North Carolina Health Statistics Pocket Guide - 2003
Table 8 - Selected Health Indicators
| County |
Age-adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates, 1999-200113,17 |
Communicable Disease Rates, 1999-200318 |
| North Carolina |
441.1 |
148.7 |
67.8 |
47.3 |
152.5 |
1.4 |
20.7 |
1.0 |
28.5 |
0.5 |
| Alamance |
500.0 |
158.5 |
73.0 |
58.2 |
199.4 |
1.7 |
20.6 |
0.6 |
22.4 |
0.2 |
| Alexander |
382.6 |
136.7 |
47.6 |
37.8 |
131.7 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| Alleghany |
525.7 |
133.5 |
95.0 |
53.5 |
236.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
| Anson |
357.2 |
120.0 |
54.0 |
32.7 |
115.8 |
0.9 |
37.0 |
1.5 |
45.5 |
0.6 |
| Ashe |
379.0 |
107.3 |
64.4 |
40.7 |
135.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
| Avery |
436.0 |
160.9 |
72.4 |
32.1 |
142.9 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
| Beaufort |
406.7 |
142.9 |
70.9 |
50.8 |
111.2 |
0.8 |
31.0 |
1.3 |
33.8 |
0.5 |
| Bertie |
485.2 |
110.6 |
74.4 |
72.5 |
197.9 |
1.2 |
31.7 |
2.5 |
44.5 |
1.5 |
| Bladen |
338.2 |
108.7 |
54.0 |
37.9 |
120.4 |
1.4 |
20.2 |
1.0 |
24.8 |
0.8 |
| Brunswick |
460.5 |
136.1 |
87.0 |
51.4 |
136.2 |
2.5 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
16.1 |
0.4 |
| Buncombe |
410.6 |
137.3 |
59.1 |
40.4 |
153.3 |
0.2 |
12.3 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
0.2 |
| Burke |
403.2 |
114.5 |
56.6 |
44.0 |
136.9 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
10.0 |
0.3 |
| Cabarrus |
456.7 |
148.1 |
81.0 |
43.7 |
154.3 |
0.4 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
21.8 |
0.3 |
| Caldwell |
456.0 |
153.2 |
76.5 |
49.0 |
128.6 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
11.2 |
0.3 |
| Camden |
333.2 |
94.7 |
53.9 |
50.3 |
122.5 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
0.6 |
| Carteret |
515.3 |
153.5 |
80.0 |
49.6 |
186.6 |
0.3 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
| Caswell |
300.2 |
102.8 |
53.2 |
34.4 |
94.2 |
3.1 |
13.0 |
0.1 |
23.7 |
0.3 |
| Catawba |
499.6 |
167.5 |
78.5 |
55.0 |
154.4 |
0.7 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
17.4 |
0.4 |
| Chatham |
353.6 |
152.9 |
49.3 |
37.7 |
112.1 |
2.7 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
13.1 |
0.3 |
| Cherokee |
358.1 |
108.5 |
75.6 |
46.2 |
100.6 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
| Chowan |
379.0 |
105.1 |
61.4 |
46.5 |
139.2 |
1.0 |
29.1 |
0.8 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
| Clay |
325.1 |
126.8 |
43.1 |
27.2 |
96.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
| Cleveland |
452.6 |
145.7 |
67.9 |
54.8 |
179.1 |
0.6 |
27.6 |
0.7 |
25.3 |
0.2 |
| Columbus |
422.8 |
111.8 |
79.7 |
45.1 |
118.8 |
4.2 |
22.3 |
1.5 |
26.3 |
1.2 |
| Craven |
542.2 |
174.3 |
88.5 |
55.4 |
236.2 |
0.7 |
22.1 |
1.2 |
39.2 |
0.1 |
| Cumberland |
414.5 |
131.6 |
72.2 |
44.8 |
132.5 |
1.7 |
34.5 |
1.2 |
59.1 |
0.6 |
| Currituck |
294.4 |
78.0 |
43.6 |
45.4 |
99.5 |
0.1 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
12.4 |
0.1 |
| Dare |
316.4 |
85.9 |
59.9 |
43.9 |
112.0 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
0.3 |
| Davidson |
375.2 |
110.1 |
63.0 |
39.4 |
99.9 |
0.4 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
15.5 |
0.2 |
| Davie |
439.4 |
130.6 |
60.6 |
51.3 |
124.6 |
0.4 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
13.0 |
0.1 |
| Duplin |
403.1 |
133.5 |
56.6 |
49.7 |
138.5 |
0.6 |
17.0 |
1.6 |
21.7 |
1.1 |
| Durham |
436.7 |
159.4 |
63.6 |
42.2 |
173.8 |
2.3 |
36.9 |
1.7 |
48.9 |
0.7 |
| Edgecombe |
436.7 |
152.6 |
65.3 |
47.3 |
148.9 |
1.9 |
88.8 |
2.5 |
67.4 |
0.7 |
| Forsyth |
514.8 |
176.3 |
79.2 |
51.1 |
188.7 |
2.0 |
30.1 |
1.5 |
40.6 |
0.5 |
| Franklin |
384.7 |
137.7 |
59.1 |
36.8 |
112.5 |
0.7 |
16.7 |
0.8 |
19.6 |
0.3 |
| Gaston |
454.5 |
138.1 |
86.3 |
48.8 |
146.4 |
0.9 |
18.1 |
1.0 |
20.2 |
0.3 |
| Gates |
366.5 |
112.0 |
62.1 |
54.1 |
136.8 |
0.9 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
22.8 |
0.2 |
| Graham |
347.5 |
63.7 |
87.7 |
28.2 |
85.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
| Granville |
407.8 |
122.0 |
68.8 |
46.8 |
156.9 |
2.1 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
23.2 |
0.3 |
| Greene |
336.3 |
107.6 |
40.5 |
32.9 |
137.2 |
1.7 |
21.8 |
1.4 |
36.5 |
1.8 |
| Guilford |
506.1 |
183.1 |
71.8 |
47.8 |
193.2 |
2.9 |
30.7 |
1.3 |
44.8 |
0.7 |
| Halifax |
439.7 |
137.9 |
69.4 |
47.5 |
161.0 |
1.0 |
46.6 |
1.3 |
53.9 |
1.0 |
| Harnett |
365.8 |
101.5 |
65.8 |
38.7 |
122.1 |
0.8 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
12.2 |
0.4 |
| Haywood |
396.5 |
132.2 |
64.7 |
35.7 |
132.3 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
| Henderson |
444.6 |
152.2 |
59.2 |
48.5 |
109.7 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
0.3 |
| Hertford |
460.2 |
157.1 |
62.7 |
66.2 |
243.2 |
0.5 |
26.6 |
2.4 |
38.0 |
1.7 |
| Hoke |
349.1 |
104.3 |
61.9 |
33.6 |
103.1 |
1.9 |
26.5 |
1.7 |
35.8 |
0.6 |
| Hyde |
391.7 |
205.7 |
49.0 |
43.1 |
123.2 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
13.1 |
0.3 |
| Iredell |
429.1 |
134.6 |
63.0 |
55.4 |
164.4 |
0.8 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
14.5 |
0.1 |
| Jackson |
289.8 |
95.9 |
40.7 |
26.1 |
108.2 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
| Johnston |
369.1 |
114.4 |
63.5 |
35.4 |
120.0 |
1.3 |
11.6 |
1.0 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
| Jones |
444.3 |
174.7 |
86.3 |
51.3 |
162.0 |
0.8 |
26.6 |
0.6 |
24.9 |
0.8 |
| Lee |
455.6 |
157.7 |
76.5 |
55.8 |
155.4 |
1.0 |
19.6 |
0.9 |
26.6 |
0.8 |
| Lenoir |
531.0 |
196.1 |
72.5 |
58.4 |
258.1 |
1.6 |
25.1 |
2.2 |
47.9 |
1.4 |
| Lincoln |
445.2 |
126.9 |
73.5 |
57.3 |
129.7 |
0.2 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
11.5 |
0.1 |
| McDowell |
420.5 |
124.2 |
77.3 |
49.4 |
122.2 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
| Macon |
372.7 |
117.0 |
59.3 |
44.5 |
120.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
| Madison |
384.4 |
134.7 |
69.1 |
36.3 |
139.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
0.1 |
| Martin |
387.1 |
160.5 |
55.8 |
61.0 |
94.4 |
1.1 |
27.1 |
2.0 |
46.6 |
1.5 |
| Mecklenburg |
429.2 |
167.3 |
55.4 |
46.6 |
152.2 |
1.7 |
29.1 |
1.7 |
32.7 |
0.7 |
| Mitchell |
324.8 |
118.3 |
39.6 |
37.9 |
89.8 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
| Montgomery |
420.4 |
147.9 |
56.7 |
51.9 |
159.2 |
6.8 |
13.1 |
0.5 |
20.9 |
1.3 |
| Moore |
492.8 |
155.2 |
77.5 |
50.8 |
179.4 |
2.8 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
22.1 |
0.3 |
| Nash |
461.5 |
159.6 |
70.8 |
46.5 |
131.6 |
1.6 |
33.4 |
1.1 |
35.8 |
0.6 |
| New Hanover |
492.0 |
162.2 |
73.1 |
45.3 |
174.3 |
2.0 |
20.1 |
1.9 |
31.2 |
0.4 |
| Northampton |
389.8 |
114.4 |
51.7 |
47.3 |
194.9 |
1.1 |
43.5 |
1.3 |
52.1 |
0.8 |
| Onslow |
523.5 |
172.1 |
85.0 |
53.4 |
216.7 |
0.4 |
26.1 |
0.7 |
66.3 |
0.3 |
| Orange |
467.6 |
190.7 |
66.4 |
45.0 |
146.5 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
| Pamlico |
468.3 |
127.5 |
84.3 |
38.1 |
231.3 |
0.2 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
12.4 |
0.0 |
| Pasquotank |
337.0 |
81.6 |
61.9 |
43.2 |
138.4 |
1.2 |
34.7 |
1.1 |
33.8 |
0.7 |
| Pender |
432.3 |
148.4 |
70.6 |
44.2 |
136.0 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
19.8 |
0.8 |
| Perquimans |
358.5 |
97.2 |
42.1 |
39.8 |
197.3 |
0.2 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
20.2 |
0.5 |
| Person |
434.2 |
150.0 |
68.9 |
39.0 |
148.7 |
0.5 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
21.9 |
0.3 |
| Pitt |
499.0 |
155.8 |
77.2 |
67.0 |
169.8 |
0.9 |
42.9 |
1.7 |
58.0 |
0.7 |
| Polk |
323.6 |
125.3 |
41.6 |
48.7 |
85.6 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
| Randolph |
442.2 |
146.6 |
60.7 |
52.1 |
150.9 |
1.3 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
| Richmond |
445.5 |
133.4 |
85.6 |
52.7 |
145.1 |
1.9 |
26.2 |
0.5 |
35.9 |
0.9 |
| Robeson |
354.9 |
111.4 |
62.0 |
33.3 |
129.3 |
8.3 |
33.5 |
1.5 |
46.4 |
0.6 |
| Rockingham |
474.4 |
159.8 |
87.8 |
55.9 |
130.0 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
| Rowan |
381.0 |
136.0 |
62.0 |
43.8 |
108.3 |
0.4 |
16.2 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
0.2 |
| Rutherford |
424.7 |
137.6 |
65.9 |
53.9 |
108.5 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
22.1 |
0.2 |
| Sampson |
399.7 |
139.0 |
60.1 |
52.7 |
136.6 |
0.7 |
20.8 |
1.0 |
24.2 |
0.9 |
| Scotland |
455.3 |
115.6 |
68.5 |
63.1 |
190.1 |
1.2 |
33.0 |
1.1 |
50.1 |
0.6 |
| Stanly |
443.5 |
165.8 |
58.1 |
47.8 |
137.7 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
12.8 |
0.3 |
| Stokes |
451.3 |
123.0 |
79.6 |
43.7 |
166.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
10.0 |
0.1 |
| Surry |
499.9 |
165.6 |
76.7 |
49.8 |
156.4 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
11.8 |
0.2 |
| Swain |
334.8 |
117.0 |
63.5 |
23.5 |
133.8 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
21.8 |
0.3 |
| Transylvania |
469.8 |
140.8 |
60.4 |
50.2 |
180.9 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
| Tyrrell |
402.3 |
77.5 |
97.0 |
54.5 |
180.5 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
31.1 |
0.0 |
| Union |
317.8 |
108.4 |
45.1 |
32.9 |
85.4 |
0.5 |
10.8 |
0.3 |
13.0 |
0.3 |
| Vance |
481.4 |
139.5 |
91.9 |
57.9 |
183.5 |
3.2 |
42.0 |
2.0 |
45.8 |
0.2 |
| Wake |
462.3 |
175.2 |
62.8 |
44.4 |
165.0 |
1.3 |
19.2 |
1.5 |
24.2 |
0.6 |
| Warren |
367.3 |
129.6 |
53.4 |
45.4 |
112.8 |
1.5 |
30.6 |
1.3 |
30.3 |
0.5 |
| Washington |
432.4 |
134.3 |
55.3 |
66.6 |
118.3 |
2.5 |
14.4 |
1.8 |
26.6 |
1.0 |
| Watauga |
364.7 |
125.1 |
36.0 |
35.2 |
134.8 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
| Wayne |
452.5 |
144.7 |
75.7 |
54.2 |
151.4 |
1.5 |
15.9 |
1.3 |
35.7 |
0.7 |
| Wilkes |
437.6 |
143.7 |
76.5 |
56.7 |
113.1 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
| Wilson |
395.3 |
150.1 |
64.3 |
40.5 |
119.4 |
3.3 |
60.8 |
2.1 |
51.6 |
0.9 |
| Yadkin |
502.2 |
164.6 |
84.3 |
47.2 |
168.0 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
| Yancey |
349.2 |
114.6 |
63.5 |
38.1 |
92.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
13. Rate age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census.
17. 1999-2001 reported cases per 100,000 population. The female breast cancer rate uses the female population and the prostate cancer rate uses the male population in the denominator.
18. Cases per 10,000 population.
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