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North Carolina
Leading Causes of Death
North Carolina
Vital Statistics
Volume 2 – 2005
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
Chronic Disease and Injury Section
Marcus Plescia, M.D., M.P.H., Chief
State Center for Health Statistics
Paul A. Buescher, Ph.D., Director
Contributors:
Roy Clark
Reginald Daye
Kathleen Jones-Vessey
Matt Avery
Jean Stafford
December 2006
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 $2,076.74 or $3.46 per copy. 11/06
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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 2001-2005 ......................................................... 11
Sex-Specific Mortality Statistics Summary for 2001-2005 ....................................... 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 2005 and the number of
deaths and unadjusted and age-adjusted death rates for 2001-2005. 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.
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, 2005
*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 ............................. 17,681
2 Cancer .................................................. 16,675
3 Cerebrovascular disease .......................... 4,846
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ........... 4,145
5 Other unintentional injuries ..................... 2,448
6 Alzheimer’s disease ................................. 2,414
7 Diabetes mellitus .................................... 2,255
8 Pneumonia and influenza ........................ 1,820
9 Motor vehicle injuries .............................. 1,636
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ... 1,549
All other causes (Residual) .................... 18,907
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 74,376
INFANTS (AGE <1)
Rank Cause Number
1 Short gestation - low birthweight ............... 211
2 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) .......... 180
3 SIDS ........................................................ 105
4 Maternal complications ................................ 90
5 Complications of the placenta ...................... 50
6 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 36
7 Bacterial sepsis ........................................... 31
8 Neonatal hemorrhage ................................. 29
9 Respiratory distress ..................................... 25
10 Necrotizing enterocolitis .............................. 23
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 297
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 1,077
1 - 4 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 21
2 Homicide .................................................... 15
Other unintentional injuries ......................... 15
4 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 14
5 Cancer .......................................................... 9
Diseases of the heart .................................... 9
7 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ................. 5
8 Cerebrovascular disease ................................ 4
Pneumonia and influenza .............................. 4
10 Septicemia .................................................... 2
In-situ/benign neoplasms .............................. 2
Conditions originating in perinatal period ....... 2
Anemias ....................................................... 2
All other causes (Residual) .......................... 37
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 141
5 - 14 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 55
2 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 30
3 Cancer ........................................................ 19
4 Homicide .................................................... 12
5 Diseases of the heart .................................. 11
6 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 10
7 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ................. 8
Suicide ......................................................... 8
9 Septicemia .................................................... 2
Anemias ....................................................... 2
Pneumonia and influenza .............................. 2
All other causes (Residual) .......................... 38
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 197
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TABLE A: (cont.)
Leading Causes of Death* by Age Group
North Carolina Residents, 2005
*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 ................................ 390
2 Homicide .................................................. 165
3 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 158
4 Suicide ..................................................... 111
5 Diseases of the heart .................................. 39
6 Cancer ........................................................ 32
7 Congenital anomalies (birth defects) ............ 18
8 Cerebrovascular disease ................................ 6
9 Diabetes mellitus .......................................... 5
Pneumonia and influenza .............................. 5
Pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium ........... 5
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 113
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 1,047
25 - 44 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 626
2 Cancer ...................................................... 544
3 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 513
4 Diseases of the heart ................................ 502
5 Suicide ..................................................... 346
6 Homicide .................................................. 288
7 HIV disease .............................................. 207
8 Cerebrovascular disease ............................ 128
9 Diabetes mellitus ........................................ 83
10 Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis ...................... 63
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 822
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................ 4,122
45 - 64 YEARS
Rank Cause Number
1 Cancer ................................................... 4,941
2 Diseases of the heart ............................. 3,295
3 Cerebrovascular disease ............................ 631
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............. 593
5 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 585
6 Diabetes mellitus ...................................... 565
7 Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis .................... 413
8 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 390
9 Suicide ..................................................... 351
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ..... 248
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 3,067
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 15,079
AGES 65 & OVER
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ........................... 13,813
2 Cancer ................................................. 11,129
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 4,071
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 3,505
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 2,381
6 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,602
7 Pneumonia and influenza ....................... 1,582
8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 1,245
9 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 998
10 Septicemia ................................................ 917
All other causes (Residual) ................... 11,470
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 52,713
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TABLE B:
Leading Causes of Death by Race*
North Carolina Residents, 2005
*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 ........................... 13,921
2 Cancer ................................................. 13,144
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 3,657
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 3,647
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 2,098
6 Other unintentional injuries .................... 2,022
7 Pneumonia and influenza ....................... 1,509
8 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,426
9 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,230
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .... 1,010
All other causes (Residual) ................... 13,934
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 57,598
BLACK
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 3,537
2 Cancer ................................................... 3,307
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 1,117
4 Diabetes mellitus ...................................... 778
5 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ..... 516
6 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............. 470
7 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 396
8 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 348
9 Homicide .................................................. 325
10 HIV disease .............................................. 322
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 4,600
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 15,716
AMERICAN INDIAN
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ................................ 158
2 Cancer ...................................................... 146
3 Diabetes mellitus ........................................ 43
4 Cerebrovascular disease .............................. 41
5 Motor vehicle injuries .................................. 38
6 Homicide .................................................... 25
7 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 24
8 Chronic lower respiratory diseases ............... 22
Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis ...................... 22
10 Alzheimer’s disease ..................................... 19
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 181
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 719
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, 2005
TABLE D:
Leading Causes of Death by Hispanicity
North Carolina Residents, 2005
FEMALE
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 8,810
2 Cancer ................................................... 7,891
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 2,943
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 2,076
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 1,799
6 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,211
7 Pneumonia and influenza ....................... 1,025
8 Other unintentional injuries ....................... 973
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ..... 868
10 Septicemia ................................................ 660
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 9,723
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 37,979
MALE
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................. 8,871
2 Cancer ................................................... 8,783
3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 2,069
4 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 1,903
5 Other unintentional injuries .................... 1,475
6 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,115
7 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 1,044
8 Pneumonia and influenza .......................... 795
9 Suicide ..................................................... 759
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ..... 681
All other causes (Residual) ..................... 8,898
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 36,393
HISPANIC
Rank Cause Number
1 Motor vehicle injuries ................................ 122
2 Cancer ........................................................ 83
3 Homicide .................................................... 63
4 Diseases of the heart .................................. 60
5 Other unintentional injuries ......................... 49
6 Conditions originating in perinatal period ..... 41
7 Congenital anomalies .................................. 28
8 Cerebrovascular disease .............................. 26
9 Suicide ....................................................... 15
10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis ....... 11
All other causes (Residual) ........................ 129
Total Deaths - All Causes ............................... 627
NON-HISPANIC
Rank Cause Number
1 Diseases of the heart ............................ 17,621
2 Cancer ................................................. 16,592
3 Cerebrovascular disease ......................... 4,820
4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases .......... 4,137
5 Alzheimer’s disease ................................ 2,409
6 Other unintentional injuries .................... 2,399
7 Diabetes mellitus ................................... 2,246
8 Pneumonia and influenza ....................... 1,815
9 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis .. 1,538
10 Motor vehicle injuries ............................. 1,514
All other causes (Residual) ................... 18,658
Total Deaths - All Causes .......................... 73,749
NOTE: Overall totals may not add up to the sum of the individual categories due to records with unknown gender or ethnicity.
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STATE AND
COUNTY MORTALITY
TABLES FOR 2005
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
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TABLE E:
North Carolina Resident Mortality Statistics Summary for 2001-2005
Leading Causes of Death Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005
Diseases of Heart 17,681 203.6 91,056 215.9 226.8
----Acute Myocardial Infarction 3,972 45.7 22,080 52.4 54.8
----Other Ischemic Heart Disease 7,772 89.5 40,056 95.0 99.7
Hypertension 753 8.7 3,460 8.2 8.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,846 55.8 25,615 60.7 64.7
Atherosclerosis 273 3.1 1,502 3.6 3.8
Cancer 16,675 192.1 81,428 193.1 197.7
----Lip, Oral cavity, and Pharynx 258 3.0 1,184 2.8 2.8
----Stomach 305 3.5 1,584 3.8 3.9
----Colon, Rectum, and Anus 1,483 17.1 7,628 18.1 18.6
----Liver 396 4.6 1,804 4.3 4.3
----Pancreas 949 10.9 4,483 10.6 10.9
----Larynx 143 1.6 615 1.5 1.5
----Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 5,253 60.5 24,869 59.0 59.9
----Malignant Melanoma of Skin 273 3.1 1,203 2.9 2.9
----Bladder 353 4.1 1,630 3.9 4.1
----Brain Tumors 350 4.0 1,806 4.3 4.3
----Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 534 6.2 2,940 7.0 7.2
----Leukemia 607 7.0 2,895 6.9 7.1
Diabetes Mellitus 2,255 26.0 11,273 26.7 27.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 1,820 21.0 9,163 21.7 23.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4,145 47.7 18,800 44.6 46.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 788 9.1 3,764 8.9 8.8
Septicemia 1,184 13.6 5,829 13.8 14.5
Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. 1,549 17.8 7,161 17.0 17.9
Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,636 18.8 8,188 19.4 19.3
All Other Unintentional Injuries 2,448 28.2 10,670 25.3 26.0
Suicide 995 11.5 4,919 11.7 11.6
Homicide 655 7.5 3,080 7.3 7.2
Alzheimer's disease 2,414 27.8 10,486 24.9 27.1
HIV disease 414 4.8 2,217 5.3 5.2
Total Deaths - All Causes 74,376 856.7 362,315 859.2 895.5
TABLE F:
North Carolina Resident Sex-Specific Mortality Statistics Summary for 2001-2005
Sex-Specific
Causes of
Cancer Death
Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005
----Breast 1,262 28.6 6,091 28.4 26.0
----Cervix Uteri 138 3.1 591 2.8 2.6
----Ovary 439 10.0 2,080 9.7 8.8
----Prostate 787 18.4 4,341 20.9 29.9
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.
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 74,376 856.7 362,315 859.2 895.5
Alamance 1,359 980.7 6,575 964.0 887.0
Alexander 305 849.6 1,445 831.4 877.8
Alleghany 143 1310.5 696 1284.6 907.3
Anson 264 1024.6 1,405 1102.9 972.4
Ashe 327 1282.4 1,505 1202.0 871.9
Avery 211 1170.3 968 1078.2 898.1
Beaufort 569 1236.7 2,708 1185.0 979.6
Bertie 251 1278.0 1,263 1278.2 1043.8
Bladen 403 1226.2 2,015 1230.1 1113.7
Brunswick 869 971.4 3,959 961.0 842.2
Buncombe 2,227 1027.5 10,964 1031.3 856.9
Burke 869 984.2 4,249 955.6 899.1
Cabarrus 1,287 855.5 5,972 832.8 914.3
Caldwell 829 1056.2 3,902 996.9 932.6
Camden 57 632.8 318 799.7 804.3
Carteret 691 1101.0 3,501 1148.2 898.0
Caswell 246 1035.4 1,265 1067.3 1015.0
Catawba 1,326 889.7 6,586 895.7 919.9
Chatham 510 909.3 2,452 913.6 769.2
Cherokee 311 1187.9 1,583 1247.2 866.2
Chowan 196 1354.5 928 1293.0 938.0
Clay 128 1296.1 572 1215.5 727.6
Cleveland 969 998.4 5,001 1028.7 962.4
Columbus 611 1120.6 3,144 1150.2 1070.2
Craven 902 973.3 4,351 942.5 928.8
Cumberland 2,056 673.7 10,145 662.0 989.7
Currituck 170 739.6 839 807.5 854.7
Dare 270 776.1 1,319 796.0 796.7
Davidson 1,500 972.2 7,110 936.2 920.2
Davie 328 842.5 1,682 899.3 832.4
Duplin 518 997.7 2,520 989.2 1004.1
Durham 1,669 689.1 8,331 705.8 849.9
Edgecombe 614 1157.7 3,012 1111.3 1095.1
Forsyth 2,840 870.3 13,889 873.1 866.0
Franklin 457 844.6 2,198 852.4 955.8
Gaston 1,916 988.2 9,690 1008.9 1009.6
Gates 118 1051.8 596 1097.2 971.9
Graham 99 1219.4 490 1215.5 892.9
Granville 447 837.8 2,237 859.4 937.7
Greene 185 917.1 908 920.9 942.7
Guilford 3,658 828.7 17,600 814.1 853.2
Halifax 659 1171.5 3,320 1169.3 1015.5
Harnett 738 726.3 3,802 777.4 951.4
Haywood 717 1266.9 3,331 1195.2 856.7
Henderson 1,233 1260.8 5,799 1226.5 787.6
Hertford 296 1240.4 1,488 1256.6 1051.1
Hoke 259 636.4 1,269 677.8 1050.5
Hyde 80 1431.9 342 1197.2 906.6
Iredell 1,262 903.2 5,724 857.8 890.8
Jackson 308 861.5 1,558 894.6 846.6
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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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 1,055 721.1 5,076 741.6 946.0
Jones 106 1034.6 560 1093.3 909.2
Lee 482 896.1 2,363 933.3 937.8
Lenoir 702 1204.6 3,539 1202.2 1072.9
Lincoln 608 874.5 2,958 877.4 943.3
McDowell 431 998.3 2,161 1003.8 906.3
Macon 417 1281.1 1,990 1267.0 810.3
Madison 249 1226.8 1,103 1102.1 867.5
Martin 343 1395.4 1,612 1294.2 1090.5
Mecklenburg 4,781 600.5 23,352 620.0 838.5
Mitchell 192 1209.1 991 1244.6 911.7
Montgomery 308 1125.8 1,416 1039.5 951.7
Moore 956 1182.2 4,602 1174.2 777.8
Nash 919 1003.9 4,485 998.0 1010.5
New Hanover 1,479 820.0 7,232 847.4 842.1
Northampton 310 1437.3 1,459 1341.5 1027.4
Onslow 844 535.0 3,975 511.9 938.7
Orange 731 599.2 3,496 580.5 773.6
Pamlico 169 1293.2 766 1178.8 872.2
Pasquotank 376 967.0 1,824 992.7 888.9
Pender 385 827.3 1,892 858.0 831.4
Perquimans 154 1267.1 754 1281.2 917.7
Person 386 1039.7 1,909 1037.7 973.5
Pitt 1,108 773.7 5,317 763.0 947.4
Polk 274 1441.7 1,379 1459.1 800.0
Randolph 1,230 896.0 5,758 853.6 880.2
Richmond 499 1069.1 2,608 1119.1 1059.2
Robeson 1,126 881.8 5,850 929.4 1117.2
Rockingham 1,036 1128.3 5,131 1113.1 954.4
Rowan 1,364 1023.0 6,619 996.2 913.5
Rutherford 774 1222.7 3,788 1196.0 965.1
Sampson 591 929.7 3,118 1001.7 1014.9
Scotland 375 1018.0 1,762 974.5 1022.6
Stanly 593 1006.6 2,944 998.5 911.7
Stokes 447 966.8 2,113 925.7 942.1
Surry 819 1121.5 3,909 1083.1 895.9
Swain 167 1229.3 830 1241.2 1049.2
Transylvania 360 1204.8 1,845 1248.1 803.3
Tyrrell 46 1094.5 227 1083.3 904.7
Union 941 583.3 4,547 624.0 855.4
Vance 492 1127.8 2,453 1117.3 1125.5
Wake 3,683 487.8 17,469 496.6 771.1
Warren 229 1132.8 1,174 1169.6 928.2
Washington 161 1199.9 789 1167.6 950.0
Watauga 287 668.5 1,463 683.0 767.2
Wayne 1,058 914.3 5,268 920.7 1005.0
Wilkes 687 1027.0 3,331 998.0 893.7
Wilson 776 1010.1 3,754 991.1 974.1
Yadkin 409 1093.5 1,886 1020.2 933.3
Yancey 204 1123.8 942 1044.9 742.6
Total Deaths - All Causes
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 1.A
Total Deaths - All Causes
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 1.B
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1202.3 - 1459.1
1045.0 - 1202.2
899.4 - 1044.9
705.9 - 899.3
496.6 - 705.8
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
1027.5 - 1125.5
955.9 - 1027.4
889.0 - 955.8
810.4 - 888.9
727.6 - 810.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 17,681 203.6 91,056 215.9 226.8
Alamance 308 222.3 1,572 230.5 210.1
Alexander 70 195.0 382 219.8 235.0
Alleghany 40 366.6 173 319.3 224.2
Anson 56 217.3 393 308.5 266.9
Ashe 84 329.4 365 291.5 201.7
Avery 57 316.1 259 288.5 240.9
Beaufort 170 369.5 841 368.0 298.0
Bertie 55 280.0 299 302.6 245.5
Bladen 95 289.1 540 329.6 296.0
Brunswick 239 267.1 1,058 256.8 226.7
Buncombe 547 252.4 2,781 261.6 212.4
Burke 203 229.9 1,116 251.0 234.8
Cabarrus 287 190.8 1,510 210.6 233.2
Caldwell 183 233.1 965 246.5 229.3
Camden 16 177.6 89 223.8 221.8
Carteret 182 290.0 959 314.5 241.7
Caswell 62 261.0 315 265.8 252.9
Catawba 268 179.8 1,487 202.2 209.0
Chatham 146 260.3 624 232.5 192.4
Cherokee 77 294.1 415 327.0 214.7
Chowan 43 297.2 239 333.0 232.5
Clay 33 334.1 124 263.5 145.7
Cleveland 262 269.9 1,418 291.7 270.5
Columbus 192 352.1 1,009 369.1 340.9
Craven 203 219.1 1,042 225.7 223.5
Cumberland 480 157.3 2,591 169.1 275.7
Currituck 28 121.8 189 181.9 193.9
Dare 56 161.0 280 169.0 167.6
Davidson 405 262.5 1,954 257.3 253.9
Davie 79 202.9 430 229.9 210.9
Duplin 128 246.5 619 243.0 248.3
Durham 347 143.3 1,777 150.5 185.2
Edgecombe 140 264.0 768 283.4 279.7
Forsyth 586 179.6 3,100 194.9 193.0
Franklin 92 170.0 536 207.9 236.2
Gaston 491 253.2 2,501 260.4 261.9
Gates 23 205.0 146 268.8 233.9
Graham 24 295.6 145 359.7 252.2
Granville 92 172.4 527 202.5 224.7
Greene 43 213.2 202 204.9 209.1
Guilford 812 183.9 4,103 189.8 199.6
Halifax 163 289.8 889 313.1 266.2
Harnett 184 181.1 974 199.2 249.8
Haywood 172 303.9 865 310.4 215.8
Henderson 272 278.1 1,451 306.9 187.3
Hertford 67 280.8 345 291.4 237.6
Hoke 57 140.1 301 160.8 269.8
Hyde 22 393.8 102 357.1 255.6
Iredell 311 222.6 1,570 235.3 247.2
Jackson 82 229.4 370 212.4 199.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 317 216.7 1,501 219.3 291.8
Jones 32 312.3 152 296.8 241.7
Lee 113 210.1 604 238.6 241.3
Lenoir 201 344.9 975 331.2 292.7
Lincoln 165 237.3 798 236.7 258.1
McDowell 93 215.4 572 265.7 239.1
Macon 124 381.0 528 336.2 202.1
Madison 58 285.8 274 273.8 210.2
Martin 100 406.8 451 362.1 299.3
Mecklenburg 968 121.6 5,076 134.8 189.7
Mitchell 44 277.1 228 286.4 201.8
Montgomery 83 303.4 377 276.8 251.1
Moore 223 275.8 1,163 296.8 188.1
Nash 215 234.9 1,091 242.8 246.8
New Hanover 396 219.6 1,892 221.7 223.1
Northampton 95 440.5 402 369.6 276.3
Onslow 173 109.7 912 117.5 237.3
Orange 130 106.6 733 121.7 165.3
Pamlico 31 237.2 178 273.9 197.0
Pasquotank 94 241.8 470 255.8 226.5
Pender 98 210.6 499 226.3 222.2
Perquimans 46 378.5 212 360.2 246.5
Person 91 245.1 470 255.5 237.7
Pitt 255 178.1 1,287 184.7 234.4
Polk 64 336.7 345 365.0 196.2
Randolph 294 214.2 1,419 210.4 218.4
Richmond 137 293.5 836 358.7 338.7
Robeson 285 223.2 1,548 245.9 306.0
Rockingham 260 283.2 1,328 288.1 243.3
Rowan 379 284.2 1,977 297.6 268.5
Rutherford 186 293.8 1,007 317.9 249.7
Sampson 133 209.2 748 240.3 244.0
Scotland 87 236.2 471 260.5 275.5
Stanly 153 259.7 858 291.0 263.0
Stokes 106 229.3 498 218.2 223.4
Surry 226 309.5 1,076 298.1 240.5
Swain 37 272.4 203 303.6 252.0
Transylvania 77 257.7 447 302.4 182.4
Tyrrell 12 285.5 59 281.6 230.0
Union 226 140.1 1,156 158.6 226.9
Vance 130 298.0 657 299.2 301.3
Wake 797 105.6 4,090 116.3 191.8
Warren 66 326.5 347 345.7 263.5
Washington 58 432.3 263 389.2 309.7
Watauga 82 191.0 396 184.9 206.7
Wayne 250 216.0 1,364 238.4 264.6
Wilkes 155 231.7 791 237.0 210.7
Wilson 172 223.9 921 243.2 239.3
Yadkin 85 227.2 432 233.7 212.6
Yancey 45 247.9 264 292.8 199.9
Heart Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 2.A
Heart Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 2.B
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327.1 - 389.2
276.9 - 327.0
238.7 - 276.8
189.9 - 238.6
116.3 - 189.8
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
279.8 - 340.9
251.2 - 279.7
224.8 - 251.1
197.1 - 224.7
145.7 - 197.0
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 4,846 55.8 25,615 60.7 64.7
Alamance 109 78.7 523 76.7 69.3
Alexander 15 41.8 88 50.6 55.7
Alleghany 14 128.3 49 90.4 61.2
Anson 27 104.8 126 98.9 83.7
Ashe 18 70.6 106 84.7 58.0
Avery 16 88.7 55 61.3 50.3
Beaufort 32 69.6 186 81.4 66.3
Bertie 10 50.9 95 96.1 75.7
Bladen 33 100.4 168 102.6 92.8
Brunswick 51 57.0 228 55.3 52.5
Buncombe 103 47.5 715 67.3 54.0
Burke 68 77.0 320 72.0 68.1
Cabarrus 86 57.2 390 54.4 61.3
Caldwell 49 62.4 316 80.7 77.0
Camden 2 22.2 16 40.2 45.3
Carteret 32 51.0 246 80.7 62.3
Caswell 20 84.2 90 75.9 74.8
Catawba 84 56.4 465 63.2 66.2
Chatham 33 58.8 198 73.8 60.3
Cherokee 17 64.9 86 67.8 43.9
Chowan 24 165.9 87 121.2 84.5
Clay 6 60.8 43 91.4 49.8
Cleveland 70 72.1 318 65.4 60.9
Columbus 27 49.5 189 69.1 64.6
Craven 44 47.5 280 60.7 60.8
Cumberland 110 36.0 549 35.8 59.4
Currituck 12 52.2 61 58.7 65.8
Dare 14 40.2 76 45.9 47.4
Davidson 92 59.6 497 65.4 65.6
Davie 14 36.0 111 59.3 54.7
Duplin 41 79.0 215 84.4 88.0
Durham 105 43.4 567 48.0 59.1
Edgecombe 56 105.6 300 110.7 110.8
Forsyth 184 56.4 1,036 65.1 65.0
Franklin 20 37.0 137 53.1 62.2
Gaston 93 48.0 543 56.5 58.0
Gates 11 98.0 39 71.8 62.9
Graham 6 73.9 29 71.9 50.1
Granville 32 60.0 171 65.7 75.3
Greene 14 69.4 66 66.9 68.9
Guilford 211 47.8 1,224 56.6 59.9
Halifax 51 90.7 281 99.0 83.9
Harnett 49 48.2 273 55.8 72.8
Haywood 42 74.2 216 77.5 53.8
Henderson 73 74.6 376 79.5 46.8
Hertford 24 100.6 127 107.3 87.5
Hoke 15 36.9 60 32.0 56.6
Hyde 3 53.7 15 52.5 41.0
Iredell 84 60.1 398 59.6 63.8
Jackson 14 39.2 86 49.4 47.0
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 64 43.7 304 44.4 60.7
Jones 5 48.8 40 78.1 62.5
Lee 33 61.4 157 62.0 63.4
Lenoir 44 75.5 242 82.2 72.7
Lincoln 32 46.0 190 56.4 63.7
McDowell 38 88.0 163 75.7 69.0
Macon 21 64.5 131 83.4 49.1
Madison 13 64.1 81 80.9 61.9
Martin 17 69.2 106 85.1 70.8
Mecklenburg 289 36.3 1,581 42.0 60.2
Mitchell 9 56.7 73 91.7 64.2
Montgomery 14 51.2 95 69.7 64.2
Moore 66 81.6 357 91.1 55.7
Nash 72 78.7 367 81.7 84.3
New Hanover 98 54.3 510 59.8 60.8
Northampton 21 97.4 100 91.9 66.5
Onslow 39 24.7 230 29.6 62.1
Orange 48 39.3 260 43.2 60.5
Pamlico 14 107.1 74 113.9 83.4
Pasquotank 20 51.4 122 66.4 57.9
Pender 23 49.4 147 66.7 69.2
Perquimans 14 115.2 68 115.5 78.0
Person 34 91.6 192 104.4 99.8
Pitt 83 58.0 387 55.5 72.1
Polk 19 100.0 116 122.7 58.2
Randolph 74 53.9 395 58.6 62.1
Richmond 47 100.7 176 75.5 71.6
Robeson 66 51.7 387 61.5 78.7
Rockingham 86 93.7 402 87.2 73.3
Rowan 92 69.0 416 62.6 55.8
Rutherford 76 120.1 300 94.7 73.5
Sampson 43 67.6 293 94.1 96.4
Scotland 32 86.9 159 87.9 94.5
Stanly 48 81.5 235 79.7 72.3
Stokes 44 95.2 197 86.3 92.1
Surry 49 67.1 278 77.0 61.6
Swain 8 58.9 47 70.3 58.2
Transylvania 24 80.3 137 92.7 55.6
Tyrrell 7 166.5 20 95.4 79.6
Union 60 37.2 292 40.1 60.4
Vance 46 105.4 234 106.6 109.8
Wake 299 39.6 1,403 39.9 68.1
Warren 15 74.2 90 89.7 67.7
Washington 6 44.7 41 60.7 50.1
Watauga 16 37.3 97 45.3 52.3
Wayne 82 70.9 365 63.8 73.7
Wilkes 44 65.8 232 69.5 62.7
Wilson 44 57.3 279 73.7 72.9
Yadkin 32 85.6 151 81.7 74.8
Yancey 16 88.1 60 66.6 46.4
Cerebrovascular Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 3.A
Cerebrovascular Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 3.B
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96.2 - 122.7
78.2 - 96.1
63.9 - 78.1
49.5 - 63.8
29.6 - 49.4
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
84.6 - 110.8
70.9 - 84.5
61.7 - 70.8
52.6 - 61.6
41.0 - 52.5
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 16,675 192.1 81,428 193.1 197.7
Alamance 295 212.9 1,459 213.9 198.0
Alexander 62 172.7 318 183.0 183.1
Alleghany 28 256.6 149 275.0 186.7
Anson 57 221.2 270 211.9 189.2
Ashe 65 254.9 323 258.0 181.7
Avery 44 244.0 212 236.1 191.8
Beaufort 148 321.7 620 271.3 215.5
Bertie 54 274.9 278 281.3 226.0
Bladen 88 267.8 404 246.6 217.7
Brunswick 238 266.0 1,061 257.6 196.6
Buncombe 479 221.0 2,435 229.0 191.0
Burke 212 240.1 978 220.0 201.3
Cabarrus 297 197.4 1,335 186.2 201.9
Caldwell 181 230.6 877 224.1 202.8
Camden 16 177.6 104 261.5 253.0
Carteret 169 269.3 866 284.0 208.6
Caswell 54 227.3 298 251.4 227.9
Catawba 290 194.6 1,451 197.3 196.6
Chatham 97 172.9 569 212.0 177.6
Cherokee 78 297.9 386 304.1 201.5
Chowan 48 331.7 205 285.6 204.6
Clay 22 222.8 137 291.1 168.9
Cleveland 194 199.9 1,054 216.8 199.6
Columbus 113 207.2 616 225.4 203.5
Craven 214 230.9 1,040 225.3 212.9
Cumberland 464 152.0 2,177 142.1 202.8
Currituck 46 200.1 211 203.1 199.9
Dare 72 207.0 378 228.1 206.9
Davidson 330 213.9 1,610 212.0 201.1
Davie 74 190.1 360 192.5 173.6
Duplin 121 233.1 550 215.9 216.2
Durham 383 158.1 1,945 164.8 203.1
Edgecombe 131 247.0 658 242.8 233.6
Forsyth 667 204.4 3,219 202.4 199.3
Franklin 123 227.3 522 202.4 224.1
Gaston 402 207.3 2,093 217.9 211.2
Gates 31 276.3 129 237.5 209.1
Graham 20 246.3 97 240.6 168.4
Granville 127 238.0 553 212.5 222.2
Greene 46 228.0 196 198.8 203.1
Guilford 766 173.5 3,849 178.0 186.6
Halifax 151 268.4 712 250.8 216.3
Harnett 151 148.6 872 178.3 214.7
Haywood 159 280.9 748 268.4 187.5
Henderson 277 283.3 1,268 268.2 173.5
Hertford 75 314.3 321 271.1 223.4
Hoke 58 142.5 294 157.0 240.5
Hyde 20 358.0 80 280.0 219.8
Iredell 271 193.9 1,268 190.0 190.9
Jackson 67 187.4 331 190.1 172.8
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 220 150.4 1,117 163.2 199.9
Jones 22 214.7 116 226.5 188.7
Lee 104 193.3 531 209.7 206.3
Lenoir 145 248.8 740 251.4 217.1
Lincoln 142 204.2 645 191.3 196.8
McDowell 93 215.4 496 230.4 202.0
Macon 92 282.6 449 285.9 180.2
Madison 61 300.6 260 259.8 205.9
Martin 70 284.8 335 269.0 221.1
Mecklenburg 1,052 132.1 5,149 136.7 184.3
Mitchell 42 264.5 224 281.3 196.7
Montgomery 51 186.4 283 207.8 185.6
Moore 246 304.2 1,174 299.6 196.0
Nash 194 211.9 955 212.5 208.9
New Hanover 344 190.7 1,737 203.5 195.9
Northampton 68 315.3 330 303.4 227.2
Onslow 211 133.8 954 122.9 217.9
Orange 185 151.7 864 143.5 188.8
Pamlico 41 313.7 169 260.1 185.3
Pasquotank 88 226.3 417 227.0 206.1
Pender 106 227.8 487 220.8 199.3
Perquimans 32 263.3 162 275.3 192.3
Person 90 242.4 436 237.0 217.0
Pitt 246 171.8 1,189 170.6 210.9
Polk 69 363.0 285 301.6 172.3
Randolph 269 195.9 1,353 200.6 201.5
Richmond 102 218.5 526 225.7 208.3
Robeson 243 190.3 1,205 191.4 224.7
Rockingham 211 229.8 1,178 255.6 215.6
Rowan 295 221.2 1,379 207.5 192.6
Rutherford 169 267.0 774 244.4 196.9
Sampson 117 184.1 662 212.7 213.5
Scotland 85 230.7 377 208.5 215.6
Stanly 131 222.4 646 219.1 196.1
Stokes 97 209.8 521 228.2 222.7
Surry 192 262.9 878 243.3 200.7
Swain 30 220.8 153 228.8 186.3
Transylvania 87 291.2 410 277.4 176.8
Tyrrell 15 356.9 70 334.0 275.8
Union 219 135.7 1,059 145.3 187.3
Vance 95 217.8 507 230.9 227.9
Wake 888 117.6 4,177 118.7 178.0
Warren 43 212.7 273 272.0 213.6
Washington 35 260.8 179 264.9 212.5
Watauga 71 165.4 333 155.5 170.7
Wayne 239 206.5 1,188 207.6 216.4
Wilkes 160 239.2 762 228.3 196.9
Wilson 163 212.2 810 213.8 203.8
Yadkin 88 235.3 419 226.6 202.1
Yancey 42 231.4 199 220.7 158.1
Cancer - All Sites
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 4.A
Cancer - All Sites
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 4.B
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272.1 - 334.0
240.7 - 272.0
212.8 - 240.6
170.7 - 212.7
118.7 - 170.6
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
233.7 - 275.8
209.2 - 233.6
192.7 - 209.1
178.1 - 192.6
158.1 - 178.0
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,483 17.1 7,628 18.1 18.6
Alamance 27 19.5 123 18.0 16.6
Alexander 6 16.7 27 15.5 15.8
Alleghany 3 27.5 8 14.8 10.5
Anson 5 19.4 29 22.8 19.9
Ashe 7 27.5 33 26.4 18.5
Avery 3 16.6 21 23.4 19.3
Beaufort 8 17.4 61 26.7 21.8
Bertie 6 30.5 35 35.4 28.6
Bladen 9 27.4 37 22.6 19.9
Brunswick 21 23.5 94 22.8 18.1
Buncombe 37 17.1 222 20.9 17.3
Burke 20 22.7 93 20.9 19.1
Cabarrus 22 14.6 100 13.9 15.1
Caldwell 17 21.7 82 21.0 18.8
Camden 1 11.1 9 22.6 22.5
Carteret 16 25.5 70 23.0 16.8
Caswell 7 29.5 28 23.6 21.0
Catawba 26 17.4 149 20.3 20.2
Chatham 9 16.0 56 20.9 17.5
Cherokee 13 49.7 42 33.1 22.1
Chowan 1 6.9 21 29.3 20.4
Clay 3 30.4 12 25.5 14.3
Cleveland 27 27.8 116 23.9 21.9
Columbus 11 20.2 53 19.4 17.6
Craven 23 24.8 122 26.4 25.4
Cumberland 50 16.4 210 13.7 19.8
Currituck 2 8.7 17 16.4 16.5
Dare 5 14.4 24 14.5 13.0
Davidson 22 14.3 138 18.2 17.4
Davie 7 18.0 34 18.2 16.4
Duplin 5 9.6 47 18.4 18.5
Durham 30 12.4 181 15.3 18.7
Edgecombe 14 26.4 58 21.4 20.5
Forsyth 61 18.7 309 19.4 19.2
Franklin 10 18.5 48 18.6 21.3
Gaston 30 15.5 182 18.9 18.4
Gates 4 35.7 9 16.6 14.7
Graham 2 24.6 14 34.7 23.8
Granville 9 16.9 48 18.4 20.0
Greene 5 24.8 21 21.3 22.1
Guilford 72 16.3 386 17.9 18.7
Halifax 13 23.1 64 22.5 19.7
Harnett 16 15.7 84 17.2 21.0
Haywood 9 15.9 64 23.0 16.2
Henderson 19 19.4 116 24.5 15.2
Hertford 8 33.5 40 33.8 27.1
Hoke 5 12.3 23 12.3 17.4
Hyde 1 17.9 10 35.0 27.9
Iredell 21 15.0 126 18.9 19.1
Jackson 7 19.6 35 20.1 18.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 30 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 23 15.7 96 14.0 17.5
Jones 4 39.0 13 25.4 21.1
Lee 12 22.3 55 21.7 21.5
Lenoir 19 32.6 70 23.8 20.3
Lincoln 14 20.1 62 18.4 19.5
McDowell 2 4.6 40 18.6 16.3
Macon 10 30.7 48 30.6 18.9
Madison 6 29.6 19 19.0 14.4
Martin 8 32.5 43 34.5 29.1
Mecklenburg 88 11.1 486 12.9 17.6
Mitchell 4 25.2 21 26.4 18.5
Montgomery 5 18.3 34 25.0 22.2
Moore 16 19.8 117 29.9 19.8
Nash 17 18.6 98 21.8 21.6
New Hanover 25 13.9 142 16.6 16.2
Northampton 7 32.5 31 28.5 21.0
Onslow 10 6.3 72 9.3 16.9
Orange 16 13.1 75 12.5 16.0
Pamlico 4 30.6 14 21.5 14.7
Pasquotank 7 18.0 39 21.2 19.4
Pender 13 27.9 40 18.1 16.4
Perquimans 1 8.2 16 27.2 20.3
Person 11 29.6 44 23.9 21.6
Pitt 22 15.4 120 17.2 21.2
Polk 7 36.8 29 30.7 15.7
Randolph 29 21.1 139 20.6 20.9
Richmond 5 10.7 60 25.7 23.8
Robeson 23 18.0 105 16.7 19.8
Rockingham 20 21.8 118 25.6 21.7
Rowan 26 19.5 123 18.5 17.1
Rutherford 30 47.4 93 29.4 23.7
Sampson 16 25.2 67 21.5 21.7
Scotland 9 24.4 35 19.4 19.7
Stanly 8 13.6 53 18.0 16.2
Stokes 8 17.3 48 21.0 20.8
Surry 8 11.0 58 16.1 13.3
Swain 3 22.1 14 20.9 17.5
Transylvania 4 13.4 27 18.3 12.4
Tyrrell 2 47.6 9 42.9 34.7
Union 21 13.0 95 13.0 16.8
Vance 13 29.8 60 27.3 27.2
Wake 76 10.1 360 10.2 15.6
Warren 9 44.5 36 35.9 28.8
Washington 5 37.3 22 32.6 26.0
Watauga 7 16.3 29 13.5 15.3
Wayne 21 18.1 118 20.6 21.7
Wilkes 9 13.5 80 24.0 20.2
Wilson 12 15.6 65 17.2 16.4
Yadkin 7 18.7 37 20.0 18.0
Yancey 6 33.1 22 24.4 17.0
Cancer - Colon, Rectum, and Anus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 5.A
Cancer - Colon, Rectum, and Anus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 5.B
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
30.8 - 42.9
24.6 - 30.7
20.2 - 24.5
15.6 - 20.1
9.3 - 15.5
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
23.9 - 34.7
20.6 - 23.8
17.7 - 20.5
14.8 - 17.6
10.5 - 14.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 33 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 5,253 60.5 24,869 59.0 59.9
Alamance 95 68.6 450 66.0 61.2
Alexander 29 80.8 118 67.9 66.2
Alleghany 7 64.1 46 84.9 56.8
Anson 15 58.2 74 58.1 52.1
Ashe 23 90.2 107 85.5 60.4
Avery 18 99.8 64 71.3 57.2
Beaufort 48 104.3 206 90.1 69.8
Bertie 17 86.6 84 85.0 67.9
Bladen 27 82.2 125 76.3 66.6
Brunswick 87 97.2 356 86.4 61.7
Buncombe 159 73.4 754 70.9 59.4
Burke 67 75.9 330 74.2 67.4
Cabarrus 94 62.5 420 58.6 63.4
Caldwell 69 87.9 297 75.9 67.6
Camden 4 44.4 36 90.5 85.4
Carteret 60 95.6 279 91.5 65.0
Caswell 16 67.3 103 86.9 76.8
Catawba 103 69.1 451 61.3 60.3
Chatham 32 57.1 159 59.2 49.9
Cherokee 21 80.2 139 109.5 71.3
Chowan 14 96.8 57 79.4 56.7
Clay 7 70.9 46 97.7 57.8
Cleveland 65 67.0 329 67.7 61.7
Columbus 36 66.0 224 81.9 72.1
Craven 73 78.8 314 68.0 63.2
Cumberland 154 50.5 683 44.6 62.9
Currituck 21 91.4 75 72.2 68.7
Dare 18 51.7 125 75.4 67.7
Davidson 121 78.4 548 72.2 67.5
Davie 16 41.1 104 55.6 49.3
Duplin 38 73.2 148 58.1 57.2
Durham 113 46.7 587 49.7 62.2
Edgecombe 40 75.4 183 67.5 63.9
Forsyth 204 62.5 951 59.8 58.7
Franklin 35 64.7 161 62.4 68.6
Gaston 152 78.4 716 74.5 71.5
Gates 8 71.3 43 79.2 68.9
Graham 2 24.6 30 74.4 51.9
Granville 40 75.0 175 67.2 69.6
Greene 15 74.4 59 59.8 61.1
Guilford 236 53.5 1,141 52.8 55.5
Halifax 42 74.7 204 71.8 61.0
Harnett 49 48.2 276 56.4 67.5
Haywood 58 102.5 246 88.3 60.5
Henderson 83 84.9 367 77.6 49.9
Hertford 12 50.3 76 64.2 53.0
Hoke 22 54.1 98 52.3 79.6
Hyde 6 107.4 20 70.0 55.7
Iredell 88 63.0 385 57.7 57.5
Jackson 16 44.8 90 51.7 46.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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.
Vital Statistics – Volume 2 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 34 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 70 47.8 366 53.5 64.8
Jones 7 68.3 38 74.2 60.8
Lee 34 63.2 170 67.1 65.5
Lenoir 40 68.6 211 71.7 60.7
Lincoln 42 60.4 209 62.0 62.3
McDowell 32 74.1 166 77.1 66.8
Macon 24 73.7 126 80.2 51.1
Madison 17 83.8 81 80.9 65.6
Martin 27 109.8 89 71.5 57.9
Mecklenburg 290 36.4 1,394 37.0 50.6
Mitchell 12 75.6 75 94.2 65.8
Montgomery 17 62.1 86 63.1 55.9
Moore 85 105.1 361 92.1 59.6
Nash 49 53.5 264 58.7 57.7
New Hanover 131 72.6 552 64.7 61.7
Northampton 14 64.9 81 74.5 55.7
Onslow 76 48.2 339 43.7 76.7
Orange 61 50.0 246 40.8 54.3
Pamlico 12 91.8 49 75.4 52.3
Pasquotank 32 82.3 120 65.3 59.6
Pender 35 75.2 153 69.4 61.2
Perquimans 9 74.0 43 73.1 48.6
Person 22 59.3 122 66.3 60.5
Pitt 66 46.1 315 45.2 56.3
Polk 15 78.9 68 72.0 42.6
Randolph 83 60.5 432 64.0 63.5
Richmond 32 68.6 171 73.4 66.9
Robeson 89 69.7 390 62.0 71.0
Rockingham 70 76.2 388 84.2 70.5
Rowan 91 68.2 443 66.7 62.0
Rutherford 39 61.6 211 66.6 53.7
Sampson 29 45.6 186 59.8 59.0
Scotland 29 78.7 114 63.0 64.3
Stanly 38 64.5 192 65.1 57.7
Stokes 34 73.5 178 78.0 74.3
Surry 74 101.3 266 73.7 60.5
Swain 7 51.5 41 61.3 48.9
Transylvania 21 70.3 116 78.5 48.2
Tyrrell 5 119.0 19 90.7 73.2
Union 72 44.6 337 46.2 59.1
Vance 33 75.6 169 77.0 75.5
Wake 257 34.0 1,176 33.4 50.7
Warren 6 29.7 66 65.8 50.8
Washington 6 44.7 53 78.4 62.2
Watauga 18 41.9 81 37.8 41.7
Wayne 88 76.0 379 66.2 67.4
Wilkes 54 80.7 246 73.7 63.1
Wilson 52 67.7 237 62.6 58.7
Yadkin 22 58.8 142 76.8 67.3
Yancey 10 55.1 53 58.8 42.0
Cancer - Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 6.A
Cancer - Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 6.B
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2005
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
82.0 - 109.5
72.3 - 81.9
63.2 - 72.2
49.8 - 63.1
33.4 - 49.7
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
72.2 - 85.4
64.4 - 72.1
59.2 - 64.3
52.4 - 59.1
41.7 - 52.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 37 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,262 28.6 6,091 28.4 26.0
Alamance 18 25.2 110 31.2 26.4
Alexander 3 16.7 23 26.4 22.7
Alleghany 3 54.6 11 40.2 27.1
Anson 4 31.1 23 35.9 29.1
Ashe 4 31.2 15 23.8 16.2
Avery 3 36.2 11 26.4 19.1
Beaufort 11 45.9 46 38.6 28.9
Bertie 3 28.9 16 30.5 24.2
Bladen 7 41.4 43 50.9 40.3
Brunswick 11 24.2 66 31.5 23.4
Buncombe 53 47.2 183 33.2 24.6
Burke 12 27.4 73 33.0 25.9
Cabarrus 18 23.7 93 25.7 24.6
Caldwell 9 22.7 52 26.3 21.2
Camden 2 43.7 5 24.8 21.4
Carteret 15 46.8 60 38.6 27.4
Caswell 7 60.7 27 46.6 38.9
Catawba 25 33.3 109 29.4 25.7
Chatham 7 24.7 39 28.7 22.0
Cherokee 9 67.1 24 36.8 27.1
Chowan 4 52.3 10 26.3 20.9
Clay 1 19.8 11 45.6 26.1
Cleveland 20 39.9 85 33.8 28.3
Columbus 7 24.9 46 32.6 27.3
Craven 14 30.5 64 28.0 25.1
Cumberland 35 23.1 192 25.3 29.6
Currituck 1 8.6 10 19.1 17.9
Dare 9 52.3 34 41.4 32.5
Davidson 19 24.1 110 28.4 24.7
Davie 7 35.5 25 26.4 21.6
Duplin 9 34.8 49 38.5 34.0
Durham 26 20.8 145 23.8 25.2
Edgecombe 11 39.0 63 43.6 37.7
Forsyth 45 26.5 243 29.4 26.2
Franklin 8 29.4 33 25.4 23.9
Gaston 24 24.0 132 26.7 23.4
Gates 1 17.5 9 32.5 29.5
Graham 2 48.0 5 24.2 14.1
Granville 3 12.1 39 32.0 28.7
Greene 3 31.0 20 42.1 35.3
Guilford 54 23.6 304 27.1 25.4
Halifax 11 37.4 51 34.3 27.9
Harnett 13 25.4 64 25.9 26.9
Haywood 12 40.9 51 35.2 23.9
Henderson 21 41.9 87 35.8 23.4
Hertford 8 61.9 29 45.2 34.9
Hoke 2 10.0 19 20.6 27.0
Hyde 1 39.7 6 45.9 31.3
Iredell 21 29.6 88 26.0 23.6
Jackson 7 38.5 30 33.8 28.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 38 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 16 21.9 83 24.2 25.1
Jones 0.0 0.0 8 30.3 28.0
Lee 0.0 0.0 20 15.7 13.5
Lenoir 14 46.1 70 45.5 36.1
Lincoln 9 25.9 38 22.5 20.0
McDowell 4 18.6 20 18.6 13.6
Macon 5 29.6 33 40.4 24.6
Madison 4 39.0 25 49.4 36.9
Martin 5 37.7 23 34.3 26.7
Mecklenburg 100 24.9 463 24.3 27.2
Mitchell 1 12.4 8 19.8 12.1
Montgomery 3 22.2 16 23.8 19.5
Moore 17 40.7 70 34.5 21.7
Nash 15 31.8 75 32.3 28.4
New Hanover 31 33.5 160 36.4 31.8
Northampton 8 71.0 26 45.8 34.1
Onslow 18 25.5 61 17.5 23.1
Orange 6 9.4 69 22.0 25.0
Pamlico 3 47.1 14 43.9 28.3
Pasquotank 8 40.4 37 39.4 33.3
Pender 8 34.9 32 29.4 23.9
Perquimans 3 47.1 14 45.4 36.0
Person 6 31.3 21 22.1 18.6
Pitt 31 41.3 104 28.5 31.3
Polk 4 40.3 18 36.4 18.3
Randolph 25 36.2 99 29.1 26.0
Richmond 10 42.4 41 34.7 29.1
Robeson 20 30.8 93 28.9 29.6
Rockingham 11 23.3 77 32.4 24.9
Rowan 24 35.9 102 30.5 26.2
Rutherford 8 24.5 48 29.3 21.6
Sampson 11 34.8 50 32.1 28.5
Scotland 5 25.6 28 29.2 26.2
Stanly 13 44.0 52 35.0 28.9
Stokes 8 33.9 39 33.5 29.4
Surry 13 35.2 76 41.4 31.2
Swain 3 42.6 15 43.5 32.4
Transylvania 7 45.0 31 40.3 27.9
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 7 73.9 59.7
Union 13 16.2 80 22.0 24.1
Vance 5 21.8 33 28.6 24.8
Wake 70 18.5 324 18.3 22.1
Warren 7 68.8 25 49.3 35.7
Washington 4 56.4 17 47.7 37.3
Watauga 8 37.3 25 23.3 23.0
Wayne 20 34.0 92 31.7 29.4
Wilkes 11 32.6 45 26.7 20.8
Wilson 15 37.7 65 33.0 29.2
Yadkin 5 26.4 22 23.5 19.4
Yancey 4 43.4 14 30.5 23.0
Cancer - Breast
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 7.A
Cancer - Breast
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 7.B
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2005
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
44.0 - 73.9
36.9 - 43.9
29.5 - 36.8
22.6 - 29.4
15.7 - 22.5
Mortality Rates Per
100,000 Female Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Female Population
40.4 - 59.7
29.7 - 40.3
25.5 - 29.6
20.1 - 25.4
12.1 - 20.0
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
TABLE 8: CANCER - PROSTATE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
Vital Statistics – Volume 2 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 41 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 787 18.4 4,341 20.9 29.9
Alamance 18 26.8 84 25.5 31.0
Alexander 2 11.2 14 16.2 20.5
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 11 41.1 34.3
Anson 5 38.8 21 33.2 40.5
Ashe 1 7.9 20 32.2 28.7
Avery 0.0 0.0 6 12.5 14.0
Beaufort 10 45.4 33 30.2 31.2
Bertie 2 21.6 14 30.2 31.7
Bladen 3 18.8 21 26.5 34.6
Brunswick 10 22.7 51 25.2 26.7
Buncombe 17 16.3 118 23.0 24.4
Burke 12 27.0 39 17.5 23.1
Cabarrus 17 22.8 70 19.7 31.7
Caldwell 5 12.9 42 21.7 25.9
Camden 0.0 0.0 5 25.5 25.5
Carteret 5 16.3 48 32.1 27.6
Caswell 2 16.4 17 28.0 32.4
Catawba 10 13.5 66 18.1 27.0
Chatham 6 21.6 43 32.4 33.6
Cherokee 2 15.7 15 24.3 17.1
Chowan 3 44.0 14 41.5 33.2
Clay 2 41.5 9 39.3 24.6
Cleveland 7 14.9 58 24.7 31.6
Columbus 2 7.6 26 19.7 24.0
Craven 7 15.0 49 21.0 28.3
Cumberland 23 15.0 113 14.6 36.0
Currituck 1 8.8 10 19.4 27.0
Dare 2 11.4 12 14.3 15.7
Davidson 11 14.6 65 17.5 23.5
Davie 2 10.4 16 17.4 18.9
Duplin 7 26.8 39 30.6 45.5
Durham 25 21.3 135 23.7 40.8
Edgecombe 10 40.3 38 30.0 41.1
Forsyth 38 24.2 169 22.1 29.5
Franklin 5 18.6 26 20.3 34.9
Gaston 8 8.5 90 19.3 25.9
Gates 1 18.2 11 41.3 42.1
Graham 1 25.3 7 35.6 29.5
Granville 6 21.0 36 26.0 42.7
Greene 4 38.1 8 15.7 19.9
Guilford 40 18.8 208 20.0 28.7
Halifax 6 22.3 45 33.3 38.7
Harnett 3 5.9 43 17.7 34.2
Haywood 9 33.1 45 33.6 28.5
Henderson 13 27.3 68 29.6 21.3
Hertford 6 54.9 23 42.4 46.7
Hoke 2 9.7 19 20.0 49.8
Hyde 0.0 0.0 5 32.3 34.4
Iredell 16 23.2 70 21.3 29.7
Jackson 4 22.8 14 16.4 20.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
TABLE 8: CANCER - PROSTATE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
Vital Statistics – Volume 2 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 42 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 13 17.7 49 14.3 27.3
Jones 1 20.1 8 32.2 39.9
Lee 4 14.9 32 25.5 35.9
Lenoir 6 21.5 42 29.9 35.8
Lincoln 6 17.3 30 17.8 27.2
McDowell 6 27.7 20 18.5 22.6
Macon 6 38.4 28 37.1 25.2
Madison 2 19.9 15 30.3 28.3
Martin 3 26.5 24 41.7 52.3
Mecklenburg 57 14.5 264 14.2 30.0
Mitchell 3 38.3 15 38.3 37.1
Montgomery 1 7.2 15 21.7 28.7
Moore 13 33.3 58 30.6 21.7
Nash 7 15.8 58 26.7 36.7
New Hanover 13 14.8 74 17.9 22.6
Northampton 8 77.7 37 71.2 65.8
Onslow 9 10.3 39 9.1 28.4
Orange 9 15.4 55 19.1 38.2
Pamlico 2 29.8 12 36.3 39.4
Pasquotank 9 47.1 34 37.9 47.8
Pender 9 38.1 36 32.3 46.2
Perquimans 4 69.1 13 46.4 36.8
Person 3 16.7 31 34.8 45.1
Pitt 11 16.1 53 16.0 28.7
Polk 3 33.1 9 20.0 11.4
Randolph 7 10.3 53 15.8 23.2
Richmond 3 13.0 33 28.7 35.6
Robeson 11 17.5 78 25.3 45.0
Rockingham 14 31.4 59 26.4 29.4
Rowan 16 24.1 73 22.1 25.5
Rutherford 8 26.2 35 22.9 24.0
Sampson 6 18.8 50 32.1 46.3
Scotland 3 17.3 20 23.6 34.0
Stanly 3 10.2 32 21.9 25.9
Stokes 2 8.8 23 20.6 26.3
Surry 10 27.7 40 22.5 24.8
Swain 3 45.8 7 21.6 21.3
Transylvania 3 21.0 16 22.6 16.5
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 6 52.2 57.0
Union 5 6.2 44 12.0 23.0
Vance 5 24.2 26 25.0 37.7
Wake 50 13.3 244 13.9 34.1
Warren 2 19.9 17 34.3 35.0
Washington 3 47.4 11 34.5 36.4
Watauga 2 9.3 20 18.7 26.5
Wayne 6 10.5 72 25.5 38.8
Wilkes 10 30.2 48 29.1 34.5
Wilson 10 27.0 40 22.0 30.1
Yadkin 5 27.1 21 23.1 28.8
Yancey 1 11.2 13 29.4 24.2
Cancer - Prostate
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 8.A
Cancer - Prostate
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 8.B
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Vital Statistics - Volume 2 2005
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
39.4 - 71.2
28.8 - 39.3
22.2 - 28.7
16.5 - 22.1
9.1 - 16.4
Mortality Rates Per
100,000 Male Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Male Population
42.8 - 65.8
32.5 - 42.7
26.0 - 32.4
19.0 - 25.9
11.4 - 18.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
TABLE 9: HIV DISEASE
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. SEE TECHNICAL NOTES.
Vital Statistics – Volume 2 • 2005 Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services 45 State Center for Health Statistics
GEOGRAPHICAL
AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 414 4.8 2,217 5.3 5.2
Alamance 3 2.2 22 3.2 3.3
Alexander 1 2.8 4 2.3 2.2
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anson 0.0 0.0 4 3.1 3.2
Ashe 1 3.9 1 0.8 0.7
Avery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beaufort 2 4.3 12 5.3 5.0
Bertie 2 10.2 12 12.1 12.4
Bladen 4 12.2 12 7.3 7.7
Brunswick 2 2.2 10 2.4 2.3
Buncombe 10 4.6 37 3.5 3.3
Burke 2 2.3 6 1.3 1.4
Cabarrus 5 3.3 19 2.6 2.6
Caldwell 1 1.3 2 0.5 0.5
Camden 0.0 0.0 4 10.1 9.5
Carteret 1 1.6 4 1.3 1.3
Caswell 0.0 0.0 2 1.7 1.5
Catawba 0.0 0.0 11 1.5 1.5
Chatham 1 1.8 8 3.0 2.7
Cherokee 0.0 0.0 2 1.6 2.0
Chowan 0.0 0.0 5 7.0 7.8
Clay 1 10.1 2 4.2 4.6
Cleveland 6 6.2 25 5.1 5.2
Columbus 4 7.3 22 8.0 8.0
Craven 5 5.4 26 5.6 6.0
Cumberland 31 10.2 121 7.9 8.4
Currituck 1 4.4 1 1.0 0.8
Dare 0.0 0.0 3 1.8 1.3
Davidson 5 3.2 18 2.4 2.4
Davie 0.0 0.0 3 1.6 1.7
Duplin 2 3.9 19 7.5 7.7
Durham 9 3.7 109 9.2 9.6
Edgecombe 4 7.5 32 11.8 12.2
Forsyth 27 8.3 113 7.1 7.0
Franklin 2 3.7 7 2.7 2.7
Gaston 15 7.7 75 7.8 7.5
Gates 0.0 0.0 1 1.8 1.7
Graham 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Granville 2 3.7 8 3.1 2.9
Greene 0.0 0.0 5 5.1 5.1
Guilford 23 5.2 135 6.2 6.2
Halifax 4 7.1 21 7.4 7.5
Harnett 3 3.0 15 3.1 3.1
Haywood 0.0 0.0 3 1.1 0.9
Henderson 0.0 0.0 8 1.7 1.7
Hertford 1 4.2 13 11.0 10.9
Hoke 2 4.9 15 8.0 8.7
Hyde 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iredell 1 0.7 14 2.1 2.0
Jackson 0.0 0.0 2 1.1 1.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 13 8.9 39 5.7 5.5
Jones 1 9.8 4 7.8 7.5
Lee 1 1.9 5 2.0 2.1
Lenoir 6 10.3 32 10.9 11.2
Lincoln 1 1.4 10 3.0 2.8
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 6 24.4 16 12.8 12.5
Mecklenburg 81 10.2 456 12.1 11.8
Mitchell 0.0 0.0 1 1.3 1.5
Montgomery 2 7.3 3 2.2 2.5
Moore 4 4.9 14 3.6 3.6
Nash 3 3.3 29 6.5 6.5
New Hanover 12 6.7 40 4.7 4.6
Northampton 2 9.3 11 10.1 9.4
Onslow 5 3.2 21 2.7 3.3
Orange 2 1.6 14 2.3 2.4
Pamlico 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pasquotank 0.0 0.0 9 4.9 5.1
Pender 1 2.1 2 0.9 0.8
Perquimans 1 8.2 2 3.4 3.6
Person 1 2.7 7 3.8 3.8
Pitt 13 9.1 60 8.6 9.2
Polk 0.0 0.0 1 1.1 0.7
Randolph 0.0 0.0 8 1.2 1.2
Richmond 1 2.1 9 3.9 4.1
Robeson 10 7.8 49 7.8 8.2
Rockingham 2 2.2 17 3.7 3.8
Rowan 3 2.2 21 3.2 3.2
Rutherford 0.0 0.0 4 1.3 1.3
Sampson 2 3.1 15 4.8 5.0
Scotland 1 2.7 10 5.5 6.0
Stanly 0.0 0.0 8 2.7 2.7
Stokes 0.0 0.0 1 0.4 0.4
Surry 2 2.7 7 1.9 1.9
Swain 1 7.4 2 3.0 2.5
Transylvania 0.0 0.0 7 4.7 5.1
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Union 1 0.6 17 2.3 2.3
Vance 4 9.2 21 9.6 10.0
Wake 31 4.1 148 4.2 4.1
Warren 1 4.9 6 6.0 5.3
Washington 0.0 0.0 4 5.9 6.9
Watauga 0.0 0.0 2 0.9 1.1
Wayne 10 8.6 46 8.0 8.0
Wilkes 1 1.5 3 0.9 0.8
Wilson 5 6.5 38 10.0 10.2
Yadkin 1 2.7 4 2.2 1.8
Yancey 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIV Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 9.A
HIV Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 9.B
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6.6 - 9.2
4.0 - 6.5
1.8 - 3.9
0.0 - 1.7
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
9.7 - 12.5
6.6 - 9.6
3.9 - 6.5
1.8 - 3.8
0.0 - 1.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,184 13.6 5,829 13.8 14.5
Alamance 16 11.5 71 10.4 9.6
Alexander 3 8.4 21 12.1 13.0
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 8 14.8 9.5
Anson 5 19.4 31 24.3 20.5
Ashe 7 27.5 24 19.2 13.4
Avery 1 5.5 10 11.1 9.4
Beaufort 4 8.7 31 13.6 11.3
Bertie 4 20.4 27 27.3 21.2
Bladen 10 30.4 42 25.6 22.2
Brunswick 21 23.5 77 18.7 17.4
Buncombe 35 16.1 164 15.4 12.5
Burke 14 15.9 64 14.4 13.7
Cabarrus 17 11.3 87 12.1 13.4
Caldwell 13 16.6 59 15.1 14.1
Camden 1 11.1 6 15.1 15.5
Carteret 12 19.1 44 14.4 10.8
Caswell 5 21.0 27 22.8 21.5
Catawba 17 11.4 95 12.9 13.2
Chatham 10 17.8 40 14.9 12.2
Cherokee 5 19.1 21 16.5 11.6
Chowan 5 34.6 15 20.9 14.9
Clay 1 10.1 4 8.5 4.6
Cleveland 10 10.3 61 12.5 11.7
Columbus 16 29.3 80 29.3 26.9
Craven 15 16.2 87 18.8 18.8
Cumberland 41 13.4 184 12.0 18.7
Currituck 5 21.8 13 12.5 12.8
Dare 6 17.2 29 17.5 17.7
Davidson 22 14.3 93 12.2 12.2
Davie 8 20.5 25 13.4 12.4
Duplin 12 23.1 42 16.5 16.4
Durham 33 13.6 167 14.1 17.2
Edgecombe 6 11.3 49 18.1 17.6
Forsyth 51 15.6 236 14.8 14.7
Franklin 7 12.9 45 17.5 19.8
Gaston 25 12.9 148 15.4 15.3
Gates 3 26.7 15 27.6 24.6
Graham 4 49.3 11 27.3 18.9
Granville 8 15.0 43 16.5 18.4
Greene 8 39.7 20 20.3 21.0
Guilford 70 15.9 342 15.8 16.6
Halifax 10 17.8 67 23.6 20.3
Harnett 13 12.8 67 13.7 16.8
Haywood 12 21.2 36 12.9 9.1
Henderson 16 16.4 84 17.8 11.0
Hertford 7 29.3 30 25.3 20.5
Hoke 5 12.3 24 12.8 21.6
Hyde 0.0 0.0 2 7.0 5.6
Iredell 18 12.9 75 11.2 11.9
Jackson 8 22.4 32 18.4 17.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 14 9.6 73 10.7 13.6
Jones 1 9.8 7 13.7 10.9
Lee 6 11.2 34 13.4 13.2
Lenoir 16 27.5 56 19.0 16.7
Lincoln 9 12.9 46 13.6 15.0
McDowell 8 18.5 37 17.2 15.5
Macon 0.0 0.0 23 14.6 9.6
Madison 15 73.9 45 45.0 33.1
Martin 7 28.5 43 34.5 28.1
Mecklenburg 75 9.4 341 9.1 12.4
Mitchell 2 12.6 10 12.6 8.5
Montgomery 7 25.6 17 12.5 11.6
Moore 14 17.3 64 16.3 10.5
Nash 16 17.5 78 17.4 17.7
New Hanover 20 11.1 86 10.1 10.1
Northampton 9 41.7 35 32.2 23.4
Onslow 14 8.9 72 9.3 19.1
Orange 8 6.6 58 9.6 13.0
Pamlico 2 15.3 8 12.3 9.0
Pasquotank 5 12.9 29 15.8 14.0
Pender 4 8.6 26 11.8 11.3
Perquimans 0.0 0.0 10 17.0 11.3
Person 4 10.8 33 17.9 16.7
Pitt 17 11.9 103 14.8 18.8
Polk 2 10.5 12 12.7 7.0
Randolph 37 27.0 133 19.7 20.5
Richmond 9 19.3 37 15.9 15.1
Robeson 19 14.9 98 15.6 18.5
Rockingham 25 27.2 94 20.4 17.3
Rowan 21 15.7 90 13.5 12.4
Rutherford 11 17.4 55 17.4 14.0
Sampson 4 6.3 31 10.0 10.1
Scotland 6 16.3 20 11.1 11.8
Stanly 4 6.8 27 9.2 8.2
Stokes 9 19.5 35 15.3 15.8
Surry 11 15.1 47 13.0 10.7
Swain 3 22.1 20 29.9 24.4
Transylvania 5 16.7 21 14.2 9.3
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 5 23.9 20.3
Union 4 2.5 63 8.6 11.9
Vance 12 27.5 62 28.2 28.5
Wake 36 4.8 240 6.8 10.9
Warren 4 19.8 20 19.9 15.8
Washington 2 14.9 15 22.2 17.9
Watauga 6 14.0 21 9.8 11.1
Wayne 6 5.2 90 15.7 17.6
Wilkes 10 14.9 58 17.4 15.6
Wilson 17 22.1 82 21.6 21.4
Yadkin 1 2.7 33 17.9 16.5
Yancey 2 11.0 11 12.2 8.5
Septicemia
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 10.A
Septicemia
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 10.B
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25.7 - 45.0
20.0 - 25.6
15.5 - 19.9
11.3 - 15.4
6.8 - 11.2
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
23.5 - 33.1
18.6 - 23.4
14.2 - 18.5
10.2 - 14.1
4.6 - 10.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 2,255 26.0 11,273 26.7 27.6
Alamance 48 34.6 204 29.9 27.5
Alexander 6 16.7 31 17.8 18.8
Alleghany 3 27.5 20 36.9 26.0
Anson 12 46.6 68 53.4 47.8
Ashe 10 39.2 43 34.3 24.4
Avery 5 27.7 24 26.7 21.3
Beaufort 14 30.4 64 28.0 22.7
Bertie 23 117.1 72 72.9 58.5
Bladen 13 39.6 87 53.1 47.6
Brunswick 31 34.7 109 26.5 21.7
Buncombe 41 18.9 215 20.2 16.9
Burke 19 21.5 119 26.8 25.2
Cabarrus 22 14.6 136 19.0 20.7
Caldwell 25 31.9 120 30.7 27.9
Camden 1 11.1 4 10.1 10.2
Carteret 11 17.5 79 25.9 19.7
Caswell 12 50.5 71 59.9 56.8
Catawba 50 33.5 224 30.5 30.6
Chatham 21 37.4 75 27.9 23.4
Cherokee 3 11.5 41 32.3 21.0
Chowan 8 55.3 34 47.4 33.8
Clay 6 60.8 14 29.7 16.6
Cleveland 22 22.7 169 34.8 32.3
Columbus 13 23.8 83 30.4 27.6
Craven 32 34.5 142 30.8 30.4
Cumberland 88 28.8 423 27.6 41.7
Currituck 4 17.4 25 24.1 24.8
Dare 6 17.2 27 16.3 15.1
Davidson 50 32.4 226 29.8 28.6
Davie 4 10.3 50 26.7 24.5
Duplin 15 28.9 87 34.2 34.2
Durham 65 26.8 274 23.2 28.6
Edgecombe 21 39.6 92 33.9 33.2
Forsyth 89 27.3 465 29.2 28.9
Franklin 15 27.7 65 25.2 27.3
Gaston 60 30.9 292 30.4 29.7
Gates 7 62.4 33 60.8 53.7
Graham 2 24.6 16 39.7 26.9
Granville 17 31.9 88 33.8 37.5
Greene 9 44.6 47 47.7 49.3
Guilford 92 20.8 459 21.2 22.3
Halifax 20 35.6 128 45.1 38.9
Harnett 26 25.6 132 27.0 33.3
Haywood 15 26.5 79 28.3 20.3
Henderson 29 29.7 111 23.5 15.3
Hertford 18 75.4 67 56.6 46.0
Hoke 7 17.2 51 27.2 43.9
Hyde 6 107.4 26 91.0 72.9
Iredell 35 25.0 170 25.5 26.1
Jackson 8 22.4 66 37.9 34.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 29 19.8 139 20.3 26.3
Jones 0.0 0.0 13 25.4 20.3
Lee 21 39.0 92 36.3 36.3
Lenoir 27 46.3 141 47.9 41.8
Lincoln 17 24.5 73 21.7 23.0
McDowell 19 44.0 57 26.5 23.9
Macon 14 43.0 70 44.6 28.2
Madison 1 4.9 13 13.0 10.2
Martin 11 44.8 72 57.8 47.6
Mecklenburg 111 13.9 631 16.8 22.6
Mitchell 5 31.5 26 32.7 24.1
Montgomery 18 65.8 62 45.5 40.8
Moore 12 14.8 95 24.2 16.1
Nash 34 37.1 142 31.6 31.4
New Hanover 38 21.1 210 24.6 23.9
Northampton 13 60.3 58 53.3 40.0
Onslow 31 19.7 142 18.3 34.1
Orange 20 16.4 78 13.0 17.8
Pamlico 6 45.9 16 24.6 17.0
Pasquotank 11 28.3 55 29.9 27.7
Pender 14 30.1 65 29.5 27.5
Perquimans 4 32.9 15 25.5 17.0
Person 9 24.2 55 29.9 27.4
Pitt 43 30.0 191 27.4 34.7
Polk 4 21.0 23 24.3 14.9
Randolph 33 24.0 157 23.3 23.6
Richmond 18 38.6 102 43.8 40.2
Robeson 60 47.0 292 46.4 56.7
Rockingham 32 34.9 165 35.8 30.2
Rowan 44 33.0 245 36.9 33.8
Rutherford 11 17.4 74 23.4 18.9
Sampson 21 33.0 140 45.0 45.3
Scotland 15 40.7 86 47.6 49.1
Stanly 16 27.2 103 34.9 31.6
Stokes 9 19.5 41 18.0 17.8
Surry 20 27.4 98 27.2 22.3
Swain 2 14.7 32 47.9 39.4
Transylvania 10 33.5 52 35.2 23.1
Tyrrell 3 71.4 9 42.9 36.7
Union 30 18.6 136 18.7 25.4
Vance 17 39.0 74 33.7 34.0
Wake 125 16.6 575 16.3 25.4
Warren 4 19.8 27 26.9 20.7
Washington 6 44.7 28 41.4 32.5
Watauga 3 7.0 26 12.1 13.4
Wayne 46 39.8 215 37.6 40.4
Wilkes 17 25.4 89 26.7 23.5
Wilson 26 33.8 130 34.3 33.4
Yadkin 9 24.1 58 31.4 28.3
Yancey 7 38.6 38 42.1 29.1
Diabetes Mellitus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 11.A
Diabetes Mellitus
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 11.B
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60.9 - 91.0
39.8 - 60.8
29.3 - 39.7
20.4 - 29.2
10.1 - 20.3
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
49.4 - 72.9
36.8 - 49.3
27.0 - 36.7
19.0 - 26.9
10.2 - 18.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,820 21.0 9,163 21.7 23.3
Alamance 17 12.3 119 17.4 15.8
Alexander 19 52.9 79 45.5 52.3
Alleghany 2 18.3 17 31.4 21.2
Anson 9 34.9 39 30.6 25.7
Ashe 8 31.4 45 35.9 24.2
Avery 3 16.6 36 40.1 33.2
Beaufort 7 15.2 46 20.1 16.5
Bertie 6 30.5 30 30.4 23.9
Bladen 9 27.4 43 26.2 23.7
Brunswick 6 6.7 72 17.5 17.5
Buncombe 59 27.2 324 30.5 24.3
Burke 23 26.0 113 25.4 24.2
Cabarrus 51 33.9 202 28.2 31.7
Caldwell 18 22.9 87 22.2 21.4
Camden 1 11.1 6 15.1 15.9
Carteret 16 25.5 61 20.0 16.2
Caswell 0.0 0.0 22 18.6 18.5
Catawba 32 21.5 201 27.3 29.4
Chatham 11 19.6 58 21.6 17.6
Cherokee 11 42.0 67 52.8 34.4
Chowan 3 20.7 25 34.8 22.9
Clay 2 20.3 13 27.6 14.4
Cleveland 24 24.7 91 18.7 17.5
Columbus 15 27.5 80 29.3 27.7
Craven 23 24.8 122 26.4 27.6
Cumberland 41 13.4 238 15.5 27.1
Currituck 11 47.9 39 37.5 44.8
Dare 19 54.6 81 48.9 60.1
Davidson 43 27.9 179 23.6 23.9
Davie 10 25.7 48 25.7 24.1
Duplin 13 25.0 60 23.6 24.4
Durham 47 19.4 236 20.0 24.7
Edgecombe 12 22.6 57 21.0 21.2
Forsyth 60 18.4 287 18.0 18.0
Franklin 16 29.6 66 25.6 29.9
Gaston 54 27.9 267 27.8 29.1
Gates 2 17.8 6 11.0 9.8
Graham 1 12.3 10 24.8 17.0
Granville 7 13.1 51 19.6 22.4
Greene 4 19.8 17 17.2 18.4
Guilford 108 24.5 545 25.2 26.7
Halifax 10 17.8 66 23.2 19.6
Harnett 17 16.7 90 18.4 24.0
Haywood 21 37.1 125 44.9 30.6
Henderson 38 38.9 190 40.2 24.0
Hertford 8 33.5 47 39.7 32.6
Hoke 9 22.1 25 13.4 23.9
Hyde 2 35.8 7 24.5 17.6
Iredell 37 26.5 175 26.2 28.3
Jackson 13 36.4 47 27.0 25.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 30 20.5 120 17.5 24.0
Jones 1 9.8 12 23.4 18.9
Lee 7 13.0 66 26.1 26.5
Lenoir 12 20.6 69 23.4 21.4
Lincoln 12 17.3 90 26.7 30.3
McDowell 11 25.5 61 28.3 26.3
Macon 7 21.5 47 29.9 17.9
Madison 9 44.3 39 39.0 28.2
Martin 7 28.5 40 32.1 26.4
Mecklenburg 100 12.6 498 13.2 19.1
Mitchell 4 25.2 32 40.2 28.7
Montgomery 9 32.9 50 36.7 33.7
Moore 23 28.4 98 25.0 15.8
Nash 32 35.0 130 28.9 29.9
New Hanover 26 14.4 163 19.1 19.7
Northampton 5 23.2 28 25.7 18.9
Onslow 21 13.3 84 10.8 24.0
Orange 20 16.4 113 18.8 26.0
Pamlico 5 38.3 24 36.9 27.5
Pasquotank 18 46.3 90 49.0 41.7
Pender 2 4.3 40 18.1 19.3
Perquimans 2 16.5 23 39.1 26.8
Person 12 32.3 50 27.2 25.9
Pitt 16 11.2 91 13.1 17.1
Polk 4 21.0 38 40.2 18.7
Randolph 45 32.8 166 24.6 26.1
Richmond 10 21.4 61 26.2 25.1
Robeson 22 17.2 104 16.5 21.4
Rockingham 39 42.5 141 30.6 26.0
Rowan 44 33.0 195 29.3 26.2
Rutherford 17 26.9 117 36.9 28.5
Sampson 16 25.2 65 20.9 21.4
Scotland 9 24.4 31 17.1 18.4
Stanly 21 35.6 91 30.9 28.3
Stokes 8 17.3 50 21.9 23.2
Surry 22 30.1 110 30.5 24.4
Swain 4 29.4 33 49.4 41.4
Transylvania 3 10.0 37 25.0 14.7
Tyrrell 1 23.8 6 28.6 22.9
Union 15 9.3 82 11.3 17.0
Vance 19 43.6 71 32.3 33.2
Wake 56 7.4 312 8.9 15.2
Warren 13 64.3 57 56.8 43.0
Washington 2 14.9 12 17.8 13.2
Watauga 12 27.9 52 24.3 27.5
Wayne 16 13.8 93 16.3 18.6
Wilkes 22 32.9 89 26.7 24.2
Wilson 15 19.5 70 18.5 18.7
Yadkin 12 32.1 45 24.3 22.5
Yancey 4 22.0 20 22.2 15.2
Pneumonia and Influenza
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 12.A
Pneumonia and Influenza
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 12.B
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40.3 - 56.8
32.4 - 40.2
22.3 - 32.3
15.6 - 22.2
8.9 - 15.5
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
34.5 - 60.1
27.2 - 34.4
21.5 - 27.1
17.7 - 21.4
9.8 - 17.6
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 4,145 47.7 18,800 44.6 46.9
Alamance 80 57.7 379 55.6 50.8
Alexander 22 61.3 77 44.3 45.3
Alleghany 8 73.3 46 84.9 58.2
Anson 17 66.0 53 41.6 36.2
Ashe 24 94.1 118 94.2 65.3
Avery 24 133.1 78 86.9 70.4
Beaufort 19 41.3 127 55.6 44.9
Bertie 12 61.1 49 49.6 40.0
Bladen 27 82.2 109 66.5 58.8
Brunswick 56 62.6 248 60.2 50.2
Buncombe 150 69.2 659 62.0 51.2
Burke 39 44.2 231 52.0 48.3
Cabarrus 74 49.2 330 46.0 51.6
Caldwell 77 98.1 289 73.8 67.9
Camden 3 33.3 13 32.7 35.2
Carteret 47 74.9 169 55.4 41.2
Caswell 16 67.3 66 55.7 52.4
Catawba 93 62.4 387 52.6 53.9
Chatham 24 42.8 102 38.0 31.5
Cherokee 19 72.6 94 74.1 47.4
Chowan 4 27.6 36 50.2 34.5
Clay 6 60.8 31 65.9 38.1
Cleveland 61 62.9 228 46.9 43.5
Columbus 36 66.0 143 52.3 48.0
Craven 56 60.4 226 49.0 47.0
Cumberland 109 35.7 562 36.7 58.5
Currituck 11 47.9 52 50.0 53.5
Dare 9 25.9 51 30.8 32.4
Davidson 106 68.7 413 54.4 52.7
Davie 22 56.5 96 51.3 46.9
Duplin 21 40.4 121 47.5 47.5
Durham 66 27.2 299 25.3 32.5
Edgecombe 23 43.4 132 48.7 48.0
Forsyth 179 54.9 752 47.3 47.3
Franklin 16 29.6 99 38.4 44.0
Gaston 133 68.6 598 62.3 61.5
Gates 5 44.6 29 53.4 46.0
Graham 7 86.2 34 84.3 57.1
Granville 26 48.7 111 42.6 47.9
Greene 8 39.7 38 38.5 40.8
Guilford 218 49.4 928 42.9 45.7
Halifax 36 64.0 182 64.1 54.2
Harnett 47 46.3 244 49.9 62.9
Haywood 52 91.9 225 80.7 54.2
Henderson 85 86.9 396 83.8 51.5
Hertford 14 58.7 69 58.3 46.8
Hoke 13 31.9 57 30.4 52.8
Hyde 4 71.6 20 70.0 50.3
Iredell 67 48.0 296 44.4 46.0
Jackson 19 53.1 102 58.6 54.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 62 42.4 251 36.7 48.2
Jones 7 68.3 42 82.0 66.1
Lee 40 74.4 129 51.0 51.3
Lenoir 30 51.5 154 52.3 45.3
Lincoln 38 54.7 174 51.6 56.0
McDowell 28 64.9 127 59.0 52.0
Macon 22 67.6 111 70.7 42.4
Madison 13 64.1 52 52.0 40.6
Martin 14 57.0 54 43.4 35.7
Mecklenburg 226 28.4 1,029 27.3 40.2
Mitchell 18 113.4 86 108.0 74.2
Montgomery 18 65.8 83 60.9 55.0
Moore 43 53.2 252 64.3 39.4
Nash 48 52.4 254 56.5 57.4
New Hanover 71 39.4 339 39.7 39.4
Northampton 17 78.8 69 63.4 45.5
Onslow 54 34.2 227 29.2 58.0
Orange 32 26.2 144 23.9 34.5
Pamlico 12 91.8 46 70.8 48.8
Pasquotank 22 56.6 102 55.5 49.7
Pender 14 30.1 97 44.0 41.2
Perquimans 6 49.4 25 42.5 28.6
Person 24 64.6 110 59.8 55.3
Pitt 60 41.9 234 33.6 43.9
Polk 14 73.7 78 82.5 44.7
Randolph 81 59.0 338 50.1 51.9
Richmond 23 49.3 120 51.5 47.9
Robeson 29 22.7 234 37.2 46.6
Rockingham 64 69.7 304 66.0 55.4
Rowan 60 45.0 324 48.8 44.7
Rutherford 34 53.7 204 64.4 51.0
Sampson 24 37.8 134 43.0 44.0
Scotland 14 38.0 63 34.8 37.0
Stanly 34 57.7 119 40.4 36.2
Stokes 36 77.9 134 58.7 59.4
Surry 47 64.4 221 61.2 50.0
Swain 14 103.1 44 65.8 55.0
Transylvania 24 80.3 103 69.7 41.7
Tyrrell 2 47.6 11 52.5 41.7
Union 50 31.0 219 30.1 42.4
Vance 13 29.8 114 51.9 52.5
Wake 160 21.2 724 20.6 35.3
Warren 16 79.1 56 55.8 41.9
Washington 7 52.2 33 48.8 39.7
Watauga 21 48.9 91 42.5 47.8
Wayne 52 44.9 257 44.9 49.4
Wilkes 37 55.3 170 50.9 44.3
Wilson 34 44.3 144 38.0 37.2
Yadkin 27 72.2 109 59.0 52.8
Yancey 19 104.7 67 74.3 51.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 13.A
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 13.B
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74.4 - 108.0
59.1 - 74.3
47.0 - 59.0
34.9 - 46.9
20.6 - 34.8
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
59.5 - 74.2
50.9 - 59.4
44.4 - 50.8
37.3 - 44.3
28.6 - 37.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 788 9.1 3,764 8.9 8.8
Alamance 13 9.4 74 10.8 10.3
Alexander 4 11.1 12 6.9 6.6
Alleghany 2 18.3 12 22.1 16.6
Anson 4 15.5 12 9.4 8.7
Ashe 4 15.7 19 15.2 12.0
Avery 3 16.6 10 11.1 9.0
Beaufort 6 13.0 20 8.8 7.2
Bertie 0.0 0.0 8 8.1 6.6
Bladen 2 6.1 17 10.4 9.1
Brunswick 7 7.8 38 9.2 6.7
Buncombe 30 13.8 114 10.7 9.2
Burke 3 3.4 34 7.6 7.1
Cabarrus 14 9.3 47 6.6 6.8
Caldwell 5 6.4 41 10.5 9.4
Camden 0.0 0.0 1 2.5 2.2
Carteret 11 17.5 46 15.1 10.7
Caswell 0.0 0.0 6 5.1 4.2
Catawba 14 9.4 75 10.2 9.9
Chatham 3 5.3 13 4.8 4.1
Cherokee 3 11.5 17 13.4 9.9
Chowan 3 20.7 9 12.5 9.6
Clay 1 10.1 7 14.9 9.9
Cleveland 11 11.3 60 12.3 11.6
Columbus 8 14.7 26 9.5 8.6
Craven 12 12.9 53 11.5 10.9
Cumberland 28 9.2 129 8.4 10.7
Currituck 2 8.7 9 8.7 8.0
Dare 3 8.6 18 10.9 9.3
Davidson 12 7.8 57 7.5 6.9
Davie 2 5.1 14 7.5 6.7
Duplin 4 7.7 24 9.4 9.3
Durham 14 5.8 68 5.8 6.6
Edgecombe 7 13.2 38 14.0 13.2
Forsyth 23 7.0 130 8.2 7.9
Franklin 5 9.2 24 9.3 9.7
Gaston 15 7.7 121 12.6 12.1
Gates 0.0 0.0 4 7.4 6.7
Graham 2 24.6 5 12.4 10.2
Granville 3 5.6 27 10.4 10.1
Greene 1 5.0 10 10.1 10.5
Guilford 46 10.4 204 9.4 9.6
Halifax 8 14.2 54 19.0 17.0
Harnett 6 5.9 27 5.5 6.0
Haywood 9 15.9 38 13.6 10.2
Henderson 10 10.2 52 11.0 7.7
Hertford 1 4.2 13 11.0 9.6
Hoke 4 9.8 16 8.5 11.4
Hyde 0.0 0.0 2 7.0 5.0
Iredell 18 12.9 51 7.6 7.4
Jackson 5 14.0 29 16.7 15.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 4 2.7 46 6.7 7.5
Jones 1 9.8 3 5.9 4.7
Lee 7 13.0 37 14.6 14.0
Lenoir 6 10.3 30 10.2 9.1
Lincoln 9 12.9 36 10.7 9.9
McDowell 7 16.2 29 13.5 11.7
Macon 5 15.4 24 15.3 12.0
Madison 1 4.9 8 8.0 6.5
Martin 4 16.3 22 17.7 15.0
Mecklenburg 49 6.2 266 7.1 8.3
Mitchell 3 18.9 9 11.3 7.8
Montgomery 4 14.6 15 11.0 10.0
Moore 9 11.1 38 9.7 7.5
Nash 14 15.3 52 11.6 11.1
New Hanover 15 8.3 74 8.7 8.1
Northampton 7 32.5 20 18.4 14.9
Onslow 6 3.8 52 6.7 10.6
Orange 11 9.0 26 4.3 5.3
Pamlico 2 15.3 10 15.4 10.5
Pasquotank 2 5.1 13 7.1 6.7
Pender 8 17.2 20 9.1 7.7
Perquimans 1 8.2 7 11.9 9.0
Person 8 21.5 24 13.0 11.7
Pitt 9 6.3 50 7.2 8.2
Polk 3 15.8 8 8.5 5.3
Randolph 10 7.3 50 7.4 7.2
Richmond 7 15.0 21 9.0 8.5
Robeson 27 21.1 68 10.8 11.7
Rockingham 14 15.2 53 11.5 10.0
Rowan 20 15.0 57 8.6 8.1
Rutherford 12 19.0 34 10.7 9.0
Sampson 6 9.4 32 10.3 10.5
Scotland 4 10.9 29 16.0 15.8
Stanly 8 13.6 32 10.9 10.2
Stokes 5 10.8 21 9.2 8.8
Surry 5 6.8 40 11.1 9.9
Swain 7 51.5 18 26.9 23.9
Transylvania 3 10.0 16 10.8 8.6
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 1 4.8 3.8
Union 10 6.2 43 5.9 6.7
Vance 3 6.9 36 16.4 16.1
Wake 27 3.6 166 4.7 6.0
Warren 2 9.9 13 13.0 10.9
Washington 0.0 0.0 8 11.8 8.8
Watauga 1 2.3 15 7.0 7.3
Wayne 8 6.9 59 10.3 10.5
Wilkes 5 7.5 33 9.9 8.7
Wilson 13 16.9 36 9.5 8.9
Yadkin 2 5.3 21 11.4 10.6
Yancey 3 16.5 8 8.9 6.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 14.A
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 14.B
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19.1 - 26.9
13.1 - 19.0
9.6 - 13.0
6.0 - 9.5
2.5 - 5.9
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
13.3 - 23.9
10.2 - 13.2
8.2 - 10.1
5.4 - 8.1
2.2 - 5.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,549 17.8 7,161 17.0 17.9
Alamance 43 31.0 151 22.1 20.1
Alexander 10 27.9 17 9.8 10.8
Alleghany 2 18.3 9 16.6 10.8
Anson 6 23.3 27 21.2 18.8
Ashe 6 23.5 27 21.6 14.6
Avery 2 11.1 12 13.4 11.7
Beaufort 9 19.6 45 19.7 15.8
Bertie 0.0 0.0 21 21.3 16.6
Bladen 8 24.3 45 27.5 24.7
Brunswick 17 19.0 69 16.7 14.9
Buncombe 50 23.1 223 21.0 17.0
Burke 16 18.1 70 15.7 14.6
Cabarrus 26 17.3 138 19.2 21.5
Caldwell 18 22.9 83 21.2 19.8
Camden 1 11.1 4 10.1 11.3
Carteret 14 22.3 50 16.4 12.9
Caswell 5 21.0 32 27.0 25.9
Catawba 33 22.1 134 18.2 18.9
Chatham 7 12.5 46 17.1 14.2
Cherokee 5 19.1 23 18.1 12.5
Chowan 7 48.4 16 22.3 14.9
Clay 3 30.4 11 23.4 14.8
Cleveland 14 14.4 92 18.9 17.6
Columbus 19 34.8 103 37.7 34.8
Craven 18 19.4 84 18.2 18.3
Cumberland 43 14.1 211 13.8 21.8
Currituck 7 30.5 11 10.6 12.5
Dare 6 17.2 15 9.1 8.8
Davidson 22 14.3 130 17.1 16.7
Davie 9 23.1 31 16.6 15.3
Duplin 12 23.1 74 29.0 29.0
Durham 42 17.3 178 15.1 18.7
Edgecombe 16 30.2 75 27.7 27.4
Forsyth 57 17.5 291 18.3 18.2
Franklin 8 14.8 40 15.5 17.9
Gaston 44 22.7 172 17.9 17.9
Gates 2 17.8 7 12.9 11.0
Graham 3 37.0 6 14.9 10.5
Granville 8 15.0 28 10.8 12.5
Greene 4 19.8 21 21.3 21.6
Guilford 82 18.6 327 15.1 15.9
Halifax 15 26.7 64 22.5 19.4
Harnett 17 16.7 58 11.9 15.0
Haywood 11 19.4 68 24.4 16.5
Henderson 19 19.4 91 19.2 11.5
Hertford 9 37.7 40 33.8 27.4
Hoke 5 12.3 29 15.5 29.4
Hyde 4 71.6 10 35.0 24.0
Iredell 20 14.3 104 15.6 16.4
Jackson 6 16.8 33 18.9 17.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 19 13.0 78 11.4 15.3
Jones 4 39.0 16 31.2 24.8
Lee 9 16.7 59 23.3 23.4
Lenoir 18 30.9 85 28.9 25.6
Lincoln 13 18.7 70 20.8 23.5
McDowell 7 16.2 23 10.7 9.6
Macon 10 30.7 35 22.3 13.5
Madison 2 9.9 17 17.0 12.7
Martin 6 24.4 35 28.1 23.5
Mecklenburg 90 11.3 495 13.1 18.6
Mitchell 1 6.3 19 23.9 17.8
Montgomery 8 29.2 28 20.6 18.5
Moore 16 19.8 70 17.9 11.7
Nash 15 16.4 94 20.9 21.5
New Hanover 30 16.6 148 17.3 17.4
Northampton 6 27.8 27 24.8 18.0
Onslow 23 14.6 69 8.9 16.9
Orange 12 9.8 62 10.3 14.2
Pamlico 6 45.9 25 38.5 27.8
Pasquotank 5 12.9 20 10.9 9.8
Pender 12 25.8 48 21.8 22.0
Perquimans 6 49.4 10 17.0 11.3
Person 12 32.3 40 21.7 20.6
Pitt 24 16.8 133 19.1 24.3
Polk 6 31.6 23 24.3 13.3
Randolph 25 18.2 113 16.8 17.4
Richmond 13 27.9 57 24.5 22.9
Robeson 23 18.0 141 22.4 27.5
Rockingham 33 35.9 117 25.4 21.2
Rowan 22 16.5 125 18.8 17.0
Rutherford 15 23.7 71 22.4 18.0
Sampson 15 23.6 68 21.8 22.3
Scotland 6 16.3 23 12.7 13.3
Stanly 10 17.0 52 17.6 16.1
Stokes 2 4.3 27 11.8 12.4
Surry 17 23.3 71 19.7 15.6
Swain 3 22.1 14 20.9 17.1
Transylvania 5 16.7 22 14.9 10.2
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 4 19.1 15.1
Union 17 10.5 102 14.0 19.7
Vance 13 29.8 56 25.5 26.0
Wake 75 9.9 355 10.1 16.8
Warren 8 39.6 36 35.9 28.2
Washington 1 7.5 10 14.8 11.4
Watauga 3 7.0 31 14.5 16.4
Wayne 28 24.2 115 20.1 21.8
Wilkes 15 22.4 57 17.1 15.3
Wilson 17 22.1 66 17.4 17.4
Yadkin 12 32.1 39 21.1 19.5
Yancey 1 5.5 14 15.5 10.5
Nephritis and Nephrosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 15.A
Nephritis and Nephrosis
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 15.B
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29.1 - 38.5
23.5 - 29.0
18.4 - 23.4
13.5 - 18.3
8.9 - 13.4
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
24.9 - 34.8
20.2 - 24.8
16.2 - 20.1
13.0 - 16.1
8.8 - 12.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,636 18.8 8,188 19.4 19.3
Alamance 27 19.5 128 18.8 18.4
Alexander 10 27.9 35 20.1 20.4
Alleghany 0.0 0.0 9 16.6 17.3
Anson 4 15.5 38 29.8 29.5
Ashe 8 31.4 36 28.8 29.3
Avery 3 16.6 10 11.1 10.1
Beaufort 14 30.4 67 29.3 31.0
Bertie 8 40.7 45 45.5 45.4
Bladen 9 27.4 60 36.6 37.6
Brunswick 16 17.9 111 26.9 28.5
Buncombe 34 15.7 145 13.6 13.3
Burke 18 20.4 107 24.1 23.9
Cabarrus 21 14.0 117 16.3 16.9
Caldwell 17 21.7 76 19.4 19.6
Camden 2 22.2 6 15.1 14.4
Carteret 14 22.3 61 20.0 20.3
Caswell 6 25.3 31 26.2 26.1
Catawba 26 17.4 135 18.4 18.6
Chatham 22 39.2 80 29.8 30.3
Cherokee 6 22.9 31 24.4 26.5
Chowan 2 13.8 20 27.9 29.5
Clay 4 40.5 12 25.5 29.7
Cleveland 19 19.6 102 21.0 21.0
Columbus 15 27.5 106 38.8 38.9
Craven 18 19.4 88 19.1 18.7
Cumberland 65 21.3 299 19.5 20.3
Currituck 2 8.7 23 22.1 23.8
Dare 9 25.9 37 22.3 22.2
Davidson 32 20.7 171 22.5 22.6
Davie 8 20.5 40 21.4 22.7
Duplin 18 34.7 85 33.4 33.4
Durham 34 14.0 155 13.1 13.0
Edgecombe 15 28.3 55 20.3 20.5
Forsyth 44 13.5 196 12.3 12.4
Franklin 12 22.2 77 29.9 30.2
Gaston 34 17.5 167 17.4 17.7
Gates 1 8.9 19 35.0 34.6
Graham 1 12.3 9 22.3 24.9
Granville 12 22.5 55 21.1 20.9
Greene 2 9.9 33 33.5 33.3
Guilford 73 16.5 298 13.8 13.7
Halifax 14 24.9 81 28.5 28.7
Harnett 20 19.7 115 23.5 23.6
Haywood 17 30.0 57 20.5 19.9
Henderson 23 23.5 91 19.2 19.0
Hertford 9 37.7 38 32.1 33.1
Hoke 13 31.9 59 31.5 30.4
Hyde 0.0 0.0 6 21.0 20.5
Iredell 25 17.9 140 21.0 21.4
Jackson 8 22.4 31 17.8 17.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 30 20.5 180 26.3 27.2
Jones 6 58.6 14 27.3 29.9
Lee 18 33.5 75 29.6 29.9
Lenoir 13 22.3 78 26.5 26.3
Lincoln 22 31.6 81 24.0 24.6
McDowell 5 11.6 37 17.2 16.8
Macon 6 18.4 26 16.6 15.8
Madison 6 29.6 23 23.0 23.7
Martin 11 44.8 47 37.7 38.8
Mecklenburg 86 10.8 414 11.0 11.0
Mitchell 3 18.9 10 12.6 11.7
Montgomery 3 11.0 39 28.6 28.0
Moore 17 21.0 104 26.5 27.6
Nash 20 21.8 112 24.9 25.5
New Hanover 26 14.4 98 11.5 11.1
Northampton 6 27.8 34 31.3 29.8
Onslow 31 19.7 165 21.3 20.6
Orange 15 12.3 75 12.5 11.7
Pamlico 3 23.0 17 26.2 25.0
Pasquotank 7 18.0 26 14.2 14.0
Pender 11 23.6 58 26.3 26.8
Perquimans 4 32.9 18 30.6 33.4
Person 9 24.2 51 27.7 27.7
Pitt 28 19.6 130 18.7 19.6
Polk 3 15.8 19 20.1 18.5
Randolph 30 21.9 147 21.8 22.0
Richmond 7 15.0 64 27.5 27.6
Robeson 52 40.7 274 43.5 43.9
Rockingham 19 20.7 128 27.8 28.8
Rowan 26 19.5 130 19.6 19.4
Rutherford 16 25.3 76 24.0 24.2
Sampson 20 31.5 119 38.2 38.7
Scotland 5 13.6 43 23.8 24.1
Stanly 15 25.5 78 26.5 26.7
Stokes 8 17.3 46 20.2 20.9
Surry 16 21.9 89 24.7 24.6
Swain 5 36.8 20 29.9 28.2
Transylvania 3 10.0 30 20.3 20.5
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 5 23.9 23.6
Union 27 16.7 142 19.5 20.6
Vance 6 13.8 40 18.2 18.3
Wake 79 10.5 409 11.6 11.7
Warren 16 79.1 36 35.9 37.8
Washington 4 29.8 18 26.6 28.0
Watauga 6 14.0 29 13.5 15.1
Wayne 24 20.7 128 22.4 22.5
Wilkes 14 20.9 74 22.2 22.9
Wilson 20 26.0 84 22.2 22.3
Yadkin 9 24.1 42 22.7 22.4
Yancey 6 33.1 13 14.4 12.9
Motor Vehicle Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 16.A
Motor Vehicle Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 16.B
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32.2 - 45.5
25.6 - 32.1
21.1 - 25.5
15.2 - 21.0
11.0 - 15.1
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
31.1 - 45.4
25.6 - 31.0
21.5 - 25.5
15.9 - 21.4
10.1 - 15.8
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 2,448 28.2 10,670 25.3 26.0
Alamance 44 31.8 192 28.1 26.5
Alexander 10 27.9 43 24.7 26.6
Alleghany 5 45.8 17 31.4 25.2
Anson 7 27.2 43 33.8 31.5
Ashe 9 35.3 53 42.3 36.0
Avery 6 33.3 35 39.0 35.8
Beaufort 18 39.1 62 27.1 25.7
Bertie 10 50.9 33 33.4 27.0
Bladen 5 15.2 49 29.9 28.6
Brunswick 25 27.9 118 28.6 29.7
Buncombe 88 40.6 367 34.5 31.2
Burke 42 47.6 161 36.2 35.3
Cabarrus 65 43.2 223 31.1 33.0
Caldwell 26 33.1 118 30.1 29.4
Camden 3 33.3 7 17.6 17.5
Carteret 27 43.0 120 39.4 36.8
Caswell 5 21.0 35 29.5 29.4
Catawba 33 22.1 212 28.8 29.4
Chatham 11 19.6 66 24.6 21.8
Cherokee 15 57.3 68 53.6 51.6
Chowan 5 34.6 19 26.5 20.9
Clay 2 20.3 19 40.4 33.7
Cleveland 37 38.1 158 32.5 31.7
Columbus 27 49.5 97 35.5 34.3
Craven 32 34.5 131 28.4 29.1
Cumberland 73 23.9 261 17.0 22.0
Currituck 5 21.8 26 25.0 25.6
Dare 11 31.6 75 45.3 44.8
Davidson 54 35.0 217 28.6 28.4
Davie 20 51.4 48 25.7 24.8
Duplin 18 34.7 76 29.8 30.3
Durham 44 18.2 250 21.2 23.5
Edgecombe 21 39.6 60 22.1 21.5
Forsyth 64 19.6 370 23.3 23.3
Franklin 13 24.0 51 19.8 21.0
Gaston 83 42.8 345 35.9 36.0
Gates 1 8.9 13 23.9 21.0
Graham 3 37.0 15 37.2 35.2
Granville 10 18.7 44 16.9 18.1
Greene 3 14.9 24 24.3 24.3
Guilford 146 33.1 590 27.3 28.3
Halifax 14 24.9 64 22.5 21.0
Harnett 23 22.6 108 22.1 25.0
Haywood 26 45.9 111 39.8 35.5
Henderson 47 48.1 206 43.6 34.5
Hertford 7 29.3 33 27.9 25.4
Hoke 7 17.2 33 17.6 22.2
Hyde 3 53.7 7 24.5 22.4
Iredell 41 29.3 176 26.4 27.0
Jackson 9 25.2 57 32.7 33.4
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 31 21.2 136 19.9 23.0
Jones 4 39.0 16 31.2 27.6
Lee 12 22.3 60 23.7 24.2
Lenoir 13 22.3 77 26.2 24.6
Lincoln 12 17.3 75 22.2 22.8
McDowell 16 37.1 65 30.2 29.2
Macon 10 30.7 71 45.2 37.9
Madison 7 34.5 34 34.0 29.6
Martin 7 28.5 30 24.1 20.8
Mecklenburg 151 19.0 640 17.0 19.9
Mitchell 7 44.1 39 49.0 50.1
Montgomery 13 47.5 42 30.8 30.2
Moore 32 39.6 113 28.8 25.7
Nash 20 21.8 96 21.4 21.6
New Hanover 57 31.6 224 26.2 25.7
Northampton 5 23.2 27 24.8 21.7
Onslow 34 21.6 138 17.8 25.3
Orange 18 14.8 113 18.8 22.5
Pamlico 6 45.9 19 29.2 28.1
Pasquotank 9 23.1 36 19.6 18.0
Pender 3 6.4 41 18.6 19.0
Perquimans 4 32.9 16 27.2 23.0
Person 14 37.7 55 29.9 29.5
Pitt 34 23.7 154 22.1 25.0
Polk 12 63.1 41 43.4 35.3
Randolph 38 27.7 155 23.0 23.5
Richmond 16 34.3 70 30.0 30.3
Robeson 23 18.0 130 20.7 23.0
Rockingham 36 39.2 159 34.5 31.9
Rowan 51 38.2 224 33.7 32.2
Rutherford 25 39.5 129 40.7 36.6
Sampson 26 40.9 94 30.2 31.0
Scotland 12 32.6 32 17.7 18.4
Stanly 20 33.9 82 27.8 26.4
Stokes 12 26.0 72 31.5 32.0
Surry 38 52.0 131 36.3 32.8
Swain 5 36.8 35 52.3 50.6
Transylvania 13 43.5 67 45.3 36.3
Tyrrell 1 23.8 2 9.5 8.2
Union 30 18.6 114 15.6 18.8
Vance 20 45.8 65 29.6 30.6
Wake 128 17.0 515 14.6 19.5
Warren 12 59.4 27 26.9 22.5
Washington 2 14.9 11 16.3 13.2
Watauga 11 25.6 46 21.5 23.7
Wayne 18 15.6 103 18.0 19.6
Wilkes 36 53.8 143 42.8 40.7
Wilson 17 22.1 94 24.8 25.0
Yadkin 20 53.5 70 37.9 36.5
Yancey 4 22.0 36 39.9 34.0
All Other Unintentional Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 17.A
All Other Unintentional Injuries
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 17.B
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40.8 - 53.6
32.8 - 40.7
26.6 - 32.7
20.0 - 26.5
9.5 - 19.9
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
40.8 - 51.6
32.3 - 40.7
26.7 - 32.2
20.0 - 26.6
8.2 - 19.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 995 11.5 4,919 11.7 11.6
Alamance 20 14.4 61 8.9 8.9
Alexander 5 13.9 26 15.0 15.0
Alleghany 1 9.2 11 20.3 18.1
Anson 0.0 0.0 10 7.8 7.7
Ashe 6 23.5 30 24.0 21.4
Avery 4 22.2 17 18.9 17.8
Beaufort 4 8.7 32 14.0 13.3
Bertie 1 5.1 8 8.1 7.6
Bladen 1 3.0 23 14.0 13.3
Brunswick 14 15.6 45 10.9 10.9
Buncombe 23 10.6 140 13.2 12.7
Burke 15 17.0 78 17.5 17.3
Cabarrus 21 14.0 73 10.2 10.2
Caldwell 20 25.5 52 13.3 13.0
Camden 1 11.1 6 15.1 13.3
Carteret 18 28.7 63 20.7 20.6
Caswell 1 4.2 12 10.1 9.9
Catawba 16 10.7 106 14.4 14.2
Chatham 7 12.5 27 10.1 9.2
Cherokee 5 19.1 15 11.8 11.2
Chowan 1 6.9 7 9.8 9.5
Clay 2 20.3 10 21.2 18.3
Cleveland 12 12.4 65 13.4 13.0
Columbus 8 14.7 39 14.3 13.8
Craven 15 16.2 52 11.3 11.1
Cumberland 24 7.9 178 11.6 11.8
Currituck 4 17.4 14 13.5 12.1
Dare 4 11.5 22 13.3 11.9
Davidson 22 14.3 99 13.0 13.1
Davie 5 12.8 25 13.4 13.2
Duplin 9 17.3 32 12.6 12.8
Durham 22 9.1 114 9.7 9.9
Edgecombe 7 13.2 28 10.3 10.1
Forsyth 35 10.7 169 10.6 10.4
Franklin 8 14.8 40 15.5 15.5
Gaston 29 15.0 155 16.1 15.9
Gates 2 17.8 3 5.5 5.4
Graham 3 37.0 4 9.9 11.5
Granville 5 9.4 19 7.3 7.1
Greene 3 14.9 8 8.1 7.9
Guilford 40 9.1 221 10.2 10.1
Halifax 6 10.7 33 11.6 11.8
Harnett 9 8.9 50 10.2 10.3
Haywood 10 17.7 54 19.4 17.5
Henderson 11 11.2 54 11.4 10.5
Hertford 1 4.2 7 5.9 5.5
Hoke 3 7.4 12 6.4 6.8
Hyde 0.0 0.0 4 14.0 10.9
Iredell 16 11.5 76 11.4 11.4
Jackson 5 14.0 24 13.8 14.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 21 14.4 86 12.6 13.0
Jones 0.0 0.0 5 9.8 9.5
Lee 6 11.2 25 9.9 9.9
Lenoir 4 6.9 34 11.5 11.7
Lincoln 7 10.1 47 13.9 13.5
McDowell 4 9.3 40 18.6 17.6
Macon 7 21.5 27 17.2 17.1
Madison 4 19.7 18 18.0 17.1
Martin 2 8.1 12 9.6 9.4
Mecklenburg 59 7.4 363 9.6 9.9
Mitchell 2 12.6 18 22.6 21.3
Montgomery 4 14.6 16 11.7 11.3
Moore 9 11.1 51 13.0 11.6
Nash 10 10.9 45 10.0 10.0
New Hanover 22 12.2 105 12.3 11.7
Northampton 2 9.3 11 10.1 11.0
Onslow 17 10.8 77 9.9 11.5
Orange 17 13.9 62 10.3 9.6
Pamlico 2 15.3 5 7.7 6.1
Pasquotank 5 12.9 13 7.1 7.0
Pender 8 17.2 30 13.6 12.8
Perquimans 2 16.5 11 18.7 19.7
Person 5 13.5 34 18.5 17.8
Pitt 15 10.5 78 11.2 11.8
Polk 3 15.8 20 21.2 17.8
Randolph 16 11.7 90 13.3 13.3
Richmond 3 6.4 32 13.7 14.1
Robeson 15 11.7 61 9.7 9.9
Rockingham 14 15.2 67 14.5 13.7
Rowan 21 15.7 102 15.4 15.2
Rutherford 13 20.5 60 18.9 19.2
Sampson 2 3.1 33 10.6 10.6
Scotland 4 10.9 16 8.8 9.5
Stanly 11 18.7 44 14.9 14.5
Stokes 8 17.3 33 14.5 14.0
Surry 16 21.9 65 18.0 17.6
Swain 2 14.7 10 15.0 14.1
Transylvania 8 26.8 22 14.9 14.0
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Union 12 7.4 61 8.4 8.5
Vance 5 11.5 25 11.4 11.9
Wake 58 7.7 287 8.2 8.7
Warren 2 9.9 9 9.0 8.6
Washington 1 7.5 9 13.3 14.3
Watauga 6 14.0 29 13.5 15.1
Wayne 14 12.1 58 10.1 10.3
Wilkes 12 17.9 52 15.6 14.8
Wilson 3 3.9 31 8.2 7.9
Yadkin 5 13.4 25 13.5 13.3
Yancey 3 16.5 12 13.3 12.3
Suicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 18.A
Suicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 18.B
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17.6 - 24.0
14.6 - 17.5
11.9 - 14.5
8.5 - 11.8
0.0 - 8.4
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
16.0 - 21.4
12.9 - 15.9
10.6 - 12.8
7.2 - 10.5
0.0 - 7.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 655 7.5 3,080 7.3 7.2
Alamance 9 6.5 38 5.6 5.6
Alexander 2 5.6 5 2.9 2.9
Alleghany 1 9.2 2 3.7 3.3
Anson 1 3.9 16 12.6 13.0
Ashe 2 7.8 10 8.0 8.1
Avery 2 11.1 6 6.7 6.2
Beaufort 2 4.3 13 5.7 5.9
Bertie 0.0 0.0 5 5.1 5.6
Bladen 1 3.0 16 9.8 10.3
Brunswick 6 6.7 24 5.8 6.5
Buncombe 15 6.9 59 5.5 5.6
Burke 9 10.2 31 7.0 6.9
Cabarrus 6 4.0 32 4.5 4.3
Caldwell 2 2.5 17 4.3 4.4
Camden 0.0 0.0 2 5.0 4.6
Carteret 3 4.8 8 2.6 2.8
Caswell 1 4.2 5 4.2 4.2
Catawba 8 5.4 42 5.7 5.7
Chatham 5 8.9 18 6.7 6.3
Cherokee 1 3.8 7 5.5 5.9
Chowan 2 13.8 9 12.5 13.8
Clay 0.0 0.0 2 4.2 4.8
Cleveland 8 8.2 71 14.6 15.1
Columbus 13 23.8 45 16.5 16.9
Craven 3 3.2 24 5.2 5.2
Cumberland 22 7.2 155 10.1 9.8
Currituck 0.0 0.0 2 1.9 2.1
Dare 1 2.9 5 3.0 3.1
Davidson 5 3.2 34 4.5 4.6
Davie 1 2.6 4 2.1 2.1
Duplin 6 11.6 28 11.0 11.1
Durham 36 14.9 150 12.7 11.4
Edgecombe 11 20.7 36 13.3 13.8
Forsyth 21 6.4 113 7.1 7.1
Franklin 2 3.7 12 4.7 4.6
Gaston 12 6.2 61 6.4 6.3
Gates 2 17.8 9 16.6 15.2
Graham 1 12.3 2 5.0 6.1
Granville 3 5.6 19 7.3 7.1
Greene 1 5.0 6 6.1 5.8
Guilford 32 7.2 173 8.0 7.7
Halifax 9 16.0 34 12.0 12.5
Harnett 5 4.9 26 5.3 5.2
Haywood 3 5.3 7 2.5 2.8
Henderson 4 4.1 17 3.6 3.9
Hertford 1 4.2 10 8.4 8.8
Hoke 5 12.3 21 11.2 10.4
Hyde 1 17.9 2 7.0 6.6
Iredell 10 7.2 34 5.1 5.1
Jackson 1 2.8 7 4.0 4.2
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 7 4.8 41 6.0 5.9
Jones 1 9.8 3 5.9 6.4
Lee 8 14.9 35 13.8 13.9
Lenoir 9 15.4 36 12.2 13.0
Lincoln 4 5.8 18 5.3 5.5
McDowell 2 4.6 13 6.0 6.1
Macon 0.0 0.0 6 3.8 3.4
Madison 1 4.9 6 6.0 6.6
Martin 4 16.3 14 11.2 12.1
Mecklenburg 87 10.9 366 9.7 9.1
Mitchell 0.0 0.0 2 2.5 3.0
Montgomery 4 14.6 14 10.3 10.9
Moore 3 3.7 26 6.6 7.5
Nash 8 8.7 41 9.1 9.4
New Hanover 11 6.1 50 5.9 5.5
Northampton 2 9.3 9 8.3 9.0
Onslow 4 2.5 32 4.1 4.0
Orange 7 5.7 28 4.6 4.8
Pamlico 1 7.7 4 6.2 5.8
Pasquotank 3 7.7 8 4.4 4.2
Pender 2 4.3 12 5.4 5.9
Perquimans 2 16.5 5 8.5 8.6
Person 4 10.8 12 6.5 6.4
Pitt 10 7.0 48 6.9 6.5
Polk 2 10.5 5 5.3 6.3
Randolph 7 5.1 32 4.7 4.8
Richmond 6 12.9 25 10.7 11.1
Robeson 28 21.9 131 20.8 20.3
Rockingham 6 6.5 40 8.7 8.7
Rowan 11 8.2 41 6.2 6.2
Rutherford 8 12.6 29 9.2 9.3
Sampson 6 9.4 34 10.9 11.1
Scotland 7 19.0 22 12.2 12.4
Stanly 4 6.8 17 5.8 6.0
Stokes 6 13.0 16 7.0 6.9
Surry 2 2.7 26 7.2 7.3
Swain 2 14.7 7 10.5 10.4
Transylvania 0.0 0.0 3 2.0 2.6
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 2 9.5 10.8
Union 8 5.0 27 3.7 3.7
Vance 5 11.5 25 11.4 11.6
Wake 33 4.4 131 3.7 3.4
Warren 3 14.8 10 10.0 10.3
Washington 0.0 0.0 5 7.4 8.0
Watauga 0.0 0.0 6 2.8 3.2
Wayne 12 10.4 59 10.3 10.2
Wilkes 1 1.5 17 5.1 5.1
Wilson 14 18.2 53 14.0 14.2
Yadkin 2 5.3 10 5.4 5.7
Yancey 1 5.5 4 4.4 4.5
Homicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 19.A
Homicide
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 19.B
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13.4 - 20.8
9.3 - 13.3
6.5 - 9.2
4.1 - 6.4
1.9 - 4.0
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
12.6 - 20.3
8.2 - 12.5
5.7 - 8.1
3.8 - 5.6
2.1 - 3.7
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 2,414 27.8 10,486 24.9 27.1
Alamance 46 33.2 190 27.9 24.8
Alexander 7 19.5 47 27.0 31.8
Alleghany 6 55.0 33 60.9 40.2
Anson 5 19.4 26 20.4 17.1
Ashe 11 43.1 50 39.9 27.0
Avery 7 38.8 32 35.6 29.6
Beaufort 13 28.3 72 31.5 26.1
Bertie 11 56.0 27 27.3 21.2
Bladen 7 21.3 31 18.9 17.7
Brunswick 8 8.9 44 10.7 11.8
Buncombe 77 35.5 404 38.0 29.9
Burke 26 29.4 114 25.6 24.5
Cabarrus 52 34.6 188 26.2 30.0
Caldwell 32 40.8 146 37.3 36.6
Camden 1 11.1 5 12.6 14.5
Carteret 16 25.5 113 37.1 30.2
Caswell 12 50.5 25 21.1 21.1
Catawba 62 41.6 259 35.2 38.5
Chatham 14 25.0 60 22.4 18.1
Cherokee 11 42.0 55 43.3 27.7
Chowan 6 41.5 18 25.1 16.4
Clay 7 70.9 15 31.9 15.7
Cleveland 37 38.1 165 33.9 31.7
Columbus 11 20.2 31 11.3 10.8
Craven 24 25.9 86 18.6 19.6
Cumberland 39 12.8 168 11.0 21.0
Currituck 2 8.7 14 13.5 17.3
Dare 4 11.5 26 15.7 19.5
Davidson 55 35.6 219 28.8 30.1
Davie 14 36.0 86 46.0 43.1
Duplin 15 28.9 59 23.2 24.5
Durham 49 20.2 207 17.5 21.8
Edgecombe 11 20.7 68 25.1 25.8
Forsyth 126 38.6 583 36.6 36.7
Franklin 11 20.3 35 13.6 16.5
Gaston 54 27.9 247 25.7 27.4
Gates 1 8.9 11 20.3 17.5
Graham 2 24.6 12 29.8 20.5
Granville 19 35.6 96 36.9 44.6
Greene 4 19.8 12 12.2 12.3
Guilford 146 33.1 668 30.9 32.8
Halifax 6 10.7 38 13.4 11.1
Harnett 15 14.8 68 13.9 18.7
Haywood 23 40.6 95 34.1 23.2
Henderson 66 67.5 296 62.6 35.4
Hertford 3 12.6 36 30.4 24.0
Hoke 7 17.2 16 8.5 17.7
Hyde 0.0 0.0 4 14.0 8.9
Iredell 77 55.1 221 33.1 36.5
Jackson 12 33.6 75 43.1 43.1
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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AREA: Number of
Deaths 2005
Death Rate*
2005
Number of
Deaths 2001-
2005
Unadjusted
Death Rate
2001-2005*
Age-Adjusted
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Johnston 25 17.1 95 13.9 20.4
Jones 1 9.8 4 7.8 6.3
Lee 15 27.9 57 22.5 23.6
Lenoir 3 5.1 29 9.9 8.9
Lincoln 15 21.6 59 17.5 20.3
McDowell 18 41.7 69 32.0 29.4
Macon 18 55.3 67 42.7 24.5
Madison 12 59.1 61 60.9 46.1
Martin 7 28.5 27 21.7 17.7
Mecklenburg 249 31.3 1,099 29.2 44.3
Mitchell 12 75.6 40 50.2 35.0
Montgomery 10 36.6 38 27.9 25.5
Moore 53 65.5 221 56.4 32.7
Nash 23 25.1 101 22.5 23.8
New Hanover 22 12.2 88 10.3 10.7
Northampton 8 37.1 33 30.3 21.1
Onslow 15 9.5 64 8.2 21.0
Orange 17 13.9 96 15.9 23.1
Pamlico 2 15.3 14 21.5 15.8
Pasquotank 8 20.6 24 13.1 11.1
Pender 4 8.6 15 6.8 7.1
Perquimans 0.0 0.0 10 17.0 11.4
Person 3 8.1 28 15.2 14.5
Pitt 25 17.5 92 13.2 17.7
Polk 25 131.5 96 101.6 44.8
Randolph 37 27.0 165 24.5 26.5
Richmond 4 8.6 26 11.2 10.5
Robeson 23 18.0 109 17.3 24.3
Rockingham 23 25.0 107 23.2 19.4
Rowan 48 36.0 194 29.2 25.7
Rutherford 31 49.0 128 40.4 30.4
Sampson 18 28.3 61 19.6 20.1
Scotland 9 24.4 42 23.2 25.7
Stanly 13 22.1 71 24.1 21.9
Stokes 8 17.3 39 17.1 18.6
Surry 31 42.4 147 40.7 31.8
Swain 3 22.1 18 26.9 22.4
Transylvania 22 73.6 101 68.3 39.2
Tyrrell 0.0 0.0 1 4.8 4.0
Union 56 34.7 224 30.7 50.5
Vance 4 9.2 24 10.9 11.3
Wake 118 15.6 403 11.5 21.0
Warren 3 14.8 6 6.0 4.4
Washington 5 37.3 13 19.2 14.8
Watauga 9 21.0 35 16.3 18.5
Wayne 30 25.9 125 21.8 27.2
Wilkes 25 37.4 121 36.3 33.1
Wilson 13 16.9 104 27.5 27.9
Yadkin 14 37.4 63 34.1 31.7
Yancey 7 38.6 36 39.9 26.3
Alzheimer's Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 20.A
Alzheimer's Disease
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 20.B
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50.3 - 101.6
33.2 - 50.2
23.3 - 33.1
15.3 - 23.2
4.8 - 15.2
Mortality Rates Per 100,000 Population
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates
Per 100,000 Population
36.8 - 50.5
28.0 - 36.7
21.3 - 27.9
12.4 - 21.2
4.0 - 12.3
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
TABLE 21: INFANT DEATHS (PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS)
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2005 Infant
Deaths
Death Rate*
2005
2001-2005
Infant Deaths
Death Rate*
2001-2005
NORTH CAROLINA 1,077 8.8 5,056 8.5
Alamance 20 11.0 86 9.4
Alexander 6 14.1 18 8.8
Alleghany 2 18.3 6 12.2
Anson 5 16.6 17 10.7
Ashe 3 10.9 17 13.1
Avery 3 18.2 4 4.8
Beaufort 4 7.1 26 8.7
Bertie 4 17.4 18 14.6
Bladen 11 25.1 28 12.3
Brunswick 10 10.3 32 7.2
Buncombe 28 10.7 101 7.9
Burke 12 12.1 37 7.3
Cabarrus 11 4.6 84 7.4
Caldwell 7 7.5 42 8.9
Camden 0 0.0 1 2.2
Carteret 2 2.9 23 7.5
Caswell 3 11.5 10 8.1
Catawba 18 9.0 72 7.1
Chatham 7 9.4 27 7.7
Cherokee 0 0.0 12 9.0
Chowan 5 28.7 7 7.9
Clay 1 11.4 3 7.1
Cleveland 15 13.1 58 9.6
Columbus 6 8.1 40 10.5
Craven 11 7.2 52 6.7
Cumberland 67 12.1 302 11.3
Currituck 3 11.7 8 6.8
Dare 5 10.9 20 9.6
Davidson 14 7.3 74 7.7
Davie 4 8.7 22 10.1
Duplin 7 8.4 37 9.4
Durham 24 5.9 127 6.5
Edgecombe 11 15.3 47 12.5
Forsyth 42 8.9 206 8.9
Franklin 5 7.1 23 6.8
Gaston 25 9.8 112 8.8
Gates 1 7.9 6 10.5
Graham 1 9.3 3 6.1
Granville 3 4.7 21 6.9
Greene 4 14.9 20 16.0
Guilford 57 9.5 273 9.3
Halifax 9 13.0 46 12.5
Harnett 15 10.1 60 8.2
Haywood 2 3.4 16 5.7
Henderson 12 10.1 40 7.1
Hertford 6 18.5 21 14.2
Hoke 9 11.8 38 10.8
Hyde 0 0.0 3 10.4
Iredell 13 6.5 71 7.7
Jackson 3 7.4 10 5.4
Johnston 7 3.0 76 6.9
NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT MORTALITY STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR 2005
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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Deaths
Death Rate*
2005
2001-2005
Infant Deaths
Death Rate*
2001-2005
Jones 0 0.0 2 4.3
Lee 8 9.4 34 8.2
Lenoir 13 15.5 54 13.6
Lincoln 4 4.6 27 6.2
McDowell 5 9.7 22 8.6
Macon 5 14.1 18 11.0
Madison 1 5.2 3 2.8
Martin 7 24.6 15 9.8
Mecklenburg 113 8.4 510 8.0
Mitchell 4 26.1 10 12.3
Montgomery 6 15.4 18 9.3
Moore 12 12.2 39 8.5
Nash 6 5.0 51 8.5
New Hanover 6 2.5 50 4.7
Northampton 3 12.3 22 18.5
Onslow 24 7.5 130 8.1
Orange 9 6.5 52 7.8
Pamlico 0 0.0 4 7.4
Pasquotank 3 5.4 19 7.6
Pender 4 7.8 20 8.3
Perquimans 3 21.0 10 16.2
Person 6 13.3 24 10.5
Pitt 19 9.4 109 10.8
Polk 4 22.7 6 7.1
Randolph 10 5.8 65 7.3
Richmond 6 9.4 38 12.2
Robeson 22 10.5 110 10.7
Rockingham 11 10.4 42 7.6
Rowan 12 7.4 75 9.1
Rutherford 8 10.9 41 10.6
Sampson 10 10.8 44 9.7
Scotland 7 14.3 34 14.2
Stanly 6 8.7 44 12.0
Stokes 8 17.2 19 7.8
Surry 5 5.7 29 6.4
Swain 0 0.0 5 5.6
Transylvania 4 13.5 13 9.6
Tyrrell 0 0.0 2 8.9
Union 16 6.1 81 6.7
Vance 8 12.1 58 17.0
Wake 85 6.9 365 6.4
Warren 0 0.0 12 11.9
Washington 3 17.5 9 10.7
Watauga 0 0.0 15 8.6
Wayne 22 12.1 91 10.5
Wilkes 6 7.5 29 7.1
Wilson 13 12.4 66 12.4
Yadkin 6 13.0 16 6.9
Yancey 1 5.5 1 1.1
Infant Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001-2005
Figure 21
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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 2005 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 femal