| Geographical Area | Number of Deaths 2006 | Death Rate* 2006 | Number of Deaths 2002-2006 | Death Rate* 2002-2006 | Age-Adjusted Death Rate* 2002-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,230 | 25.2 | 11,323 | 26.4 | 27.1 |
| Alamance | 40 | 28.6 | 207 | 30.1 | 27.7 |
| Alexander | 8 | 22.0 | 31 | 17.6 | 18.1 |
| Alleghany | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 25.7 | 18.2 |
| Anson | 13 | 51.2 | 69 | 54.1 | 47.4 |
| Ashe | 6 | 23.3 | 38 | 30.1 | 21.6 |
| Avery | 2 | 11.0 | 21 | 23.3 | 18.2 |
| Beaufort | 17 | 36.7 | 73 | 31.8 | 25.8 |
| Bertie | 9 | 46.5 | 68 | 69.2 | 54.4 |
| Bladen | 19 | 57.8 | 91 | 55.4 | 49.6 |
| Brunswick | 19 | 20.0 | 112 | 26.0 | 20.7 |
| Buncombe | 39 | 17.6 | 209 | 19.4 | 16.1 |
| Burke | 20 | 22.6 | 105 | 23.6 | 21.9 |
| Cabarrus | 28 | 17.8 | 142 | 19.2 | 21.0 |
| Caldwell | 23 | 29.0 | 116 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| Camden | 2 | 21.5 | 6 | 14.3 | 13.5 |
| Carteret | 15 | 23.6 | 78 | 25.3 | 18.7 |
| Caswell | 5 | 21.3 | 68 | 57.4 | 54.2 |
| Catawba | 44 | 29.1 | 227 | 30.6 | 30.5 |
| Chatham | 18 | 31.2 | 81 | 29.4 | 24.7 |
| Cherokee | 4 | 14.9 | 38 | 29.4 | 19.7 |
| Chowan | 10 | 68.2 | 40 | 55.3 | 39.4 |
| Clay | 2 | 19.7 | 13 | 27.0 | 15.4 |
| Cleveland | 36 | 37.2 | 156 | 32.1 | 29.6 |
| Columbus | 18 | 32.9 | 84 | 30.7 | 27.8 |
| Craven | 27 | 28.3 | 141 | 30.3 | 29.2 |
| Cumberland | 106 | 34.6 | 447 | 29.1 | 43.0 |
| Currituck | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 18.4 | 18.6 |
| Dare | 7 | 20.2 | 29 | 17.1 | 16.2 |
| Davidson | 34 | 21.9 | 229 | 29.9 | 28.5 |
| Davie | 10 | 25.1 | 49 | 25.7 | 23.3 |
| Duplin | 20 | 37.9 | 88 | 34.2 | 34.0 |
| Durham | 68 | 27.5 | 286 | 23.9 | 29.2 |
| Edgecombe | 11 | 20.9 | 87 | 32.4 | 31.2 |
| Forsyth | 83 | 25.0 | 460 | 28.5 | 28.0 |
| Franklin | 21 | 38.0 | 68 | 25.7 | 27.4 |
| Gaston | 56 | 28.4 | 275 | 28.5 | 27.7 |
| Gates | 8 | 69.0 | 37 | 66.8 | 58.6 |
| Graham | 3 | 37.0 | 15 | 37.2 | 24.8 |
| Granville | 24 | 44.6 | 102 | 38.6 | 42.8 |
| Greene | 7 | 33.6 | 47 | 46.8 | 48.3 |
| Guilford | 92 | 20.5 | 451 | 20.6 | 21.7 |
| Halifax | 21 | 37.8 | 127 | 45.0 | 38.6 |
| Harnett | 21 | 20.2 | 117 | 23.5 | 28.9 |
| Haywood | 15 | 26.5 | 78 | 27.8 | 19.7 |
| Henderson | 21 | 21.0 | 111 | 23.1 | 14.9 |
| Hertford | 12 | 50.3 | 72 | 60.5 | 48.4 |
| Hoke | 9 | 21.3 | 49 | 25.2 | 40.7 |
| Hyde | 4 | 72.6 | 29 | 102.5 | 82.2 |
| Iredell | 33 | 22.7 | 171 | 25.0 | 25.6 |
| Jackson | 6 | 16.5 | 60 | 33.9 | 31.2 |
| Johnston | 28 | 18.5 | 144 | 20.3 | 26.5 |
| Jones | 2 | 19.4 | 12 | 23.4 | 18.6 |
| Lee | 14 | 25.3 | 90 | 34.8 | 34.7 |
| Lenoir | 30 | 51.6 | 143 | 48.8 | 42.1 |
| Lincoln | 15 | 21.0 | 77 | 22.5 | 23.6 |
| McDowell | 19 | 43.5 | 63 | 29.2 | 26.1 |
| Macon | 13 | 39.3 | 73 | 45.7 | 28.1 |
| Madison | 3 | 14.7 | 12 | 11.9 | 9.4 |
| Martin | 15 | 61.5 | 75 | 60.6 | 49.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 126 | 15.2 | 621 | 16.0 | 21.5 |
| Mitchell | 5 | 31.4 | 26 | 32.6 | 23.9 |
| Montgomery | 7 | 25.4 | 62 | 45.4 | 40.1 |
| Moore | 22 | 26.7 | 102 | 25.6 | 16.9 |
| Nash | 32 | 34.7 | 157 | 34.6 | 34.1 |
| New Hanover | 42 | 22.8 | 203 | 23.2 | 22.4 |
| Northampton | 9 | 41.8 | 51 | 47.1 | 35.3 |
| Onslow | 30 | 18.6 | 142 | 18.0 | 34.4 |
| Orange | 14 | 11.3 | 77 | 12.7 | 17.1 |
| Pamlico | 2 | 15.3 | 16 | 24.5 | 16.6 |
| Pasquotank | 7 | 17.5 | 53 | 28.1 | 26.0 |
| Pender | 24 | 49.3 | 75 | 33.0 | 30.1 |
| Perquimans | 2 | 16.1 | 12 | 20.1 | 12.8 |
| Person | 10 | 26.7 | 54 | 29.1 | 26.5 |
| Pitt | 39 | 26.6 | 201 | 28.4 | 35.2 |
| Polk | 9 | 47.2 | 27 | 28.5 | 15.0 |
| Randolph | 38 | 27.4 | 174 | 25.6 | 25.5 |
| Richmond | 17 | 36.4 | 90 | 38.6 | 35.5 |
| Robeson | 72 | 55.8 | 316 | 49.8 | 60.1 |
| Rockingham | 47 | 51.2 | 177 | 38.4 | 32.2 |
| Rowan | 46 | 34.2 | 256 | 38.4 | 35.2 |
| Rutherford | 19 | 30.1 | 80 | 25.3 | 20.4 |
| Sampson | 17 | 26.5 | 136 | 43.3 | 43.5 |
| Scotland | 11 | 29.7 | 82 | 45.1 | 45.4 |
| Stanly | 23 | 38.9 | 101 | 34.2 | 30.8 |
| Stokes | 12 | 25.9 | 45 | 19.6 | 19.0 |
| Surry | 25 | 34.3 | 104 | 28.7 | 23.4 |
| Swain | 9 | 64.6 | 37 | 54.7 | 45.4 |
| Transylvania | 5 | 16.5 | 49 | 32.9 | 22.1 |
| Tyrrell | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 23.8 | 19.8 |
| Union | 14 | 8.1 | 121 | 15.7 | 21.5 |
| Vance | 12 | 27.3 | 67 | 30.5 | 30.6 |
| Wake | 99 | 12.5 | 562 | 15.4 | 23.8 |
| Warren | 6 | 30.0 | 27 | 26.9 | 20.3 |
| Washington | 4 | 29.9 | 25 | 37.1 | 28.4 |
| Watauga | 13 | 29.9 | 30 | 14.0 | 15.2 |
| Wayne | 39 | 33.9 | 211 | 36.8 | 39.0 |
| Wilkes | 15 | 22.4 | 90 | 26.9 | 23.5 |
| Wilson | 40 | 51.6 | 147 | 38.5 | 37.2 |
| Yadkin | 8 | 21.2 | 53 | 28.5 | 25.8 |
| Yancey | 4 | 21.8 | 38 | 42.0 | 28.9 |
*Death rates with a small number of deaths in the numerator should be interpreted with caution. See Technical Notes.
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