State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for North Carolina by County

Lung & Bronchus, 2016-2020

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 25.1 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• 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.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

North Carolina

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.5 to 40.5 and 5,234 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -3.9.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.9 to 35.0 and 142,497 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -4.6.

Chatham County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 25.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.8 to 30.1 and 33 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 99 (86, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.6 to -3.1.

Watauga County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 27.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.6 to 33.8 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 98 (73, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.9.

Wake County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.5 to 29.5 and 281 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 97 (88, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -3.8.

Polk County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.2 to 38.0 and 13 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 96 (53, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -1.0.

Mecklenburg County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 28.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.4 to 30.5 and 285 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 95 (86, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.5 to -4.6.

Orange County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.7 to 33.9 and 45 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 94 (76, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.8 to -2.6.

Avery County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 29.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.3 to 41.2 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 93 (31, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -1.3.

Durham County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 27.9 to 33.6 and 98 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 92 (78, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -4.0.

Transylvania County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 30.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.3 to 37.7 and 23 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 91 (60, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -1.2.

Clay County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 31.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 22.3 to 45.3 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 90 (19, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.3.

Moore County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 28.7 to 36.6 and 57 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 89 (67, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.6 to -2.5.

Pitt County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 32.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.0 to 36.6 and 61 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 88 (65, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.9.

Henderson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.6 to 36.8 and 72 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 87 (66, 97)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -7.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -12.5 to -3.0.

Anson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.0 to 43.2 and 12 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 86 (23, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.1.

Camden County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 33.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 51.3 and 5 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 85 (4, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -21.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -43.4 to 9.5.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 34.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.4 to 38.3 and 84 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 84 (58, 94)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.1 to -2.3.

Perquimans County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.1 to 48.1 and 10 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 83 (11, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.0.

Cabarrus County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 35.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.1 to 39.3 and 80 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 82 (55, 92)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.9 to -3.9.

Greene County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.5 to 48.4 and 10 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 81 (8, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to 0.0.

Washington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 25.5 to 51.5 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 80 (5, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -0.3.

New Hanover County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.5 to 39.7 and 112 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 79 (56, 90)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -11.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -20.6 to -2.4.

Guilford County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 36.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.5 to 38.8 and 230 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 78 (58, 87)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -6.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -11.5 to -2.0.

Alleghany County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 37.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 26.2 to 52.4 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 77 (4, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.0.

Buncombe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 37.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.3 to 39.9 and 142 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 76 (54, 88)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -18.2 to -2.1.

Hertford County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.5 to 49.0 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 75 (8, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.8.

Warren County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.7 to 49.4 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 74 (9, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -9.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -13.6 to -4.7.

Yancey County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.5 to 50.1 and 13 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 73 (6, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 2.0.

Montgomery County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.6 to 48.5 and 17 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 72 (9, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.1.

Northampton County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 38.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.7 to 50.4 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 71 (5, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.6.

Person County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 39.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.3 to 47.1 and 24 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 70 (14, 95)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -0.4.

Macon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 39.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.0 to 46.9 and 28 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 69 (16, 94)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to 0.1.

Brunswick County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 39.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.0 to 43.5 and 110 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 68 (36, 85)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -11.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -19.8 to -1.4.

Forsyth County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.6 to 42.9 and 187 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 67 (42, 79)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -2.2.

Duplin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.3 to 47.0 and 34 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 66 (16, 92)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.2.

Catawba County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 44.5 and 88 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 65 (31, 84)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -2.2.

Martin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.8 to 51.7 and 16 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 64 (4, 97)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.6.

Jackson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.7 to 49.1 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 63 (10, 93)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.2.

Wilson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 40.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.7 to 46.6 and 46 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 62 (17, 87)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.1.

Alexander County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.7 to 49.5 and 23 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 61 (9, 92)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -7.0 to -2.4.

Iredell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.3 to 45.1 and 91 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 60 (26, 82)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.4.

Haywood County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.9 to 47.2 and 46 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 59 (14, 87)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.4 to -1.7.

Hoke County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 41.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 33.2 to 51.3 and 19 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 58 (6, 97)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -8.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -14.0 to -2.8.

Mitchell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.9 to 55.3 and 12 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 57 (2, 97)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to 0.1.

Pamlico County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 30.9 to 57.4 and 11 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 56 (1, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -1.1.

Stanly County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.3 to 48.9 and 38 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 55 (9, 87)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.

Ashe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.6 to 51.7 and 22 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 54 (5, 91)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.2.

Dare County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 51.3 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 53 (5, 94)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -1.6.

Gates County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 29.9 to 59.7 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 52 (1, 99)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to 0.4.

Lee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 42.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.6 to 50.0 and 34 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 51 (7, 88)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.0.

Chowan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 43.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 32.4 to 58.3 and 11 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 50 (1, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.1.

Cleveland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 43.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.7 to 49.1 and 59 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 49 (9, 79)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.5 to -2.1.

Cherokee County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 36.4 to 53.2 and 26 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 48 (5, 88)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -0.8.

Pender County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.9 to 51.1 and 38 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 47 (7, 82)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.5.

Lincoln County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.0 to 50.3 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 46 (9, 80)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.4.

Currituck County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 55.7 and 17 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 45 (1, 94)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.3 to -1.0.

Granville County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 51.9 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 44 (5, 84)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.0 to -1.8.

Beaufort County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.4 to 52.0 and 38 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 43 (5, 83)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -1.9.

Burke County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.9 to 50.1 and 64 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 42 (9, 77)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.3 to -2.9.

Madison County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.2 to 56.9 and 15 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 41 (2, 94)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -23.5 to -1.3.

Edgecombe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 44.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.4 to 52.3 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 40 (6, 81)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.0.

Rutherford County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 39.5 to 51.6 and 48 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 39 (7, 79)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.2.

Pasquotank County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 37.8 to 54.8 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 38 (2, 86)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Cumberland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 45.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.5 to 49.3 and 147 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 37 (13, 63)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.

Bertie County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 46.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.8 to 58.8 and 15 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 36 (1, 92)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.2.

Bladen County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 46.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.4 to 55.8 and 25 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 35 (2, 86)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Rowan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 46.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.5 to 51.5 and 90 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 34 (7, 69)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.4 to -2.2.

Franklin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 46.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 53.9 and 42 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 33 (3, 76)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.

Wilkes County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.3 to 53.3 and 51 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (4, 74)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.3.

Alamance County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.0 to 51.4 and 103 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (8, 64)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.7.

Columbus County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.8 to 54.5 and 40 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (3, 75)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.9.

Stokes County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.8 to 55.5 and 35 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (3, 75)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -0.8.

Nash County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.4 to 53.4 and 63 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (5, 70)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.

Lenoir County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.3 to 55.0 and 41 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (3, 74)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.5.

Craven County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 47.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.7 to 53.3 and 69 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (5, 66)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.9 to -1.4.

Davie County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.0 to 56.5 and 33 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (2, 77)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 1.2.

Caldwell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 42.8 to 54.2 and 60 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (3, 66)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -5.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.7 to -2.2.

Carteret County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.0 to 54.5 and 61 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (3, 67)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.0.

Halifax County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.7 to 56.2 and 38 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (2, 73)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.4.

Johnston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.4 to 53.1 and 105 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (5, 58)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.3.

Wayne County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 48.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 43.9 to 54.1 and 77 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (4, 62)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.8.

Vance County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.5 to 57.7 and 31 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (1, 75)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.8.

Jones County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 34.2 to 69.5 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (1, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.9.

Graham County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 35.1 to 69.5 and 8 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (1, 98)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 0.2.

Rockingham County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.4 to 55.2 and 71 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (3, 60)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.2.

Yadkin County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 41.8 to 58.8 and 29 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (1, 74)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 0.4.

Harnett County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 49.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.5 to 55.4 and 68 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (3, 60)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.

Caswell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 50.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 40.7 to 62.6 and 19 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 82)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.0.

Gaston County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 50.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 47.1 to 54.8 and 144 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 43)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -1.6.

Swain County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 51.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 38.2 to 68.2 and 11 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (1, 89)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to 0.9.

Hyde County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 51.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 31.3 to 82.7 and 4 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 99)
• Recent Trend : * 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).

McDowell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 52.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.8 to 60.8 and 36 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 64)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.1.

Davidson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 52.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 48.3 to 56.8 and 124 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 40)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

Richmond County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 52.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 44.9 to 61.7 and 33 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 64)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -0.7.

Scotland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 53.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 45.0 to 64.3 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 71)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 0.6.

Robeson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 54.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.4 to 60.0 and 87 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 36)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.2.

Sampson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 56.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 49.6 to 64.2 and 49 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 42)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.1.

Randolph County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 56.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 52.2 to 61.9 and 112 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.3.

Surry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 59.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 53.5 to 66.8 and 66 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.6.

Onslow County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : No
• Rate : The death rate is 61.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 55.4 to 67.1 and 88 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.7.

Tyrrell County

• Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? : ***
• Rate : * 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).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Recent Trend : * 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).

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/28/2023 4:04 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.
* 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.