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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

Sorted by priority index

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)
Forsyth County 4 stablestable higher 45 24.5 (21.4, 28.0) 1.3 5.2 (-2.9, 18.4)
Rowan County 4 stablestable higher 19 24.4 (19.5, 30.1) 1.3 3.6 (-2.4, 22.0)
Edgecombe County 5 fallingfalling higher 9 30.8 (22.0, 42.2) 1.6 -2.7 (-4.4, -1.0)
Halifax County 5 fallingfalling higher 9 28.3 (20.4, 38.6) 1.5 -2.4 (-3.7, -1.3)
Robeson County 5 fallingfalling higher 14 26.6 (20.4, 34.1) 1.4 -2.9 (-4.2, -1.7)
Wayne County 5 fallingfalling higher 17 29.0 (22.9, 36.1) 1.5 -2.8 (-4.0, -1.4)
Brunswick County 6 stablestable similar 22 20.2 (16.4, 24.9) 1.1 0.2 (-2.5, 10.7)
Catawba County 6 stablestable similar 18 21.2 (16.9, 26.2) 1.1 1.2 (-2.4, 11.9)
Dare County 6 stablestable similar 5 19.1 (11.9, 29.7) 1.0 -2.2 (-4.9, 1.4)
Guilford County 6 stablestable similar 52 20.9 (18.4, 23.7) 1.1 0.3 (-3.3, 10.3)
Henderson County 6 stablestable similar 19 19.7 (15.9, 24.4) 1.0 6.0 (-1.0, 22.2)
Person County 6 stablestable similar 5 19.9 (12.3, 30.8) 1.0 -2.4 (-4.7, 0.1)
Alamance County 8 fallingfalling similar 20 21.8 (17.6, 26.7) 1.1 -2.9 (-3.9, -1.9)
Ashe County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 17.4 (10.3, 28.9) 0.9 -2.7 (-5.0, -0.6)
Beaufort County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 24.1 (16.8, 33.9) 1.3 -3.2 (-4.9, -1.5)
Bladen County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 26.3 (17.0, 39.3) 1.4 -3.8 (-5.9, -1.8)
Burke County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 18.6 (13.9, 24.5) 1.0 -2.2 (-3.5, -0.6)
Caldwell County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 19.7 (14.2, 26.6) 1.0 -3.3 (-4.2, -2.4)
Carteret County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 15.4 (11.0, 21.4) 0.8 -3.8 (-5.0, -2.5)
Caswell County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 23.7 (14.0, 38.3) 1.2 -3.6 (-6.5, -1.2)
Chatham County 8 fallingfalling similar 14 22.7 (17.7, 29.1) 1.2 -2.4 (-3.6, -0.9)
Cleveland County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 15.8 (11.1, 21.7) 0.8 -3.9 (-5.1, -2.7)
Columbus County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 20.9 (14.0, 30.1) 1.1 -3.4 (-5.4, -1.7)
Craven County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 18.4 (13.8, 24.0) 1.0 -3.5 (-5.0, -2.0)
Cumberland County 8 fallingfalling similar 26 20.9 (17.3, 24.9) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.4, -2.5)
Davidson County 8 fallingfalling similar 22 22.9 (18.7, 27.9) 1.2 -2.3 (-3.4, -1.0)
Davie County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.8 (10.8, 25.2) 0.9 -4.0 (-5.8, -2.2)
Duplin County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.4 (10.4, 24.8) 0.9 -5.0 (-6.5, -3.8)
Durham County 8 fallingfalling similar 29 22.8 (19.1, 26.9) 1.2 -3.3 (-4.3, -2.3)
Franklin County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 20.1 (13.8, 28.1) 1.1 -4.0 (-5.6, -2.2)
Gaston County 8 fallingfalling similar 19 16.4 (13.1, 20.2) 0.9 -3.1 (-4.2, -2.0)
Granville County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 21.8 (14.9, 30.8) 1.1 -3.6 (-5.4, -1.9)
Harnett County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 21.7 (16.1, 28.5) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.6, -2.3)
Haywood County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 16.7 (11.7, 23.5) 0.9 -1.8 (-3.3, -0.1)
Hertford County 8 fallingfalling similar 3 29.2 (16.8, 47.5) 1.5 -2.9 (-4.6, -1.3)
Hoke County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 21.7 (12.2, 34.9) 1.1 -5.4 (-8.2, -2.6)
Iredell County 8 fallingfalling similar 16 16.7 (13.0, 21.0) 0.9 -2.6 (-3.6, -1.4)
Johnston County 8 fallingfalling similar 19 21.3 (16.9, 26.5) 1.1 -3.1 (-4.3, -1.8)
Lee County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.2 (10.5, 23.8) 0.9 -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)
Lincoln County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 18.9 (13.6, 25.6) 1.0 -3.3 (-4.9, -1.7)
Martin County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 24.7 (14.9, 39.9) 1.3 -4.6 (-6.7, -2.9)
McDowell County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 13.1 (7.6, 21.2) 0.7 -2.9 (-4.9, -1.0)
Mecklenburg County 8 fallingfalling similar 77 20.5 (18.5, 22.8) 1.1 -3.1 (-3.6, -2.6)
Moore County 8 fallingfalling similar 17 21.6 (17.3, 26.8) 1.1 -2.7 (-4.1, -1.1)
Nash County 8 fallingfalling similar 12 25.3 (19.1, 32.9) 1.3 -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0)
New Hanover County 8 fallingfalling similar 27 22.1 (18.4, 26.3) 1.2 -2.6 (-3.5, -1.5)
Onslow County 8 fallingfalling similar 11 19.0 (14.1, 24.8) 1.0 -4.1 (-5.6, -2.5)
Orange County 8 fallingfalling similar 12 17.3 (12.9, 22.6) 0.9 -4.1 (-5.4, -2.8)
Pasquotank County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 23.8 (15.4, 35.3) 1.3 -2.3 (-3.9, -0.6)
Pender County 8 fallingfalling similar 6 20.3 (13.6, 29.2) 1.1 -4.1 (-5.9, -2.2)
Pitt County 8 fallingfalling similar 15 21.5 (16.7, 27.2) 1.1 -3.5 (-4.9, -2.0)
Randolph County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 16.4 (12.5, 21.2) 0.9 -3.4 (-4.6, -2.1)
Richmond County 8 fallingfalling similar 4 17.9 (10.8, 27.8) 0.9 -4.1 (-6.3, -2.1)
Rockingham County 8 fallingfalling similar 13 22.0 (16.7, 28.5) 1.2 -2.6 (-3.9, -1.4)
Rutherford County 8 fallingfalling similar 8 20.5 (14.3, 28.4) 1.1 -2.3 (-3.7, -1.0)
Sampson County 8 fallingfalling similar 7 22.8 (15.7, 32.1) 1.2 -2.6 (-4.0, -1.3)
Stokes County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 16.0 (10.4, 24.2) 0.8 -3.9 (-5.6, -2.2)
Surry County 8 fallingfalling similar 10 23.9 (17.6, 31.8) 1.3 -1.8 (-3.2, -0.3)
Transylvania County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 15.2 (10.0, 23.7) 0.8 -4.0 (-5.5, -2.4)
Union County 8 fallingfalling similar 16 17.1 (13.4, 21.6) 0.9 -4.1 (-5.3, -2.7)
Vance County 8 fallingfalling similar 5 22.3 (14.0, 33.7) 1.2 -4.1 (-6.0, -2.5)
Wake County 8 fallingfalling similar 76 19.3 (17.4, 21.4) 1.0 -3.3 (-3.8, -2.8)
Wilkes County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 19.4 (14.0, 26.4) 1.0 -2.0 (-3.1, -0.7)
Wilson County 8 fallingfalling similar 9 20.3 (14.5, 27.7) 1.1 -2.9 (-3.9, -1.9)
Buncombe County 9 fallingfalling lower 25 15.2 (12.6, 18.3) 0.8 -3.6 (-4.5, -2.8)
Cabarrus County 9 fallingfalling lower 14 14.7 (11.3, 18.8) 0.8 -3.0 (-4.1, -1.7)
Stanly County 9 fallingfalling lower 4 10.8 (6.4, 17.3) 0.6 -3.8 (-6.2, -1.8)
Alexander County
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** similar 5 20.5 (12.9, 31.3) 1.1
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Anson County
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** higher 4 35.4 (21.2, 55.3) 1.9
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Bertie County
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** similar 4 27.5 (16.2, 45.2) 1.4
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Cherokee County
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** lower 3 11.7 (6.6, 20.8) 0.6
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Chowan County
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** higher 5 42.2 (26.8, 65.4) 2.2
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Macon County
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** similar 6 18.3 (12.1, 27.4) 1.0
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Montgomery County
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** similar 5 27.7 (17.6, 42.2) 1.5
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Northampton County
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** similar 4 23.1 (13.6, 39.1) 1.2
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Polk County
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** similar 3 18.6 (10.4, 33.1) 1.0
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Warren County
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** higher 5 33.1 (21.5, 50.4) 1.7
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Watauga County
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** similar 4 15.5 (9.5, 24.3) 0.8
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Yadkin County
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** similar 5 21.8 (13.8, 32.9) 1.1
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Yancey County
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** similar 3 25.7 (14.7, 42.9) 1.4
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Alleghany County
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3 or fewer
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Avery County
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3 or fewer
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Camden County
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3 or fewer
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Clay County
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3 or fewer
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Currituck County
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3 or fewer
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Gates County
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3 or fewer
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Graham County
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3 or fewer
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Greene County
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3 or fewer
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Hyde County
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3 or fewer
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Jackson County
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3 or fewer
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Jones County
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3 or fewer
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Madison County
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3 or fewer
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Mitchell County
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3 or fewer
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Pamlico County
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3 or fewer
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Perquimans County
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3 or fewer
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Scotland County
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3 or fewer
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Swain County
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3 or fewer
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Tyrrell County
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3 or fewer
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Washington County
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3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 12:58 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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