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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022

North Carolina Counties versus United States

Prostate

All Races, Male

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Counties
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Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest

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Recent Trend2
County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
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United States - fallingfalling - 32,351 19.0 (18.9, 19.1) - -0.5 (-0.8, -0.1)
North Carolina - stablestable - 1,045 20.2 (19.7, 20.8) - -0.5 (-1.4, 0.8)
Yancey County
**
** similar 3 25.7 (14.7, 42.9) 1.4
**
Yadkin County
**
** similar 5 21.8 (13.8, 32.9) 1.1
**
Wilson County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 20.3 (14.5, 27.7) 1.1 -2.9 (-3.9, -1.9)
Wilkes County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 19.4 (14.0, 26.4) 1.0 -2.0 (-3.1, -0.7)
Wayne County 5 fallingfalling higher 17 29.0 (22.9, 36.1) 1.5 -2.8 (-4.0, -1.4)
Watauga County
**
** similar 4 15.5 (9.5, 24.3) 0.8
**
Washington County
**
**
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3 or fewer
*
*
**
Warren County
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** higher 5 33.1 (21.5, 50.4) 1.7
**
Wake County 8 fallingfalling similar 76 19.3 (17.4, 21.4) 1.0 -3.3 (-3.8, -2.8)
Vance County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 22.3 (14.0, 33.7) 1.2 -4.1 (-6.0, -2.5)
Union County 8 fallingfalling similar 16 17.1 (13.4, 21.6) 0.9 -4.1 (-5.3, -2.7)
Tyrrell County
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**
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3 or fewer
*
*
**
Transylvania County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 15.2 (10.0, 23.7) 0.8 -4.0 (-5.5, -2.4)
Swain County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Surry County 8 fallingfalling similar 10 23.9 (17.6, 31.8) 1.3 -1.8 (-3.2, -0.3)
Stokes County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.0 (10.4, 24.2) 0.8 -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2)
Stanly County 9 fallingfalling lower 4 10.8 (6.4, 17.3) 0.6 -3.8 (-6.2, -1.8)
Scotland County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Sampson County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 22.8 (15.7, 32.1) 1.2 -2.6 (-4.0, -1.3)
Rutherford County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 20.5 (14.3, 28.4) 1.1 -2.3 (-3.7, -1.0)
Rowan County 4 stablestable higher 19 24.4 (19.5, 30.1) 1.3 3.6 (-2.4, 22.0)
Rockingham County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 22.0 (16.7, 28.5) 1.2 -2.6 (-3.9, -1.4)
Robeson County 5 fallingfalling higher 14 26.6 (20.4, 34.1) 1.4 -2.9 (-4.2, -1.7)
Richmond County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 17.9 (10.8, 27.8) 0.9 -4.1 (-6.3, -2.1)
Randolph County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 16.4 (12.5, 21.2) 0.9 -3.4 (-4.6, -2.1)
Polk County
**
** similar 3 18.6 (10.4, 33.1) 1.0
**
Pitt County 8 fallingfalling similar 15 21.5 (16.7, 27.2) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0)
Person County 6 stablestable similar 5 19.9 (12.3, 30.8) 1.0 -2.4 (-4.7, 0.1)
Perquimans County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pender County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 20.3 (13.6, 29.2) 1.1 -4.1 (-5.9, -2.2)
Pasquotank County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 23.8 (15.4, 35.3) 1.3 -2.3 (-3.9, -0.6)
Pamlico County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Orange County 8 fallingfalling similar 12 17.3 (12.9, 22.6) 0.9 -4.1 (-5.4, -2.8)
Onslow County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 19.0 (14.1, 24.8) 1.0 -4.1 (-5.6, -2.5)
Northampton County
**
** similar 4 23.1 (13.6, 39.1) 1.2
**
New Hanover County 8 fallingfalling similar 27 22.1 (18.4, 26.3) 1.2 -2.6 (-3.5, -1.5)
Nash County 8 fallingfalling similar 12 25.3 (19.1, 32.9) 1.3 -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0)
Moore County 8 fallingfalling similar 17 21.6 (17.3, 26.8) 1.1 -2.7 (-4.1, -1.1)
Montgomery County
**
** similar 5 27.7 (17.6, 42.2) 1.5
**
Mitchell County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mecklenburg County 8 fallingfalling similar 77 20.5 (18.5, 22.8) 1.1 -3.1 (-3.6, -2.6)
McDowell County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 13.1 (7.6, 21.2) 0.7 -2.9 (-4.9, -1.0)
Martin County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 24.7 (14.9, 39.9) 1.3 -4.6 (-6.7, -2.9)
Madison County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Macon County
**
** similar 6 18.3 (12.1, 27.4) 1.0
**
Lincoln County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 18.9 (13.6, 25.6) 1.0 -3.3 (-4.9, -1.7)
Lenoir County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 22.7 (15.9, 31.5) 1.2 -4.0 (-5.5, -2.7)
Lee County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.2 (10.5, 23.8) 0.9 -3.3 (-4.9, -1.7)
Jones County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Johnston County 8 fallingfalling similar 19 21.3 (16.9, 26.5) 1.1 -3.1 (-4.3, -1.8)
Jackson County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Iredell County 8 fallingfalling similar 16 16.7 (13.0, 21.0) 0.9 -2.6 (-3.6, -1.4)
Hyde County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hoke County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 21.7 (12.2, 34.9) 1.1 -5.4 (-8.2, -2.6)
Hertford County 8 fallingfalling similar 3 29.2 (16.8, 47.5) 1.5 -2.9 (-4.6, -1.3)
Henderson County 6 stablestable similar 19 19.7 (15.9, 24.4) 1.0 6.0 (-1.0, 22.2)
Haywood County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 16.7 (11.7, 23.5) 0.9 -1.8 (-3.3, -0.1)
Harnett County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 21.7 (16.1, 28.5) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3)
Halifax County 5 fallingfalling higher 9 28.3 (20.4, 38.6) 1.5 -2.4 (-3.7, -1.3)
Guilford County 6 stablestable similar 52 20.9 (18.4, 23.7) 1.1 0.3 (-3.3, 10.3)
Greene County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Granville County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 21.8 (14.9, 30.8) 1.1 -3.6 (-5.4, -1.9)
Graham County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gates County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gaston County 8 fallingfalling similar 19 16.4 (13.1, 20.2) 0.9 -3.1 (-4.2, -2.0)
Franklin County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 20.1 (13.8, 28.1) 1.1 -4.0 (-5.6, -2.2)
Forsyth County 4 stablestable higher 45 24.5 (21.4, 28.0) 1.3 5.2 (-2.9, 18.4)
Edgecombe County 5 fallingfalling higher 9 30.8 (22.0, 42.2) 1.6 -2.7 (-4.4, -1.0)
Durham County 8 fallingfalling similar 29 22.8 (19.1, 26.9) 1.2 -3.3 (-4.3, -2.3)
Duplin County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.4 (10.4, 24.8) 0.9 -5.0 (-6.5, -3.8)
Davie County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.8 (10.8, 25.2) 0.9 -4.0 (-5.8, -2.2)
Davidson County 8 fallingfalling similar 22 22.9 (18.7, 27.9) 1.2 -2.3 (-3.4, -1.0)
Dare County 6 stablestable similar 5 19.1 (11.9, 29.7) 1.0 -2.2 (-4.9, 1.4)
Currituck County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Cumberland County 8 fallingfalling similar 26 20.9 (17.3, 24.9) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.4, -2.5)
Craven County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 18.4 (13.8, 24.0) 1.0 -3.5 (-5.0, -2.0)
Columbus County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 20.9 (14.0, 30.1) 1.1 -3.4 (-5.4, -1.7)
Cleveland County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 15.8 (11.1, 21.7) 0.8 -3.9 (-5.1, -2.7)
Clay County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Chowan County
**
** higher 5 42.2 (26.8, 65.4) 2.2
**
Cherokee County
**
** lower 3 11.7 (6.6, 20.8) 0.6
**
Chatham County 8 fallingfalling similar 14 22.7 (17.7, 29.1) 1.2 -2.4 (-3.6, -0.9)
Catawba County 6 stablestable similar 18 21.2 (16.9, 26.2) 1.1 1.2 (-2.4, 11.9)
Caswell County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 23.7 (14.0, 38.3) 1.2 -3.6 (-6.5, -1.2)
Carteret County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 15.4 (11.0, 21.4) 0.8 -3.8 (-5.0, -2.5)
Camden County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Caldwell County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 19.7 (14.2, 26.6) 1.0 -3.3 (-4.2, -2.4)
Cabarrus County 9 fallingfalling lower 14 14.7 (11.3, 18.8) 0.8 -3.0 (-4.1, -1.7)
Burke County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 18.6 (13.9, 24.5) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.5, -0.6)
Buncombe County 9 fallingfalling lower 25 15.2 (12.6, 18.3) 0.8 -3.6 (-4.5, -2.8)
Brunswick County 6 stablestable similar 22 20.2 (16.4, 24.9) 1.1 0.2 (-2.5, 10.7)
Bladen County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 26.3 (17.0, 39.3) 1.4 -3.8 (-5.9, -1.8)
Bertie County
**
** similar 4 27.5 (16.2, 45.2) 1.4
**
Beaufort County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 24.1 (16.8, 33.9) 1.3 -3.2 (-4.9, -1.5)
Avery County
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**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Ashe County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 17.4 (10.3, 28.9) 0.9 -2.7 (-5.0, -0.6)
Anson County
**
** higher 4 35.4 (21.2, 55.3) 1.9
**
Alleghany County
**
**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Alexander County
**
** similar 5 20.5 (12.9, 31.3) 1.1
**
Alamance County 8 fallingfalling similar 20 21.8 (17.6, 26.7) 1.1 -2.9 (-3.9, -1.9)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 1:26 am.

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 5.3.0. 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, Clay County, Currituck County, Gates County, Graham County, Greene County, Hyde County, Jackson County, Jones County, Madison County, Mitchell County, Pamlico County, Perquimans County, Scotland County, Swain County, Tyrrell County, Washington County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Alexander County, Anson County, Bertie County, Cherokee County, Chowan County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Northampton County, Polk County, Warren County, Watauga County, Yadkin County, Yancey 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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