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Leading Causes of Death
North Carolina
Vital Statistics
Volume 2 – 2004
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
State Center for Health Statistics
1908 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1908
(919) 733-4728
www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/
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State of North Carolina
Michael F. Easley, Governor
Department of Health and Human Services
Carmen Hooker Odom, Secretary
Division of Public Health
Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., Health Director
State Center for Health Statistics
Paul A. Buescher, Ph.D., Director
Contributors:
Roy Clark
Reginald Daye
Kathleen Jones-Vessey
Jean Stafford
December 2005
The NC Department of Health and Human Services does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
600 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $2,118.42 or $3.53 per copy. 11/05
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
NORTH CAROLINA'S LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH .......................................................... 5
STATE AND COUNTY MORTALITY TABLES AND FIGURES
Mortality Statistics Summary for 2000-2004 ......................................................... 11
Sex-Specific Mortality Statistics Summary for 2000-2004 ....................................... 11
Total Deaths – All Causes ................................................................................... 13
Heart Disease .................................................................................................... 17
Cerebrovascular Disease ..................................................................................... 21
Cancer .............................................................................................................. 25
Cancer of Colon, Rectum, and Anus ................................................................. 29
Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung ........................................................... 33
Cancer of Breast ............................................................................................. 37
Cancer of Prostate .......................................................................................... 41
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease ..................................................... 45
Septicemia ......................................................................................................... 49
Diabetes Mellitus ................................................................................................ 53
Pneumonia and Influenza ................................................................................... 57
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases .................................................................... 61
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis ..................................................................... 65
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis ..................................................... 69
Motor Vehicle Injuries ......................................................................................... 73
All Other Unintentional Injuries ........................................................................... 77
Suicide .............................................................................................................. 81
Homicide ........................................................................................................... 85
Alzheimer's Disease ............................................................................................ 89
Infant Mortality .................................................................................................. 93
TECHNICAL NOTES
Computation of Death Rates ............................................................................... 99
Interpretation of Death Rates.............................................................................. 100
Caution About Use of Rates ................................................................................ 101
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A – Comparability Ratios for the Major Causes of Death........................ 105
APPENDIX B – List of Selected Causes of Death ................................................... 106
APPENDIX C – List of 51 Selected Causes of Death ............................................... 107
APPENDIX D – List of 72 Selected Causes of Infant Death..................................... 109
APPENDIX E – Statistical Primer: Age-Adjusted Death Rates .................................. 111
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Introduction
North Carolina Vital Statistics, Volume 2: Leading Causes of Death describes North Carolina’s total
and cause-specific deaths at the state and county level. More than a dozen of North Carolina’s
leading causes of death are depicted in tables and maps. In addition, major site-specific cancer
deaths and total infant deaths are tabulated and mapped.
This edition includes the number of deaths and unadjusted death rates for 2004 and the number of
deaths and unadjusted and age-adjusted death rates for 2000-2004. Beginning in 1999, causes of
death were coded using the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
For the years 1979 through 1998, the ninth revision of the ICD was used. We have not combined
mortality data across these two revisions of the ICD due to comparability problems. “Comparability
ratios” for the United States have been provided by the National Center for Health Statistics,
providing numerical adjustments for comparing data across the ICD revisions. Appendix A shows
these comparability ratios for the major causes of death presented in this volume. With five years
of data now available under ICD-10, we are publishing five-year unadjusted and age-adjusted
death rates.
Be sure to read the Technical Notes section of this publication. This section explains some
of the limitations of the data and addresses issues of interpretation. Many of the deaths rates
presented here are based on small numbers and should be interpreted with caution.
A detailed breakout of cause-specific deaths by age, race, sex, and county of residence can be
found in the companion publication North Carolina Detailed Mortality Statistics. This and other
publications (listed and described on the inside front cover of this publication) are available from
the State Center for Health Statistics. Most are available through our Web site (shown below) and
some are also available in printed form. Contact us at:
State Center for Health Statistics
Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1908 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1908
(919) 733-4728
www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS
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NORTH CAROLINA’S
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
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TABLE A:
Leading Causes of Death* by Age Group
North Carolina Residents, 2004
*Leading causes of death are generated from a list of 51 causes of death categories developed by the National Center for Health
Statistics to promote comparability in analyses of mortality. For deaths under one year of age, a list of 72 causes of death was used.
See Appendices for the ICD-10 codes for these lists of causes.
ALL AGES
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 17,545
2 Cancer .................................................. 16,436
3 Cerebrovascular disease .......................... 4,949
4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .... 3,618
5 Other unintentional injuries ..................... 2,303
6 Diabetes mellitus .................................... 2,250
7 Alzheimer’s disease ................................. 2,185
8 Pneumonia and influenza ........................ 1,686
9 Motor vehicle injuries .............................. 1,675
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .. 1,467
All other causes (Residual) .................... 18,077
Total Deaths - All Causes ........................... 72,191
INFANTS (AGE <1)
Rank Cause Number
1 Short gestation - low birthweight ............... 207
2 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) .......... 187
3 SIDS ........................................................ 103
4 Maternal complications ................................ 76
5 Complications of the placenta ...................... 47
6 Respiratory distress ..................................... 43
7 Bacterial sepsis ........................................... 37
8 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 36
9 Diseases of the circulatory system ............... 22
10 Atelectasis .................................................. 20
Intrauterine hypoxia/birth asphyxia .............. 20
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 252
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 1,050
1 - 4 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 24
Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 24
3 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 14
4 Homicide .................................................... 13
5 Cancer ........................................................ 12
6 Conditions originating in perinatal period ....... 6
Diseases of the heart .................................... 6
8 Pneumonia & influenza.................................. 4
9 Cerebrovascular disease ................................ 3
10 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ................. 2
Septicemia .................................................... 2
All other causes (Residual) .......................... 30
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 140
5 - 14 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 68
2 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 27
Cancer ........................................................ 27
4 Homicide .................................................... 14
Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 14
6 Diseases of the heart .................................. 11
7 Suicide ......................................................... 9
8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ................. 5
9 Septicemia .................................................... 3
10 In situ neoplasms .......................................... 2
Pneumonia and influenza .............................. 2
All other causes (Residual) .......................... 25
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 207
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TABLE A: (cont.)
Leading Causes of Death* by Age Group
North Carolina Residents, 2004
*Leading causes of death are generated from a list of 51 causes of death categories developed by the National Center for Health
Statistics to promote comparability in analyses of mortality. For deaths under one year of age, a list of 72 causes of death was used.
See Appendices for the ICD-10 codes for these lists of causes.
15 - 24 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 430
2 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 163
3 Homicide .................................................. 141
4 Suicide ..................................................... 128
5 Cancer ........................................................ 41
6 Diseases of the heart .................................. 30
7 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 16
8 HIV .............................................................. 8
9 Cerebrovascular disease ................................ 6
Diabetes mellitus .......................................... 6
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 132
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 1,101
25 - 44 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Cancer ...................................................... 577
2 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 564
3 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 539
4 Diseases of the heart ................................ 533
5 Suicide ..................................................... 427
6 Homicide .................................................. 281
7 HIV/AIDS ................................................. 189
8 Cerebrovascular disease ............................ 118
9 Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis ...................... 91
10 Diabetes mellitus ........................................ 86
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 865
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 4,270
45 - 64 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Cancer ................................................... 4,693
2 Diseases of the heart ............................. 3,233
3 Cerebrovascular disease ............................ 621
4 Diabetes mellitus ...................................... 538
5 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 532
6 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............. 523
7 Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis .................... 407
8 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 342
9 Suicide ..................................................... 299
10 Pneumonia & influenza.............................. 237
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 2,970
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 14,395
AGES 65 & OVER
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ........................... 13,713
2 Cancer ................................................. 11,084
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 4,197
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 3,053
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 2,169
6 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,619
7 Pneumonia & influenza........................... 1,466
8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .. 1,186
9 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 957
10 Septicemia ................................................ 895
All other causes (Residual) ................... 10,689
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 51,028
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TABLE B:
Leading Causes of Death* by Race
North Carolina Residents, 2004
*Racial group totals will not add up to overall total because deaths occurring among other races are not included here. Caution
should be taken when comparing the number of deaths across racial groupings. Population size varies considerably from one racial
group to another. The number of deaths for each group is to a large extent a reflection of that population size.
WHITE
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ........................... 13,816
2 Cancer ................................................. 12,924
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 3,722
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 3,190
5 Other unintentional injuries .................... 1,914
6 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 1,879
7 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,418
8 Pneumonia & influenza........................... 1,388
9 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,285
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 957
All other causes (Residual) ................... 13,310
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 55,803
BLACK
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 3,531
2 Cancer ................................................... 3,319
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 1,161
4 Diabetes mellitus ...................................... 796
5 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 487
6 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............. 404
7 Septicemia ................................................ 357
8 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 346
9 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 331
10 HIV .......................................................... 321
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 4,392
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 15,445
AMERICAN INDIAN
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ................................ 152
2 Cancer ...................................................... 129
3 Cerebrovascular disease .............................. 47
4 Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 41
5 Diabetes mellitus ........................................ 30
6 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 24
7 Homicide .................................................... 23
Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............... 23
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ..... 17
10 Septicemia .................................................. 14
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 149
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 649
Note: Hispanic and Non-Hispanic deaths are in Table D on page 8.
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TABLE C:
Leading Causes of Death by Sex
North Carolina Residents, 2004
TABLE D:
Leading Causes of Death by Hispanicity*
North Carolina Residents, 2004
FEMALE
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 8,735
2 Cancer ....................................................7,765
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 3,013
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 1,790
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 1,625
6 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,147
7 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 963
8 Pneumonia & influenza.............................. 948
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 805
10 Septicemia ................................................ 666
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 9,084
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 36,541
MALE
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 8,810
2 Cancer ................................................... 8,671
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 1,936
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 1,828
5 Other unintentional injuries .................... 1,340
6 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,165
7 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,103
8 Suicide ..................................................... 790
9 Pneumonia & influenza.............................. 738
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 662
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 8,607
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 35,650
HISPANIC
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 143
2 Cancer ........................................................ 77
3 Diseases of the heart .................................. 60
4 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 46
5 Homicide .................................................... 41
6 Conditions originating in perinatal period ..... 40
7 Congenital anomalies .................................. 28
8 Suicide ....................................................... 20
9 Cerebrovascular disease .............................. 10
10 Septicemia .................................................... 9
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 117
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 591
NON-HISPANIC
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................ 17,480
2 Cancer ................................................. 16,358
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 4,939
4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... 3,612
5 Other unintentional injuries .................... 2,252
6 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 2,243
7 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 2,181
8 Pneumonia & influenza........................... 1,680
9 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,530
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .. 1,461
All other causes (Residual) .................... 17,827
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 71,563
*Ethnic group totals will not add up to overall total because deaths with unknown Hispanicity are not included here.
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STATE AND
COUNTY MORTALITY
TABLES FOR 2004
North Carolina Counties
Wake Wilson
Beaufort
Onslow
Chatham
Franklin
Lee
Randolph
Guilford
Clay
Swain
Madison
Polk
Lincoln
Burke
Caldwell
Ashe
Wilkes
Iredell
Yadkin
Surry
Rowan
Davie
Union Anson
Stanly
Forsyth
Moore
Hoke
Robeson
Johnston
Duplin
Pender
Craven
Pitt
Nash
Lenoir
Brunswick
Jones
Carteret
Pamlico
Hyde
Hertford
Gates
Bertie
Halifax
Dare
Tyrrell
Harnett
Columbus
Pasquotank
Camden
Cherokee
Graham
Haywood
Buncombe
Watauga
Rockingham Caswell
Perquimans
Currituck
sylvania
Tran- Meck-
lenburg
mond
Rich-
New
Hanover
Macon
Jackson
Rutherford
Yancey
Avery
McDowell Catawba
ander
Alex-
ghany
Alle- Northampton
derson
Davidson
Stokes
ville
gomery
Mont-
Hen-
mance
Ala-
ham
Dur-
Cumber-
land
Bladen
Scot-
land
Gran-
Warren
Edge-
Martin ington
Wash-
Wayne
Greene
Mitchell
Chowan
Vance
Sampson
Cabarrus
Gaston
Cleveland
Orange
Person
combe
TABLE E:
North Carolina Resident Mortality Statistics Summary for 2000-2004
Leading Causes of Death Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate
2004
Number of
Deaths
2000-2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004
Diseases of Heart 17,545 205.4 93,024 223.8 233.9
-Acute Myocardial Infarction 4,187 49.0 23,333 56.1 58.5
-Other Ischemic Heart Disease 7,576 88.7 41,074 98.8 103.2
Hypertension 736 8.6 3,325 8.0 8.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,949 57.9 26,461 63.7 67.4
Atherosclerosis 270 3.2 1,614 3.9 4.2
Cancer 16,436 192.4 80,500 193.6 197.4
-Lip, Oral cavity, and Pharynx 243 2.8 1,150 2.8 2.8
-Stomach 313 3.7 1,586 3.8 3.9
-Colon, Rectum, and Anus 1,519 17.8 7,703 18.5 19.0
-Liver 367 4.3 1,722 4.1 4.2
-Pancreas 921 10.8 4,355 10.5 10.7
-Larynx 123 1.4 597 1.4 1.4
-Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 5,019 58.8 24,486 58.9 59.6
-Malignant Melanoma of Skin 230 2.7 1,175 2.8 2.9
-Bladder 343 4.0 1,553 3.7 3.9
-Brain Tumors 360 4.2 1,821 4.4 4.4
-Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 596 7.0 2,954 7.1 7.3
-Leukemia 543 6.4 2,851 6.9 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 2,250 26.3 11,096 26.7 27.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 1,686 19.7 9,279 22.3 23.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3,618 42.4 18,350 44.1 46.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 775 9.1 3,760 9.0 9.0
Septicemia 1,200 14.0 5,692 13.7 14.3
Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. 1,467 17.2 6,923 16.7 17.4
Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,675 19.6 8,187 19.7 19.6
All Other Unintentional Injuries 2,303 27.0 10,055 24.2 24.8
Suicide 1,021 12.0 4,876 11.7 11.6
Homicide 610 7.1 3,077 7.4 7.3
Alzheimer's disease 2,185 25.6 9,797 23.6 25.5
HIV disease 406 4.8 2,265 5.4 5.4
Total Deaths - All Causes 72,191 845.2 359,671 865.2 897.6
TABLE F:
North Carolina Resident Sex-Specific Mortality Statistics Summary for 2000-2004
Sex-Specific Causes of Cancer Death Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate
2004
Number of
Deaths
2000-2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004
-Breast 1,232 28.4 5,908 27.9 25.4
-Cervix Uteri 111 2.6 581 2.7 2.6
-Ovary 416 9.6 2,014 9.5 8.6
-Prostate 857 20.4 4,523 22.2 31.6
Notes: All death rates are per 100,000 population. The Sex-specific death rates cannot be compared to the other leading causes of death because the
denominators are sex-specific. Therefore, in ranking the causes of death -- for example, in ranking the leading cancer sites -- one must use the
observed numbers of deaths. Breast cancer includes a few deaths to males, while the denominator of the rate is the female population, the primary
population at risk. See Appendices for cause of death codes.
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TABLE 1: TOTAL, ALL CAUSES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 72,191 845.2 359,671 865.2 897.6
Alamance 1,271 926.9 6,553 970.9 881.1
Alexander 306 870.8 1,444 841.2 888.1
Alleghany 132 1216.9 684 1267.2 873.1
Anson 253 983.4 1,428 1124.8 979.3
Ashe 289 1151.2 1,456 1172.7 846.3
Avery 190 1055.6 946 1061.9 875.6
Beaufort 520 1133.9 2,692 1183.1 982.2
Bertie 244 1237.5 1,292 1306.1 1087.1
Bladen 410 1242.6 1,983 1214.2 1085.7
Brunswick 849 998.4 3,806 960.7 843.8
Buncombe 2,118 984.6 10,942 1038.6 852.2
Burke 887 997.8 4,229 948.5 889.8
Cabarrus 1,192 812.9 5,804 830.8 894.4
Caldwell 715 910.3 3,813 976.5 920.1
Camden 69 809.4 323 857.5 851.5
Carteret 685 1107.2 3,452 1144.3 921.6
Caswell 259 1094.2 1,235 1043.6 960.0
Catawba 1,327 897.9 6,545 898.3 921.2
Chatham 482 876.4 2,436 930.2 785.0
Cherokee 312 1214.5 1,573 1257.0 872.7
Chowan 198 1368.3 925 1287.4 932.8
Clay 114 1185.3 567 1232.8 756.9
Cleveland 1,022 1049.3 5,054 1040.6 970.2
Columbus 631 1156.4 3,169 1157.9 1073.2
Craven 893 970.9 4,275 928.2 934.7
Cumberland 1,986 638.9 10,093 659.2 1006.7
Currituck 176 804.5 833 839.6 891.2
Dare 275 803.0 1,317 817.7 839.8
Davidson 1,376 897.8 6,986 927.9 917.2
Davie 340 896.5 1,702 929.4 851.7
Duplin 504 979.0 2,525 1001.4 992.7
Durham 1,643 687.8 8,385 721.2 868.1
Edgecombe 572 1060.9 3,045 1112.9 1099.8
Forsyth 2,779 866.4 13,821 879.5 871.0
Franklin 423 799.9 2,187 870.3 956.6
Gaston 1,936 1008.1 9,783 1021.9 1026.0
Gates 109 992.2 614 1144.5 1035.1
Graham 99 1226.2 512 1273.5 943.8
Granville 455 859.4 2,235 873.9 941.1
Greene 187 935.1 897 920.4 932.3
Guilford 3,533 812.8 17,494 816.2 852.0
Halifax 643 1138.5 3,310 1161.2 1019.5
Harnett 822 825.1 3,807 794.7 949.9
Haywood 660 1168.2 3,237 1171.5 827.1
Henderson 1,189 1236.9 5,686 1223.6 777.3
Hertford 297 1251.6 1,499 1279.6 1071.8
Hoke 274 709.4 1,256 695.8 1016.7
Hyde 68 1205.2 340 1179.0 894.1
Iredell 1,114 819.1 5,600 860.2 879.6
Jackson 317 889.7 1,550 902.8 834.0
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 1: TOTAL, ALL CAUSES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 1,070 756.8 4,985 753.9 916.7
Jones 94 917.9 587 1142.8 969.7
Lee 491 979.1 2,404 966.9 952.6
Lenoir 661 1129.0 3,546 1198.8 1076.3
Lincoln 620 910.8 2,920 880.2 943.3
McDowell 440 1017.4 2,203 1027.2 914.1
Macon 419 1318.9 1,943 1257.8 793.8
Madison 208 1029.5 1,084 1089.6 853.0
Martin 333 1348.1 1,605 1278.2 1084.9
Mecklenburg 4,676 608.2 23,177 631.4 845.3
Mitchell 183 1144.3 1,023 1287.7 930.1
Montgomery 306 1126.9 1,385 1020.2 948.8
Moore 963 1213.7 4,510 1167.8 770.8
Nash 915 1008.7 4,450 998.8 1018.4
New Hanover 1,427 818.6 7,084 849.0 838.8
Northampton 292 1354.0 1,432 1310.2 1014.0
Onslow 814 509.7 3,879 505.3 944.7
Orange 692 572.1 3,460 577.5 771.6
Pamlico 146 1116.7 723 1114.5 823.5
Pasquotank 357 949.3 1,820 1012.0 910.5
Pender 380 841.8 1,877 871.6 833.1
Perquimans 142 1199.3 743 1279.0 924.6
Person 355 959.8 1,909 1045.5 969.0
Pitt 1,048 740.6 5,270 765.8 955.1
Polk 276 1455.2 1,391 1481.1 806.1
Randolph 1,113 819.6 5,645 844.6 868.3
Richmond 501 1078.5 2,631 1129.4 1065.8
Robeson 1,128 891.3 5,904 943.8 1124.4
Rockingham 1,000 1085.6 5,176 1122.3 965.2
Rowan 1,286 965.9 6,619 1000.0 906.2
Rutherford 761 1203.7 3,766 1190.0 969.3
Sampson 629 1004.3 3,158 1024.6 1011.2
Scotland 349 946.7 1,800 999.9 1062.3
Stanly 561 949.6 2,956 1004.6 915.1
Stokes 393 856.5 2,085 918.8 940.9
Surry 776 1073.7 3,851 1071.7 890.3
Swain 156 1158.1 834 1258.4 1065.8
Transylvania 361 1214.9 1,809 1227.5 794.1
Tyrrell 33 790.6 221 1058.5 858.8
Union 946 623.0 4,426 639.5 861.1
Vance 486 1108.9 2,410 1100.4 1111.5
Wake 3,509 484.9 17,035 501.6 771.9
Warren 217 1081.0 1,153 1150.1 897.1
Washington 157 1164.7 829 1221.6 1005.4
Watauga 286 667.4 1,450 677.2 765.5
Wayne 1,103 958.2 5,307 931.1 1032.7
Wilkes 644 961.5 3,327 1000.1 898.6
Wilson 797 1043.0 3,719 989.2 971.4
Yadkin 350 944.6 1,857 1009.4 908.6
Yancey 196 1084.6 953 1060.8 755.5
Total Deaths - All Causes
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 1.A
Total Deaths - All Causes
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 1.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
1198.8 - 1481.1
931.1 - 1071.7
721.2 - 931.1
501.6 - 721.2
1071.7 - 1198.8
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
1026.0 - 1124.4
949.9 - 1026.0
881.1 - 949.9
806.1 - 881.1
755.5 - 806.1
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 2: HEART DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 17,545 205.4 93,024 223.8 233.9
Alamance 301 219.5 1,607 238.1 213.7
Alexander 79 224.8 408 237.7 254.5
Alleghany 37 341.1 168 311.2 210.0
Anson 66 256.5 430 338.7 287.8
Ashe 72 286.8 368 296.4 205.3
Avery 53 294.4 259 290.7 240.1
Beaufort 152 331.4 858 377.1 306.6
Bertie 57 289.1 313 316.4 262.3
Bladen 112 339.4 580 355.1 314.1
Brunswick 218 256.4 1,019 257.2 226.7
Buncombe 508 236.2 2,801 265.9 213.1
Burke 251 282.4 1,132 253.9 236.9
Cabarrus 293 199.8 1,544 221.0 240.0
Caldwell 161 205.0 990 253.5 237.8
Camden 17 199.4 92 244.3 236.0
Carteret 176 284.5 979 324.5 258.0
Caswell 55 232.4 304 256.9 234.7
Catawba 296 200.3 1,561 214.3 221.2
Chatham 114 207.3 607 231.8 192.8
Cherokee 84 327.0 437 349.2 232.4
Chowan 47 324.8 257 357.7 248.1
Clay 20 207.9 117 254.4 143.2
Cleveland 274 281.3 1,447 297.9 275.6
Columbus 185 339.1 1,035 378.2 348.5
Craven 194 210.9 1,058 229.7 233.5
Cumberland 488 157.0 2,686 175.4 293.1
Currituck 38 173.7 210 211.7 226.1
Dare 61 178.1 286 177.6 183.1
Davidson 367 239.5 1,960 260.3 258.7
Davie 71 187.2 449 245.2 222.7
Duplin 127 246.7 602 238.8 237.0
Durham 325 136.1 1,852 159.3 196.1
Edgecombe 131 243.0 821 300.1 297.0
Forsyth 612 190.8 3,233 205.7 203.4
Franklin 87 164.5 567 225.6 250.7
Gaston 467 243.2 2,561 267.5 270.1
Gates 32 291.3 169 315.0 280.9
Graham 31 383.9 159 395.5 284.9
Granville 109 205.9 567 221.7 241.9
Greene 28 140.0 212 217.5 219.9
Guilford 828 190.5 4,230 197.4 206.8
Halifax 157 278.0 916 321.3 276.7
Harnett 211 211.8 990 206.7 252.9
Haywood 163 288.5 863 312.3 212.9
Henderson 297 309.0 1,477 317.9 191.8
Hertford 60 252.8 359 306.4 252.7
Hoke 71 183.8 305 169.0 263.6
Hyde 21 372.2 107 371.1 270.5
Iredell 304 223.5 1,600 245.8 253.5
Jackson 58 162.8 360 209.7 191.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 2: HEART DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 302 213.6 1,473 222.8 281.5
Jones 19 185.5 156 303.7 252.5
Lee 124 247.3 627 252.2 250.4
Lenoir 183 312.6 967 326.9 291.2
Lincoln 180 264.4 787 237.2 258.5
McDowell 114 263.6 613 285.8 252.6
Macon 93 292.7 510 330.1 197.5
Madison 53 262.3 271 272.4 208.0
Martin 77 311.7 464 369.5 308.7
Mecklenburg 970 126.2 5,213 142.0 198.0
Mitchell 37 231.4 248 312.2 216.6
Montgomery 71 261.5 391 288.0 266.7
Moore 233 293.7 1,190 308.1 195.0
Nash 196 216.1 1,112 249.6 256.1
New Hanover 378 216.9 1,845 221.1 220.8
Northampton 82 380.2 387 354.1 266.0
Onslow 159 99.6 915 119.2 246.9
Orange 144 119.0 757 126.3 172.3
Pamlico 34 260.1 174 268.2 192.8
Pasquotank 101 268.6 487 270.8 240.9
Pender 93 206.0 510 236.8 229.8
Perquimans 37 312.5 209 359.8 249.4
Person 94 254.2 497 272.2 250.5
Pitt 237 167.5 1,290 187.5 238.8
Polk 72 379.6 357 380.1 199.4
Randolph 261 192.2 1,460 218.4 226.7
Richmond 162 348.7 860 369.2 347.1
Robeson 287 226.8 1,590 254.2 312.4
Rockingham 259 281.2 1,340 290.6 246.1
Rowan 382 286.9 2,029 306.6 273.0
Rutherford 210 332.2 1,021 322.6 256.1
Sampson 170 271.4 768 249.2 245.5
Scotland 93 252.3 521 289.4 310.0
Stanly 152 257.3 923 313.7 283.5
Stokes 80 174.3 505 222.5 230.2
Surry 219 303.0 1,048 291.6 236.9
Swain 38 282.1 209 315.4 261.8
Transylvania 92 309.6 471 319.6 194.8
Tyrrell 8 191.7 62 297.0 231.5
Union 235 154.8 1,172 169.3 239.4
Vance 125 285.2 664 303.2 306.8
Wake 777 107.4 4,088 120.4 196.5
Warren 66 328.8 346 345.1 259.6
Washington 60 445.1 260 383.1 306.4
Watauga 66 154.0 393 183.6 206.3
Wayne 276 239.8 1,450 254.4 286.7
Wilkes 150 223.9 803 241.4 214.9
Wilson 203 265.7 945 251.3 247.2
Yadkin 74 199.7 456 247.9 221.5
Yancey 51 282.2 278 309.5 212.7
Heart Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 2.A
Heart Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 2.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
330.2 - 395.5
272.5 - 330.1
231.9 - 272.4
187.6 - 231.8
119.2 - 187.5
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
297.1 - 348.5
263.7 - 297.0
233.6 - 263.6
203.5 - 233.5
143.2 - 203.4
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 3: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 21 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 4,949 57.9 26,461 63.7 67.4
Alamance 101 73.7 528 78.2 69.6
Alexander 23 65.5 98 57.1 62.5
Alleghany 7 64.5 47 87.1 57.2
Anson 29 112.7 120 94.5 79.4
Ashe 24 95.6 109 87.8 59.7
Avery 7 38.9 52 58.4 47.8
Beaufort 43 93.8 200 87.9 71.9
Bertie 25 126.8 105 106.1 85.3
Bladen 41 124.3 173 105.9 94.1
Brunswick 41 48.2 223 56.3 52.8
Buncombe 149 69.3 798 75.7 59.7
Burke 46 51.7 322 72.2 68.1
Cabarrus 64 43.6 369 52.8 58.1
Caldwell 70 89.1 312 79.9 76.9
Camden 3 35.2 20 53.1 57.6
Carteret 48 77.6 248 82.2 65.6
Caswell 20 84.5 96 81.1 75.7
Catawba 98 66.3 485 66.6 69.4
Chatham 39 70.9 209 79.8 65.5
Cherokee 16 62.3 86 68.7 44.9
Chowan 19 131.3 86 119.7 84.1
Clay 10 104.0 46 100.0 56.8
Cleveland 69 70.8 337 69.4 64.5
Columbus 39 71.5 203 74.2 68.7
Craven 69 75.0 296 64.3 66.5
Cumberland 96 30.9 543 35.5 60.8
Currituck 12 54.9 64 64.5 73.8
Dare 14 40.9 81 50.3 53.1
Davidson 92 60.0 507 67.3 68.0
Davie 18 47.5 125 68.3 62.3
Duplin 39 75.8 241 95.6 96.4
Durham 96 40.2 597 51.3 63.3
Edgecombe 57 105.7 294 107.5 107.9
Forsyth 193 60.2 1,064 67.7 67.3
Franklin 22 41.6 167 66.5 76.1
Gaston 106 55.2 605 63.2 64.9
Gates 7 63.7 39 72.7 65.6
Graham 12 148.6 30 74.6 51.9
Granville 38 71.8 166 64.9 72.7
Greene 17 85.0 61 62.6 64.0
Guilford 236 54.3 1,314 61.3 64.6
Halifax 51 90.3 279 97.9 84.0
Harnett 58 58.2 281 58.7 74.1
Haywood 44 77.9 220 79.6 54.0
Henderson 70 72.8 392 84.4 49.6
Hertford 17 71.6 127 108.4 88.1
Hoke 18 46.6 63 34.9 55.8
Hyde 4 70.9 15 52.0 38.4
Iredell 73 53.7 411 63.1 66.4
Jackson 21 58.9 103 60.0 55.5
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 3: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 22 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 58 41.0 314 47.5 61.5
Jones 5 48.8 49 95.4 78.8
Lee 28 55.8 158 63.5 63.3
Lenoir 51 87.1 248 83.8 74.5
Lincoln 41 60.2 204 61.5 69.0
McDowell 33 76.3 154 71.8 64.2
Macon 28 88.1 154 99.7 57.4
Madison 18 89.1 84 84.4 63.9
Martin 27 109.3 109 86.8 73.0
Mecklenburg 301 39.2 1,651 45.0 64.2
Mitchell 14 87.5 85 107.0 73.5
Montgomery 18 66.3 100 73.7 68.5
Moore 72 90.7 363 94.0 57.4
Nash 72 79.4 386 86.6 90.3
New Hanover 87 49.9 529 63.4 64.2
Northampton 20 92.7 93 85.1 62.6
Onslow 72 45.1 244 31.8 68.8
Orange 42 34.7 258 43.1 60.6
Pamlico 14 107.1 75 115.6 84.1
Pasquotank 26 69.1 133 74.0 64.5
Pender 28 62.0 168 78.0 79.3
Perquimans 17 143.6 64 110.2 75.4
Person 35 94.6 191 104.6 98.0
Pitt 81 57.2 400 58.1 76.1
Polk 29 152.9 121 128.8 61.2
Randolph 69 50.8 408 61.0 64.6
Richmond 29 62.4 166 71.3 67.6
Robeson 73 57.7 425 67.9 86.6
Rockingham 66 71.6 396 85.9 72.3
Rowan 58 43.6 415 62.7 55.1
Rutherford 54 85.4 293 92.6 72.3
Sampson 54 86.2 301 97.7 97.0
Scotland 37 100.4 158 87.8 95.4
Stanly 39 66.0 234 79.5 71.9
Stokes 33 71.9 199 87.7 94.1
Surry 52 71.9 297 82.7 66.7
Swain 9 66.8 46 69.4 57.1
Transylvania 25 84.1 137 93.0 56.4
Tyrrell 3 71.9 15 71.8 58.0
Union 54 35.6 290 41.9 61.1
Vance 45 102.7 227 103.6 106.7
Wake 261 36.1 1,371 40.4 68.6
Warren 11 54.8 95 94.8 69.6
Washington 7 51.9 50 73.7 61.2
Watauga 23 53.7 110 51.4 59.3
Wayne 87 75.6 370 64.9 76.1
Wilkes 30 44.8 259 77.9 70.4
Wilson 65 85.1 298 79.3 78.5
Yadkin 28 75.6 144 78.3 70.2
Yancey 9 49.8 65 72.4 49.6
Cerebrovascular Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 3.A
Cerebrovascular Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 3.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
31.8 - 53.1
53.2 - 69.4
69.5 - 84.4
84.5 - 100.0
100.1 - 128.8
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
85.4 - 107.9
70.5 - 85.3
61.6 - 70.4
49.7 - 61.5
38.4 - 49.6
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 4: CANCER - ALL SITES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 25 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 16,436 192.4 80,500 193.6 197.4
Alamance 300 218.8 1,471 218.0 198.8
Alexander 69 196.4 320 186.4 187.6
Alleghany 22 202.8 154 285.3 191.0
Anson 48 186.6 259 204.0 179.8
Ashe 69 274.9 313 252.1 178.1
Avery 42 233.3 212 238.0 193.6
Beaufort 119 259.5 588 258.4 206.9
Bertie 45 228.2 283 286.1 233.3
Bladen 78 236.4 375 229.6 200.4
Brunswick 225 264.6 999 252.2 193.2
Buncombe 451 209.7 2,429 230.5 190.1
Burke 209 235.1 937 210.2 192.1
Cabarrus 277 188.9 1,281 183.4 195.2
Caldwell 167 212.6 876 224.3 204.0
Camden 23 269.8 101 268.1 257.7
Carteret 178 287.7 853 282.8 213.6
Caswell 61 257.7 295 249.3 221.7
Catawba 286 193.5 1,448 198.7 197.8
Chatham 118 214.5 575 219.6 184.1
Cherokee 75 291.9 380 303.7 202.1
Chowan 48 331.7 195 271.4 197.5
Clay 27 280.7 145 315.3 185.7
Cleveland 217 222.8 1,092 224.8 205.7
Columbus 119 218.1 633 231.3 208.3
Craven 208 226.1 1,035 224.7 216.9
Cumberland 412 132.5 2,141 139.8 204.2
Currituck 42 192.0 204 205.6 202.5
Dare 79 230.7 373 231.6 218.3
Davidson 288 187.9 1,580 209.9 199.7
Davie 72 189.8 356 194.4 173.5
Duplin 122 237.0 526 208.6 204.5
Durham 401 167.9 1,951 167.8 206.6
Edgecombe 139 257.8 665 243.1 235.3
Forsyth 651 203.0 3,155 200.8 197.8
Franklin 110 208.0 502 199.8 217.2
Gaston 441 229.6 2,117 221.1 215.4
Gates 15 136.5 129 240.5 215.4
Graham 16 198.2 101 251.2 177.6
Granville 101 190.8 522 204.1 212.2
Greene 40 200.0 195 200.1 202.4
Guilford 737 169.5 3,866 180.4 188.0
Halifax 130 230.2 692 242.8 211.7
Harnett 202 202.8 881 183.9 217.0
Haywood 150 265.5 716 259.1 180.0
Henderson 243 252.8 1,259 270.9 173.4
Hertford 70 295.0 310 264.6 219.4
Hoke 66 170.9 292 161.8 234.4
Hyde 19 336.8 75 260.1 203.0
Iredell 223 164.0 1,221 187.6 185.8
Jackson 72 202.1 330 192.2 170.8
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 4: CANCER - ALL SITES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 26 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 259 183.2 1,124 170.0 199.1
Jones 22 214.8 119 231.7 196.0
Lee 115 229.3 550 221.2 212.6
Lenoir 133 227.2 748 252.9 220.0
Lincoln 119 174.8 634 191.1 195.3
McDowell 110 254.4 517 241.1 209.5
Macon 102 321.1 436 282.2 175.8
Madison 53 262.3 255 256.3 202.2
Martin 75 303.6 334 266.0 220.5
Mecklenburg 1,038 135.0 5,112 139.3 185.7
Mitchell 40 250.1 220 276.9 192.6
Montgomery 67 246.7 288 212.1 192.4
Moore 251 316.4 1,147 297.0 194.2
Nash 206 227.1 965 216.6 215.0
New Hanover 364 208.8 1,706 204.5 195.7
Northampton 76 352.4 325 297.4 225.4
Onslow 209 130.9 907 118.1 215.9
Orange 169 139.7 858 143.2 189.1
Pamlico 32 244.8 165 254.3 181.8
Pasquotank 73 194.1 409 227.4 208.1
Pender 101 223.7 466 216.4 192.7
Perquimans 30 253.4 164 282.3 198.7
Person 73 197.4 430 235.5 214.2
Pitt 238 168.2 1,184 172.1 213.8
Polk 53 279.4 270 287.5 163.6
Randolph 252 185.6 1,318 197.2 197.2
Richmond 112 241.1 540 231.8 213.9
Robeson 250 197.5 1,185 189.4 220.9
Rockingham 239 259.4 1,205 261.3 221.4
Rowan 282 211.8 1,349 203.8 186.9
Rutherford 169 267.3 769 243.0 197.7
Sampson 125 199.6 671 217.7 212.5
Scotland 74 200.7 383 212.8 222.9
Stanly 136 230.2 642 218.2 195.3
Stokes 101 220.1 522 230.0 225.7
Surry 187 258.7 855 237.9 197.1
Swain 33 245.0 150 226.3 186.8
Transylvania 73 245.7 398 270.1 174.5
Tyrrell 4 95.8 65 311.3 252.2
Union 233 153.4 1,016 146.8 186.5
Vance 96 219.0 512 233.8 232.4
Wake 862 119.1 4,061 119.6 178.0
Warren 57 283.9 277 276.3 213.1
Washington 42 311.6 182 268.2 218.4
Watauga 64 149.3 310 144.8 160.2
Wayne 259 225.0 1,177 206.5 218.9
Wilkes 154 229.9 752 226.1 196.1
Wilson 177 231.6 798 212.2 202.6
Yadkin 81 218.6 410 222.9 196.3
Yancey 44 243.5 212 236.0 170.4
Cancer - All Sites
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 4.A
Cancer - All Sites
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 4.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
271.5 - 315.3
243.2 - 271.4
212.9 - 243.1
172.2 - 212.8
118.1 - 172.1
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
225.8 - 257.7
209.6 - 225.7
196.4 - 209.5
181.9 - 196.3
160.2 - 181.8
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2004
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 5: CANCER - COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 29 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,519 17.8 7,703 18.5 19.0
Alamance 27 19.7 126 18.7 16.9
Alexander 4 11.4 29 16.9 17.0
Alleghany 2 18.4 8 14.8 10.1
Anson 6 23.3 29 22.8 19.7
Ashe 8 31.9 32 25.8 18.4
Avery 3 16.7 23 25.8 21.8
Beaufort 12 26.2 68 29.9 24.4
Bertie 5 25.4 37 37.4 30.9
Bladen 6 18.2 33 20.2 17.6
Brunswick 21 24.7 87 22.0 17.6
Buncombe 44 20.5 217 20.6 16.8
Burke 17 19.1 94 21.1 19.3
Cabarrus 17 11.6 101 14.5 15.5
Caldwell 17 21.6 83 21.3 19.2
Camden 1 11.7 10 26.5 25.9
Carteret 20 32.3 72 23.9 17.8
Caswell 5 21.1 27 22.8 19.6
Catawba 42 28.4 154 21.1 21.2
Chatham 12 21.8 54 20.6 17.2
Cherokee 8 31.1 36 28.8 20.3
Chowan 6 41.5 22 30.6 22.0
Clay 4 41.6 16 34.8 21.6
Cleveland 20 20.5 110 22.6 20.6
Columbus 11 20.2 58 21.2 18.9
Craven 20 21.7 116 25.2 24.8
Cumberland 46 14.8 202 13.2 19.6
Currituck 1 4.6 19 19.2 19.1
Dare 2 5.8 26 16.1 15.7
Davidson 22 14.4 145 19.3 18.4
Davie 7 18.5 33 18.0 16.2
Duplin 6 11.7 49 19.4 19.0
Durham 31 13.0 198 17.0 20.9
Edgecombe 12 22.3 57 20.8 19.9
Forsyth 61 19.0 302 19.2 18.9
Franklin 14 26.5 49 19.5 21.8
Gaston 41 21.3 195 20.4 19.9
Gates 1 9.1 10 18.6 16.9
Graham 2 24.8 12 29.8 20.5
Granville 9 17.0 52 20.3 21.7
Greene 8 40.0 18 18.5 18.9
Guilford 72 16.6 372 17.4 18.1
Halifax 11 19.5 65 22.8 20.0
Harnett 23 23.1 86 18.0 21.6
Haywood 13 23.0 65 23.5 16.3
Henderson 14 14.6 135 29.1 17.8
Hertford 11 46.4 44 37.6 30.3
Hoke 7 18.1 25 13.8 19.3
Hyde 3 53.2 10 34.7 27.0
Iredell 18 13.2 135 20.7 20.7
Jackson 9 25.3 37 21.5 19.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 5: CANCER - COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 13 9.2 87 13.2 15.7
Jones 0.0 0.0 13 25.3 21.4
Lee 12 23.9 58 23.3 22.7
Lenoir 11 18.8 73 24.7 21.3
Lincoln 10 14.7 59 17.8 18.6
McDowell 9 20.8 51 23.8 20.7
Macon 15 47.2 47 30.4 19.1
Madison 3 14.8 17 17.1 12.8
Martin 8 32.4 36 28.7 24.3
Mecklenburg 88 11.4 506 13.8 18.5
Mitchell 6 37.5 23 29.0 19.4
Montgomery 8 29.5 34 25.0 22.7
Moore 23 29.0 120 31.1 20.8
Nash 22 24.3 95 21.3 21.3
New Hanover 29 16.6 142 17.0 16.5
Northampton 9 41.7 33 30.2 22.9
Onslow 17 10.6 80 10.4 19.6
Orange 15 12.4 77 12.9 16.8
Pamlico 1 7.6 17 26.2 19.1
Pasquotank 8 21.3 37 20.6 18.8
Pender 9 19.9 38 17.6 15.8
Perquimans 3 25.3 19 32.7 24.7
Person 8 21.6 44 24.1 21.7
Pitt 25 17.7 127 18.5 22.8
Polk 0.0 0.0 27 28.7 15.0
Randolph 23 16.9 130 19.5 19.6
Richmond 12 25.8 67 28.8 26.5
Robeson 25 19.8 104 16.6 19.9
Rockingham 30 32.6 120 26.0 22.2
Rowan 30 22.5 115 17.4 15.8
Rutherford 13 20.6 83 26.2 21.3
Sampson 10 16.0 62 20.1 19.7
Scotland 7 19.0 35 19.4 20.2
Stanly 11 18.6 59 20.1 18.1
Stokes 16 34.9 48 21.2 20.8
Surry 14 19.4 65 18.1 15.1
Swain 2 14.8 14 21.1 17.6
Transylvania 4 13.5 29 19.7 13.6
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 8 38.3 30.2
Union 24 15.8 93 13.4 17.4
Vance 10 22.8 57 26.0 25.9
Wake 78 10.8 370 10.9 16.7
Warren 6 29.9 30 29.9 23.2
Washington 4 29.7 23 33.9 27.1
Watauga 1 2.3 27 12.6 14.1
Wayne 27 23.5 119 20.9 22.4
Wilkes 15 22.4 84 25.3 21.7
Wilson 18 23.6 65 17.3 16.5
Yadkin 3 8.1 34 18.5 16.5
Yancey 2 11.1 19 21.2 14.7
Cancer - Colon, Rectum and Anus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 5.A
Cancer - Colon, Rectum and Anus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 5.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
29.2 - 38.3
23.6 - 29.1
19.6 - 23.5
14.9 - 19.5
10.4 - 14.8
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
24.5 - 30.9
20.7 - 24.4
18.2 - 20.6
15.9 - 18.1
10.1 - 15.8
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 6: CANCER - TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 5,019 58.8 24,486 58.9 59.6
Alamance 100 72.9 451 66.8 60.9
Alexander 28 79.7 103 60.0 58.1
Alleghany 9 83.0 46 85.2 56.9
Anson 10 38.9 74 58.3 52.2
Ashe 22 87.6 100 80.5 57.3
Avery 13 72.2 65 73.0 58.2
Beaufort 37 80.7 205 90.1 70.3
Bertie 10 50.7 83 83.9 68.1
Bladen 23 69.7 122 74.7 64.0
Brunswick 72 84.7 343 86.6 62.7
Buncombe 146 67.9 728 69.1 57.3
Burke 76 85.5 324 72.7 65.8
Cabarrus 90 61.4 398 57.0 60.5
Caldwell 61 77.7 288 73.8 66.0
Camden 9 105.6 34 90.3 84.3
Carteret 46 74.3 271 89.8 65.4
Caswell 25 105.6 103 87.0 76.4
Catawba 73 49.4 435 59.7 58.5
Chatham 28 50.9 158 60.3 50.6
Cherokee 29 112.9 146 116.7 76.7
Chowan 12 82.9 58 80.7 58.7
Clay 9 93.6 47 102.2 60.8
Cleveland 63 64.7 340 70.0 63.6
Columbus 39 71.5 218 79.7 69.9
Craven 66 71.8 305 66.2 62.7
Cumberland 122 39.2 671 43.8 63.3
Currituck 15 68.6 67 67.5 63.5
Dare 26 75.9 122 75.7 69.5
Davidson 110 71.8 526 69.9 65.5
Davie 28 73.8 109 59.5 52.4
Duplin 33 64.1 141 55.9 54.3
Durham 133 55.7 565 48.6 60.8
Edgecombe 44 81.6 174 63.6 61.0
Forsyth 190 59.2 945 60.1 59.2
Franklin 33 62.4 158 62.9 67.5
Gaston 146 76.0 715 74.7 71.9
Gates 8 72.8 46 85.7 76.0
Graham 4 49.5 35 87.1 61.5
Granville 24 45.3 163 63.7 66.0
Greene 8 40.0 60 61.6 61.7
Guilford 206 47.4 1,155 53.9 56.3
Halifax 33 58.4 198 69.5 59.7
Harnett 68 68.3 280 58.5 68.2
Haywood 48 85.0 225 81.4 55.4
Henderson 72 74.9 358 77.0 49.2
Hertford 14 59.0 83 70.8 59.2
Hoke 26 67.3 97 53.7 78.0
Hyde 4 70.9 21 72.8 57.3
Iredell 70 51.5 378 58.1 56.9
Jackson 20 56.1 95 55.3 48.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 6: CANCER - TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 34 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 87 61.5 369 55.8 64.5
Jones 7 68.4 37 72.0 59.4
Lee 38 75.8 173 69.6 66.1
Lenoir 39 66.6 214 72.3 61.7
Lincoln 37 54.4 205 61.8 61.6
McDowell 32 74.0 172 80.2 68.7
Macon 28 88.1 122 79.0 49.6
Madison 18 89.1 82 82.4 66.3
Martin 20 81.0 85 67.7 55.5
Mecklenburg 303 39.4 1,395 38.0 51.2
Mitchell 13 81.3 73 91.9 64.3
Montgomery 21 77.3 84 61.9 55.3
Moore 79 99.6 346 89.6 58.0
Nash 58 63.9 278 62.4 61.5
New Hanover 93 53.4 507 60.8 57.5
Northampton 18 83.5 90 82.3 61.6
Onslow 75 47.0 319 41.6 75.4
Orange 44 36.4 245 40.9 54.7
Pamlico 8 61.2 48 74.0 51.3
Pasquotank 23 61.2 111 61.7 56.6
Pender 32 70.9 147 68.3 59.4
Perquimans 9 76.0 47 80.9 54.3
Person 17 46.0 126 69.0 62.4
Pitt 65 45.9 320 46.5 58.3
Polk 14 73.8 73 77.7 45.3
Randolph 88 64.8 417 62.4 61.4
Richmond 39 84.0 174 74.7 68.2
Robeson 85 67.2 362 57.9 65.8
Rockingham 73 79.2 379 82.2 69.3
Rowan 89 66.8 451 68.1 62.6
Rutherford 47 74.3 231 73.0 59.6
Sampson 43 68.7 187 60.7 58.4
Scotland 22 59.7 113 62.8 64.8
Stanly 50 84.6 197 66.9 59.6
Stokes 34 74.1 193 85.1 81.8
Surry 56 77.5 242 67.3 55.4
Swain 6 44.5 42 63.4 50.8
Transylvania 24 80.8 117 79.4 48.9
Tyrrell 1 24.0 18 86.2 68.8
Union 79 52.0 311 44.9 56.1
Vance 33 75.3 167 76.3 75.2
Wake 227 31.4 1,137 33.5 50.3
Warren 17 84.7 73 72.8 55.1
Washington 10 74.2 55 81.0 66.2
Watauga 19 44.3 71 33.2 36.6
Wayne 84 73.0 371 65.1 67.3
Wilkes 46 68.7 244 73.3 62.8
Wilson 40 52.3 228 60.6 57.0
Yadkin 32 86.4 142 77.2 67.1
Yancey 16 88.5 64 71.2 52.1
Cancer - Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 6.A
Cancer - Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 6.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
84.0 - 116.7
74.1 - 83.9
63.8 - 74.0
48.7 - 63.7
33.2 - 48.6
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
72.0 - 84.3
64.9 - 71.9
59.8 - 64.8
52.5 - 59.7
36.6 - 52.4
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 7: CANCER - BREAST
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 37 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,232 28.4 5,908 27.9 25.4
Alamance 27 38.1 112 32.0 27.2
Alexander 7 39.7 26 30.2 26.6
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 11 40.2 28.5
Anson 6 46.6 20 31.0 26.1
Ashe 5 39.6 16 25.5 17.2
Avery 2 24.1 10 23.9 18.7
Beaufort 10 41.8 40 33.6 25.3
Bertie 3 28.7 14 26.5 20.4
Bladen 9 53.0 41 48.2 39.3
Brunswick 14 32.4 62 30.8 22.9
Buncombe 33 29.6 165 30.2 22.7
Burke 13 29.4 70 31.4 24.5
Cabarrus 25 33.8 88 24.9 23.3
Caldwell 8 20.2 53 26.8 21.7
Camden 0.0 0.0 4 21.2 17.7
Carteret 7 22.2 57 37.1 27.4
Caswell 3 26.0 22 37.6 31.4
Catawba 22 29.6 98 26.6 23.4
Chatham 9 32.4 39 29.3 22.8
Cherokee 2 15.2 20 31.1 23.5
Chowan 3 39.2 8 21.0 16.8
Clay 3 60.9 10 42.2 24.8
Cleveland 13 25.8 81 32.2 26.8
Columbus 5 17.8 52 36.5 30.6
Craven 12 26.3 68 29.8 26.8
Cumberland 42 27.4 192 25.4 30.1
Currituck 4 36.2 12 24.1 22.0
Dare 7 41.3 31 38.7 31.2
Davidson 23 29.4 110 28.7 25.2
Davie 5 26.0 20 21.5 17.5
Duplin 10 38.9 49 38.6 33.4
Durham 31 25.1 152 25.2 26.6
Edgecombe 11 38.3 59 40.2 34.4
Forsyth 48 28.8 237 28.9 25.6
Franklin 4 15.0 28 22.0 20.3
Gaston 29 29.3 146 29.6 26.2
Gates 2 35.7 9 33.0 29.8
Graham 0.0 0.0 5 24.4 15.1
Granville 10 40.6 43 35.4 31.6
Greene 3 31.2 23 48.8 41.7
Guilford 52 23.1 296 26.5 24.9
Halifax 10 33.8 49 32.8 26.9
Harnett 15 29.9 58 23.9 24.6
Haywood 6 20.4 46 32.0 21.7
Henderson 19 38.5 85 35.5 23.3
Hertford 6 46.7 24 37.8 30.0
Hoke 4 21.0 20 22.4 27.7
Hyde 1 39.0 6 44.2 33.3
Iredell 24 34.8 81 24.4 21.8
Jackson 6 33.1 27 30.7 24.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 7: CANCER - BREAST
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
Vital Statistics – Volume 2 • 2004 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 38 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 21 29.8 85 25.6 25.8
Jones 3 56.9 11 41.3 35.7
Lee 2 7.9 30 23.8 21.1
Lenoir 9 29.4 67 43.1 34.6
Lincoln 5 14.7 39 23.4 21.3
McDowell 7 32.5 24 22.3 16.2
Macon 7 42.4 33 41.1 24.0
Madison 6 58.7 24 47.7 35.9
Martin 7 52.6 26 38.6 29.7
Mecklenburg 88 22.6 435 23.3 25.8
Mitchell 1 12.3 9 22.2 13.3
Montgomery 5 37.3 20 30.0 24.6
Moore 20 48.8 68 34.0 21.4
Nash 13 27.8 72 31.2 27.5
New Hanover 38 42.4 147 34.1 29.6
Northampton 2 17.8 22 38.6 28.8
Onslow 14 19.7 52 15.3 20.8
Orange 18 28.6 78 24.9 28.4
Pamlico 4 62.6 11 34.1 21.4
Pasquotank 4 20.9 33 35.5 30.3
Pender 6 26.9 30 27.9 22.2
Perquimans 3 48.4 14 46.2 34.5
Person 3 15.7 22 23.3 19.4
Pitt 18 24.3 91 25.2 27.7
Polk 4 40.3 15 30.4 16.6
Randolph 22 32.2 84 24.9 22.4
Richmond 7 29.8 37 31.2 25.9
Robeson 16 24.8 96 29.8 30.4
Rockingham 10 21.1 88 36.9 28.8
Rowan 18 26.9 107 32.0 27.7
Rutherford 13 39.8 55 33.7 24.4
Sampson 11 35.2 45 28.9 25.2
Scotland 3 15.3 32 33.4 30.0
Stanly 10 33.7 44 29.5 23.9
Stokes 5 21.4 33 28.6 25.2
Surry 15 40.9 75 40.9 31.1
Swain 2 28.7 16 47.3 36.0
Transylvania 9 58.2 27 35.3 23.7
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 8 82.0 67.6
Union 17 22.5 81 23.4 25.2
Vance 6 26.0 35 30.3 26.8
Wake 73 20.1 313 18.3 21.9
Warren 2 19.7 21 41.2 30.6
Washington 5 70.4 13 36.2 29.2
Watauga 4 18.7 20 18.6 18.8
Wayne 26 44.5 92 32.0 30.1
Wilkes 9 26.6 40 23.8 18.6
Wilson 16 40.4 59 30.0 26.6
Yadkin 7 37.3 19 20.3 16.5
Yancey 5 54.4 15 32.7 23.1
Cancer - Breast
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 7.A
Cancer - Breast
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 7.B
Mortality Rates Per
100,000 Female Population
48.9 - 82.0
36.3 - 48.8
28.0 - 36.2
22.5 - 27.9
15.3 - 22.4
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Female Population
41.8 - 67.6
31.7 - 41.7
26.0 - 31.6
19.5 - 25.9
13.3 - 19.4
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2004
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 8: CANCER - PROSTATE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 41 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 857 20.4 4,523 22.2 31.6
Alamance 13 19.6 83 25.6 30.3
Alexander 5 28.5 20 23.4 34.2
Alleghany 3 55.9 15 56.4 48.4
Anson 6 46.7 19 30.5 36.0
Ashe 4 32.1 23 37.5 31.9
Avery 2 20.6 6 12.7 13.9
Beaufort 4 18.2 27 24.9 25.6
Bertie 3 32.3 16 34.7 34.7
Bladen 5 31.2 22 28.1 36.8
Brunswick 15 35.9 52 26.7 29.9
Buncombe 18 17.4 128 25.3 25.9
Burke 9 20.1 33 14.8 19.5
Cabarrus 15 20.6 66 19.1 30.6
Caldwell 9 23.1 44 22.8 27.4
Camden 1 23.8 6 32.0 34.9
Carteret 11 36.3 51 34.4 31.3
Caswell 1 8.2 19 31.7 38.2
Catawba 15 20.5 70 19.4 29.2
Chatham 11 40.4 45 34.9 37.1
Cherokee 3 24.0 17 28.0 20.6
Chowan 6 88.1 15 44.5 37.8
Clay 1 21.3 9 40.3 25.2
Cleveland 11 23.4 67 28.6 36.5
Columbus 4 15.1 31 23.6 28.2
Craven 11 23.7 59 25.4 34.1
Cumberland 23 14.6 121 15.6 39.6
Currituck 3 27.7 13 26.4 37.8
Dare 2 11.6 13 16.0 21.9
Davidson 7 9.3 73 19.8 26.5
Davie 2 10.7 18 19.9 22.7
Duplin 9 34.9 41 32.7 45.7
Durham 22 19.1 129 23.1 40.4
Edgecombe 10 39.7 36 28.4 40.1
Forsyth 25 16.2 158 21.0 28.6
Franklin 5 19.0 27 21.8 34.9
Gaston 18 19.3 99 21.3 29.4
Gates 0.0 0.0 14 53.1 56.6
Graham 1 25.4 6 30.5 25.9
Granville 5 17.7 35 26.1 42.8
Greene 0.0 0.0 6 11.9 18.1
Guilford 32 15.3 216 21.0 30.0
Halifax 7 26.0 49 36.1 41.8
Harnett 14 28.3 50 21.1 38.9
Haywood 10 36.8 43 32.5 26.7
Henderson 16 34.2 80 35.5 25.1
Hertford 7 64.4 21 39.1 43.2
Hoke 4 20.4 20 21.9 50.7
Hyde 3 97.4 6 39.3 42.8
Iredell 12 17.9 59 18.5 24.5
Jackson 6 34.3 13 15.5 17.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 8: CANCER - PROSTATE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 42 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 9 12.7 50 15.2 27.3
Jones 0.0 0.0 8 32.3 41.5
Lee 8 32.1 35 28.5 37.8
Lenoir 6 21.5 48 34.2 40.5
Lincoln 5 14.7 28 16.9 25.4
McDowell 6 27.7 18 16.8 20.0
Macon 7 45.9 28 37.8 25.2
Madison 4 40.0 18 36.6 34.2
Martin 9 79.0 25 42.9 53.0
Mecklenburg 55 14.5 269 14.9 30.8
Mitchell 2 25.4 14 36.0 34.3
Montgomery 2 14.5 18 26.0 35.1
Moore 6 15.6 62 33.3 24.0
Nash 15 34.2 65 30.3 43.2
New Hanover 21 24.8 84 20.9 26.0
Northampton 8 77.7 35 66.9 62.5
Onslow 9 10.2 38 8.9 27.0
Orange 16 27.6 54 18.9 37.7
Pamlico 2 29.9 15 46.0 47.0
Pasquotank 3 16.3 31 35.7 44.3
Pender 3 13.1 34 31.5 44.3
Perquimans 1 17.7 11 39.6 28.5
Person 4 22.3 30 34.0 43.8
Pitt 11 16.3 64 19.6 36.1
Polk 2 22.1 7 15.7 10.0
Randolph 8 11.9 57 17.2 25.9
Richmond 10 43.6 39 34.2 43.6
Robeson 13 21.0 81 26.7 45.5
Rockingham 15 33.6 58 26.0 28.8
Rowan 13 19.6 70 21.4 24.6
Rutherford 9 29.4 39 25.5 26.0
Sampson 7 22.3 56 36.7 51.1
Scotland 2 11.6 21 25.0 37.5
Stanly 4 13.6 34 23.4 28.5
Stokes 5 22.2 27 24.2 31.4
Surry 4 11.2 41 23.3 26.4
Swain 2 30.7 6 18.5 21.3
Transylvania 3 21.0 19 26.8 19.8
Tyrrell 2 86.7 7 63.0 65.4
Union 8 10.5 52 15.0 28.1
Vance 5 24.1 33 31.8 45.9
Wake 51 14.2 239 14.2 34.8
Warren 2 20.1 24 48.7 46.7
Washington 3 47.1 14 43.8 47.3
Watauga 3 14.0 21 19.7 28.2
Wayne 19 33.5 82 29.0 44.8
Wilkes 12 36.2 45 27.4 33.0
Wilson 7 19.0 40 22.3 31.8
Yadkin 4 21.9 23 25.5 30.4
Yancey 3 33.8 17 38.7 32.6
Cancer - Prostate
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 8.A
Cancer - Prostate
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 8.B
Mortality Rates Per
100,000 Male Population
46.1 - 66.9
32.8 - 46.0
24.3 - 32.7
17.3 - 24.2
8.9 - 17.2
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Male Population
48.5 - 65.4
40.2 - 48.4
32.0 - 40.1
22.8 - 31.9
10.0 - 22.7
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 9: HIV DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 45 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 406 4.8 2,265 5.4 5.4
Alamance 4 2.9 27 4.0 4.1
Alexander 0.0 0.0 3 1.7 1.7
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anson 1 3.9 6 4.7 5.0
Ashe 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Avery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beaufort 1 2.2 12 5.3 5.1
Bertie 2 10.1 14 14.2 14.5
Bladen 3 9.1 12 7.3 7.8
Brunswick 1 1.2 10 2.5 2.5
Buncombe 5 2.3 39 3.7 3.5
Burke 1 1.1 4 0.9 0.9
Cabarrus 1 0.7 20 2.9 2.8
Caldwell 1 1.3 1 0.3 0.3
Camden 1 11.7 5 13.3 12.6
Carteret 0.0 0.0 3 1.0 1.0
Caswell 1 4.2 2 1.7 1.5
Catawba 1 0.7 15 2.1 2.0
Chatham 4 7.3 8 3.1 2.7
Cherokee 0.0 0.0 2 1.6 2.0
Chowan 2 13.8 6 8.4 9.0
Clay 0.0 0.0 2 4.3 4.7
Cleveland 3 3.1 22 4.5 4.7
Columbus 4 7.3 20 7.3 7.4
Craven 8 8.7 24 5.2 5.6
Cumberland 16 5.1 111 7.2 7.7
Currituck 0.0 0.0 1 1.0 1.0
Dare 1 2.9 4 2.5 2.0
Davidson 4 2.6 21 2.8 2.7
Davie 1 2.6 4 2.2 2.3
Duplin 4 7.8 21 8.3 8.6
Durham 24 10.0 131 11.3 11.6
Edgecombe 5 9.3 32 11.7 12.1
Forsyth 20 6.2 104 6.6 6.5
Franklin 1 1.9 6 2.4 2.3
Gaston 13 6.8 70 7.3 7.1
Gates 0.0 0.0 1 1.9 1.8
Graham 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Granville 4 7.6 8 3.1 2.9
Greene 2 10.0 5 5.1 5.2
Guilford 28 6.4 141 6.6 6.5
Halifax 1 1.8 26 9.1 9.3
Harnett 2 2.0 21 4.4 4.5
Haywood 2 3.5 3 1.1 0.9
Henderson 2 2.1 12 2.6 2.7
Hertford 1 4.2 13 11.1 11.4
Hoke 3 7.8 14 7.8 8.5
Hyde 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iredell 4 2.9 17 2.6 2.5
Jackson 0.0 0.0 2 1.2 1.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 9: HIV DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 5 3.5 32 4.8 4.7
Jones 1 9.8 6 11.7 11.6
Lee 1 2.0 4 1.6 1.7
Lenoir 4 6.8 35 11.8 12.1
Lincoln 1 1.5 11 3.3 3.1
McDowell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macon 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.6
Madison 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Martin 3 12.1 12 9.6 9.2
Mecklenburg 87 11.3 468 12.7 12.2
Mitchell 0.0 0.0 1 1.3 1.5
Montgomery 1 3.7 1 0.7 0.8
Moore 4 5.0 13 3.4 3.5
Nash 6 6.6 33 7.4 7.3
New Hanover 5 2.9 33 4.0 3.8
Northampton 0.0 0.0 11 10.1 9.7
Onslow 2 1.3 17 2.2 2.7
Orange 3 2.5 13 2.2 2.1
Pamlico 0.0 0.0 1 1.5 1.8
Pasquotank 3 8.0 12 6.7 7.0
Pender 0.0 0.0 1 0.5 0.4
Perquimans 1 8.4 1 1.7 2.0
Person 0.0 0.0 8 4.4 4.3
Pitt 8 5.7 54 7.8 8.3
Polk 0.0 0.0 1 1.1 0.7
Randolph 2 1.5 12 1.8 1.8
Richmond 1 2.2 10 4.3 4.5
Robeson 13 10.3 43 6.9 7.2
Rockingham 3 3.3 15 3.3 3.3
Rowan 4 3.0 21 3.2 3.2
Rutherford 0.0 0.0 5 1.6 1.6
Sampson 2 3.2 18 5.8 6.0
Scotland 1 2.7 14 7.8 8.3
Stanly 2 3.4 9 3.1 3.1
Stokes 0.0 0.0 1 0.4 0.4
Surry 2 2.8 5 1.4 1.3
Swain 1 7.4 1 1.5 1.1
Transylvania 1 3.4 8 5.4 5.9
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 1 4.8 4.5
Union 3 2.0 20 2.9 2.8
Vance 2 4.6 22 10.0 10.6
Wake 36 5.0 157 4.6 4.4
Warren 0.0 0.0 5 5.0 4.6
Washington 0.0 0.0 6 8.8 10.4
Watauga 0.0 0.0 2 0.9 1.1
Wayne 10 8.7 46 8.1 8.1
Wilkes 1 1.5 2 0.6 0.5
Wilson 5 6.5 45 12.0 12.3
Yadkin 0.0 0.0 3 1.6 1.3
Yancey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIV Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 9.A
HIV Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 9.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
9.7 - 14.2
5.9 - 9.6
3.5 - 5.8
1.8 - 3.4
0.0 - 1.7
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
9.8 - 14.5
6.1 - 9.7
3.6 - 6.0
1.6 - 3.5
0.0 - 1.5
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TABLE 10: SEPTICEMIA
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,200 14.0 5,692 13.7 14.3
Alamance 16 11.7 71 10.5 9.6
Alexander 5 14.2 20 11.7 12.6
Alleghany 1 9.2 9 16.7 10.4
Anson 9 35.0 33 26.0 21.8
Ashe 4 15.9 19 15.3 10.8
Avery 1 5.6 12 13.5 11.2
Beaufort 4 8.7 35 15.4 13.1
Bertie 3 15.2 27 27.3 21.8
Bladen 7 21.2 37 22.7 19.4
Brunswick 18 21.2 71 17.9 16.9
Buncombe 20 9.3 163 15.5 12.5
Burke 14 15.7 62 13.9 13.1
Cabarrus 12 8.2 85 12.2 13.1
Caldwell 10 12.7 52 13.3 12.6
Camden 0.0 0.0 6 15.9 16.1
Carteret 7 11.3 36 11.9 9.2
Caswell 5 21.1 25 21.1 18.9
Catawba 19 12.9 95 13.0 13.4
Chatham 6 10.9 35 13.4 11.0
Cherokee 5 19.5 17 13.6 9.2
Chowan 5 34.6 13 18.1 12.4
Clay 2 20.8 4 8.7 4.8
Cleveland 16 16.4 63 13.0 12.0
Columbus 11 20.2 79 28.9 26.5
Craven 19 20.7 90 19.5 20.1
Cumberland 38 12.2 176 11.5 18.6
Currituck 4 18.3 13 13.1 13.2
Dare 3 8.8 30 18.6 19.7
Davidson 17 11.1 96 12.8 12.7
Davie 3 7.9 23 12.6 11.4
Duplin 10 19.4 39 15.5 15.2
Durham 37 15.5 159 13.7 16.6
Edgecombe 11 20.4 49 17.9 17.6
Forsyth 53 16.5 234 14.9 14.7
Franklin 10 18.9 43 17.1 18.9
Gaston 37 19.3 154 16.1 16.1
Gates 2 18.2 17 31.7 28.8
Graham 1 12.4 9 22.4 15.8
Granville 12 22.7 42 16.4 18.1
Greene 3 15.0 16 16.4 16.5
Guilford 85 19.6 313 14.6 15.3
Halifax 16 28.3 64 22.5 19.4
Harnett 12 12.0 62 12.9 15.4
Haywood 6 10.6 27 9.8 6.9
Henderson 10 10.4 82 17.6 10.9
Hertford 9 37.9 29 24.8 20.1
Hoke 4 10.4 22 12.2 18.9
Hyde 1 17.7 4 13.9 11.2
Iredell 11 8.1 73 11.2 11.7
Jackson 7 19.6 27 15.7 14.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 10: SEPTICEMIA
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 13 9.2 71 10.7 13.0
Jones 1 9.8 11 21.4 18.6
Lee 4 8.0 40 16.1 15.6
Lenoir 8 13.7 55 18.6 16.3
Lincoln 10 14.7 46 13.9 15.1
McDowell 3 6.9 34 15.9 14.1
Macon 10 31.5 29 18.8 11.8
Madison 6 29.7 37 37.2 27.0
Martin 12 48.6 42 33.4 27.9
Mecklenburg 82 10.7 332 9.0 12.3
Mitchell 1 6.3 10 12.6 8.5
Montgomery 6 22.1 12 8.8 8.3
Moore 13 16.4 55 14.2 9.0
Nash 19 20.9 71 15.9 16.5
New Hanover 13 7.5 78 9.3 9.2
Northampton 7 32.5 30 27.4 20.9
Onslow 22 13.8 65 8.5 18.1
Orange 16 13.2 60 10.0 13.6
Pamlico 1 7.6 7 10.8 8.0
Pasquotank 5 13.3 28 15.6 13.8
Pender 8 17.7 27 12.5 11.9
Perquimans 3 25.3 15 25.8 18.1
Person 5 13.5 34 18.6 17.3
Pitt 14 9.9 103 15.0 19.2
Polk 2 10.5 12 12.8 7.0
Randolph 25 18.4 117 17.5 18.0
Richmond 7 15.1 33 14.2 13.5
Robeson 19 15.0 103 16.5 19.7
Rockingham 14 15.2 93 20.2 17.1
Rowan 11 8.3 88 13.3 12.0
Rutherford 10 15.8 54 17.1 14.1
Sampson 11 17.6 35 11.4 11.1
Scotland 4 10.9 20 11.1 11.9
Stanly 4 6.8 26 8.8 7.9
Stokes 6 13.1 31 13.7 13.7
Surry 8 11.1 46 12.8 10.6
Swain 4 29.7 19 28.7 23.6
Transylvania 6 20.2 21 14.2 9.4
Tyrrell 2 47.9 5 23.9 20.0
Union 22 14.5 69 10.0 13.4
Vance 15 34.2 57 26.0 26.2
Wake 49 6.8 252 7.4 11.7
Warren 5 24.9 24 23.9 18.5
Washington 4 29.7 22 32.4 26.9
Watauga 5 11.7 15 7.0 7.9
Wayne 20 17.4 106 18.6 21.1
Wilkes 15 22.4 59 17.7 16.0
Wilson 18 23.6 79 21.0 20.8
Yadkin 8 21.6 40 21.7 19.6
Yancey 3 16.6 12 13.4 9.3
Septicemia
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 10.A
Septicemia
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 10.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
26.1 - 37.2
19.6 - 26.0
15.1 - 19.5
11.3 - 15.0
7.0 - 11.2
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
21.9 - 28.8
17.7 - 21.8
14.2 - 17.6
10.5 - 14.1
4.8 - 10.4
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TABLE 11: DIABETES MELLITUS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 2,250 26.3 11,096 26.7 27.5
Alamance 47 34.3 188 27.9 25.3
Alexander 7 19.9 33 19.2 19.9
Alleghany 3 27.7 21 38.9 28.2
Anson 15 58.3 65 51.2 45.3
Ashe 5 19.9 42 33.8 23.6
Avery 4 22.2 23 25.8 20.4
Beaufort 14 30.5 59 25.9 21.2
Bertie 14 71.0 69 69.8 56.9
Bladen 18 54.6 84 51.4 45.7
Brunswick 23 27.0 98 24.7 20.9
Buncombe 34 15.8 221 21.0 17.3
Burke 18 20.2 129 28.9 26.9
Cabarrus 25 17.0 146 20.9 22.3
Caldwell 16 20.4 123 31.5 29.2
Camden 1 11.7 4 10.6 10.1
Carteret 16 25.9 86 28.5 22.2
Caswell 21 88.7 65 54.9 50.2
Catawba 54 36.5 201 27.6 27.7
Chatham 12 21.8 75 28.6 23.9
Cherokee 10 38.9 49 39.2 25.6
Chowan 5 34.6 32 44.5 31.0
Clay 3 31.2 12 26.1 16.3
Cleveland 39 40.0 177 36.4 33.6
Columbus 14 25.7 94 34.3 31.3
Craven 32 34.8 129 28.0 28.3
Cumberland 74 23.8 410 26.8 41.2
Currituck 3 13.7 25 25.2 25.4
Dare 5 14.6 24 14.9 13.8
Davidson 50 32.6 198 26.3 25.6
Davie 8 21.1 54 29.5 26.7
Duplin 15 29.1 96 38.1 37.3
Durham 49 20.5 244 21.0 26.0
Edgecombe 11 20.4 92 33.6 33.1
Forsyth 91 28.4 468 29.8 29.5
Franklin 10 18.9 64 25.5 27.5
Gaston 58 30.2 296 30.9 30.3
Gates 10 91.0 27 50.3 45.1
Graham 3 37.2 16 39.8 27.4
Granville 17 32.1 86 33.6 36.4
Greene 11 55.0 39 40.0 40.8
Guilford 100 23.0 446 20.8 21.7
Halifax 33 58.4 131 46.0 39.9
Harnett 24 24.1 126 26.3 31.6
Haywood 20 35.4 86 31.1 22.0
Henderson 21 21.8 98 21.1 13.4
Hertford 16 67.4 57 48.7 40.0
Hoke 11 28.5 57 31.6 48.0
Hyde 8 141.8 21 72.8 57.7
Iredell 37 27.2 168 25.8 26.0
Jackson 17 47.7 68 39.6 35.6
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 11: DIABETES MELLITUS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 29 20.5 140 21.2 26.0
Jones 2 19.5 20 38.9 32.3
Lee 19 37.9 87 35.0 34.3
Lenoir 27 46.1 135 45.6 40.1
Lincoln 16 23.5 69 20.8 21.6
McDowell 8 18.5 61 28.4 25.4
Macon 20 63.0 61 39.5 25.1
Madison 2 9.9 16 16.1 12.7
Martin 12 48.6 77 61.3 51.5
Mecklenburg 115 15.0 634 17.3 23.1
Mitchell 4 25.0 26 32.7 24.9
Montgomery 13 47.9 52 38.3 35.1
Moore 27 34.0 98 25.4 16.8
Nash 33 36.4 134 30.1 30.1
New Hanover 41 23.5 216 25.9 25.0
Northampton 8 37.1 56 51.2 38.9
Onslow 26 16.3 134 17.5 33.1
Orange 16 13.2 75 12.5 16.9
Pamlico 0.0 0.0 14 21.6 14.9
Pasquotank 12 31.9 56 31.1 28.7
Pender 17 37.7 59 27.4 25.1
Perquimans 3 25.3 15 25.8 17.4
Person 12 32.4 54 29.6 27.0
Pitt 45 31.8 187 27.2 34.5
Polk 3 15.8 24 25.6 15.1
Randolph 34 25.0 150 22.4 22.7
Richmond 14 30.1 116 49.8 45.9
Robeson 64 50.6 281 44.9 54.0
Rockingham 36 39.1 165 35.8 30.3
Rowan 52 39.1 252 38.1 34.5
Rutherford 15 23.7 74 23.4 19.0
Sampson 24 38.3 151 49.0 47.8
Scotland 17 46.1 83 46.1 48.2
Stanly 17 28.8 105 35.7 32.2
Stokes 4 8.7 47 20.7 21.0
Surry 15 20.8 96 26.7 22.1
Swain 3 22.3 42 63.4 52.1
Transylvania 13 43.8 47 31.9 20.8
Tyrrell 2 47.9 6 28.7 24.0
Union 20 13.2 123 17.8 23.6
Vance 13 29.7 70 32.0 32.2
Wake 106 14.6 543 16.0 24.9
Warren 7 34.9 28 27.9 21.3
Washington 4 29.7 27 39.8 31.4
Watauga 10 23.3 33 15.4 17.1
Wayne 43 37.4 226 39.7 43.5
Wilkes 19 28.4 84 25.3 22.4
Wilson 30 39.3 127 33.8 32.9
Yadkin 14 37.8 62 33.7 29.9
Yancey 12 66.4 36 40.1 27.9
Diabetes Mellitus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 11.A
Diabetes Mellitus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 11.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
55.0 - 72.8
40.2 - 54.9
32.1 - 40.1
22.5 - 32.0
10.6 - 22.4
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
41.3 - 57.7
31.1 - 41.2
24.1 - 31.0
17.5 - 24.0
10.1 - 17.4
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TABLE 12: PNEUMONIA & INFLUENZA
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,686 19.7 9,279 22.3 23.8
Alamance 19 13.9 130 19.3 17.2
Alexander 13 37.0 81 47.2 53.7
Alleghany 4 36.9 19 35.2 23.0
Anson 2 7.8 43 33.9 27.6
Ashe 9 35.9 42 33.8 22.7
Avery 6 33.3 38 42.7 34.9
Beaufort 9 19.6 61 26.8 21.9
Bertie 4 20.3 33 33.4 27.0
Bladen 7 21.2 42 25.7 23.0
Brunswick 18 21.2 84 21.2 21.1
Buncombe 56 26.0 319 30.3 23.8
Burke 21 23.6 121 27.1 25.8
Cabarrus 32 21.8 186 26.6 29.4
Caldwell 10 12.7 97 24.8 24.2
Camden 2 23.5 5 13.3 13.8
Carteret 13 21.0 61 20.2 17.0
Caswell 6 25.3 25 21.1 19.9
Catawba 44 29.8 220 30.2 32.3
Chatham 6 10.9 67 25.6 20.8
Cherokee 12 46.7 68 54.3 35.4
Chowan 5 34.6 28 39.0 25.7
Clay 2 20.8 16 34.8 20.4
Cleveland 17 17.5 96 19.8 18.4
Columbus 15 27.5 75 27.4 25.9
Craven 28 30.4 124 26.9 28.8
Cumberland 45 14.5 249 16.3 28.9
Currituck 9 41.1 37 37.3 45.0
Dare 21 61.3 73 45.3 55.7
Davidson 38 24.8 187 24.8 25.5
Davie 6 15.8 41 22.4 20.8
Duplin 15 29.1 58 23.0 23.2
Durham 54 22.6 226 19.4 24.0
Edgecombe 12 22.3 54 19.7 19.7
Forsyth 48 15.0 326 20.7 20.6
Franklin 10 18.9 64 25.5 29.0
Gaston 47 24.5 266 27.8 29.1
Gates 0.0 0.0 7 13.0 12.0
Graham 1 12.4 13 32.3 22.5
Granville 10 18.9 57 22.3 24.9
Greene 4 20.0 15 15.4 16.1
Guilford 80 18.4 568 26.5 27.9
Halifax 14 24.8 69 24.2 20.7
Harnett 15 15.1 102 21.3 26.8
Haywood 29 51.3 128 46.3 31.3
Henderson 38 39.5 185 39.8 23.7
Hertford 8 33.7 48 41.0 33.5
Hoke 1 2.6 25 13.8 23.1
Hyde 1 17.7 6 20.8 13.9
Iredell 37 27.2 164 25.2 26.6
Jackson 6 16.8 43 25.0 23.6
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 12: PNEUMONIA & INFLUENZA
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 35 24.8 106 16.0 21.0
Jones 4 39.1 12 23.4 19.5
Lee 13 25.9 66 26.5 26.2
Lenoir 15 25.6 70 23.7 21.7
Lincoln 18 26.4 106 32.0 36.8
McDowell 19 43.9 67 31.2 28.1
Macon 12 37.8 52 33.7 19.7
Madison 3 14.8 39 39.2 28.5
Martin 4 16.2 40 31.9 26.4
Mecklenburg 72 9.4 506 13.8 19.7
Mitchell 9 56.3 34 42.8 29.2
Montgomery 16 58.9 46 33.9 31.8
Moore 15 18.9 98 25.4 16.0
Nash 25 27.6 124 27.8 29.2
New Hanover 26 14.9 163 19.5 20.0
Northampton 7 32.5 31 28.4 21.0
Onslow 8 5.0 79 10.3 23.6
Orange 19 15.7 113 18.9 26.5
Pamlico 9 68.8 24 37.0 27.2
Pasquotank 23 61.2 82 45.6 38.9
Pender 5 11.1 44 20.4 21.2
Perquimans 2 16.9 25 43.0 29.8
Person 9 24.3 48 26.3 24.4
Pitt 19 13.4 97 14.1 18.5
Polk 8 42.2 44 46.9 22.0
Randolph 35 25.8 145 21.7 23.0
Richmond 13 28.0 61 26.2 25.1
Robeson 24 19.0 101 16.1 20.7
Rockingham 30 32.6 118 25.6 21.7
Rowan 32 24.0 195 29.5 26.0
Rutherford 28 44.3 124 39.2 30.7
Sampson 8 12.8 71 23.0 23.0
Scotland 4 10.9 29 16.1 17.7
Stanly 24 40.6 85 28.9 26.3
Stokes 8 17.4 55 24.2 25.8
Surry 14 19.4 110 30.6 24.7
Swain 7 52.0 33 49.8 41.7
Transylvania 5 16.8 38 25.8 15.3
Tyrrell 3 71.9 5 23.9 18.1
Union 16 10.5 89 12.9 18.9
Vance 9 20.5 70 32.0 32.9
Wake 56 7.7 308 9.1 15.4
Warren 9 44.8 50 49.9 37.7
Washington 2 14.8 14 20.6 16.6
Watauga 6 14.0 47 22.0 25.1
Wayne 13 11.3 99 17.4 20.3
Wilkes 12 17.9 94 28.3 25.8
Wilson 9 11.8 68 18.1 18.2
Yadkin 12 32.4 43 23.4 21.2
Yancey 3 16.6 19 21.2 14.3
Pneumonia and Influenza
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 12.A
Pneumonia and Influenza
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 12.B
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
39.9 - 54.3
30.7 - 39.8
24.0 - 30.6
17.5 - 23.9
9.1 - 17.4
41.8 - 55.7
30.8 - 41.7
24.3 - 30.7
12.0 - 18.5
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 13: CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 3,618 42.4 18,350 44.1 46.0
Alamance 68 49.6 355 52.6 47.1
Alexander 14 39.8 67 39.0 40.5
Alleghany 9 83.0 48 88.9 60.6
Anson 4 15.5 43 33.9 28.9
Ashe 22 87.6 118 95.0 65.6
Avery 9 50.0 65 73.0 58.1
Beaufort 29 63.2 142 62.4 50.4
Bertie 11 55.8 47 47.5 39.2
Bladen 19 57.6 95 58.2 51.0
Brunswick 47 55.3 226 57.0 48.1
Buncombe 112 52.1 648 61.5 50.0
Burke 60 67.5 247 55.4 51.2
Cabarrus 61 41.6 300 42.9 47.0
Caldwell 52 66.2 244 62.5 57.7
Camden 4 46.9 12 31.9 32.9
Carteret 33 53.3 167 55.4 42.4
Caswell 12 50.7 58 49.0 44.1
Catawba 87 58.9 356 48.9 49.7
Chatham 14 25.5 93 35.5 29.4
Cherokee 15 58.4 89 71.1 45.3
Chowan 11 76.0 43 59.8 42.2
Clay 6 62.4 36 78.3 45.8
Cleveland 41 42.1 214 44.1 40.6
Columbus 43 78.8 136 49.7 45.4
Craven 33 35.9 214 46.5 45.8
Cumberland 109 35.1 562 36.7 59.1
Currituck 13 59.4 49 49.4 53.7
Dare 10 29.2 58 36.0 38.1
Davidson 76 49.6 382 50.7 49.7
Davie 23 60.6 95 51.9 46.6
Duplin 23 44.7 133 52.7 51.6
Durham 53 22.2 307 26.4 33.8
Edgecombe 23 42.7 129 47.1 46.6
Forsyth 136 42.4 724 46.1 45.9
Franklin 20 37.8 98 39.0 43.6
Gaston 121 63.0 606 63.3 62.7
Gates 5 45.5 29 54.1 47.8
Graham 6 74.3 35 87.1 61.7
Granville 24 45.3 107 41.8 46.5
Greene 5 25.0 37 38.0 39.5
Guilford 165 38.0 896 41.8 44.3
Halifax 42 74.4 173 60.7 51.9
Harnett 52 52.2 247 51.6 63.0
Haywood 41 72.6 218 78.9 52.0
Henderson 91 94.7 385 82.9 50.2
Hertford 17 71.6 74 63.2 51.1
Hoke 10 25.9 60 33.2 53.1
Hyde 4 70.9 21 72.8 52.4
Iredell 58 42.6 282 43.3 44.2
Jackson 22 61.7 104 60.6 54.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 13: CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 48 33.9 227 34.3 43.0
Jones 6 58.6 41 79.8 65.5
Lee 23 45.9 122 49.1 47.9
Lenoir 28 47.8 154 52.1 45.5
Lincoln 40 58.8 173 52.2 56.1
McDowell 25 57.8 127 59.2 51.3
Macon 21 66.1 124 80.3 47.4
Madison 7 34.6 49 49.3 38.2
Martin 7 28.3 56 44.6 37.1
Mecklenburg 200 26.0 1,010 27.5 39.8
Mitchell 13 81.3 83 104.5 71.3
Montgomery 21 77.3 83 61.1 56.0
Moore 50 63.0 271 70.2 42.3
Nash 43 47.4 239 53.6 54.9
New Hanover 70 40.2 331 39.7 38.8
Northampton 9 41.7 70 64.0 46.0
Onslow 41 25.7 226 29.4 59.7
Orange 26 21.5 136 22.7 32.5
Pamlico 6 45.9 41 63.2 43.2
Pasquotank 20 53.2 101 56.2 50.3
Pender 18 39.9 101 46.9 42.5
Perquimans 5 42.2 22 37.9 26.5
Person 21 56.8 104 57.0 52.1
Pitt 42 29.7 212 30.8 40.1
Polk 17 89.6 78 83.1 44.8
Randolph 74 54.5 308 46.1 47.1
Richmond 28 60.3 125 53.7 49.8
Robeson 47 37.1 262 41.9 51.7
Rockingham 61 66.2 326 70.7 59.7
Rowan 64 48.1 325 49.1 44.4
Rutherford 37 58.5 198 62.6 49.8
Sampson 24 38.3 143 46.4 45.8
Scotland 11 29.8 65 36.1 38.3
Stanly 14 23.7 115 39.1 34.8
Stokes 24 52.3 115 50.7 52.2
Surry 41 56.7 221 61.5 50.2
Swain 7 52.0 45 67.9 56.5
Transylvania 15 50.5 97 65.8 39.8
Tyrrell 2 47.9 11 52.7 39.3
Union 40 26.3 213 30.8 42.2
Vance 22 50.2 121 55.2 55.8
Wake 154 21.3 705 20.8 35.1
Warren 11 54.8 49 48.9 35.9
Washington 7 51.9 30 44.2 36.2
Watauga 19 44.3 90 42.0 47.3
Wayne 57 49.5 255 44.7 50.5
Wilkes 36 53.7 179 53.8 46.9
Wilson 20 26.2 143 38.0 37.0
Yadkin 19 51.3 96 52.2 46.2
Yancey 12 66.4 58 64.6 45.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 13.A
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 13.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
73.1 - 104.5
58.3 - 73.0
47.6 - 58.2
36.8 - 47.5
20.8 - 36.7
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
56.6 - 71.3
48.2 - 56.5
42.6 - 48.1
35.2 - 42.5
26.5 - 35.1
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 14: CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 775 9.1 3,760 9.0 9.0
Alamance 7 5.1 80 11.9 11.1
Alexander 2 5.7 9 5.2 5.2
Alleghany 2 18.4 10 18.5 13.9
Anson 1 3.9 11 8.7 8.1
Ashe 1 4.0 17 13.7 10.5
Avery 4 22.2 14 15.7 13.2
Beaufort 6 13.1 17 7.5 6.4
Bertie 1 5.1 9 9.1 7.7
Bladen 3 9.1 18 11.0 9.6
Brunswick 9 10.6 39 9.8 7.1
Buncombe 21 9.8 112 10.6 9.2
Burke 8 9.0 42 9.4 8.6
Cabarrus 10 6.8 45 6.4 6.6
Caldwell 10 12.7 47 12.0 10.9
Camden 1 11.7 1 2.7 2.4
Carteret 13 21.0 46 15.2 11.2
Caswell 3 12.7 9 7.6 6.5
Catawba 12 8.1 71 9.7 9.4
Chatham 0.0 0.0 17 6.5 5.5
Cherokee 4 15.6 17 13.6 10.0
Chowan 1 6.9 7 9.7 7.8
Clay 3 31.2 8 17.4 11.5
Cleveland 14 14.4 61 12.6 11.8
Columbus 3 5.5 26 9.5 8.6
Craven 12 13.0 51 11.1 10.7
Cumberland 34 10.9 126 8.2 10.6
Currituck 3 13.7 8 8.1 7.9
Dare 5 14.6 18 11.2 10.0
Davidson 13 8.5 64 8.5 7.8
Davie 5 13.2 18 9.8 8.6
Duplin 5 9.7 25 9.9 9.6
Durham 8 3.3 69 5.9 6.8
Edgecombe 9 16.7 41 15.0 14.3
Forsyth 24 7.5 132 8.4 8.2
Franklin 4 7.6 23 9.2 9.5
Gaston 26 13.5 139 14.5 14.1
Gates 1 9.1 6 11.2 9.9
Graham 1 12.4 4 9.9 8.6
Granville 6 11.3 30 11.7 11.3
Greene 0.0 0.0 10 10.3 10.6
Guilford 43 9.9 188 8.8 8.9
Halifax 14 24.8 59 20.7 18.8
Harnett 5 5.0 27 5.6 6.1
Haywood 7 12.4 37 13.4 10.0
Henderson 8 8.3 54 11.6 8.2
Hertford 4 16.9 13 11.1 9.8
Hoke 3 7.8 14 7.8 9.7
Hyde 0.0 0.0 2 6.9 5.1
Iredell 8 5.9 46 7.1 6.9
Jackson 8 22.5 29 16.9 15.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 14: CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 15 10.6 56 8.5 9.3
Jones 1 9.8 2 3.9 3.3
Lee 11 21.9 34 13.7 13.0
Lenoir 3 5.1 31 10.5 9.2
Lincoln 6 8.8 35 10.6 10.0
McDowell 4 9.2 26 12.1 10.6
Macon 6 18.9 25 16.2 12.5
Madison 0.0 0.0 8 8.0 6.5
Martin 8 32.4 22 17.5 15.3
Mecklenburg 58 7.5 269 7.3 8.6
Mitchell 2 12.5 11 13.8 9.5
Montgomery 3 11.0 14 10.3 9.8
Moore 6 7.6 35 9.1 6.9
Nash 16 17.6 52 11.7 11.1
New Hanover 19 10.9 71 8.5 8.0
Northampton 0.0 0.0 15 13.7 11.4
Onslow 15 9.4 54 7.0 11.2
Orange 3 2.5 18 3.0 3.7
Pamlico 1 7.6 11 17.0 11.8
Pasquotank 1 2.7 15 8.3 7.9
Pender 4 8.9 16 7.4 6.3
Perquimans 3 25.3 9 15.5 11.4
Person 3 8.1 17 9.3 8.5
Pitt 8 5.7 53 7.7 8.9
Polk 1 5.3 6 6.4 3.9
Randolph 9 6.6 50 7.5 7.2
Richmond 5 10.8 18 7.7 7.3
Robeson 11 8.7 58 9.3 10.1
Rockingham 6 6.5 57 12.4 10.7
Rowan 10 7.5 47 7.1 6.8
Rutherford 7 11.1 33 10.4 8.9
Sampson 12 19.2 32 10.4 10.5
Scotland 6 16.3 31 17.2 17.3
Stanly 4 6.8 27 9.2 8.6
Stokes 7 15.3 16 7.1 6.8
Surry 6 8.3 44 12.2 10.9
Swain 2 14.8 18 27.2 23.3
Transylvania 9 30.3 14 9.5 7.1
Tyrrell 1 24.0 2 9.6 7.5
Union 7 4.6 38 5.5 6.1
Vance 12 27.4 40 18.3 17.9
Wake 31 4.3 169 5.0 6.3
Warren 1 5.0 11 11.0 9.3
Washington 3 22.3 9 13.3 10.3
Watauga 5 11.7 16 7.5 7.9
Wayne 11 9.6 58 10.2 10.5
Wilkes 4 6.0 38 11.4 10.0
Wilson 9 11.8 33 8.8 8.2
Yadkin 4 10.8 24 13.0 12.0
Yancey 1 5.5 6 6.7 4.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 14.A
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 14.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
16.3 - 27.2
12.5 - 16.2
9.3 - 12.4
6.0 - 9.2
2.7 - 5.9
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
14.4 - 23.3
10.8 - 14.3
8.3 - 10.7
5.6 - 8.2
2.4 - 5.5
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 15: NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, AND NEPHROSIS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,467 17.2 6,923 16.7 17.4
Alamance 29 21.1 134 19.9 17.7
Alexander 2 5.7 11 6.4 7.1
Alleghany 2 18.4 9 16.7 10.6
Anson 4 15.5 26 20.5 17.7
Ashe 4 15.9 22 17.7 11.9
Avery 4 22.2 14 15.7 12.9
Beaufort 9 19.6 40 17.6 14.2
Bertie 6 30.4 24 24.3 19.6
Bladen 7 21.2 39 23.9 21.1
Brunswick 12 14.1 69 17.4 15.5
Buncombe 43 20.0 208 19.7 15.9
Burke 13 14.6 68 15.3 14.2
Cabarrus 25 17.0 151 21.6 23.6
Caldwell 14 17.8 78 20.0 18.9
Camden 2 23.5 4 10.6 12.8
Carteret 7 11.3 42 13.9 11.2
Caswell 7 29.6 35 29.6 27.5
Catawba 22 14.9 125 17.2 17.9
Chatham 5 9.1 50 19.1 15.8
Cherokee 4 15.6 20 16.0 10.9
Chowan 2 13.8 10 13.9 9.3
Clay 2 20.8 11 23.9 15.4
Cleveland 20 20.5 100 20.6 19.0
Columbus 18 33.0 99 36.2 33.5
Craven 14 15.2 77 16.7 17.0
Cumberland 52 16.7 207 13.5 21.9
Currituck 2 9.1 4 4.0 5.0
Dare 2 5.8 15 9.3 9.7
Davidson 24 15.7 122 16.2 16.0
Davie 6 15.8 27 14.7 13.4
Duplin 18 35.0 69 27.4 26.8
Durham 35 14.7 168 14.4 17.9
Edgecombe 13 24.1 74 27.0 26.9
Forsyth 63 19.6 287 18.3 18.1
Franklin 9 17.0 38 15.1 17.3
Gaston 36 18.7 162 16.9 17.0
Gates 2 18.2 9 16.8 15.2
Graham 1 12.4 5 12.4 9.1
Granville 5 9.4 28 10.9 12.4
Greene 6 30.0 20 20.5 20.3
Guilford 69 15.9 311 14.5 15.2
Halifax 13 23.0 64 22.5 19.6
Harnett 8 8.0 55 11.5 14.1
Haywood 15 26.5 66 23.9 15.7
Henderson 26 27.0 86 18.5 10.9
Hertford 10 42.1 39 33.3 27.2
Hoke 2 5.2 29 16.1 29.2
Hyde 1 17.7 9 31.2 21.9
Iredell 21 15.4 102 15.7 16.2
Jackson 3 8.4 31 18.1 16.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 15: NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, AND NEPHROSIS
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 13 9.2 75 11.3 14.6
Jones 2 19.5 16 31.1 25.7
Lee 18 35.9 57 22.9 22.4
Lenoir 19 32.5 85 28.7 25.9
Lincoln 13 19.1 65 19.6 21.9
McDowell 2 4.6 22 10.3 9.0
Macon 8 25.2 27 17.5 10.3
Madison 4 19.8 20 20.1 14.8
Martin 9 36.4 37 29.5 24.5
Mecklenburg 127 16.5 508 13.8 19.4
Mitchell 1 6.3 24 30.2 21.9
Montgomery 4 14.7 25 18.4 16.9
Moore 13 16.4 69 17.9 11.5
Nash 20 22.0 96 21.5 22.2
New Hanover 26 14.9 140 16.8 16.7
Northampton 5 23.2 28 25.6 18.9
Onslow 16 10.0 57 7.4 14.5
Orange 13 10.7 59 9.8 13.6
Pamlico 2 15.3 21 32.4 23.3
Pasquotank 3 8.0 21 11.7 10.6
Pender 11 24.4 38 17.6 17.7
Perquimans 2 16.9 8 13.8 10.8
Person 6 16.2 43 23.6 21.9
Pitt 29 20.5 139 20.2 25.7
Polk 3 15.8 24 25.6 12.6
Randolph 21 15.5 107 16.0 16.5
Richmond 11 23.7 57 24.5 22.6
Robeson 30 23.7 148 23.7 28.5
Rockingham 20 21.7 103 22.3 18.8
Rowan 25 18.8 132 19.9 17.7
Rutherford 18 28.5 68 21.5 17.4
Sampson 18 28.7 65 21.1 20.8
Scotland 1 2.7 25 13.9 14.7
Stanly 13 22.0 52 17.7 16.1
Stokes 7 15.3 29 12.8 13.4
Surry 11 15.2 68 18.9 15.2
Swain 3 22.3 14 21.1 17.2
Transylvania 3 10.1 21 14.2 9.4
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 4 19.2 14.4
Union 28 18.4 102 14.7 20.4
Vance 10 22.8 50 22.8 23.3
Wake 78 10.8 329 9.7 15.9
Warren 7 34.9 35 34.9 27.0
Washington 2 14.8 20 29.5 23.4
Watauga 8 18.7 32 14.9 17.0
Wayne 24 20.8 109 19.1 21.1
Wilkes 13 19.4 52 15.6 14.0
Wilson 19 24.9 58 15.4 15.4
Yadkin 6 16.2 32 17.4 15.6
Yancey 3 16.6 14 15.6 10.5
Nephritis and Nephrosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 15.A
Nephritis and Nephrosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 15.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
27.1 - 36.2
20.7 - 27.0
16.3 - 20.6
11.0 - 16.2
4.0 - 10.9
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
24.6 - 33.5
19.7 - 24.5
16.3 - 19.6
12.0 - 16.2
5.0 - 11.9
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 16: MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,675 19.6 8,187 19.7 19.6
Alamance 15 10.9 126 18.7 18.3
Alexander 6 17.1 34 19.8 20.1
Alleghany 3 27.7 12 22.2 24.4
Anson 8 31.1 46 36.2 35.3
Ashe 5 19.9 35 28.2 28.1
Avery 0.0 0.0 10 11.2 10.0
Beaufort 17 37.1 67 29.4 31.4
Bertie 13 65.9 45 45.5 45.7
Bladen 12 36.4 64 39.2 39.9
Brunswick 26 30.6 117 29.5 30.9
Buncombe 34 15.8 151 14.3 14.2
Burke 22 24.7 109 24.4 24.4
Cabarrus 27 18.4 121 17.3 17.8
Caldwell 17 21.6 79 20.2 20.3
Camden 0.0 0.0 6 15.9 16.2
Carteret 14 22.6 56 18.6 19.2
Caswell 5 21.1 29 24.5 24.7
Catawba 27 18.3 149 20.5 20.8
Chatham 18 32.7 70 26.7 27.7
Cherokee 5 19.5 32 25.6 26.4
Chowan 4 27.6 19 26.4 28.5
Clay 1 10.4 12 26.1 30.7
Cleveland 19 19.5 99 20.4 20.5
Columbus 31 56.8 114 41.7 42.1
Craven 20 21.7 85 18.5 18.2
Cumberland 65 20.9 281 18.4 19.2
Currituck 4 18.3 26 26.2 27.8
Dare 11 32.1 35 21.7 21.6
Davidson 32 20.9 170 22.6 22.8
Davie 11 29.0 41 22.4 24.3
Duplin 10 19.4 92 36.5 36.8
Durham 28 11.7 149 12.8 12.5
Edgecombe 13 24.1 52 19.0 19.1
Forsyth 29 9.0 197 12.5 12.6
Franklin 14 26.5 81 32.2 32.5
Gaston 36 18.7 165 17.2 17.5
Gates 1 9.1 23 42.9 42.4
Graham 1 12.4 12 29.8 34.9
Granville 12 22.7 55 21.5 21.3
Greene 9 45.0 36 36.9 37.2
Guilford 57 13.1 289 13.5 13.4
Halifax 11 19.5 87 30.5 30.5
Harnett 30 30.1 123 25.7 25.8
Haywood 12 21.2 51 18.5 17.6
Henderson 19 19.8 88 18.9 18.2
Hertford 11 46.4 41 35.0 34.6
Hoke 13 33.7 58 32.1 30.8
Hyde 0.0 0.0 8 27.7 27.3
Iredell 30 22.1 138 21.2 21.6
Jackson 9 25.3 31 18.1 18.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 16: MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 42 29.7 171 25.9 26.6
Jones 3 29.3 11 21.4 22.2
Lee 22 43.9 73 29.4 29.8
Lenoir 11 18.8 81 27.4 27.7
Lincoln 16 23.5 73 22.0 22.4
McDowell 3 6.9 47 21.9 21.3
Macon 2 6.3 28 18.1 16.0
Madison 6 29.7 23 23.1 24.3
Martin 7 28.3 40 31.9 32.2
Mecklenburg 75 9.8 420 11.4 11.4
Mitchell 5 31.3 10 12.6 12.4
Montgomery 14 51.6 44 32.4 32.0
Moore 24 30.2 102 26.4 27.1
Nash 30 33.1 114 25.6 26.2
New Hanover 21 12.0 87 10.4 10.1
Northampton 2 9.3 39 35.7 33.2
Onslow 37 23.2 163 21.2 20.3
Orange 13 10.7 76 12.7 12.0
Pamlico 4 30.6 18 27.7 25.9
Pasquotank 6 16.0 23 12.8 12.7
Pender 13 28.8 58 26.9 27.9
Perquimans 4 33.8 14 24.1 25.7
Person 11 29.7 46 25.2 25.1
Pitt 25 17.7 128 18.6 19.6
Polk 2 10.5 16 17.0 15.7
Randolph 39 28.7 142 21.2 21.6
Richmond 11 23.7 71 30.5 31.0
Robeson 45 35.6 277 44.3 44.6
Rockingham 23 25.0 125 27.1 28.2
Rowan 24 18.0 131 19.8 19.8
Rutherford 14 22.1 84 26.5 26.7
Sampson 22 35.1 123 39.9 40.5
Scotland 14 38.0 49 27.2 27.9
Stanly 17 28.8 76 25.8 25.8
Stokes 10 21.8 48 21.2 22.0
Surry 15 20.8 87 24.2 24.4
Swain 5 37.1 17 25.7 23.7
Transylvania 5 16.8 29 19.7 19.9
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 6 28.7 27.6
Union 34 22.4 143 20.7 21.8
Vance 6 13.7 39 17.8 18.0
Wake 95 13.1 414 12.2 12.3
Warren 6 29.9 26 25.9 27.0
Washington 4 29.7 16 23.6 24.2
Watauga 6 14.0 33 15.4 16.8
Wayne 22 19.1 122 21.4 21.6
Wilkes 11 16.4 81 24.3 25.3
Wilson 22 28.8 72 19.2 19.1
Yadkin 5 13.5 46 25.0 24.3
Yancey 5 27.7 9 10.0 9.9
Motor Vehicle Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 16.A
Motor Vehicle Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 16.B
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
32.5 - 45.5
25.1 - 32.4
20.6 - 25.0
15.5 - 20.5
10.0 - 15.4
37.3 - 45.7
28.6 - 37.2
22.9 - 28.5
16.3 - 22.8
9.9 - 16.2
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 17: ALL OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 2,303 27.0 10,055 24.2 24.8
Alamance 32 23.3 188 27.9 26.0
Alexander 14 39.8 41 23.9 25.0
Alleghany 3 27.7 15 27.8 20.8
Anson 5 19.4 41 32.3 29.6
Ashe 6 23.9 56 45.1 38.0
Avery 7 38.9 34 38.2 34.8
Beaufort 9 19.6 56 24.6 22.8
Bertie 2 10.1 26 26.3 21.5
Bladen 9 27.3 56 34.3 31.8
Brunswick 27 31.8 110 27.8 28.6
Buncombe 80 37.2 350 33.2 29.3
Burke 35 39.4 139 31.2 30.7
Cabarrus 49 33.4 178 25.5 26.7
Caldwell 27 34.4 99 25.4 25.0
Camden 2 23.5 4 10.6 9.9
Carteret 31 50.1 103 34.1 32.8
Caswell 6 25.3 34 28.7 28.0
Catawba 44 29.8 204 28.0 28.6
Chatham 12 21.8 69 26.3 23.3
Cherokee 17 66.2 62 49.5 46.9
Chowan 4 27.6 15 20.9 16.4
Clay 5 52.0 19 41.3 36.3
Cleveland 37 38.0 147 30.3 29.6
Columbus 16 29.3 88 32.2 30.8
Craven 25 27.2 124 26.9 28.0
Cumberland 55 17.7 220 14.4 18.6
Currituck 6 27.4 23 23.2 23.9
Dare 17 49.6 71 44.1 43.2
Davidson 48 31.3 206 27.4 27.3
Davie 9 23.7 37 20.2 19.4
Duplin 15 29.1 72 28.6 28.7
Durham 66 27.6 262 22.5 24.8
Edgecombe 14 26.0 61 22.3 21.8
Forsyth 75 23.4 373 23.7 23.7
Franklin 14 26.5 46 18.3 18.9
Gaston 79 41.1 317 33.1 33.2
Gates 1 9.1 13 24.2 22.0
Graham 1 12.4 13 32.3 27.9
Granville 6 11.3 41 16.0 16.9
Greene 8 40.0 25 25.7 25.3
Guilford 130 29.9 564 26.3 27.1
Halifax 18 31.9 59 20.7 19.6
Harnett 25 25.1 102 21.3 23.9
Haywood 27 47.8 102 36.9 31.9
Henderson 55 57.2 184 39.6 31.8
Hertford 6 25.3 37 31.6 27.0
Hoke 10 25.9 30 16.6 19.0
Hyde 1 17.7 6 20.8 17.9
Iredell 48 35.3 164 25.2 25.8
Jackson 10 28.1 56 32.6 32.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 17: ALL OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 31 21.9 134 20.3 22.7
Jones 4 39.1 14 27.3 24.2
Lee 9 17.9 59 23.7 24.1
Lenoir 12 20.5 89 30.1 28.4
Lincoln 21 30.9 78 23.5 24.4
McDowell 15 34.7 55 25.6 25.0
Macon 26 81.8 70 45.3 37.2
Madison 10 49.5 35 35.2 29.0
Martin 7 28.3 28 22.3 19.6
Mecklenburg 138 18.0 601 16.4 19.2
Mitchell 4 25.0 41 51.6 49.9
Montgomery 6 22.1 40 29.5 28.8
Moore 24 30.2 103 26.7 23.0
Nash 29 32.0 90 20.2 20.6
New Hanover 45 25.8 210 25.2 24.7
Northampton 4 18.5 28 25.6 22.8
Onslow 31 19.4 133 17.3 25.3
Orange 22 18.2 124 20.7 25.1
Pamlico 2 15.3 18 27.7 27.9
Pasquotank 4 10.6 41 22.8 21.1
Pender 14 31.0 51 23.7 23.4
Perquimans 2 16.9 13 22.4 20.0
Person 13 35.1 49 26.8 25.6
Pitt 36 25.4 152 22.1 25.3
Polk 6 31.6 36 38.3 30.9
Randolph 32 23.6 143 21.4 21.9
Richmond 14 30.1 60 25.8 25.8
Robeson 23 18.2 138 22.1 24.3
Rockingham 33 35.8 157 34.0 31.1
Rowan 56 42.1 216 32.6 30.8
Rutherford 24 38.0 124 39.2 35.2
Sampson 19 30.3 86 27.9 28.6
Scotland 5 13.6 22 12.2 12.6
Stanly 16 27.1 73 24.8 23.4
Stokes 18 39.2 69 30.4 30.9
Surry 28 38.7 112 31.2 27.8
Swain 8 59.4 30 45.3 43.0
Transylvania 11 37.0 61 41.4 31.7
Tyrrell 1 24.0 2 9.6 8.3
Union 21 13.8 99 14.3 17.2
Vance 9 20.5 58 26.5 27.2
Wake 106 14.6 478 14.1 18.7
Warren 5 24.9 19 19.0 15.8
Washington 1 7.4 10 14.7 12.2
Watauga 12 28.0 39 18.2 20.9
Wayne 22 19.1 106 18.6 20.5
Wilkes 27 40.3 127 38.2 36.7
Wilson 25 32.7 94 25.0 25.0
Yadkin 18 48.6 59 32.1 30.4
Yancey 6 33.2 39 43.4 36.1
All Other Unintentional Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 17.A
All Other Unintentional Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 17.B
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
37.0 - 51.6
29.6 - 36.9
24.0 - 29.5
17.4 - 23.9
9.6 - 17.3
35.3 - 49.9
27.4 - 35.2
22.1 - 27.3
8.3 - 12.6
12.7 - 22.0
79
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NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 18: SUICIDE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,021 12.0 4,876 11.7 11.6
Alamance 12 8.8 49 7.3 7.2
Alexander 7 19.9 30 17.5 17.6
Alleghany 4 36.9 12 22.2 19.2
Anson 2 7.8 16 12.6 12.6
Ashe 8 31.9 28 22.6 20.2
Avery 3 16.7 17 19.1 17.7
Beaufort 7 15.3 33 14.5 13.6
Bertie 1 5.1 7 7.1 6.8
Bladen 2 6.1 26 15.9 14.9
Brunswick 6 7.1 48 12.1 12.1
Buncombe 36 16.7 154 14.6 14.0
Burke 15 16.9 81 18.2 17.8
Cabarrus 10 6.8 62 8.9 8.9
Caldwell 9 11.5 50 12.8 12.6
Camden 1 11.7 6 15.9 15.2
Carteret 8 12.9 57 18.9 19.1
Caswell 4 16.9 17 14.4 13.9
Catawba 20 13.5 113 15.5 15.3
Chatham 9 16.4 27 10.3 9.6
Cherokee 3 11.7 15 12.0 11.7
Chowan 1 6.9 7 9.7 10.1
Clay 1 10.4 11 23.9 18.8
Cleveland 11 11.3 72 14.8 14.7
Columbus 6 11.0 36 13.2 12.6
Craven 8 8.7 47 10.2 10.2
Cumberland 35 11.3 189 12.3 12.6
Currituck 2 9.1 12 12.1 11.0
Dare 6 17.5 23 14.3 13.6
Davidson 26 17.0 94 12.5 12.4
Davie 11 29.0 21 11.5 11.1
Duplin 8 15.5 25 9.9 9.9
Durham 13 5.4 109 9.4 9.4
Edgecombe 8 14.8 27 9.9 9.7
Forsyth 38 11.8 164 10.4 10.3
Franklin 12 22.7 36 14.3 14.4
Gaston 26 13.5 155 16.2 16.0
Gates 1 9.1 2 3.7 4.0
Graham 1 12.4 3 7.5 6.9
Granville 4 7.6 18 7.0 6.8
Greene 0.0 0.0 9 9.2 9.0
Guilford 52 12.0 223 10.4 10.3
Halifax 6 10.6 36 12.6 12.6
Harnett 9 9.0 53 11.1 11.3
Haywood 10 17.7 61 22.1 20.4
Henderson 12 12.5 47 10.1 9.3
Hertford 4 16.9 7 6.0 5.5
Hoke 4 10.4 10 5.5 5.7
Hyde 1 17.7 5 17.3 14.0
Iredell 20 14.7 72 11.1 11.0
Jackson 6 16.8 23 13.4 13.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 18: SUICIDE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 13 9.2 78 11.8 12.0
Jones 1 9.8 7 13.6 13.2
Lee 5 10.0 23 9.3 9.2
Lenoir 4 6.8 39 13.2 13.2
Lincoln 13 19.1 48 14.5 14.3
McDowell 12 27.7 41 19.1 18.0
Macon 8 25.2 28 18.1 17.9
Madison 5 24.7 17 17.1 17.1
Martin 4 16.2 15 11.9 11.8
Mecklenburg 79 10.3 354 9.6 9.8
Mitchell 4 25.0 17 21.4 20.5
Montgomery 4 14.7 12 8.8 8.7
Moore 15 18.9 50 12.9 11.9
Nash 10 11.0 47 10.5 10.4
New Hanover 20 11.5 100 12.0 11.6
Northampton 2 9.3 11 10.1 10.7
Onslow 22 13.8 72 9.4 10.8
Orange 7 5.8 67 11.2 11.2
Pamlico 2 15.3 3 4.6 3.2
Pasquotank 2 5.3 12 6.7 6.5
Pender 5 11.1 27 12.5 11.9
Perquimans 1 8.4 11 18.9 19.8
Person 5 13.5 34 18.6 17.8
Pitt 11 7.8 74 10.8 11.3
Polk 7 36.9 24 25.6 23.1
Randolph 27 19.9 90 13.5 13.4
Richmond 5 10.8 35 15.0 15.3
Robeson 11 8.7 63 10.1 10.4
Rockingham 11 11.9 78 16.9 16.1
Rowan 18 13.5 101 15.3 15.1
Rutherford 12 19.0 59 18.6 18.6
Sampson 8 12.8 36 11.7 11.7
Scotland 4 10.9 16 8.9 9.5
Stanly 14 23.7 40 13.6 13.4
Stokes 6 13.1 32 14.1 13.8
Surry 13 18.0 63 17.5 17.2
Swain 3 22.3 9 13.6 13.5
Transylvania 3 10.1 17 11.5 11.3
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Union 9 5.9 64 9.2 9.6
Vance 5 11.4 22 10.0 10.5
Wake 54 7.5 266 7.8 8.2
Warren 0.0 0.0 8 8.0 7.7
Washington 1 7.4 9 13.3 13.5
Watauga 4 9.3 28 13.1 14.7
Wayne 14 12.2 51 8.9 9.1
Wilkes 12 17.9 50 15.0 14.5
Wilson 7 9.2 42 11.2 11.0
Yadkin 6 16.2 28 15.2 15.2
Yancey 4 22.1 13 14.5 13.2
Suicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 18.A
Suicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 18.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
17.6 - 25.6
13.7 - 17.5
10.9 - 13.6
7.4 - 10.8
0.0 - 7.3
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
16.2 - 23.1
12.7 - 16.1
10.6 - 12.6
7.3 - 10.5
0.0 - 7.2
83
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2004
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 19: HOMICIDE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 610 7.1 3,077 7.4 7.3
Alamance 4 2.9 37 5.5 5.5
Alexander 0.0 0.0 5 2.9 3.0
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 1 1.9 1.2
Anson 4 15.5 19 15.0 15.6
Ashe 2 8.0 8 6.4 6.4
Avery 1 5.6 6 6.7 6.2
Beaufort 2 4.4 15 6.6 6.9
Bertie 3 15.2 8 8.1 8.6
Bladen 5 15.2 16 9.8 10.4
Brunswick 5 5.9 30 7.6 8.3
Buncombe 13 6.0 52 4.9 5.0
Burke 6 6.7 23 5.2 5.1
Cabarrus 6 4.1 30 4.3 4.2
Caldwell 3 3.8 20 5.1 5.3
Camden 1 11.7 2 5.3 4.9
Carteret 2 3.2 7 2.3 2.4
Caswell 0.0 0.0 6 5.1 4.9
Catawba 12 8.1 45 6.2 6.1
Chatham 6 10.9 18 6.9 6.6
Cherokee 3 11.7 6 4.8 5.5
Chowan 2 13.8 8 11.1 12.9
Clay 0.0 0.0 2 4.3 4.8
Cleveland 14 14.4 74 15.2 15.9
Columbus 12 22.0 41 15.0 15.1
Craven 6 6.5 32 6.9 7.0
Cumberland 28 9.0 178 11.6 11.0
Currituck 1 4.6 2 2.0 2.1
Dare 0.0 0.0 7 4.3 4.7
Davidson 5 3.3 39 5.2 5.3
Davie 1 2.6 5 2.7 2.7
Duplin 4 7.8 26 10.3 10.4
Durham 28 11.7 140 12.0 11.0
Edgecombe 7 13.0 30 11.0 11.4
Forsyth 24 7.5 117 7.4 7.5
Franklin 3 5.7 12 4.8 4.6
Gaston 6 3.1 58 6.1 6.1
Gates 1 9.1 7 13.0 12.7
Graham 0.0 0.0 3 7.5 6.9
Granville 7 13.2 18 7.0 6.9
Greene 3 15.0 5 5.1 5.0
Guilford 32 7.4 174 8.1 7.9
Halifax 8 14.2 33 11.6 12.3
Harnett 7 7.0 31 6.5 6.4
Haywood 0.0 0.0 5 1.8 2.1
Henderson 3 3.1 20 4.3 4.7
Hertford 2 8.4 9 7.7 7.7
Hoke 3 7.8 21 11.6 10.7
Hyde 0.0 0.0 2 6.9 7.0
Iredell 5 3.7 35 5.4 5.4
Jackson 1 2.8 8 4.7 4.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 19: HOMICIDE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 86 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 8 5.7 41 6.2 6.2
Jones 0.0 0.0 3 5.8 7.1
Lee 6 12.0 32 12.9 13.1
Lenoir 6 10.2 31 10.5 11.1
Lincoln 0.0 0.0 17 5.1 5.2
McDowell 2 4.6 15 7.0 6.9
Macon 4 12.6 6 3.9 3.5
Madison 2 9.9 6 6.0 6.6
Martin 2 8.1 14 11.1 12.1
Mecklenburg 72 9.4 364 9.9 9.3
Mitchell 0.0 0.0 2 2.5 3.0
Montgomery 0.0 0.0 12 8.8 9.5
Moore 4 5.0 28 7.2 8.2
Nash 7 7.7 43 9.7 9.8
New Hanover 9 5.2 47 5.6 5.3
Northampton 0.0 0.0 10 9.1 9.2
Onslow 3 1.9 35 4.6 3.9
Orange 7 5.8 27 4.5 4.5
Pamlico 0.0 0.0 3 4.6 3.8
Pasquotank 2 5.3 7 3.9 3.6
Pender 3 6.6 17 7.9 8.4
Perquimans 1 8.4 3 5.2 4.7
Person 0.0 0.0 11 6.0 6.0
Pitt 6 4.2 49 7.1 6.7
Polk 2 10.5 3 3.2 3.6
Randolph 7 5.2 31 4.6 4.7
Richmond 5 10.8 22 9.4 9.8
Robeson 29 22.9 131 20.9 20.6
Rockingham 10 10.9 43 9.3 9.3
Rowan 8 6.0 37 5.6 5.6
Rutherford 6 9.5 26 8.2 8.5
Sampson 9 14.4 32 10.4 10.6
Scotland 3 8.1 20 11.1 11.3
Stanly 1 1.7 19 6.5 6.8
Stokes 2 4.4 12 5.3 5.1
Surry 5 6.9 29 8.1 8.1
Swain 4 29.7 7 10.6 10.8
Transylvania 0.0 0.0 4 2.7 3.4
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 3 14.4 15.9
Union 8 5.3 24 3.5 3.5
Vance 6 13.7 26 11.9 12.0
Wake 30 4.1 135 4.0 3.7
Warren 0.0 0.0 10 10.0 11.0
Washington 2 14.8 8 11.8 12.6
Watauga 2 4.7 6 2.8 3.1
Wayne 16 13.9 52 9.1 9.0
Wilkes 4 6.0 19 5.7 5.6
Wilson 15 19.6 47 12.5 12.7
Yadkin 1 2.7 8 4.3 4.6
Yancey 0.0 0.0 4 4.5 4.3
Homicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 19.A
Homicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 19.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
13.1 - 20.9
8.9 - 13.0
5.9 - 8.8
3.6 - 5.8
1.8 - 3.5
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
13.2 - 20.6
9.6 - 13.1
6.5 - 9.5
4.0 - 6.4
1.2 - 3.9
87
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2004
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 20: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 2,185 25.6 9,797 23.6 25.5
Alamance 46 33.5 182 27.0 23.7
Alexander 7 19.9 46 26.8 31.0
Alleghany 9 83.0 28 51.9 33.4
Anson 6 23.3 21 16.5 13.6
Ashe 15 59.8 47 37.9 25.4
Avery 5 27.8 28 31.4 25.6
Beaufort 16 34.9 70 30.8 25.4
Bertie 6 30.4 25 25.3 20.2
Bladen 9 27.3 29 17.8 16.1
Brunswick 19 22.3 43 10.9 12.0
Buncombe 99 46.0 397 37.7 29.2
Burke 17 19.1 105 23.6 22.4
Cabarrus 33 22.5 168 24.0 27.0
Caldwell 24 30.6 135 34.6 34.3
Camden 2 23.5 4 10.6 12.2
Carteret 25 40.4 112 37.1 31.4
Caswell 2 8.4 17 14.4 13.6
Catawba 45 30.4 240 32.9 36.1
Chatham 11 20.0 62 23.7 19.2
Cherokee 10 38.9 53 42.4 27.0
Chowan 4 27.6 12 16.7 10.9
Clay 4 41.6 9 19.6 12.2
Cleveland 38 39.0 150 30.9 28.8
Columbus 8 14.7 22 8.0 7.6
Craven 21 22.8 72 15.6 16.8
Cumberland 42 13.5 158 10.3 20.2
Currituck 5 22.9 12 12.1 15.6
Dare 4 11.7 27 16.8 22.0
Davidson 53 34.6 190 25.2 26.7
Davie 22 58.0 87 47.5 44.1
Duplin 15 29.1 48 19.0 19.4
Durham 47 19.7 219 18.8 23.5
Edgecombe 10 18.5 64 23.4 23.9
Forsyth 127 39.6 558 35.5 35.4
Franklin 3 5.7 34 13.5 16.0
Gaston 53 27.6 236 24.7 26.3
Gates 2 18.2 12 22.4 20.3
Graham 2 24.8 11 27.4 19.3
Granville 20 37.8 94 36.8 43.3
Greene 0.0 0.0 8 8.2 8.2
Guilford 140 32.2 619 28.9 30.6
Halifax 7 12.4 37 13.0 10.9
Harnett 15 15.1 62 12.9 16.9
Haywood 17 30.1 86 31.1 20.7
Henderson 60 62.4 287 61.8 34.7
Hertford 7 29.5 40 34.1 26.9
Hoke 1 2.6 10 5.5 10.7
Hyde 1 17.7 6 20.8 13.9
Iredell 35 25.7 186 28.6 30.7
Jackson 15 42.1 71 41.4 39.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 20: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2004
Death Rate*
2004
Number of
Deaths 2000-
2004
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2000-2004*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Johnston 24 17.0 90 13.6 18.8
Jones 1 9.8 3 5.8 5.0
Lee 11 21.9 55 22.1 22.6
Lenoir 9 15.4 33 11.2 10.2
Lincoln 7 10.3 57 17.2 19.9
McDowell 16 37.0 60 28.0 25.1
Macon 13 40.9 55 35.6 20.0
Madison 9 44.5 61 61.3 45.4
Martin 10 40.5 23 18.3 15.2
Mecklenburg 222 28.9 994 27.1 40.8
Mitchell 8 50.0 35 44.1 30.1
Montgomery 7 25.8 33 24.3 22.9
Moore 54 68.1 200 51.8 30.3
Nash 21 23.2 98 22.0 23.4
New Hanover 15 8.6 86 10.3 10.6
Northampton 3 13.9 29 26.5 18.9
Onslow 13 8.1 57 7.4 19.0
Orange 22 18.2 105 17.5 25.4
Pamlico 3 22.9 14 21.6 15.8
Pasquotank 5 13.3 21 11.7 9.9
Pender 3 6.6 13 6.0 5.9
Perquimans 4 33.8 12 20.7 14.1
Person 3 8.1 28 15.3 14.3
Pitt 26 18.4 81 11.8 15.9
Polk 20 105.5 81 86.2 38.0
Randolph 28 20.6 158 23.6 25.6
Richmond 5 10.8 31 13.3 12.5
Robeson 18 14.2 117 18.7 25.8
Rockingham 26 28.2 115 24.9 20.9
Rowan 39 29.3 193 29.2 25.3
Rutherford 34 53.8 104 32.9 25.0
Sampson 11 17.6 54 17.5 17.6
Scotland 8 21.7 39 21.7 24.2
Stanly 9 15.2 68 23.1 21.0
Stokes 9 19.6 40 17.6 19.4
Surry 28 38.7 145 40.4 32.0
Swain 2 14.8 19 28.7 24.0
Transylvania 25 84.1 94 63.8 37.3
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 1 4.8 3.7
Union 54 35.6 191 27.6 44.6
Vance 7 16.0 29 13.2 13.7
Wake 80 11.1 341 10.0 18.2
Warren 1 5.0 5 5.0 3.6
Washington 1 7.4 14 20.6 16.0
Watauga 4 9.3 37 17.3 19.7
Wayne 25 21.7 122 21.4 27.2
Wilkes 16 23.9 111 33.4 30.6
Wilson 16 20.9 114 30.3 31.0
Yadkin 17 45.9 57 31.0 28.1
Yancey 9 49.8 35 39.0 25.7
Alzheimer's Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 20.A
Alzheimer's Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 20.B
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
47.6 - 86.2
31.5 - 47.5
22.5 - 31.4
14.5 - 22.4
4.8 - 14.4
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
33.5 - 45.4
24.3 - 33.4
17.7 - 24.2
11.0 - 17.6
3.6 - 10.9
91
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 21: INFANT DEATHS (PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS)
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA:
2004 Infant
Deaths
Death Rate*
2004
2000-2004
Infant Deaths
Death Rate*
2000-2004
NORTH CAROLINA 1,050 8.8 5,013 8.4
Alamance 15 8.5 96 10.4
Alexander 5 12.7 13 6.2
Alleghany 2 20.4 5 9.8
Anson 3 10.5 21 12.8
Ashe 1 3.8 14 10.9
Avery 0 0.0 1 1.2
Beaufort 1 1.7 28 9.1
Bertie 2 8.7 15 12.0
Bladen 6 12.8 21 9.1
Brunswick 6 6.7 25 5.8
Buncombe 14 5.4 96 7.5
Burke 5 5.0 37 7.1
Cabarrus 20 8.8 93 8.4
Caldwell 11 11.5 44 9.1
Camden 0 0.0 1 2.3
Carteret 6 9.2 28 9.2
Caswell 1 4.7 11 8.9
Catawba 10 5.1 73 7.1
Chatham 8 11.1 24 7.0
Cherokee 2 7.7 14 10.6
Chowan 1 5.5 3 3.3
Clay 1 11.8 2 4.8
Cleveland 14 11.8 56 9.0
Columbus 9 12.1 41 10.6
Craven 13 8.2 52 6.6
Cumberland 56 10.7 295 11.0
Currituck 0 0.0 7 6.1
Dare 3 6.1 17 8.6
Davidson 14 7.4 81 8.4
Davie 3 7.2 29 13.2
Duplin 5 6.3 36 9.1
Durham 26 6.8 131 6.8
Edgecombe 11 14.0 47 12.0
Forsyth 46 10.0 212 9.2
Franklin 5 7.0 27 8.1
Gaston 20 7.7 115 8.9
Gates 1 8.8 5 9.0
Graham 1 11.0 2 4.0
Granville 5 8.1 22 7.3
Greene 6 22.7 18 14.5
Guilford 60 10.2 260 8.8
Halifax 16 22.1 43 11.4
Harnett 13 8.9 58 8.0
Haywood 3 5.7 17 6.1
Henderson 6 5.4 35 6.4
Hertford 3 9.6 21 14.6
Hoke 7 9.9 33 9.6
Hyde 0 0.0 4 13.7
Iredell 8 4.6 78 8.6
Jackson 1 2.9 12 6.7
Johnston 18 7.8 83 7.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2004
TABLE 21: INFANT DEATHS (PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS)
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
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2004 Infant
Deaths
Death Rate*
2004
2000-2004
Infant Deaths
Death Rate*
2000-2004
Jones 0 0.0 2 4.4
Lee 11 13.4 29 7.0
Lenoir 9 11.6 48 12.0
Lincoln 3 3.5 34 7.7
McDowell 4 8.2 20 7.7
Macon 3 9.1 17 10.7
Madison 0 0.0 4 3.6
Martin 1 3.2 12 7.6
Mecklenburg 119 9.2 501 8.1
Mitchell 1 6.1 7 8.5
Montgomery 2 5.4 14 7.1
Moore 6 6.2 31 6.8
Nash 14 11.4 61 10.0
New Hanover 11 5.0 55 5.3
Northampton 3 13.2 22 18.3
Onslow 23 6.8 135 8.4
Orange 16 12.0 47 7.2
Pamlico 2 16.3 4 7.4
Pasquotank 3 5.8 18 7.5
Pender 3 6.3 20 8.4
Perquimans 2 17.9 11 18.4
Person 4 8.9 25 11.0
Pitt 15 7.1 106 10.5
Polk 2 12.3 5 5.8
Randolph 6 3.4 73 8.0
Richmond 14 23.0 35 11.0
Robeson 26 12.8 114 11.1
Rockingham 4 3.8 39 6.9
Rowan 23 14.3 74 8.9
Rutherford 6 7.7 41 10.2
Sampson 9 10.4 44 9.7
Scotland 10 20.7 30 12.2
Stanly 13 16.9 44 11.8
Stokes 4 8.2 17 6.8
Surry 5 5.8 31 6.7
Swain 1 5.1 6 6.7
Transylvania 2 7.9 11 8.1
Tyrrell 2 45.5 2 9.0
Union 24 9.6 76 6.5
Vance 13 19.8 58 16.5
Wake 82 7.0 354 6.4
Warren 1 5.3 15 15.0
Washington 0 0.0 7 8.0
Watauga 8 23.1 18 10.3
Wayne 19 10.8 89 10.3
Wilkes 9 12.0 25 5.9
Wilson 18 16.7 64 12.0
Yadkin 1 2.1 16 6.7
Yancey 0 0.0 0 0.0
Infant Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
2000-2004
Figure 21
Mortality Rates Per 1,000 Population
13.3 - 18.4
10.1 - 13.2
7.8 - 10.0
4.5 - 7.7
0.0 - 4.4
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Computation of Death Rates
In this report, total death rates and cause-specific death rates are expressed as resident deaths
per 100,000 population. In 1999 and earlier editions of Leading Causes of Death, the total death
rates were expressed per 1,000 population. To compare the total death rates in this edition to the
total death rates published in 1999 and earlier editions, just move the decimal point two places to
the left.
Deaths are assigned to cause-of-death categories based on the underlying (or primary) cause of
death from the death certificate. Appendix B describes the cause-of-death categories in terms of
codes from the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases. All rates in Tables 1-20
use total population in the denominator except rates for the sex-specific cancer sites use male or
female population in the denominator. Population denominators for these rates were provided by
the Office of State Planning. The infant mortality rates in Table 21 are computed as the number of
resident deaths under one year of age per 1,000 resident live births.
Deaths in this report are assigned to place of residence. For deaths of people in long-term institu-tions
(mental, penal, old age, orphan, nursing home, rest home, etc.), the institution is considered
the usual residence if the decedent lived in the institution at least one year. College students and
military personnel are considered residents of the college or military community.
The following definitions apply to the rates of this report:
Unadjusted Annual Death Rate: The annual death rates are computed as resident deaths per
100,000 population.
Unadjusted 5-Year Death Rate: The average annual death rates are computed as average
resident deaths per 100,000 average population. These multi-year rates are computed by summing
the deaths for the five years, summing the population for the five years, dividing the former by the
latter, and then multiplying the result by 100,000. These rates are shown in the first set of county
maps (Figures 1.A, 2.A, etc.).
Age-Adjusted 5-Year Death Rate: The average annual age-adjusted rates are computed by the
direct method. These rates are also expressed as deaths per 100,000 population and represent the
rate that would be expected if the age composition of the state and each county’s population were
the same as that projected for the nation in the year 2000 (the “standard” population). These
rates are shown in the second set of county maps (Figures 1.B, 2.B, etc.).
The user should not compare an adjusted death rate to an unadjusted death rate. Also, adjusted
rates for different time periods cannot be directly compared unless they were adjusted by the
same standard population. See Appendix E for a more complete discussion of age-adjusted death
rates.
The age-adjusted death rates in this 2004 edition of Leading Causes of Death were calculated
using the projected United States 2000 population as the standard. In 1997 and earlier editions,
different standard populations were used. Therefore the age-adjusted rates in the current edition
cannot be compared to the age-adjusted rates in these older editions. When using older editions of
Leading Causes of Death, please read the explanatory notes to understand the technical details of
how the age-adjusted rates were calculated. The special, expanded 1998 edition of Leading Causes
of Death includes five-year age-adjusted death rates, using the projected United States 2000
standard population, over a twenty year period (1979-1998) to allow for comparisons of the ad-justed
death rates over time. The death data were consistently coded under the ninth revision of
the International Classification of Diseases from 1979 through 1998. The data from this 1998
publication are available on the State Center for Health Statistics Web site.
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We changed the standard population to the projected United States 2000 population to be consis-tent
with the new practices of the National Center for Health Statistics. This allows direct compari-sons
of the state and county age-adjusted death rates for North Carolina to the published United
States age-adjusted death rates.
In age-adjusting the death rates in this publication, 10 age groups are used to compute age-specific
death rates for each geographic area and cause of death. These rates are then applied to
the projected 2000 United States standard population by age: 0-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-
54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, and 85+. For details of the age adjustment process, refer to Appendix E.
For the maps, the natural breaks method was used. This method identifies breakpoints by looking
for groupings and patterns inherent in the data. These maps show five levels of death rates, where
level one is the lowest rate interval and level five the highest.
A word of caution: Rates for sex-specific cancers (e.g., prostate) use male or female population in the
denominator and therefore are not comparable to other rates. Therefore, in ranking the causes of
cancer death by site one must use the observed number of deaths rather t