, 64) | 195 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Surry County | No | 630.4 (591.2, 671.6) | 6 (1, 32) | 195 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) |
| Orange County | No | 439.4 (411.0, 469.3) | 95 (76, 100) | 187 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.5) |
| Lincoln County | No | 536.8 (500.8, 574.6) | 53 (14, 84) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Wilkes County | No | 544.5 (508.0, 583.1) | 47 (13, 80) | 168 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Rutherford County | No | 551.4 (513.9, 591.0) | 40 (11, 79) | 164 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -0.9) |
| Chatham County | No | 445.8 (415.4, 477.9) | 93 (69, 100) | 163 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Wilson County | No | 515.0 (479.7, 552.2) | 64 (27, 89) | 162 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.5, -2.0) |
| Haywood County | No | 500.9 (465.7, 538.1) | 70 (32, 92) | 154 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Sampson County | No | 601.6 (558.2, 647.5) | 13 (2, 55) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Halifax County | No | 646.6 (599.6, 696.2) | 4 (1, 31) | 144 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Columbus County | No | 594.4 (550.4, 640.9) | 15 (2, 62) | 139 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Franklin County | No | 548.4 (506.9, 592.3) | 43 (8, 81) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Lenoir County | No | 560.5 (518.4, 605.1) | 35 (8, 75) | 134 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Edgecombe County | No | 613.9 (567.4, 663.2) | 9 (1, 48) | 134 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Stanly County | No | 539.9 (499.3, 583.0) | 50 (11, 83) | 133 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Granville County | No | 565.2 (521.3, 611.8) | 31 (5, 74) | 127 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.8, -1.5) |
| Pender County | No | 532.0 (490.2, 576.3) | 55 (13, 88) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Lee County | No | 561.4 (517.3, 608.1) | 34 (6, 78) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
| Beaufort County | No | 518.0 (476.2, 562.5) | 62 (20, 92) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Stokes County | No | 565.1 (520.0, 613.1) | 32 (6, 75) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| McDowell County | No | 588.6 (540.9, 639.4) | 20 (3, 65) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Vance County | No | 635.3 (582.8, 691.2) | 5 (1, 43) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Duplin County | No | 449.3 (411.2, 490.0) | 92 (59, 100) | 105 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Davie County | No | 545.5 (499.1, 595.1) | 46 (8, 86) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Richmond County | No | 588.1 (537.5, 642.2) | 21 (2, 69) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Macon County | No | 503.3 (459.0, 550.8) | 69 (26, 96) | 99 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Person County | No | 564.9 (514.3, 619.2) | 33 (4, 78) | 94 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Transylvania County | No | 427.1 (387.0, 470.4) | 98 (71, 100) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Scotland County | No | 659.4 (598.4, 725.1) | 3 (1, 39) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Yadkin County | No | 543.0 (492.8, 597.0) | 49 (7, 88) | 86 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Pasquotank County | No | 589.4 (534.2, 648.8) | 19 (2, 69) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
| Dare County | No | 524.6 (474.2, 578.9) | 61 (11, 93) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Cherokee County | No | 510.4 (461.0, 563.8) | 67 (15, 96) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Alexander County | No | 528.5 (478.2, 582.7) | 58 (12, 93) | 82 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Bladen County | No | 538.2 (486.0, 594.4) | 51 (8, 91) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Jackson County | No | 474.1 (428.2, 523.7) | 85 (38, 100) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Watauga County | No | 405.1 (364.5, 449.1) | 99 (79, 100) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Ashe County | No | 511.4 (459.9, 567.2) | 66 (14, 97) | 74 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Hoke County | No | 549.1 (488.9, 614.5) | 42 (4, 91) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Caswell County | No | 618.0 (551.4, 690.6) | 8 (1, 65) | 65 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | No | 527.3 (468.9, 591.0) | 60 (8, 96) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Martin County | No | 554.7 (493.1, 622.1) | 39 (3, 90) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.3) |
| Anson County | No | 551.0 (486.4, 621.9) | 41 (4, 93) | 54 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Polk County | No | 404.0 (355.6, 457.2) | 100 (72, 100) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Yancey County | No | 573.3 (504.9, 648.5) | 24 (2, 88) | 53 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.7) |
| Warren County | No | 495.6 (435.6, 561.7) | 73 (15, 99) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Bertie County | No | 557.3 (489.4, 632.1) | 37 (2, 91) | 50 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Hertford County | No | 469.1 (411.4, 532.8) | 88 (31, 100) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-4.3, 2.0) |
| Currituck County | No | 479.4 (418.4, 546.6) | 82 (22, 100) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.8, -1.4) |
| Madison County | No | 483.9 (423.7, 550.4) | 80 (16, 100) | 48 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.9, 4.1) |
| Northampton County | No | 433.6 (378.6, 494.6) | 96 (54, 100) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Swain County | No | 730.9 (634.7, 837.7) | 1 (1, 27) | 42 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Greene County | No | 544.0 (471.3, 624.9) | 48 (3, 98) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Mitchell County | No | 532.2 (460.5, 612.0) | 54 (5, 98) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Chowan County | No | 530.8 (456.4, 614.1) | 56 (3, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Perquimans County | No | 507.9 (436.6, 587.7) | 68 (6, 100) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Avery County | No | 469.0 (403.2, 542.6) | 89 (21, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Pamlico County | No | 476.2 (406.4, 554.8) | 83 (17, 100) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.6, -1.2) |
| Washington County | No | 576.4 (490.9, 672.6) | 23 (1, 96) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Alleghany County | No | 493.2 (417.0, 579.5) | 74 (7, 100) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Clay County | No | 431.9 (360.9, 513.0) | 97 (30, 100) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Jones County | No | 529.6 (438.5, 634.3) | 57 (2, 100) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Gates County | No | 466.9 (385.3, 560.6) | 90 (10, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Graham County | No | 547.8 (452.1, 658.3) | 44 (1, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Camden County | No | 474.7 (379.7, 586.0) | 84 (5, 100) | 18 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-4.9, -2.6) |
| Hyde County | No | 569.7 (438.0, 729.1) | 28 (1, 100) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Tyrrell County | No | 608.7 (457.5, 794.9) | 11 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/28/2023 1:40 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.
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 05/28/2023 1:40 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.
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.