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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

Leukemia

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by count
Counties
sort alphabetically by name ascending 		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 ascending 		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 - falling falling trend - 23,447 6.0 (6.0, 6.1) - -2.1 (-2.3, -1.8)
North Carolina - falling falling trend - 726 5.9 (5.7, 6.1) - -0.9 (-1.1, -0.7)
Wake County 9 falling falling trend lower 51 5.3 (4.6, 6.0) 0.9 -3.8 (-5.7, -1.8)
Mecklenburg County 9 falling falling trend lower 48 5.1 (4.5, 5.8) 0.8 -1.9 (-2.5, -1.2)
Guilford County 6 stable stable trend similar 37 6.1 (5.3, 7.1) 1.0 -0.7 (-1.5, 0.0)
Forsyth County 6 stable stable trend similar 28 6.4 (5.4, 7.5) 1.1 -0.8 (-1.7, 0.0)
Buncombe County 6 stable stable trend similar 22 6.0 (4.9, 7.4) 1.0 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6)
Cumberland County 8 falling falling trend similar 19 6.2 (5.0, 7.6) 1.0 -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4)
Durham County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 5.6 (4.5, 6.9) 0.9 -1.2 (-2.5, 0.0)
New Hanover County 6 stable stable trend similar 17 5.9 (4.7, 7.3) 1.0 -0.3 (-1.4, 0.7)
Davidson County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 7.0 (5.5, 8.8) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5)
Rowan County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 7.6 (5.9, 9.8) 1.3 -0.1 (-1.4, 1.2)
Gaston County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 5.0 (3.9, 6.5) 0.8 -1.8 (-3.1, -0.6)
Catawba County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 6.5 (5.0, 8.4) 1.1 -0.8 (-1.8, 0.3)
Randolph County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 7.1 (5.4, 9.2) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7)
Union County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 5.5 (4.2, 7.0) 0.9 -1.6 (-3.1, 0.0)
Iredell County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 6.1 (4.6, 7.8) 1.0 -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5)
Onslow County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 9.1 (6.9, 11.6) 1.5 0.2 (-1.5, 1.9)
Cabarrus County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 5.5 (4.2, 7.1) 0.9 -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1)
Alamance County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 5.2 (3.9, 6.9) 0.9 -1.5 (-2.5, -0.5)
Craven County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 7.2 (5.4, 9.5) 1.2 -0.8 (-2.3, 0.6)
Johnston County 8 falling falling trend similar 11 5.2 (3.9, 6.9) 0.9 -1.8 (-3.5, -0.2)
Cleveland County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 8.0 (5.8, 10.6) 1.3 0.4 (-1.1, 1.9)
Henderson County 9 falling falling trend lower 10 4.3 (3.2, 5.9) 0.7 -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0)
Rockingham County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 7.9 (5.8, 10.7) 1.3 -0.5 (-2.1, 1.1)
Pitt County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 5.4 (3.9, 7.2) 0.9 -1.1 (-2.6, 0.3)
Robeson County 6 stable stable trend similar 9 5.8 (4.2, 7.9) 1.0 -1.2 (-2.7, 0.4)
Lincoln County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 8.0 (5.7, 11.0) 1.3 -1.2 (-2.8, 0.6)
Burke County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 6.0 (4.2, 8.4) 1.0 0.3 (-1.1, 1.7)
Surry County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 7.6 (5.4, 10.5) 1.3 -0.9 (-2.6, 0.9)
Sampson County 4 stable stable trend higher 8 10.2 (7.1, 14.1) 1.7 1.5 (-0.6, 3.7)
Rutherford County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 7.4 (5.1, 10.5) 1.2 -0.8 (-2.5, 0.9)
Wayne County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 4.8 (3.3, 6.7) 0.8 -0.9 (-2.6, 0.9)
Wilkes County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 6.7 (4.6, 9.5) 1.1 0.7 (-1.0, 2.4)
Franklin County 2 rising rising trend similar 7 8.7 (6.0, 12.3) 1.4 1.5 (0.0, 3.0)
Nash County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 5.3 (3.6, 7.5) 0.9 -1.6 (-3.2, 0.0)
Chatham County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 5.2 (3.5, 7.6) 0.9 -1.2 (-3.1, 0.7)
Halifax County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 8.9 (5.9, 13.1) 1.5 0.8 (-0.9, 2.5)
Harnett County 8 falling falling trend similar 6 4.5 (3.0, 6.5) 0.8 -2.1 (-3.6, -0.7)
Orange County 7 stable stable trend lower 6 3.8 (2.5, 5.6) 0.6 -1.3 (-2.9, 0.2)
Columbus County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 6.8 (4.4, 10.1) 1.1 -1.3 (-2.9, 0.2)
Caldwell County 8 falling falling trend similar 5 4.6 (3.0, 6.9) 0.8 -2.0 (-3.5, -0.4)
Haywood County 6 stable stable trend similar 5 4.9 (3.1, 7.5) 0.8 0.0 (-2.1, 2.2)
Wilson County 8 falling falling trend similar 4 4.2 (2.6, 6.5) 0.7 -9.3 (-15.5, -2.6)
Jackson County 6 stable stable trend similar 4 6.5 (3.7, 10.6) 1.1 -0.7 (-3.5, 2.2)
Alexander County
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 		** similar 3 6.5 (3.7, 10.8) 1.1
**
Ashe County
**
 		** similar 4 8.5 (5.1, 13.9) 1.4
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Beaufort County
**
 		** similar 3 4.9 (2.6, 8.4) 0.8
**
Brunswick County
**
 		** similar 17 6.5 (5.1, 8.3) 1.1
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Carteret County
**
 		** similar 9 7.4 (5.2, 10.3) 1.2
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Cherokee County
**
 		** similar 4 7.5 (4.2, 13.0) 1.2
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Davie County
**
 		** similar 5 7.9 (5.0, 12.0) 1.3
**
Edgecombe County
**
 		** similar 4 5.6 (3.4, 8.9) 0.9
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Granville County
**
 		** similar 4 5.4 (3.2, 8.5) 0.9
**
Hoke County
**
 		** similar 3 7.0 (3.8, 11.7) 1.2
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Lee County
**
 		** similar 3 4.3 (2.5, 7.0) 0.7
**
Lenoir County
**
 		** higher 8 10.1 (7.1, 14.2) 1.7
**
Moore County
**
 		** similar 9 5.4 (3.8, 7.4) 0.9
**
Pender County
**
 		** similar 5 5.7 (3.6, 8.7) 0.9
**
Person County
**
 		** similar 4 8.3 (5.0, 13.0) 1.4
**
Richmond County
**
 		** similar 3 5.7 (3.3, 9.3) 0.9
**
Scotland County
**
 		** similar 3 7.1 (4.1, 11.6) 1.2
**
Stanly County
**
 		** similar 6 7.3 (5.0, 10.5) 1.2
**
Stokes County
**
 		** similar 5 6.6 (4.1, 10.3) 1.1
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Transylvania County
**
 		** similar 3 4.9 (2.5, 9.1) 0.8
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Watauga County
**
 		** similar 4 6.2 (3.6, 10.1) 1.0
**
Yadkin County
**
 		** similar 3 6.7 (3.8, 11.1) 1.1
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Alleghany County
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3 or fewer
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Anson 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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Bertie County
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3 or fewer
*
*
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Bladen 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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Caswell County
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Chowan 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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Dare County
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Duplin 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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*
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Greene County
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*
3 or fewer
*
*
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Hertford County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Hyde 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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*
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Macon County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Madison County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Martin County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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McDowell 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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*
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Montgomery County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Northampton County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Pamlico County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Pasquotank County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Perquimans County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Polk 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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*
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Vance County
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3 or fewer
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*
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Warren County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Washington County
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*
3 or fewer
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*
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Yancey County
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*
3 or fewer
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 10:16 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 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, Anson County, Avery County, Bertie County, Bladen County, Camden County, Caswell County, Chowan County, Clay County, Currituck County, Dare County, Duplin County, Gates County, Graham County, Greene County, Hertford County, Hyde County, Jones County, Macon County, Madison County, Martin County, McDowell County, Mitchell County, Montgomery County, Northampton County, Pamlico County, Pasquotank County, Perquimans County, Polk County, Swain County, Tyrrell County, Vance County, Warren County, Washington County, Yancey County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Alexander County, Ashe County, Beaufort County, Brunswick County, Carteret County, Cherokee County, Davie County, Edgecombe County, Granville County, Hoke County, Lee County, Lenoir County, Moore County, Pender County, Person County, Richmond County, Scotland County, Stanly County, Stokes County, Transylvania County, Watauga County, Yadkin 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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