Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Name
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 | 517.0 (513.6, 520.3) | N/A | 19,094 |
falling 
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Yancey County | Rural | No | 573.9 (507.4, 646.8) | 30 (2, 89) | 56 |
stable 
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Yadkin County | Urban | No | 554.2 (503.9, 608.1) | 45 (8, 85) | 90 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Wilson County | Rural | No | 572.5 (534.9, 612.1) | 32 (11, 71) | 177 |
falling
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-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Wilkes County | Rural | No | 553.1 (516.1, 591.9) | 46 (15, 80) | 170 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 631.9 (597.8, 667.5) | 13 (2, 32) | 263 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Watauga County | Rural | No | 427.5 (384.9, 473.4) | 97 (72, 100) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 566.5 (480.5, 663.7) | 37 (2, 96) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 558.4 (492.9, 630.3) | 42 (4, 91) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Wake County | Urban | No | 420.1 (409.5, 430.9) | 99 (91, 100) | 1,248 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-6.3, -3.3) |
| Vance County | Rural | No | 622.1 (569.2, 678.6) | 14 (2, 54) | 105 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 483.1 (459.5, 507.6) | 86 (61, 93) | 331 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | No | 652.3 (493.4, 848.5) | 6 (1, 100) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Transylvania County | Rural | No | 437.8 (397.2, 481.7) | 94 (68, 100) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Swain County | Rural | No | 766.7 (668.1, 875.9) | 1 (1, 21) | 45 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.3) |
| Surry County | Rural | No | 633.9 (594.5, 675.3) | 12 (2, 39) | 196 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) |
| Stokes County | Urban | No | 539.2 (495.3, 585.9) | 55 (15, 86) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Stanly County | Rural | No | 578.1 (535.7, 622.8) | 27 (7, 74) | 142 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Scotland County | Rural | No | 653.2 (591.7, 719.3) | 5 (1, 47) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Sampson County | Rural | No | 651.8 (604.5, 701.8) | 7 (1, 34) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Rutherford County | Rural | No | 574.2 (535.3, 615.2) | 29 (9, 71) | 166 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Rowan County | Urban | No | 556.6 (528.8, 585.5) | 43 (17, 70) | 308 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-6.9, -1.2) |
| Rockingham County | Urban | No | 567.3 (534.5, 601.6) | 36 (14, 68) | 228 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Robeson County | Rural | No | 662.9 (626.7, 700.7) | 2 (1, 19) | 261 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Richmond County | Rural | No | 661.6 (606.4, 720.6) | 3 (1, 34) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Randolph County | Urban | No | 571.4 (543.3, 600.5) | 33 (13, 63) | 319 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Polk County | Rural | No | 434.8 (384.1, 490.6) | 96 (61, 100) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Pitt County | Urban | No | 509.7 (482.0, 538.6) | 71 (40, 88) | 263 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Person County | Urban | No | 580.0 (528.7, 635.0) | 26 (3, 79) | 97 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Perquimans County | Rural | No | 526.6 (453.0, 609.2) | 62 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.8) |
| Pender County | Urban | No | 561.8 (518.5, 607.6) | 41 (11, 80) | 131 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | No | 529.2 (478.5, 583.9) | 60 (14, 91) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Pamlico County | Rural | No | 467.2 (398.7, 544.5) | 88 (27, 100) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Orange County | Urban | No | 401.9 (375.8, 429.2) | 100 (91, 100) | 184 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-6.2, -2.1) |
| Onslow County | Urban | No | 654.8 (620.1, 690.9) | 4 (1, 24) | 278 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Northampton County | Rural | No | 496.9 (435.8, 564.3) | 76 (18, 100) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| New Hanover County | Urban | No | 496.1 (475.1, 517.9) | 78 (55, 89) | 429 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Nash County | Urban | No | 546.6 (513.0, 581.7) | 52 (18, 80) | 205 |
falling
|
-3.9 (-7.7, -1.1) |
| Moore County | Urban | No | 502.0 (474.1, 531.2) | 75 (46, 90) | 251 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 517.0 (458.9, 580.5) | 67 (15, 96) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 573.7 (499.6, 655.8) | 31 (2, 91) | 44 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | No | 445.2 (434.0, 456.7) | 92 (85, 97) | 1,259 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.3, -1.8) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 641.4 (591.3, 694.6) | 10 (1, 43) | 124 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.5) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 591.8 (527.6, 661.7) | 20 (2, 79) | 64 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 485.9 (425.9, 552.1) | 83 (21, 100) | 49 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.7, 8.2) |
| Macon County | Rural | No | 494.3 (451.2, 540.6) | 80 (34, 96) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Urban | No | 503.7 (470.0, 539.2) | 74 (39, 91) | 173 |
falling
|
-5.4 (-9.3, -1.1) |
| Lenoir County | Rural | No | 552.0 (510.4, 596.2) | 48 (13, 83) | 134 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 511.2 (470.2, 554.8) | 69 (30, 92) | 118 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Jones County | Rural | No | 552.5 (458.6, 660.4) | 47 (1, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Johnston County | Urban | No | 551.1 (524.5, 578.6) | 49 (18, 71) | 348 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -1.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 437.2 (393.1, 484.8) | 95 (66, 100) | 75 |
falling
|
-10.9 (-16.6, -2.2) |
| Iredell County | Urban | No | 485.7 (461.8, 510.6) | 84 (60, 93) | 319 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-6.9, -1.3) |
| Hyde County | Rural | No | 486.9 (361.3, 642.8) | 82 (2, 100) | 10 |
falling
|
-10.9 (-29.1, -0.8) |
| Hoke County | Urban | No | 566.1 (505.4, 631.9) | 38 (3, 85) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Hertford County | Rural | No | 554.6 (488.1, 627.6) | 44 (5, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| Henderson County | Urban | No | 483.2 (458.5, 508.8) | 85 (60, 93) | 296 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 533.1 (497.0, 571.2) | 57 (21, 85) | 167 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Harnett County | Rural | No | 588.6 (554.4, 624.5) | 21 (8, 58) | 228 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Halifax County | Rural | No | 650.7 (602.9, 701.3) | 8 (1, 35) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.8, -0.2) |
| Guilford County | Urban | No | 504.2 (489.4, 519.3) | 72 (56, 85) | 902 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 592.0 (514.3, 678.1) | 19 (1, 87) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-10.9, 1.2) |
| Granville County | Rural | No | 564.7 (521.3, 610.7) | 39 (9, 80) | 130 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.9, -1.2) |
| Graham County | Rural | No | 596.6 (491.7, 717.5) | 17 (1, 95) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Gates County | Urban | No | 496.4 (409.4, 596.3) | 77 (8, 100) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Gaston County | Urban | No | 543.6 (520.9, 567.1) | 53 (27, 72) | 444 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Franklin County | Urban | No | 525.1 (484.8, 567.9) | 63 (21, 90) | 132 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-6.2, -1.2) |
| Forsyth County | Urban | No | 528.5 (510.9, 546.4) | 61 (40, 77) | 704 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | No | 644.0 (595.2, 695.8) | 9 (1, 41) | 134 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Durham County | Urban | No | 453.4 (433.9, 473.5) | 90 (79, 97) | 427 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Duplin County | Rural | No | 524.2 (479.5, 571.9) | 64 (21, 91) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Davie County | Urban | No | 530.3 (485.1, 578.5) | 59 (17, 91) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 585.5 (559.6, 612.3) | 22 (12, 53) | 393 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Dare County | Rural | No | 490.0 (442.0, 541.7) | 81 (33, 98) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Currituck County | Urban | No | 494.7 (432.5, 563.2) | 79 (15, 100) | 51 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
| Cumberland County | Urban | No | 574.3 (552.1, 597.1) | 28 (15, 56) | 522 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Craven County | Rural | No | 585.0 (551.8, 619.6) | 23 (8, 60) | 241 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.7) |
| Columbus County | Rural | No | 641.2 (593.4, 691.8) | 11 (1, 43) | 137 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Cleveland County | Rural | No | 610.7 (576.0, 647.0) | 15 (4, 44) | 238 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 440.8 (369.9, 521.7) | 93 (38, 100) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Chowan County | Rural | No | 530.6 (456.0, 614.1) | 58 (4, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 504.0 (456.1, 555.7) | 73 (23, 96) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Chatham County | Urban | No | 420.1 (391.8, 449.9) | 98 (85, 100) | 167 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Catawba County | Urban | No | 510.5 (485.3, 536.6) | 70 (42, 88) | 316 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Caswell County | Rural | No | 582.4 (518.3, 652.3) | 25 (2, 87) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Carteret County | Rural | No | 550.4 (515.7, 586.9) | 50 (16, 80) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Camden County | Urban | No | 543.2 (440.1, 662.8) | 54 (1, 100) | 20 |
stable
|
1.6 (-1.9, 12.7) |
| Caldwell County | Urban | No | 594.4 (558.1, 632.5) | 18 (5, 60) | 205 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | No | 475.0 (451.2, 499.7) | 87 (65, 94) | 310 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -1.6) |
| Burke County | Urban | No | 535.9 (503.7, 569.6) | 56 (23, 82) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.2, -0.8) |
| Buncombe County | Urban | No | 458.4 (440.7, 476.6) | 89 (77, 96) | 521 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Brunswick County | Urban | No | 513.6 (490.2, 537.9) | 68 (44, 86) | 413 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -0.9) |
| Bladen County | Rural | No | 568.4 (512.8, 628.5) | 35 (4, 83) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Bertie County | Rural | No | 571.0 (500.0, 649.4) | 34 (2, 93) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Beaufort County | Rural | No | 562.3 (517.8, 609.6) | 40 (10, 78) | 123 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Avery County | Rural | No | 447.0 (383.9, 517.5) | 91 (36, 100) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Ashe County | Rural | No | 521.2 (469.5, 577.3) | 65 (16, 94) | 76 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Anson County | Urban | No | 607.6 (537.4, 684.4) | 16 (1, 77) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Alleghany County | Rural | No | 517.6 (439.6, 605.9) | 66 (6, 100) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Alexander County | Urban | No | 550.1 (498.5, 605.6) | 51 (9, 87) | 85 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Alamance County | Urban | No | 584.2 (557.6, 611.7) | 24 (11, 54) | 368 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/22/2024 4:00 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.
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 10/22/2024 4:00 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.
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.