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Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County

All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020

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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7?
Age-Adjusted Death Rate
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(95% Confidence Interval)
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North Carolina No 187.5 (185.9, 189.2) N/A 10,427 falling falling trend -2.5 (-3.0, -2.0)
United States No 177.5 (177.2, 177.8) N/A 315,770 falling falling trend -2.2 (-2.5, -2.0)
Swain County No 256.7 (211.3, 309.7) 1 (1, 68) 23 stable stable trend -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7)
Vance County No 246.3 (218.6, 276.8) 2 (1, 48) 63 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.3, -1.2)
Robeson County No 246.2 (228.8, 264.6) 3 (1, 22) 164 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.5, -0.8)
Edgecombe County No 243.0 (218.2, 269.9) 4 (1, 45) 76 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4)
Halifax County No 236.2 (212.6, 261.9) 5 (1, 54) 79 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.5, -0.7)
Onslow County No 234.8 (217.7, 252.7) 6 (1, 37) 149 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.9, -0.9)
Sampson County No 233.9 (211.7, 257.8) 7 (1, 57) 86 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7)
Surry County No 232.4 (212.9, 253.5) 8 (1, 48) 109 falling falling trend -0.7 (-1.1, -0.3)
Cleveland County No 230.0 (212.1, 249.1) 9 (1, 48) 133 falling falling trend -0.5 (-1.0, -0.1)
Greene County No 224.3 (185.8, 268.6) 10 (1, 90) 27 falling falling trend -1.3 (-2.4, -0.3)
Richmond County No 223.6 (198.1, 251.6) 11 (1, 68) 59 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8)
Caswell County No 223.6 (191.7, 260.0) 12 (1, 83) 38 falling falling trend -1.4 (-2.3, -0.6)
Jones County No 221.3 (171.1, 283.2) 13 (1, 98) 15 stable stable trend -0.6 (-1.9, 0.8)
Tyrrell County No 220.7 (151.6, 314.6) 14 (1, 100) 7 stable stable trend -1.0 (-2.6, 0.7)
Rowan County No 219.5 (205.0, 234.8) 15 (4, 55) 180 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7)
Scotland County No 217.8 (189.1, 249.7) 16 (1, 83) 45 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.3, -1.0)
Columbus County No 217.6 (195.6, 241.5) 17 (1, 70) 77 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.4, -1.3)
Rutherford County No 217.2 (197.8, 238.2) 18 (3, 66) 99 stable stable trend 0.5 (-1.7, 2.7)
Rockingham County No 217.2 (200.4, 235.1) 19 (3, 59) 132 falling falling trend -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0)
Davidson County No 216.1 (203.1, 229.8) 20 (5, 57) 219 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.2, -0.5)
McDowell County No 215.4 (192.4, 240.7) 21 (2, 76) 67 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.4, -0.3)
Yancey County No 214.2 (181.2, 252.7) 22 (1, 89) 31 stable stable trend 0.4 (-0.5, 1.4)
Wayne County No 213.2 (197.4, 230.0) 23 (5, 66) 142 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.1, -1.4)
Pasquotank County No 213.2 (186.4, 242.8) 24 (1, 83) 48 falling falling trend -2.2 (-2.6, -1.7)
Yadkin County No 213.1 (186.9, 242.1) 25 (1, 82) 50 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.6, -0.3)
Washington County No 212.6 (168.1, 266.8) 26 (1, 99) 18 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6)
Craven County No 212.1 (195.8, 229.5) 27 (5, 67) 131 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.8, -0.9)
Stokes County No 211.1 (188.2, 236.4) 28 (2, 79) 67 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.6, -1.1)
Franklin County No 210.1 (189.1, 232.8) 29 (4, 78) 80 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.3, -1.3)
Bladen County No 209.8 (182.8, 240.1) 30 (1, 86) 48 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2)
Lee County No 209.6 (187.8, 233.3) 31 (3, 80) 72 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4)
Randolph County No 209.1 (195.2, 223.7) 32 (9, 66) 180 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6)
Mitchell County No 209.0 (171.6, 253.4) 33 (1, 97) 24 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.4, -0.9)
Nash County No 208.9 (191.5, 227.6) 34 (6, 70) 115 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3)
Caldwell County No 208.8 (191.3, 227.6) 35 (6, 75) 113 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.8, -1.1)
Alamance County No 208.2 (195.0, 222.0) 36 (11, 65) 192 falling falling trend -1.4 (-1.7, -1.0)
Harnett County No 208.0 (190.9, 226.1) 37 (7, 72) 121 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6)
Person County No 207.1 (181.8, 235.1) 38 (2, 85) 53 falling falling trend -1.2 (-2.1, -0.3)
Lenoir County No 206.3 (185.2, 229.3) 39 (4, 81) 74 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4)
Camden County No 205.8 (157.2, 265.3) 40 (1, 100) 13 falling falling trend -2.3 (-3.6, -0.9)
Gaston County No 205.0 (193.2, 217.3) 41 (14, 66) 243 falling falling trend -1.5 (-1.9, -1.1)
Hoke County No 204.6 (174.6, 237.9) 42 (2, 92) 40 falling falling trend -2.6 (-3.6, -1.7)
Burke County No 203.9 (187.6, 221.4) 43 (9, 75) 122 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.5, -0.6)
Beaufort County No 203.3 (181.4, 227.4) 44 (4, 85) 70 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.6, -1.4)
Davie County No 202.9 (180.1, 228.1) 45 (5, 87) 60 falling falling trend -0.8 (-1.4, -0.3)
Montgomery County No 202.3 (173.1, 235.5) 46 (2, 94) 37 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.4, -1.2)
Johnston County No 202.2 (188.3, 216.9) 47 (13, 72) 181 falling falling trend -2.2 (-2.5, -1.9)
Stanly County No 201.0 (180.8, 223.0) 48 (7, 84) 77 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.8, -0.7)
Cumberland County No 200.9 (189.9, 212.4) 49 (19, 71) 268 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6)
Chowan County No 200.5 (163.4, 245.1) 50 (1, 98) 22 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.3, -0.6)
Catawba County No 199.7 (186.6, 213.6) 51 (16, 75) 183 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.0, -1.4)
Granville County No 199.2 (177.8, 222.5) 52 (7, 87) 69 falling falling trend -4.3 (-5.7, -2.9)
Wilkes County No 198.6 (180.8, 217.9) 53 (11, 83) 96 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4)
Hyde County No 198.5 (133.4, 286.5) 54 (1, 100) 7 stable stable trend -1.2 (-2.6, 0.3)
Anson County No 198.0 (166.1, 234.5) 55 (2, 97) 30 falling falling trend -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4)
Wilson County No 197.3 (179.1, 216.9) 56 (12, 86) 92 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4)
Pender County No 196.1 (175.8, 218.3) 57 (9, 87) 74 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.4, -1.3)
Lincoln County No 196.0 (178.3, 214.9) 58 (12, 85) 99 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.0, -1.3)
Martin County No 195.5 (165.6, 230.0) 59 (3, 97) 33 falling falling trend -2.9 (-3.6, -2.1)
Dare County No 194.7 (170.5, 221.7) 60 (8, 93) 52 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7)
Carteret County No 193.9 (177.3, 211.8) 61 (16, 87) 109 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5)
Bertie County No 192.5 (160.2, 230.2) 62 (3, 99) 26 falling falling trend -2.5 (-3.1, -1.9)
Macon County No 192.4 (170.0, 217.5) 63 (9, 94) 59 falling falling trend -0.9 (-1.6, -0.2)
Alexander County No 189.2 (165.0, 216.2) 64 (10, 97) 47 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9)
Ashe County No 188.9 (163.5, 218.0) 65 (9, 97) 43 falling falling trend -1.0 (-1.8, -0.2)
Hertford County No 188.6 (157.7, 224.3) 66 (5, 99) 28 falling falling trend -2.4 (-3.1, -1.8)
Madison County No 187.0 (156.5, 222.5) 67 (5, 99) 28 falling falling trend -4.2 (-6.5, -1.8)
Iredell County No 184.9 (172.3, 198.2) 68 (36, 89) 172 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.0, -1.3)
Forsyth County No 182.7 (174.2, 191.7) 69 (49, 85) 356 falling falling trend -1.6 (-1.9, -1.4)
Warren County No 182.6 (153.5, 216.8) 70 (9, 100) 30 falling falling trend -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6)
Northampton County No 182.5 (151.7, 218.6) 71 (7, 100) 28 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.7, -1.0)
Brunswick County No 180.8 (169.2, 193.1) 72 (45, 91) 222 falling falling trend -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3)
Guilford County No 179.5 (172.2, 187.0) 73 (57, 87) 477 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.0, -1.7)
Pitt County No 178.8 (165.2, 193.1) 74 (46, 93) 139 falling falling trend -2.5 (-2.8, -2.2)
Haywood County No 177.8 (160.6, 196.5) 75 (34, 96) 84 falling falling trend -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8)
Gates County No 176.8 (135.7, 227.7) 76 (4, 100) 13 falling falling trend -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1)
Jackson County No 176.6 (154.2, 201.7) 77 (23, 99) 48 falling falling trend -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8)
Union County No 174.7 (162.8, 187.2) 78 (54, 95) 183 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6)
Pamlico County No 173.9 (140.0, 215.8) 79 (6, 100) 21 falling falling trend -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7)
New Hanover County No 172.5 (162.3, 183.1) 80 (59, 94) 225 falling falling trend -2.2 (-2.5, -1.9)
Cabarrus County No 172.1 (159.9, 185.0) 81 (57, 96) 160 falling falling trend -2.1 (-2.4, -1.7)
Alleghany County No 172.1 (138.0, 214.8) 82 (9, 100) 18 falling falling trend -2.2 (-3.1, -1.2)
Durham County No 171.5 (161.4, 182.0) 83 (61, 95) 232 falling falling trend -3.5 (-4.3, -2.6)
Duplin County No 171.4 (152.2, 192.3) 84 (38, 99) 62 falling falling trend -2.8 (-3.3, -2.3)
Buncombe County No 171.1 (162.1, 180.6) 85 (63, 94) 280 falling falling trend -1.8 (-2.1, -1.6)
Graham County No 169.3 (127.7, 222.8) 86 (4, 100) 12 falling falling trend -2.0 (-3.2, -0.7)
Perquimans County No 168.0 (135.1, 208.5) 87 (9, 100) 20 falling falling trend -2.6 (-3.4, -1.9)
Currituck County No 167.2 (140.0, 198.5) 88 (20, 100) 30 falling falling trend -2.6 (-3.4, -1.7)
Cherokee County No 166.8 (144.1, 193.0) 89 (39, 100) 45 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3)
Moore County No 164.7 (151.8, 178.6) 90 (63, 98) 127 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.3, -1.5)
Chatham County No 163.7 (148.9, 179.9) 91 (59, 99) 93 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.5, -1.6)
Mecklenburg County No 162.1 (156.3, 167.9) 92 (78, 97) 665 falling falling trend -2.3 (-2.4, -2.1)
Henderson County No 159.5 (148.0, 171.9) 93 (72, 100) 150 falling falling trend -1.6 (-2.0, -1.2)
Transylvania County No 158.0 (137.9, 181.1) 94 (58, 100) 52 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3)
Wake County No 156.2 (150.7, 161.8) 95 (84, 99) 670 falling falling trend -5.4 (-10.2, -0.4)
Clay County No 150.7 (116.0, 195.0) 96 (20, 100) 15 falling falling trend -2.1 (-3.0, -1.2)
Orange County No 150.6 (136.9, 165.3) 97 (78, 100) 98 falling falling trend -2.4 (-2.9, -1.8)
Avery County No 150.1 (121.6, 184.3) 98 (46, 100) 20 falling falling trend -1.9 (-3.0, -0.9)
Polk County No 144.0 (120.2, 172.7) 99 (59, 100) 29 falling falling trend -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2)
Watauga County No 139.8 (120.8, 161.2) 100 (78, 100) 41 falling falling trend -1.9 (-2.7, -1.1)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 5:56 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.

† 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.
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.

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