Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Counties |
Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest |
Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) |
Rate Ratio3 County to US |
Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) |
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United States | - | falling | - | 315,770 | 177.5 (177.2, 177.8) | - | -2.2 (-2.5, -2.0) |
North Carolina | - | falling | - | 10,427 | 187.5 (185.9, 189.2) | - | -2.5 (-3.0, -2.0) |
Swain County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 256.7 (211.3, 309.7) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
Vance County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 246.3 (218.6, 276.8) | 1.4 | -1.7 (-2.3, -1.2) |
Robeson County | 5 | falling | higher | 164 | 246.2 (228.8, 264.6) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-1.5, -0.8) |
Edgecombe County | 5 | falling | higher | 76 | 243.0 (218.2, 269.9) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
Halifax County | 5 | falling | higher | 79 | 236.2 (212.6, 261.9) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.5, -0.7) |
Onslow County | 5 | falling | higher | 149 | 234.8 (217.7, 252.7) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
Sampson County | 5 | falling | higher | 86 | 233.9 (211.7, 257.8) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
Surry County | 5 | falling | higher | 109 | 232.4 (212.9, 253.5) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
Cleveland County | 5 | falling | higher | 133 | 230.0 (212.1, 249.1) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.0, -0.1) |
Greene County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 224.3 (185.8, 268.6) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
Richmond County | 5 | falling | higher | 59 | 223.6 (198.1, 251.6) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
Caswell County | 5 | falling | higher | 38 | 223.6 (191.7, 260.0) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.6) |
Jones County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 221.3 (171.1, 283.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
Tyrrell County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 220.7 (151.6, 314.6) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.7) |
Rowan County | 5 | falling | higher | 180 | 219.5 (205.0, 234.8) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
Scotland County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 217.8 (189.1, 249.7) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.3, -1.0) |
Columbus County | 5 | falling | higher | 77 | 217.6 (195.6, 241.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.4, -1.3) |
Rutherford County | 4 | stable | higher | 99 | 217.2 (197.8, 238.2) | 1.2 | 0.5 (-1.7, 2.7) |
Rockingham County | 5 | falling | higher | 132 | 217.2 (200.4, 235.1) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
Davidson County | 5 | falling | higher | 219 | 216.1 (203.1, 229.8) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
McDowell County | 5 | falling | higher | 67 | 215.4 (192.4, 240.7) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.3) |
Yancey County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 214.2 (181.2, 252.7) | 1.2 | 0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
Wayne County | 5 | falling | higher | 142 | 213.2 (197.4, 230.0) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.4) |
Pasquotank County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 213.2 (186.4, 242.8) | 1.2 | -2.2 (-2.6, -1.7) |
Yadkin County | 5 | falling | higher | 50 | 213.1 (186.9, 242.1) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
Washington County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 212.6 (168.1, 266.8) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
Craven County | 5 | falling | higher | 131 | 212.1 (195.8, 229.5) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
Stokes County | 5 | falling | higher | 67 | 211.1 (188.2, 236.4) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.6, -1.1) |
Franklin County | 5 | falling | higher | 80 | 210.1 (189.1, 232.8) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
Bladen County | 5 | falling | higher | 48 | 209.8 (182.8, 240.1) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2) |
Lee County | 5 | falling | higher | 72 | 209.6 (187.8, 233.3) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.4) |
Randolph County | 5 | falling | higher | 180 | 209.1 (195.2, 223.7) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
Mitchell County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 209.0 (171.6, 253.4) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-2.4, -0.9) |
Nash County | 5 | falling | higher | 115 | 208.9 (191.5, 227.6) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
Caldwell County | 5 | falling | higher | 113 | 208.8 (191.3, 227.6) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-1.8, -1.1) |
Alamance County | 5 | falling | higher | 192 | 208.2 (195.0, 222.0) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
Harnett County | 5 | falling | higher | 121 | 208.0 (190.9, 226.1) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
Person County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 207.1 (181.8, 235.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
Lenoir County | 5 | falling | higher | 74 | 206.3 (185.2, 229.3) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
Camden County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 205.8 (157.2, 265.3) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-3.6, -0.9) |
Gaston County | 5 | falling | higher | 243 | 205.0 (193.2, 217.3) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
Hoke County | 8 | falling | similar | 40 | 204.6 (174.6, 237.9) | 1.2 | -2.6 (-3.6, -1.7) |
Burke County | 5 | falling | higher | 122 | 203.9 (187.6, 221.4) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
Beaufort County | 5 | falling | higher | 70 | 203.3 (181.4, 227.4) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
Davie County | 5 | falling | higher | 60 | 202.9 (180.1, 228.1) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.4, -0.3) |
Montgomery County | 8 | falling | similar | 37 | 202.3 (173.1, 235.5) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
Johnston County | 5 | falling | higher | 181 | 202.2 (188.3, 216.9) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-2.5, -1.9) |
Stanly County | 5 | falling | higher | 77 | 201.0 (180.8, 223.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
Cumberland County | 5 | falling | higher | 268 | 200.9 (189.9, 212.4) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
Chowan County | 8 | falling | similar | 22 | 200.5 (163.4, 245.1) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.6) |
Catawba County | 5 | falling | higher | 183 | 199.7 (186.6, 213.6) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.0, -1.4) |
Granville County | 8 | falling | similar | 69 | 199.2 (177.8, 222.5) | 1.1 | -4.3 (-5.7, -2.9) |
Wilkes County | 5 | falling | higher | 96 | 198.6 (180.8, 217.9) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
Hyde County | 6 | stable | similar | 7 | 198.5 (133.4, 286.5) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.3) |
Anson County | 8 | falling | similar | 30 | 198.0 (166.1, 234.5) | 1.1 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
Wilson County | 5 | falling | higher | 92 | 197.3 (179.1, 216.9) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
Pender County | 8 | falling | similar | 74 | 196.1 (175.8, 218.3) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-2.4, -1.3) |
Lincoln County | 5 | falling | higher | 99 | 196.0 (178.3, 214.9) | 1.1 | -1.6 (-2.0, -1.3) |
Martin County | 8 | falling | similar | 33 | 195.5 (165.6, 230.0) | 1.1 | -2.9 (-3.6, -2.1) |
Dare County | 8 | falling | similar | 52 | 194.7 (170.5, 221.7) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
Carteret County | 8 | falling | similar | 109 | 193.9 (177.3, 211.8) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
Bertie County | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 192.5 (160.2, 230.2) | 1.1 | -2.5 (-3.1, -1.9) |
Macon County | 8 | falling | similar | 59 | 192.4 (170.0, 217.5) | 1.1 | -0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
Alexander County | 8 | falling | similar | 47 | 189.2 (165.0, 216.2) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
Ashe County | 8 | falling | similar | 43 | 188.9 (163.5, 218.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
Hertford County | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 188.6 (157.7, 224.3) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.1, -1.8) |
Madison County | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 187.0 (156.5, 222.5) | 1.1 | -4.2 (-6.5, -1.8) |
Iredell County | 8 | falling | similar | 172 | 184.9 (172.3, 198.2) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
Forsyth County | 8 | falling | similar | 356 | 182.7 (174.2, 191.7) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-1.9, -1.4) |
Warren County | 8 | falling | similar | 30 | 182.6 (153.5, 216.8) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
Northampton County | 8 | falling | similar | 28 | 182.5 (151.7, 218.6) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.7, -1.0) |
Brunswick County | 8 | falling | similar | 222 | 180.8 (169.2, 193.1) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
Guilford County | 8 | falling | similar | 477 | 179.5 (172.2, 187.0) | 1.0 | -1.9 (-2.0, -1.7) |
Pitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 139 | 178.8 (165.2, 193.1) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-2.8, -2.2) |
Haywood County | 8 | falling | similar | 84 | 177.8 (160.6, 196.5) | 1.0 | -1.2 (-1.6, -0.8) |
Gates County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 176.8 (135.7, 227.7) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.1) |
Jackson County | 8 | falling | similar | 48 | 176.6 (154.2, 201.7) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
Union County | 8 | falling | similar | 183 | 174.7 (162.8, 187.2) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
Pamlico County | 8 | falling | similar | 21 | 173.9 (140.0, 215.8) | 1.0 | -2.5 (-3.3, -1.7) |
New Hanover County | 8 | falling | similar | 225 | 172.5 (162.3, 183.1) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-2.5, -1.9) |
Cabarrus County | 8 | falling | similar | 160 | 172.1 (159.9, 185.0) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-2.4, -1.7) |
Alleghany County | 8 | falling | similar | 18 | 172.1 (138.0, 214.8) | 1.0 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.2) |
Durham County | 8 | falling | similar | 232 | 171.5 (161.4, 182.0) | 1.0 | -3.5 (-4.3, -2.6) |
Duplin County | 8 | falling | similar | 62 | 171.4 (152.2, 192.3) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-3.3, -2.3) |
Buncombe County | 8 | falling | similar | 280 | 171.1 (162.1, 180.6) | 1.0 | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.6) |
Graham County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 169.3 (127.7, 222.8) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
Perquimans County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 168.0 (135.1, 208.5) | 0.9 | -2.6 (-3.4, -1.9) |
Currituck County | 8 | falling | similar | 30 | 167.2 (140.0, 198.5) | 0.9 | -2.6 (-3.4, -1.7) |
Cherokee County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 166.8 (144.1, 193.0) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
Moore County | 8 | falling | similar | 127 | 164.7 (151.8, 178.6) | 0.9 | -1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
Chatham County | 8 | falling | similar | 93 | 163.7 (148.9, 179.9) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-2.5, -1.6) |
Mecklenburg County | 8 | falling | similar | 665 | 162.1 (156.3, 167.9) | 0.9 | -2.3 (-2.4, -2.1) |
Henderson County | 9 | falling | lower | 150 | 159.5 (148.0, 171.9) | 0.9 | -1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
Transylvania County | 8 | falling | similar | 52 | 158.0 (137.9, 181.1) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-2.6, -1.3) |
Wake County | 9 | falling | lower | 670 | 156.2 (150.7, 161.8) | 0.9 | -5.4 (-10.2, -0.4) |
Clay County | 8 | falling | similar | 15 | 150.7 (116.0, 195.0) | 0.8 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
Orange County | 9 | falling | lower | 98 | 150.6 (136.9, 165.3) | 0.8 | -2.4 (-2.9, -1.8) |
Avery County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 150.1 (121.6, 184.3) | 0.8 | -1.9 (-3.0, -0.9) |
Polk County | 9 | falling | lower | 29 | 144.0 (120.2, 172.7) | 0.8 | -2.0 (-2.8, -1.2) |
Watauga County | 9 | falling | lower | 41 | 139.8 (120.8, 161.2) | 0.8 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 7:29 pm.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Version 4.8.0.0. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: 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 2020 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.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 7:29 pm.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Version 4.8.0.0. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: 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 2020 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.
Note: 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. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer 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.