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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

North Carolina Counties versus United States

Pancreas

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by name
Counties
sort alphabetically by name descending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - rising rising trend - 44,868 11.1 (11.0, 11.1) - 0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
North Carolina - stable stable trend - 1,414 10.9 (10.6, 11.2) - 0.0 (-0.1, 0.2)
Alamance County 6 stable stable trend similar 24 11.1 (9.2, 13.3) 1.0 0.9 (-0.1, 1.8)
Alexander County
**
 		** similar 7 12.2 (8.3, 17.6) 1.1
**
Alleghany County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Anson County
**
 		** similar 5 15.6 (10.2, 23.2) 1.4
**
Ashe County
**
 		** similar 5 10.0 (6.5, 15.5) 0.9
**
Avery County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Beaufort County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 9.6 (6.7, 13.5) 0.9 0.2 (-1.1, 1.6)
Bertie County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 14.1 (8.7, 22.5) 1.3 -1.0 (-3.0, 1.1)
Bladen County 7 stable stable trend lower 3 5.8 (3.3, 9.8) 0.5 -1.5 (-3.9, 0.9)
Brunswick County 7 stable stable trend lower 25 9.3 (7.6, 11.3) 0.8 0.0 (-1.4, 1.3)
Buncombe County 6 stable stable trend similar 45 11.7 (10.2, 13.4) 1.1 0.0 (-0.9, 0.9)
Burke County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 10.2 (7.9, 13.1) 0.9 0.0 (-1.2, 1.3)
Cabarrus County 6 stable stable trend similar 22 9.9 (8.1, 12.0) 0.9 -0.7 (-1.7, 0.4)
Caldwell County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 11.2 (8.6, 14.3) 1.0 -0.2 (-1.4, 1.0)
Camden County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Carteret County 2 rising rising trend similar 16 12.3 (9.7, 15.7) 1.1 1.5 (0.1, 2.9)
Caswell County
**
 		** higher 6 17.7 (11.8, 26.0) 1.6
**
Catawba County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 9.5 (7.7, 11.6) 0.9 -0.2 (-1.1, 0.7)
Chatham County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 10.4 (8.1, 13.5) 0.9 0.2 (-1.1, 1.5)
Cherokee County
**
 		** similar 5 10.5 (6.7, 16.3) 0.9
**
Chowan County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Clay County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Cleveland County 2 rising rising trend similar 16 11.3 (8.9, 14.2) 1.0 1.3 (0.3, 2.3)
Columbus County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 15.6 (11.9, 20.1) 1.4 0.6 (-0.8, 2.0)
Craven County 6 stable stable trend similar 16 11.1 (8.7, 14.0) 1.0 0.5 (-0.8, 1.8)
Cumberland County 6 stable stable trend similar 38 12.0 (10.3, 13.9) 1.1 -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7)
Currituck County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Dare County
**
 		** similar 6 11.0 (7.3, 16.2) 1.0
**
Davidson County 2 rising rising trend similar 27 11.4 (9.6, 13.6) 1.0 1.0 (0.2, 1.9)
Davie County
**
 		** similar 9 14.3 (10.4, 19.4) 1.3
**
Duplin County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 9.5 (6.7, 13.2) 0.9 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4)
Durham County 6 stable stable trend similar 32 10.0 (8.5, 11.7) 0.9 -0.3 (-1.2, 0.6)
Edgecombe County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 11.5 (8.2, 15.9) 1.0 -0.2 (-1.7, 1.3)
Forsyth County 6 stable stable trend similar 49 10.5 (9.2, 11.9) 0.9 -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7)
Franklin County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 11.1 (8.2, 14.8) 1.0 0.5 (-1.0, 2.1)
Gaston County 6 stable stable trend similar 27 10.0 (8.4, 11.9) 0.9 0.6 (-0.3, 1.5)
Gates County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Graham County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Granville County 9 falling falling trend lower 6 8.1 (5.5, 11.7) 0.7 -2.1 (-3.6, -0.6)
Greene County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Guilford County 6 stable stable trend similar 68 11.0 (9.8, 12.2) 1.0 0.0 (-0.7, 0.6)
Halifax County 1 rising rising trend higher 14 17.6 (13.5, 22.6) 1.6 1.3 (0.0, 2.6)
Harnett County 8 falling falling trend similar 18 13.7 (11.0, 16.8) 1.2 -10.0 (-18.9, -0.2)
Haywood County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 11.1 (8.5, 14.6) 1.0 0.4 (-1.0, 1.8)
Henderson County 1 rising rising trend higher 30 14.0 (11.8, 16.6) 1.3 1.2 (0.3, 2.1)
Hertford County 8 falling falling trend similar 3 8.3 (4.7, 14.1) 0.7 -2.1 (-3.7, -0.4)
Hoke County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 10.6 (6.3, 16.4) 1.0 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.3)
Hyde County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Iredell County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 10.6 (8.7, 12.8) 1.0 -0.3 (-1.5, 0.8)
Jackson County 7 stable stable trend lower 3 5.9 (3.4, 9.8) 0.5 -0.7 (-2.7, 1.4)
Johnston County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 10.7 (8.8, 13.0) 1.0 0.6 (-0.4, 1.7)
Jones County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lee County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 11.7 (8.4, 15.8) 1.1 -0.7 (-2.3, 0.9)
Lenoir County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 14.1 (10.7, 18.4) 1.3 0.4 (-0.9, 1.6)
Lincoln County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 11.4 (8.7, 14.8) 1.0 0.1 (-1.4, 1.7)
Macon County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 10.3 (7.0, 15.1) 0.9 -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4)
Madison County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Martin County
**
 		** similar 5 12.6 (7.9, 19.5) 1.1
**
McDowell County
**
 		** similar 8 12.1 (8.6, 16.7) 1.1
**
Mecklenburg County 6 stable stable trend similar 105 10.4 (9.5, 11.4) 0.9 -0.4 (-1.0, 0.1)
Mitchell County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Montgomery County
**
 		** similar 5 12.1 (7.6, 18.7) 1.1
**
Moore County 6 stable stable trend similar 19 11.4 (9.1, 14.2) 1.0 0.1 (-0.8, 0.9)
Nash County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 10.2 (7.9, 13.1) 0.9 -0.6 (-1.7, 0.4)
New Hanover County 6 stable stable trend similar 35 11.0 (9.4, 12.8) 1.0 -0.4 (-1.5, 0.7)
Northampton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Onslow County 6 stable stable trend similar 16 10.5 (8.3, 13.2) 1.0 0.3 (-0.9, 1.6)
Orange County 9 falling falling trend lower 13 8.1 (6.2, 10.5) 0.7 -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0)
Pamlico County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pasquotank County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 12.0 (8.0, 17.4) 1.1 -1.5 (-3.2, 0.1)
Pender County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 11.2 (8.1, 15.2) 1.0 0.7 (-1.0, 2.4)
Perquimans County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Person County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 12.3 (8.6, 17.4) 1.1 0.1 (-2.2, 2.4)
Pitt County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 12.7 (10.5, 15.4) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.9, 0.4)
Polk County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 8.3 (4.8, 14.6) 0.7 -0.2 (-2.3, 1.9)
Randolph County 6 stable stable trend similar 20 10.2 (8.3, 12.5) 0.9 -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5)
Richmond County 4 stable stable trend higher 10 16.0 (11.7, 21.5) 1.4 1.5 (-0.1, 3.0)
Robeson County 6 stable stable trend similar 22 13.6 (11.1, 16.6) 1.2 0.8 (-0.4, 2.1)
Rockingham County 6 stable stable trend similar 17 11.8 (9.4, 14.8) 1.1 0.1 (-0.9, 1.1)
Rowan County 1 rising rising trend higher 27 13.8 (11.5, 16.4) 1.2 1.2 (0.4, 2.1)
Rutherford County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 10.5 (7.9, 13.9) 1.0 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5)
Sampson County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 10.8 (8.0, 14.5) 1.0 0.9 (-0.7, 2.4)
Scotland County
**
 		** similar 6 12.9 (8.7, 18.7) 1.2
**
Stanly County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 11.8 (8.8, 15.8) 1.1 0.9 (-0.5, 2.4)
Stokes County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 14.2 (10.4, 19.2) 1.3 0.1 (-1.7, 1.8)
Surry County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 12.6 (9.8, 16.0) 1.1 1.3 (0.0, 2.7)
Swain County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Transylvania County 7 stable stable trend lower 6 7.8 (5.3, 11.8) 0.7 0.2 (-1.7, 2.1)
Tyrrell County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Union County 6 stable stable trend similar 26 10.7 (8.9, 12.7) 1.0 0.0 (-1.0, 1.0)
Vance County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 14.9 (10.7, 20.4) 1.4 -0.1 (-1.7, 1.6)
Wake County 6 stable stable trend similar 108 10.6 (9.7, 11.6) 1.0 -0.1 (-0.5, 0.2)
Warren County
**
 		** similar 4 11.8 (7.4, 18.9) 1.1
**
Washington County
**
 		** similar 4 18.6 (10.4, 31.7) 1.7
**
Watauga County
**
 		** lower 5 7.5 (4.8, 11.4) 0.7
**
Wayne County 6 stable stable trend similar 17 11.3 (9.0, 14.0) 1.0 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4)
Wilkes County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 9.5 (7.0, 12.7) 0.9 -0.4 (-1.7, 1.0)
Wilson County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 9.0 (6.6, 12.0) 0.8 -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4)
Yadkin County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 11.8 (7.9, 17.1) 1.1 1.2 (-0.6, 3.0)
Yancey County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/01/2024 8:11 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

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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).

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Alleghany County, Avery County, Camden County, Chowan County, Clay County, Currituck County, Gates County, Graham County, Greene County, Hyde County, Jones County, Madison County, Mitchell County, Northampton County, Pamlico County, Perquimans County, Swain County, Tyrrell County, Yancey County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Alexander County, Anson County, Ashe County, Caswell County, Cherokee County, Dare County, Davie County, Martin County, McDowell County, Montgomery County, Scotland County, Warren County, Washington County, Watauga County


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.

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