FETAL DEATH RATES PER 1,000 DELIVERIES, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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TOTAL WHITE MINORITY TOTAL WHITE MINORITY
NORTH CAROLINA 8.0 6.1 12.7
ALAMANCE 10.9 9.0 17.7 JOHNSTON 5.4 3.8 12.1
ALEXANDER 6.4 6.4 6.5 JONES 20.9 15.4 29.6
ALLEGHANY 15.0 15.1 0.0 LEE 6.5 4.0 13.7
ANSON 12.7 10.3 14.3 LENOIR 8.9 5.1 12.7
ASHE 5.3 5.4 0.0 LINCOLN 6.2 5.2 18.1
AVERY 10.5 10.6 0.0 MCDOWELL 8.9 9.0 6.5
BEAUFORT 11.7 5.4 21.9 MACON 5.4 5.5 0.0
BERTIE 6.9 6.3 7.0 MADISON 11.4 11.5 0.0
BLADEN 9.1 7.0 11.7 MARTIN 9.4 5.1 13.1
BRUNSWICK 7.6 6.8 11.4 MECKLENBURG 8.7 5.2 14.9
BUNCOMBE 7.3 6.8 11.5 MITCHELL 8.8 8.9 0.0
BURKE 6.7 6.2 10.1 MONTGOMERY 9.4 9.5 9.1
CABARRUS 6.5 5.1 14.1 MOORE 8.2 7.3 11.3
CALDWELL 8.0 8.3 4.9 NASH 12.0 8.9 16.8
CAMDEN 7.1 4.4 17.9 NEW HANOVER 8.7 7.3 12.5
CARTERET 6.4 6.5 5.8 NORTHAMPTON 11.5 6.9 13.8
CASWELL 9.3 8.3 11.3 ONSLOW 6.7 5.8 10.1
CATAWBA 7.7 7.4 9.1 ORANGE 7.2 7.1 7.3
CHATHAM 5.3 4.4 10.3 PAMLICO 3.5 2.6 5.6
CHEROKEE 6.1 4.7 47.6 PASQUOTANK 2.3 0.0 4.7
CHOWAN 12.7 7.5 18.2 PENDER 9.8 7.7 16.0
CLAY 11.7 11.7 0.0 PERQUIMANS 17.2 8.1 33.2
CLEVELAND 7.8 6.6 11.1 PERSON 9.6 6.1 16.6
COLUMBUS 7.5 6.7 8.7 PITT 8.5 4.9 13.1
CRAVEN 5.1 3.6 8.8 POLK 11.4 12.3 0.0
CUMBERLAND 7.7 5.0 11.7 RANDOLPH 7.7 7.3 12.8
CURRITUCK 1.0 1.1 0.0 RICHMOND 10.5 7.9 14.4
DARE 1.9 2.0 0.0 ROBESON 9.3 5.9 10.7
DAVIDSON 7.7 7.6 8.6 ROCKINGHAM 8.2 8.2 8.1
DAVIE 7.8 7.9 6.8 ROWAN 10.1 9.0 14.0
DUPLIN 6.0 5.4 7.4 RUTHERFORD 5.2 4.3 10.4
DURHAM 8.8 5.7 12.1 SAMPSON 9.7 8.9 11.3
EDGECOMBE 12.8 8.6 15.2 SCOTLAND 10.4 7.1 13.0
FORSYTH 7.0 4.9 12.0 STANLY 8.2 8.0 9.3
FRANKLIN 9.3 3.9 20.4 STOKES 8.8 8.8 7.8
GASTON 8.3 6.6 15.0 SURRY 6.8 6.6 11.8
GATES 0.0 0.0 0.0 SWAIN 3.5 4.0 2.8
GRAHAM 6.1 6.8 0.0 TRANSYLVANIA 7.0 6.8 9.3
GRANVILLE 9.0 6.4 13.7 TYRRELL 9.3 7.4 12.5
GREENE 9.4 2.9 16.9 UNION 7.6 6.1 15.3
GUILFORD 7.5 5.0 11.4 VANCE 14.2 8.4 19.0
HALIFAX 12.0 5.9 15.3 WAKE 7.3 5.4 12.5
HARNETT 8.2 6.7 12.8 WARREN 12.0 10.6 12.5
HAYWOOD 6.6 6.4 18.9 WASHINGTON 9.7 8.3 10.6
HENDERSON 4.9 5.0 3.8 WATAUGA 7.4 7.0 22.2
HERTFORD 8.5 7.8 8.8 WAYNE 8.8 5.9 14.0
HOKE 6.5 3.6 9.9 WILKES 7.4 7.0 13.7
HYDE 14.5 10.8 22.5 WILSON 13.5 6.2 21.6
IREDELL 6.5 4.9 13.5 YADKIN 6.5 6.4 10.6
JACKSON 8.8 7.2 16.1 YANCEY 3.2 3.2 0.0
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NEONATAL (<28 DAYS) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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TOTAL WHITE MINORITY TOTAL WHITE MINORITY
NORTH CAROLINA 6.4 4.7 10.6
ALAMANCE 8.5 6.1 16.9 JOHNSTON 6.0 4.5 12.3
ALEXANDER 3.2 3.5 0.0 JONES 3.9 3.1 5.1
ALLEGHANY 1.9 1.9 0.0 LEE 6.0 5.4 8.0
ANSON 12.3 7.4 15.5 LENOIR 8.5 5.1 11.9
ASHE 6.1 6.2 0.0 LINCOLN 5.5 5.5 6.2
AVERY 3.5 3.6 0.0 MCDOWELL 5.5 5.4 6.6
BEAUFORT 11.2 8.7 15.2 MACON 5.4 5.6 0.0
BERTIE 7.7 6.3 8.1 MADISON 7.1 7.2 0.0
BLADEN 7.0 5.5 8.9 MARTIN 7.7 3.8 11.1
BRUNSWICK 3.3 3.4 2.9 MECKLENBURG 5.0 3.3 8.1
BUNCOMBE 6.1 5.3 12.4 MITCHELL 5.1 5.1 0.0
BURKE 6.6 6.2 8.9 MONTGOMERY 5.0 4.8 5.5
CABARRUS 5.1 4.6 7.9 MOORE 6.5 3.2 17.1
CALDWELL 6.3 6.0 9.9 NASH 8.5 5.2 13.7
CAMDEN 10.8 0.0 54.5 NEW HANOVER 4.9 4.9 4.8
CARTERET 4.9 2.9 20.5 NORTHAMPTON 12.4 4.7 16.4
CASWELL 14.9 10.8 22.8 ONSLOW 5.4 5.0 6.5
CATAWBA 5.3 5.1 6.4 ORANGE 6.2 4.3 12.5
CHATHAM 5.7 4.1 14.5 PAMLICO 3.5 2.6 5.6
CHEROKEE 2.3 2.4 0.0 PASQUOTANK 11.8 8.7 15.0
CHOWAN 11.8 15.1 8.2 PENDER 3.6 1.8 9.0
CLAY 11.8 11.8 0.0 PERQUIMANS 14.0 8.1 24.5
CLEVELAND 7.4 6.8 9.0 PERSON 8.3 4.8 15.4
COLUMBUS 8.1 6.3 10.7 PITT 9.5 3.6 16.9
CRAVEN 4.9 2.5 10.6 POLK 11.5 11.2 15.9
CUMBERLAND 8.2 4.3 14.0 RANDOLPH 4.9 4.2 14.6
CURRITUCK 10.3 6.8 42.1 RICHMOND 5.0 4.5 5.9
DARE 3.2 3.4 0.0 ROBESON 9.4 7.3 10.3
DAVIDSON 5.5 4.8 10.4 ROCKINGHAM 5.5 4.2 9.7
DAVIE 8.4 9.0 0.0 ROWAN 4.9 4.7 5.7
DUPLIN 5.8 3.6 11.2 RUTHERFORD 7.4 6.9 10.5
DURHAM 5.8 3.8 7.9 SAMPSON 7.0 4.8 11.4
EDGECOMBE 6.3 1.3 9.0 SCOTLAND 8.3 8.8 7.9
FORSYTH 8.7 5.8 15.8 STANLY 6.4 5.7 9.4
FRANKLIN 5.7 3.5 10.4 STOKES 5.8 5.7 7.9
GASTON 6.5 5.8 9.6 SURRY 5.0 4.8 7.9
GATES 5.8 3.6 8.4 SWAIN 2.4 2.0 2.9
GRAHAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 TRANSYLVANIA 9.8 9.8 9.3
GRANVILLE 3.1 3.2 3.0 TYRRELL 23.5 7.5 50.6
GREENE 5.5 1.5 10.3 UNION 5.3 5.2 6.2
GUILFORD 6.5 4.1 10.3 VANCE 7.1 1.9 11.3
HALIFAX 9.0 1.5 13.1 WAKE 5.8 3.8 11.0
HARNETT 6.3 5.6 8.4 WARREN 4.0 0.0 5.6
HAYWOOD 4.8 4.9 0.0 WASHINGTON 9.8 5.6 12.5
HENDERSON 5.5 5.0 15.1 WATAUGA 5.7 5.8 0.0
HERTFORD 17.9 13.1 19.7 WAYNE 7.2 5.0 11.0
HOKE 5.2 3.6 7.1 WILKES 4.1 3.5 13.9
HYDE 7.4 5.4 11.5 WILSON 7.9 5.2 11.0
IREDELL 6.0 5.4 8.9 YADKIN 4.1 3.8 10.8
JACKSON 6.5 6.5 6.6 YANCEY 3.2 3.2 0.0
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POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS - 1 YEAR) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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TOTAL WHITE MINORITY TOTAL WHITE MINORITY
NORTH CAROLINA 2.7 2.0 4.4
ALAMANCE 2.7 2.1 4.8 JOHNSTON 1.6 1.6 1.8
ALEXANDER 3.2 2.5 0.0 JONES 1.9 3.1 0.0
ALLEGHANY 1.9 1.9 0.0 LEE 3.5 2.7 6.0
ANSON 7.1 4.5 8.9 LENOIR 4.5 2.8 6.3
ASHE 2.3 2.3 0.0 LINCOLN 2.7 2.4 6.2
AVERY 2.4 2.4 0.0 MCDOWELL 4.3 4.2 6.6
BEAUFORT 2.1 1.1 3.6 MACON 1.4 1.4 0.0
BERTIE 1.5 0.0 2.0 MADISON 1.8 1.8 0.0
BLADEN 2.6 0.8 5.0 MARTIN 4.2 5.1 3.4
BRUNSWICK 2.3 1.6 5.8 MECKLENBURG 2.2 1.4 3.6
BUNCOMBE 2.9 1.8 11.7 MITCHELL 1.3 1.3 0.0
BURKE 2.9 2.5 5.1 MONTGOMERY 3.5 4.1 1.8
CABARRUS 1.3 1.5 0.7 MOORE 3.6 2.6 6.8
CALDWELL 2.8 2.8 2.5 NASH 3.8 3.5 4.2
CAMDEN 7.2 0.0 19.2 NEW HANOVER 1.7 1.7 1.6
CARTERET 3.2 1.5 17.9 NORTHAMPTON 3.1 0.0 4.8
CASWELL 2.4 3.6 0.0 ONSLOW 2.3 2.0 3.4
CATAWBA 2.2 1.4 7.1 ORANGE 2.2 2.5 1.5
CHATHAM 4.4 3.7 8.4 PAMLICO 0.0 0.0 0.0
CHEROKEE 6.2 6.4 0.0 PASQUOTANK 1.8 0.9 2.9
CHOWAN 0.0 0.0 0.0 PENDER 3.2 3.0 3.6
CLAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 PERQUIMANS 3.5 0.0 10.1
CLEVELAND 3.3 2.6 5.1 PERSON 3.3 2.8 4.3
COLUMBUS 2.5 1.7 3.8 PITT 2.4 1.0 4.2
CRAVEN 2.5 1.3 5.6 POLK 3.5 3.8 0.0
CUMBERLAND 2.9 2.5 3.6 RANDOLPH 3.0 2.9 4.9
CURRITUCK 3.1 3.4 0.0 RICHMOND 4.5 3.0 6.6
DARE 2.6 2.0 0.0 ROBESON 4.2 3.3 4.6
DAVIDSON 2.7 2.3 5.3 ROCKINGHAM 3.6 3.8 3.0
DAVIE 1.5 1.6 0.0 ROWAN 2.2 1.9 3.4
DUPLIN 2.6 1.5 5.7 RUTHERFORD 1.7 1.4 3.5
DURHAM 3.4 1.4 5.5 SAMPSON 1.4 1.0 2.2
EDGECOMBE 4.1 0.0 6.5 SCOTLAND 4.4 1.6 6.6
FORSYTH 2.9 1.7 5.7 STANLY 3.6 2.7 7.9
FRANKLIN 1.3 1.5 1.1 STOKES 1.2 1.2 0.0
GASTON 2.5 2.1 4.1 SURRY 2.6 2.3 8.0
GATES 0.0 0.0 0.0 SWAIN 0.0 0.0 0.0
GRAHAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 TRANSYLVANIA 2.8 2.3 9.4
GRANVILLE 3.5 1.6 7.0 TYRRELL 0.0 0.0 0.0
GREENE 4.8 1.5 8.7 UNION 2.3 1.9 4.4
GUILFORD 2.7 1.8 4.2 VANCE 4.4 2.6 6.0
HALIFAX 2.1 0.7 2.9 WAKE 2.0 1.5 3.4
HARNETT 2.7 1.9 5.1 WARREN 4.1 0.0 5.7
HAYWOOD 3.7 3.8 0.0 WASHINGTON 5.5 0.0 9.0
HENDERSON 3.1 2.8 7.7 WATAUGA 2.3 2.4 0.0
HERTFORD 2.2 5.3 1.0 WAYNE 3.3 2.6 4.6
HOKE 2.6 0.0 5.7 WILKES 3.6 3.3 9.4
HYDE 3.7 0.0 11.6 WILSON 2.6 2.1 3.2
IREDELL 2.8 2.3 5.5 YADKIN 1.6 1.7 0.0
JACKSON 3.0 2.2 6.6 YANCEY 2.1 2.2 0.0
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INFANT (<1 YEAR) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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TOTAL WHITE MINORITY TOTAL WHITE MINORITY
NORTH CAROLINA 9.1 6.7 14.9
ALAMANCE 11.1 8.2 21.7 JOHNSTON 7.6 6.1 14.0
ALEXANDER 6.5 6.0 13.2 JONES 5.8 6.3 5.1
ALLEGHANY 3.8 3.8 0.0 LEE 9.6 8.1 13.9
ANSON 19.3 11.9 24.2 LENOIR 12.9 7.9 18.1
ASHE 8.4 8.5 0.0 LINCOLN 8.2 7.8 12.3
AVERY 5.9 6.0 0.0 MCDOWELL 9.7 9.5 13.2
BEAUFORT 13.2 9.8 18.8 MACON 6.8 7.0 0.0
BERTIE 9.2 6.3 10.1 MADISON 8.9 9.0 0.0
BLADEN 9.6 6.2 13.9 MARTIN 11.8 8.9 14.4
BRUNSWICK 5.6 5.0 8.7 MECKLENBURG 7.2 4.7 11.6
BUNCOMBE 9.0 7.2 24.0 MITCHELL 6.4 6.4 0.0
BURKE 9.4 8.7 14.0 MONTGOMERY 8.5 8.9 7.3
CABARRUS 6.4 6.0 8.6 MOORE 10.1 5.8 23.7
CALDWELL 9.0 8.8 12.4 NASH 12.3 8.7 17.9
CAMDEN 17.9 4.5 72.7 NEW HANOVER 6.5 6.6 6.3
CARTERET 8.1 4.4 38.0 NORTHAMPTON 15.6 4.7 21.0
CASWELL 17.2 14.3 22.8 ONSLOW 7.7 7.0 10.0
CATAWBA 7.5 6.5 13.5 ORANGE 8.4 6.7 13.9
CHATHAM 10.1 7.8 22.8 PAMLICO 3.5 2.6 5.6
CHEROKEE 8.4 8.7 0.0 PASQUOTANK 13.6 9.6 17.9
CHOWAN 11.8 15.1 8.2 PENDER 6.7 4.8 12.7
CLAY 11.8 11.8 0.0 PERQUIMANS 17.5 8.1 34.3
CLEVELAND 10.7 9.4 14.1 PERSON 11.5 7.6 19.7
COLUMBUS 10.6 8.0 14.4 PITT 11.8 4.6 21.0
CRAVEN 7.4 3.7 16.1 POLK 15.0 14.9 15.9
CUMBERLAND 11.0 6.8 17.5 RANDOLPH 8.0 7.1 19.4
CURRITUCK 13.3 10.2 42.1 RICHMOND 9.5 7.4 12.4
DARE 5.8 5.4 13.2 ROBESON 13.5 10.6 14.8
DAVIDSON 8.2 7.1 15.7 ROCKINGHAM 9.1 8.0 12.7
DAVIE 9.9 10.6 0.0 ROWAN 7.1 6.6 9.1
DUPLIN 8.4 5.1 16.9 RUTHERFORD 9.1 8.4 14.0
DURHAM 9.2 5.2 13.4 SAMPSON 8.4 5.9 13.5
EDGECOMBE 10.3 1.3 15.4 SCOTLAND 12.6 10.4 14.5
FORSYTH 11.6 7.5 21.4 STANLY 10.0 8.4 17.2
FRANKLIN 7.0 4.9 11.5 STOKES 6.9 6.9 7.9
GASTON 8.9 7.8 13.7 SURRY 7.5 7.1 15.9
GATES 5.8 3.6 8.4 SWAIN 2.4 2.0 2.9
GRAHAM 2.1 2.3 0.0 TRANSYLVANIA 12.6 12.1 18.7
GRANVILLE 6.6 4.8 9.9 TYRRELL 23.5 7.5 50.6
GREENE 10.3 2.9 18.9 UNION 7.6 7.0 10.6
GUILFORD 9.2 5.8 14.5 VANCE 11.5 4.5 17.2
HALIFAX 11.1 2.2 16.0 WAKE 7.8 5.3 14.3
HARNETT 9.0 7.5 13.5 WARREN 8.1 0.0 11.3
HAYWOOD 8.5 8.7 0.0 WASHINGTON 15.2 5.6 21.4
HENDERSON 8.6 7.8 22.6 WATAUGA 8.0 8.2 0.0
HERTFORD 20.1 18.3 20.7 WAYNE 10.4 7.6 15.5
HOKE 7.9 3.6 12.8 WILKES 7.7 6.8 23.1
HYDE 11.1 5.4 23.0 WILSON 10.5 7.3 14.2
IREDELL 8.8 7.6 14.3 YADKIN 5.7 5.5 10.8
JACKSON 9.5 8.7 13.1 YANCEY 5.3 5.4 0.0
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BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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TOTAL TOTAL DEATH TOTAL TOTAL DEATH
BIRTHS DEATHS RATE BIRTHS DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 140,523 2,243 16.0
ALAMANCE 1,756 41 23.3 JOHNSTON 1,601 23 14.4
ALEXANDER 97 1 10.3 JONES 196 1 5.1
ALLEGHANY 5 0 0.0 LEE 925 14 15.1
ANSON 1,016 25 24.6 LENOIR 2,070 38 18.4
ASHE 7 0 0.0 LINCOLN 298 4 13.4
AVERY 6 0 0.0 MCDOWELL 102 2 19.6
BEAUFORT 1,100 21 19.1 MACON 17 0 0.0
BERTIE 982 10 10.2 MADISON 6 0 0.0
BLADEN 954 14 14.7 MARTIN 890 13 14.6
BRUNSWICK 648 6 9.3 MECKLENBURG 16,433 199 12.1
BUNCOMBE 1,141 29 25.4 MITCHELL 0 0 0.0
BURKE 329 3 9.1 MONTGOMERY 489 4 8.2
CABARRUS 1,261 11 8.7 MOORE 951 24 25.2
CALDWELL 363 5 13.8 NASH 2,329 42 18.0
CAMDEN 49 4 81.6 NEW HANOVER 2,348 16 6.8
CARTERET 299 12 40.1 NORTHAMPTON 854 18 21.1
CASWELL 435 10 23.0 ONSLOW 2,910 32 11.0
CATAWBA 871 17 19.5 ORANGE 1,017 19 18.7
CHATHAM 448 11 24.6 PAMLICO 173 1 5.8
CHEROKEE 20 0 0.0 PASQUOTANK 1,035 19 18.4
CHOWAN 480 4 8.3 PENDER 543 7 12.9
CLAY 0 0 0.0 PERQUIMANS 201 7 34.8
CLEVELAND 1,714 25 14.6 PERSON 699 14 20.0
COLUMBUS 1,468 23 15.7 PITT 4,021 82 20.4
CRAVEN 2,153 38 17.6 POLK 59 0 0.0
CUMBERLAND 9,806 184 18.8 RANDOLPH 524 11 21.0
CURRITUCK 84 4 47.6 RICHMOND 1,284 17 13.2
DARE 58 1 17.2 ROBESON 2,676 50 18.7
DAVIDSON 1,002 17 17.0 ROCKINGHAM 1,307 17 13.0
DAVIE 133 0 0.0 ROWAN 1,618 15 9.3
DUPLIN 1,045 17 16.3 RUTHERFORD 548 8 14.6
DURHAM 7,498 110 14.7 SAMPSON 1,286 18 14.0
EDGECOMBE 2,639 41 15.5 SCOTLAND 1,233 15 12.2
FORSYTH 6,090 133 21.8 STANLY 476 10 21.0
FRANKLIN 926 11 11.9 STOKES 113 1 8.8
GASTON 2,270 32 14.1 SURRY 205 4 19.5
GATES 237 2 8.4 SWAIN 0 0 0.0
GRAHAM 2 0 0.0 TRANSYLVANIA 90 1 11.1
GRANVILLE 998 10 10.0 TYRRELL 78 4 51.3
GREENE 579 11 19.0 UNION 1,503 17 11.3
GUILFORD 9,793 156 15.9 VANCE 1,847 32 17.3
HALIFAX 2,251 38 16.9 WAKE 10,329 174 16.8
HARNETT 1,627 22 13.5 WARREN 653 7 10.7
HAYWOOD 28 0 0.0 WASHINGTON 559 12 21.5
HENDERSON 189 5 26.5 WATAUGA 25 0 0.0
HERTFORD 1,002 21 21.0 WAYNE 2,961 48 16.2
HOKE 1,000 14 14.0 WILKES 190 5 26.3
HYDE 87 2 23.0 WILSON 2,518 36 14.3
IREDELL 1,279 20 15.6 YADKIN 87 1 11.5
JACKSON 15 0 0.0 YANCEY 6 0 0.0
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UNADJUSTED DEATH RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION 2000 AND 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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GEOGRAPHIC 2000 DEATHS 1996-2000 DEATHS
AREA Number Rate Number Rate
NORTH CAROLINA 71,732 8.9 340,902 8.8
ALAMANCE 1,337 10.2 6,249 9.9
ALEXANDER 304 9.0 1,356 8.4
ALLEGHANY 131 12.2 661 12.7
ANSON 287 11.3 1,407 11.2
ASHE 278 11.4 1,417 11.8
AVERY 189 10.9 911 11.2
BEAUFORT 553 12.3 2,671 12.1
BERTIE 280 14.2 1,343 13.4
BLADEN 371 11.5 1,866 11.8
BRUNSWICK 716 9.7 3,335 9.7
BUNCOMBE 2,205 10.6 10,761 10.7
BURKE 849 9.5 4,026 9.2
CABARRUS 1,119 8.5 5,295 8.5
CALDWELL 740 9.5 3,538 9.3
CAMDEN 62 9.0 330 10.0
CARTERET 642 10.8 3,112 10.6
CASWELL 216 9.2 1,175 10.2
CATAWBA 1,285 9.0 6,119 8.9
CHATHAM 494 10.0 2,277 9.6
CHEROKEE 301 12.3 1,432 12.2
CHOWAN 193 13.3 893 12.3
CLAY 123 14.0 533 12.6
CLEVELAND 1,022 10.6 4,797 10.2
COLUMBUS 636 11.6 3,006 11.2
CRAVEN 826 9.0 3,963 8.8
CUMBERLAND 2,004 6.6 9,366 6.2
CURRITUCK 164 9.0 784 9.0
DARE 268 8.9 1,099 7.7
DAVIDSON 1,376 9.3 6,245 8.7
DAVIE 348 9.9 1,635 9.8
DUPLIN 523 10.6 2,573 10.8
DURHAM 1,723 7.7 8,604 8.0
EDGECOMBE 647 11.6 3,114 11.1
FORSYTH 2,772 9.0 13,234 8.8
FRANKLIN 446 9.4 2,040 9.0
GASTON 2,009 10.5 9,307 9.9
GATES 136 12.9 594 11.6
GRAHAM 121 15.1 517 13.2
GRANVILLE 445 9.1 2,139 9.3
GREENE 174 9.1 837 9.1
GUILFORD 3,552 8.4 16,981 8.3
HALIFAX 649 11.3 3,276 11.4
HARNETT 743 8.1 3,546 8.2
HAYWOOD 623 11.5 3,117 11.8
HENDERSON 1,120 12.5 5,193 12.1
HERTFORD 307 13.6 1,364 12.0
HOKE 246 7.2 1,101 7.0
HYDE 78 13.3 337 11.9
IREDELL 1,138 9.2 5,200 9.0
JACKSON 300 9.0 1,468 9.2
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UNADJUSTED DEATH RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION 2000 AND 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
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GEOGRAPHIC 2000 DEATHS 1996-2000 DEATHS
AREA Number Rate Number Rate
JOHNSTON 964 7.8 4,710 8.3
JONES 133 12.8 578 11.4
LEE 523 10.6 2,322 9.7
LENOIR 709 11.9 3,443 11.5
LINCOLN 570 8.9 2,559 8.3
MCDOWELL 473 11.2 2,063 10.1
MACON 370 12.3 1,812 12.6
MADISON 230 11.7 1,059 11.1
MARTIN 336 13.1 1,503 11.8
MECKLENBURG 4,606 6.6 21,603 6.6
MITCHELL 224 14.3 996 12.9
MONTGOMERY 277 10.3 1,268 9.7
MOORE 864 11.5 4,075 11.3
NASH 884 10.1 4,156 9.7
NEW HANOVER 1,331 8.3 6,449 8.3
NORTHAMPTON 283 12.8 1,412 12.9
ONSLOW 748 5.0 3,637 4.9
ORANGE 695 5.8 3,330 5.8
PAMLICO 126 9.7 729 11.7
PASQUOTANK 372 10.6 1,774 10.2
PENDER 370 8.9 1,776 9.1
PERQUIMANS 143 12.6 703 12.5
PERSON 386 10.8 1,727 10.0
PITT 1,061 7.9 5,028 7.9
POLK 286 15.5 1,270 14.4
RANDOLPH 1,117 8.5 5,150 8.2
RICHMOND 522 11.2 2,590 11.1
ROBESON 1,180 9.5 5,695 9.5
ROCKINGHAM 1,081 11.7 5,013 11.0
ROWAN 1,364 10.4 6,699 10.6
RUTHERFORD 752 11.9 3,552 11.5
SAMPSON 631 10.4 3,011 10.4
SCOTLAND 413 11.5 1,801 10.1
STANLY 605 10.4 3,013 10.7
STOKES 419 9.3 1,890 8.7
SURRY 761 10.6 3,731 10.8
SWAIN 171 13.2 731 11.6
TRANSYLVANIA 324 11.0 1,629 11.3
TYRRELL 40 9.7 230 11.6
UNION 820 6.6 3,944 6.9
VANCE 449 10.4 2,327 11.1
WAKE 3,249 5.1 15,717 5.3
WARREN 208 10.4 1,098 11.3
WASHINGTON 201 14.7 810 11.7
WATAUGA 274 6.4 1,393 6.6
WAYNE 1,097 9.7 5,184 9.2
WILKES 683 10.4 3,163 9.8
WILSON 741 10.0 3,766 10.4
YADKIN 380 10.4 1,724 9.7
YANCEY 215 12.1 915 10.6
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Number and Percentages of Injury-Related Deaths (Intentional and Unintentional)
in which the Decedent Tested Positive for Alcohol, 1996-98
Source: Medical Examiners Office
See Worksheet Alcohol
Number of Number Proportion Number Percentage
Injury-Related Tested for Tested for Positive Positive
Deaths Alcohol Alcohol for Alcohol for Alcohol
North Carolina 12,612 10,714 85.0% 3,487 32.5%
Alamance 191 154 80.6% 47 30.5%
Alexander 68 51 75.0% 18 35.3%
Alleghany 16 14 87.5% 2 14.3%
Anson 69 56 81.2% 19 33.9%
Ashe 34 22 64.7% 7 31.8%
Avery 33 27 81.8% 7 25.9%
Beaufort 109 97 89.0% 32 33.0%
Bertie 46 38 82.6% 9 23.7%
Bladen 65 58 89.2% 23 39.7%
Brunswick 147 127 86.4% 46 36.2%
Buncombe 311 245 78.8% 77 31.4%
Burke 144 111 77.1% 31 27.9%
Cabarrus 153 126 82.4% 44 34.9%
Caldwell 119 93 78.2% 28 30.1%
Camden 6 6 100.0% 0 0.0%
Carteret 108 87 80.6% 33 37.9%
Caswell 29 23 79.3% 6 26.1%
Catawba 222 171 77.0% 62 36.3%
Chatham 100 88 88.0% 31 35.2%
Cherokee 41 35 85.4% 14 40.0%
Chowan 18 15 83.3% 4 26.7%
Clay 17 14 82.4% 7 50.0%
Cleveland 199 169 84.9% 57 33.7%
Columbus 152 132 86.8% 40 30.3%
Craven 145 125 86.2% 48 38.4%
Cumberland 543 468 86.2% 156 33.3%
Currituck 16 13 81.3% 5 38.5%
Dare 32 29 90.6% 11 37.9%
Davidson 209 174 83.3% 58 33.3%
Davie 50 39 78.0% 9 23.1%
Duplin 116 99 85.3% 31 31.3%
Durham 367 319 86.9% 95 29.8%
Edgecombe 117 101 86.3% 30 29.7%
Forsyth 391 321 82.1% 109 34.0%
Franklin 93 87 93.5% 26 29.9%
Gaston 332 298 89.8% 115 38.6%
Gates 11 7 63.6% 1 14.3%
Graham 20 13 65.0% 3 23.1%
Granville 91 82 90.1% 22 26.8%
Greene 47 42 89.4% 16 38.1%
Guilford 646 525 81.3% 170 32.4%
Halifax 130 115 88.5% 38 33.0%
Harnett 182 164 90.1% 57 34.8%
Haywood 80 64 80.0% 20 31.3%
Henderson 143 108 75.5% 20 18.5%
Hertford 36 32 88.9% 7 21.9%
Hoke 62 51 82.3% 14 27.5%
Hyde 6 6 100.0% 1 16.7%
Iredell 202 157 77.7% 56 35.7%
Jackson 54 42 77.8% 15 35.7%
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Number and Percentages of Injury-Related Deaths (Intentional and Unintentional)
in which the Decedent Tested Positive for Alcohol, 1996-98
Source: Medical Examiners Office
See Worksheet Alcohol
Number of Number Proportion Number Percentage
Injury-Related Tested for Tested for Positive Positive
Deaths Alcohol Alcohol for Alcohol for Alcohol
Johnston 198 173 87.4% 52 30.1%
Jones 15 13 86.7% 5 38.5%
Lee 88 80 90.9% 24 30.0%
Lenoir 111 100 90.1% 27 27.0%
Lincoln 105 91 86.7% 28 30.8%
McDowell 70 63 90.0% 21 33.3%
Macon 35 30 85.7% 5 16.7%
Madison 25 21 84.0% 4 19.0%
Martin 43 37 86.0% 13 35.1%
Mecklenburg 738 676 91.6% 218 32.2%
Mitchell 20 16 80.0% 6 37.5%
Montgomery 65 59 90.8% 11 18.6%
Moore 124 108 87.1% 40 37.0%
Nash 148 134 90.5% 49 36.6%
New Hanover 190 152 80.0% 54 35.5%
Northampton 52 40 76.9% 9 22.5%
Onslow 205 159 77.6% 45 28.3%
Orange 109 96 88.1% 33 34.4%
Pamlico 32 28 87.5% 12 42.9%
Pasquotank 31 27 87.1% 9 33.3%
Pender 61 49 80.3% 20 40.8%
Perquimans 25 25 100.0% 4 16.0%
Person 58 48 82.8% 16 33.3%
Pitt 212 184 86.8% 49 26.6%
Polk 21 18 85.7% 2 11.1%
Randolph 187 155 82.9% 54 34.8%
Richmond 110 95 86.4% 31 32.6%
Robeson 337 306 90.8% 118 38.6%
Rockingham 171 149 87.1% 48 32.2%
Rowan 219 180 82.2% 59 32.8%
Rutherford 114 92 80.7% 32 34.8%
Sampson 142 127 89.4% 45 35.4%
Scotland 87 72 82.8% 21 29.2%
Stanley 117 102 87.2% 31 30.4%
Stokes 83 65 78.3% 22 33.8%
Surry 122 104 85.2% 28 26.9%
Swain 29 24 82.8% 12 50.0%
Transylvania 26 18 69.2% 3 16.7%
Tyrrell 8 7 87.5% 1 14.3%
Union 145 127 87.6% 45 35.4%
Vance 80 67 83.8% 27 40.3%
Wake 610 562 92.1% 182 32.4%
Warren 43 36 83.7% 14 38.9%
Washington 24 23 95.8% 4 17.4%
Watauga 58 50 86.2% 16 32.0%
Wayne 212 191 90.1% 69 36.1%
Wilkes 134 91 67.9% 24 26.4%
Wilson 156 134 85.9% 46 34.3%
Yadkin 61 40 65.6% 14 35.0%
Yancey 38 30 78.9% 8 26.7%
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HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE DEATHS
UNADJUSTED RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
HEART DISEASE STROKE COPD
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 97,331 252.6 27,272 70.8 16,686 43.3
ALAMANCE 1,762 283.3 548 88.1 321 51.6
ALEXANDER 424 269.0 94 59.6 64 40.6
ALLEGHANY 174 344.3 58 114.8 37 73.2
ANSON 468 369.9 117 92.5 48 37.9
ASHE 418 357.6 125 106.9 105 89.8
AVERY 300 380.0 54 68.4 59 74.7
BEAUFORT 911 413.7 185 84.0 118 53.6
BERTIE 355 348.4 100 98.1 56 55.0
BLADEN 599 378.3 195 123.1 71 44.8
BRUNSWICK 1,003 295.5 238 70.1 162 47.7
BUNCOMBE 2,993 303.8 890 90.4 676 68.6
BURKE 1,159 272.1 290 68.1 232 54.5
CABARRUS 1,593 263.0 358 59.1 226 37.3
CALDWELL 1,084 292.7 260 70.2 175 47.2
CAMDEN 89 275.3 29 89.7 19 58.8
CARTERET 992 345.2 191 66.5 184 64.0
CASWELL 353 309.5 96 84.2 56 49.1
CATAWBA 1,651 246.5 501 74.8 301 44.9
CHATHAM 633 270.8 209 89.4 80 34.2
CHEROKEE 437 380.9 86 75.0 81 70.6
CHOWAN 275 378.7 84 115.7 33 45.4
CLAY 151 366.4 39 94.6 30 72.8
CLEVELAND 1,504 323.1 391 84.0 200 43.0
COLUMBUS 1,079 401.1 239 88.9 105 39.0
CRAVEN 1,112 249.4 305 68.4 194 43.5
CUMBERLAND 2,542 168.7 542 36.0 524 34.8
CURRITUCK 215 254.2 54 63.9 42 49.7
DARE 316 227.4 72 51.8 57 41.0
DAVIDSON 1,940 275.7 516 73.3 355 50.4
DAVIE 514 317.5 126 77.8 79 48.8
DUPLIN 677 286.9 267 113.2 106 44.9
DURHAM 2,171 200.8 605 56.0 365 33.8
EDGECOMBE 884 309.5 277 97.0 121 42.4
FORSYTH 3,606 242.8 1,071 72.1 654 44.0
FRANKLIN 583 259.1 190 84.4 87 38.7
GASTON 2,730 297.5 623 67.9 527 57.4
GATES 175 341.7 51 99.6 25 48.8
GRAHAM 150 389.9 28 72.8 44 114.4
GRANVILLE 599 260.8 167 72.7 97 42.2
GREENE 223 242.1 66 71.7 38 41.3
GUILFORD 4,465 220.1 1,499 73.9 868 42.8
HALIFAX 1,014 347.0 273 93.4 131 44.8
HARNETT 991 231.5 271 63.3 195 45.6
HAYWOOD 981 381.1 221 85.9 182 70.7
HENDERSON 1,448 346.5 441 105.5 330 79.0
HERTFORD 364 315.9 108 93.7 59 51.2
HOKE 276 172.9 80 50.1 60 37.6
HYDE 144 510.0 19 67.3 16 56.7
IREDELL 1,620 285.3 446 78.5 230 40.5
JACKSON 396 251.0 117 74.2 85 53.9
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE DEATHS
UNADJUSTED RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
HEART DISEASE STROKE COPD
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
JOHNSTON 1,440 259.1 359 64.6 192 34.5
JONES 163 324.4 50 99.5 30 59.7
LEE 664 280.5 144 60.8 112 47.3
LENOIR 1,015 339.7 315 105.4 154 51.5
LINCOLN 800 268.3 189 63.4 138 46.3
MCDOWELL 589 294.8 164 82.1 116 58.1
MACON 557 397.4 157 112.0 107 76.3
MADISON 281 302.0 78 83.8 71 76.3
MARTIN 456 354.8 97 75.5 60 46.7
MECKLENBURG 5,517 168.5 1,637 50.0 989 30.2
MITCHELL 324 431.5 83 110.5 65 86.6
MONTGOMERY 384 298.3 82 63.7 63 48.9
MOORE 1,187 334.3 382 107.6 218 61.4
NASH 1,169 272.7 361 84.2 189 44.1
NEW HANOVER 1,887 246.2 552 72.0 347 45.3
NORTHAMPTON 411 369.5 117 105.2 70 62.9
ONSLOW 945 128.1 230 31.2 236 32.0
ORANGE 791 140.5 273 48.5 135 24.0
PAMLICO 198 320.6 47 76.1 34 55.0
PASQUOTANK 537 309.8 159 91.7 104 60.0
PENDER 505 261.2 194 100.3 97 50.2
PERQUIMANS 198 354.5 75 134.3 24 43.0
PERSON 518 301.4 176 102.4 85 49.5
PITT 1,328 208.3 434 68.1 202 31.7
POLK 352 407.1 115 133.0 75 86.7
RANDOLPH 1,630 266.2 365 59.6 265 43.3
RICHMOND 859 371.3 159 68.7 129 55.8
ROBESON 1,648 269.4 462 75.5 226 36.9
ROCKINGHAM 1,335 297.8 465 103.7 304 67.8
ROWAN 2,129 341.6 501 80.4 318 51.0
RUTHERFORD 1,081 357.3 301 99.5 155 51.2
SAMPSON 782 273.0 305 106.5 145 50.6
SCOTLAND 583 322.7 143 79.2 54 29.9
STANLY 1,015 367.4 276 99.9 134 48.5
STOKES 493 232.6 224 105.7 75 35.4
SURRY 1,104 327.4 316 93.7 218 64.6
SWAIN 219 347.6 39 61.9 35 55.6
TRANSYLVANIA 510 363.0 118 84.0 91 64.8
TYRRELL 71 358.0 15 75.6 16 80.7
UNION 1,216 216.3 261 46.4 156 27.8
VANCE 662 312.6 221 104.4 103 48.6
WAKE 4,069 139.3 1,307 44.7 644 22.0
WARREN 299 303.4 106 107.6 42 42.6
WASHINGTON 234 333.4 43 61.3 35 49.9
WATAUGA 403 195.3 124 60.1 70 33.9
WAYNE 1,539 273.7 396 70.4 225 40.0
WILKES 852 270.7 310 98.5 165 52.4
WILSON 1,068 294.8 323 89.1 142 39.2
YADKIN 511 296.4 120 69.6 80 46.4
YANCEY 260 309.6 90 107.2 36 42.9
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
C-18
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
C-19
*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
DIABETES AND CANCER DEATHS
UNADJUSTED RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
DIABETES CANCER
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 9,738 25.3 77,146 200.2
ALAMANCE 167 26.8 1,477 237.5
ALEXANDER 28 17.8 310 196.7
ALLEGHANY 18 35.6 160 316.6
ANSON 41 32.4 284 224.5
ASHE 35 29.9 307 262.6
AVERY 13 16.5 185 234.4
BEAUFORT 64 29.1 597 271.1
BERTIE 81 79.5 300 294.4
BLADEN 60 37.9 346 218.5
BRUNSWICK 97 28.6 829 244.2
BUNCOMBE 218 22.1 2,357 239.3
BURKE 126 29.6 896 210.4
CABARRUS 150 24.8 1,201 198.3
CALDWELL 108 29.2 805 217.3
CAMDEN 12 37.1 89 275.3
CARTERET 74 25.7 776 270.0
CASWELL 30 26.3 280 245.5
CATAWBA 152 22.7 1,435 214.3
CHATHAM 64 27.4 506 216.4
CHEROKEE 40 34.9 353 307.7
CHOWAN 20 27.5 198 272.6
CLAY 8 19.4 132 320.3
CLEVELAND 143 30.7 1,039 223.2
COLUMBUS 73 27.1 621 230.9
CRAVEN 101 22.7 960 215.3
CUMBERLAND 347 23.0 2,136 141.8
CURRITUCK 16 18.9 199 235.3
DARE 10 7.2 282 203.0
DAVIDSON 149 21.2 1,408 200.1
DAVIE 64 39.5 351 216.8
DUPLIN 87 36.9 554 234.8
DURHAM 240 22.2 1,965 181.8
EDGECOMBE 86 30.1 688 240.9
FORSYTH 424 28.5 3,000 202.0
FRANKLIN 82 36.4 455 202.2
GASTON 296 32.3 2,059 224.4
GATES 18 35.1 134 261.6
GRAHAM 19 49.4 111 288.5
GRANVILLE 70 30.5 465 202.4
GREENE 27 29.3 190 206.3
GUILFORD 391 19.3 3,969 195.7
HALIFAX 121 41.4 697 238.6
HARNETT 112 26.2 819 191.3
HAYWOOD 90 35.0 689 267.7
HENDERSON 85 20.3 1,200 287.2
HERTFORD 54 46.9 305 264.7
HOKE 51 31.9 251 157.2
HYDE 9 31.9 65 230.2
IREDELL 117 20.6 1,109 195.3
JACKSON 35 22.2 356 225.7
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
DIABETES AND CANCER DEATHS
UNADJUSTED RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
DIABETES CANCER
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
JOHNSTON 120 21.6 1,078 194.0
JONES 17 33.8 134 266.7
LEE 83 35.1 554 234.0
LENOIR 109 36.5 707 236.6
LINCOLN 63 21.1 588 197.2
MCDOWELL 77 38.5 507 253.7
MACON 52 37.1 389 277.5
MADISON 14 15.0 235 252.6
MARTIN 66 51.4 312 242.8
MECKLENBURG 598 18.3 4,832 147.6
MITCHELL 26 34.6 211 281.0
MONTGOMERY 35 27.2 290 225.3
MOORE 62 17.5 1,050 295.7
NASH 119 27.8 912 212.8
NEW HANOVER 189 24.7 1,530 199.6
NORTHAMPTON 51 45.9 318 285.9
ONSLOW 88 11.9 828 112.2
ORANGE 84 14.9 869 154.3
PAMLICO 22 35.6 198 320.6
PASQUOTANK 52 30.0 397 229.0
PENDER 65 33.6 427 220.8
PERQUIMANS 19 34.0 179 320.4
PERSON 46 26.8 368 214.1
PITT 176 27.6 1,119 175.5
POLK 22 25.4 281 324.9
RANDOLPH 121 19.8 1,193 194.9
RICHMOND 90 38.9 535 231.3
ROBESON 266 43.5 1,131 184.9
ROCKINGHAM 135 30.1 1,172 261.5
ROWAN 181 29.0 1,416 227.2
RUTHERFORD 53 17.5 767 253.5
SAMPSON 109 38.0 640 223.4
SCOTLAND 68 37.6 366 202.6
STANLY 115 41.6 647 234.2
STOKES 52 24.5 449 211.8
SURRY 94 27.9 846 250.9
SWAIN 49 77.8 139 220.6
TRANSYLVANIA 40 28.5 405 288.2
TYRRELL 4 20.2 54 272.3
UNION 98 17.4 894 159.0
VANCE 91 43.0 523 247.0
WAKE 462 15.8 3,726 127.5
WARREN 30 30.4 269 272.9
WASHINGTON 20 28.5 198 282.1
WATAUGA 32 15.5 324 157.0
WAYNE 204 36.3 1,191 211.8
WILKES 61 19.4 703 223.4
WILSON 109 30.1 766 211.4
YADKIN 55 31.9 370 214.6
YANCEY 21 25.0 209 248.9
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12 and C-13.
UNADJUSTED SUICIDE DEATH RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION,1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 4,481 11.6
ALAMANCE 72 11.6 JOHNSTON 72 13.0
ALEXANDER 35 22.2 JONES 6 11.9
ALLEGHANY 8 15.8 LEE 23 9.7
ANSON 18 14.2 LENOIR 39 13.1
ASHE 17 14.5 LINCOLN 47 15.8
AVERY 18 22.8 MCDOWELL 23 11.5
BEAUFORT 33 15.0 MACON 22 15.7
BERTIE 5 4.9 MADISON 16 17.2
BLADEN 18 11.4 MARTIN 19 14.8
BRUNSWICK 60 17.7 MECKLENBURG 271 8.3
BUNCOMBE 146 14.8 MITCHELL 10 13.3
BURKE 69 16.2 MONTGOMERY 19 14.8
CABARRUS 62 10.2 MOORE 46 13.0
CALDWELL 57 15.4 NASH 43 10.0
CAMDEN 4 12.4 NEW HANOVER 78 10.2
CARTERET 47 16.4 NORTHAMPTON 14 12.6
CASWELL 16 14.0 ONSLOW 71 9.6
CATAWBA 80 11.9 ORANGE 62 11.0
CHATHAM 26 11.1 PAMLICO 8 13.0
CHEROKEE 22 19.2 PASQUOTANK 10 5.8
CHOWAN 2 2.8 PENDER 17 8.8
CLAY 11 26.7 PERQUIMANS 10 17.9
CLEVELAND 68 14.6 PERSON 21 12.2
COLUMBUS 30 11.2 PITT 65 10.2
CRAVEN 48 10.8 POLK 20 23.1
CUMBERLAND 171 11.4 RANDOLPH 73 11.9
CURRITUCK 12 14.2 RICHMOND 36 15.6
DARE 23 16.6 ROBESON 65 10.6
DAVIDSON 89 12.6 ROCKINGHAM 71 15.8
DAVIE 16 9.9 ROWAN 82 13.2
DUPLIN 19 8.1 RUTHERFORD 56 18.5
DURHAM 97 9.0 SAMPSON 27 9.4
EDGECOMBE 26 9.1 SCOTLAND 19 10.5
FORSYTH 143 9.6 STANLY 37 13.4
FRANKLIN 33 14.7 STOKES 47 22.2
GASTON 138 15.0 SURRY 57 16.9
GATES 3 5.9 SWAIN 11 17.5
GRAHAM 9 23.4 TRANSYLVANIA 14 10.0
GRANVILLE 27 11.8 TYRRELL 1 5.0
GREENE 12 13.0 UNION 58 10.3
GUILFORD 210 10.4 VANCE 15 7.1
HALIFAX 33 11.3 WAKE 228 7.8
HARNETT 56 13.1 WARREN 9 9.1
HAYWOOD 53 20.6 WASHINGTON 9 12.8
HENDERSON 61 14.6 WATAUGA 27 13.1
HERTFORD 9 7.8 WAYNE 57 10.1
HOKE 17 10.6 WILKES 39 12.4
HYDE 5 17.7 WILSON 56 15.5
IREDELL 62 10.9 YADKIN 27 15.7
JACKSON 21 13.3 YANCEY 11 13.1
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12
and C-13.
UNADJUSTED HOMICIDE DEATH RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION,
NON-WHITE MALES, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 2,191 46.8
ALAMANCE 26 42.2 JOHNSTON 26 56.0
ALEXANDER 4 77.6 JONES 5 57.7
ALLEGHANY 2 315.5 LEE 20 76.7
ANSON 17 60.0 LENOIR 20 36.7
ASHE 1 96.1 LINCOLN 7 56.4
AVERY 3 120.5 MCDOWELL 5 78.2
BEAUFORT 13 42.6 MACON 1 53.7
BERTIE 8 28.3 MADISON 4 416.7
BLADEN 7 24.0 MARTIN 9 32.8
BRUNSWICK 26 95.5 MECKLENBURG 298 59.6
BUNCOMBE 20 42.8 MITCHELL 0 0.0
BURKE 6 23.7 MONTGOMERY 8 44.5
CABARRUS 18 41.5 MOORE 12 39.5
CALDWELL 14 109.9 NASH 33 46.5
CAMDEN 0 0.0 NEW HANOVER 45 65.6
CARTERET 5 39.2 NORTHAMPTON 13 41.8
CASWELL 9 41.9 ONSLOW 19 18.5
CATAWBA 22 53.5 ORANGE 19 35.2
CHATHAM 15 66.3 PAMLICO 1 13.9
CHEROKEE 2 67.5 PASQUOTANK 6 18.3
CHOWAN 3 24.0 PENDER 13 54.9
CLAY 0 0.0 PERQUIMANS 1 13.0
CLEVELAND 29 57.3 PERSON 6 24.4
COLUMBUS 25 58.2 PITT 39 37.3
CRAVEN 26 43.0 POLK 3 98.6
CUMBERLAND 132 43.8 RANDOLPH 21 88.8
CURRITUCK 2 47.5 RICHMOND 22 60.5
DARE 4 122.8 ROBESON 115 62.7
DAVIDSON 17 43.6 ROCKINGHAM 26 58.4
DAVIE 4 57.1 ROWAN 21 38.5
DUPLIN 12 34.5 RUTHERFORD 17 91.8
DURHAM 112 51.0 SAMPSON 17 37.8
EDGECOMBE 28 39.1 SCOTLAND 21 55.3
FORSYTH 81 41.0 STANLY 13 69.4
FRANKLIN 8 23.3 STOKES 3 47.6
GASTON 56 81.8 SURRY 7 74.6
GATES 4 39.8 SWAIN 7 64.7
GRAHAM 3 199.6 TRANSYLVANIA 3 72.8
GRANVILLE 12 28.0 TYRRELL 1 26.3
GREENE 3 14.9 UNION 26 63.8
GUILFORD 131 42.0 VANCE 23 48.1
HALIFAX 29 38.0 WAKE 93 26.3
HARNETT 25 47.6 WARREN 7 25.0
HAYWOOD 6 180.2 WASHINGTON 5 31.4
HENDERSON 12 116.6 WATAUGA 2 59.4
HERTFORD 6 19.2 WAYNE 39 41.3
HOKE 12 28.7 WILKES 8 99.5
HYDE 1 21.3 WILSON 34 51.8
IREDELL 36 81.5 YADKIN 2 50.1
JACKSON 6 54.5 YANCEY 2 265.6
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*When comparing your county to the Healthy Carolinians 2010 Objectives, use the age-adjusted data on pages C-12
and C-13.
UNADJUSTED MOTOR VEHICLE DEATH RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION,
AGES 15-24, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 1,823 33.9
ALAMANCE 19 23.8 JOHNSTON 27 39.7
ALEXANDER 8 38.7 JONES 1 16.8
ALLEGHANY 2 36.2 LEE 18 60.2
ANSON 12 74.3 LENOIR 14 37.4
ASHE 5 38.0 LINCOLN 14 37.3
AVERY 1 7.6 MCDOWELL 16 65.8
BEAUFORT 10 36.8 MACON 7 51.6
BERTIE 3 22.9 MADISON 3 21.2
BLADEN 12 61.1 MARTIN 3 19.0
BRUNSWICK 16 42.5 MECKLENBURG 85 19.5
BUNCOMBE 50 43.9 MITCHELL 2 24.6
BURKE 24 45.2 MONTGOMERY 12 70.3
CABARRUS 17 22.8 MOORE 23 60.0
CALDWELL 19 43.0 NASH 35 63.5
CAMDEN 2 54.9 NEW HANOVER 16 14.3
CARTERET 19 53.2 NORTHAMPTON 7 55.3
CASWELL 5 39.0 ONSLOW 68 36.2
CATAWBA 39 45.9 ORANGE 15 11.6
CHATHAM 20 81.9 PAMLICO 4 60.9
CHEROKEE 6 46.8 PASQUOTANK 7 25.8
CHOWAN 1 11.7 PENDER 11 49.6
CLAY 5 104.9 PERQUIMANS 2 30.4
CLEVELAND 22 38.6 PERSON 4 20.0
COLUMBUS 23 66.0 PITT 21 16.7
CRAVEN 22 28.7 POLK 2 25.8
CUMBERLAND 78 27.3 RANDOLPH 26 34.9
CURRITUCK 3 29.5 RICHMOND 18 56.8
DARE 8 47.8 ROBESON 68 77.4
DAVIDSON 23 26.9 ROCKINGHAM 25 47.6
DAVIE 10 53.6 ROWAN 38 47.5
DUPLIN 28 95.4 RUTHERFORD 15 39.1
DURHAM 37 22.9 SAMPSON 18 49.0
EDGECOMBE 12 32.5 SCOTLAND 16 58.7
FORSYTH 43 23.0 STANLY 18 49.9
FRANKLIN 12 39.4 STOKES 7 27.0
GASTON 31 26.3 SURRY 21 51.9
GATES 2 32.0 SWAIN 0 0.0
GRAHAM 5 106.5 TRANSYLVANIA 4 22.2
GRANVILLE 18 66.2 TYRRELL 3 116.9
GREENE 7 61.6 UNION 28 37.2
GUILFORD 59 20.0 VANCE 7 25.4
HALIFAX 15 40.3 WAKE 104 23.6
HARNETT 29 41.8 WARREN 4 35.2
HAYWOOD 11 42.6 WASHINGTON 9 102.0
HENDERSON 19 45.1 WATAUGA 10 15.5
HERTFORD 10 61.2 WAYNE 29 37.7
HOKE 11 47.2 WILKES 25 64.1
HYDE 1 29.3 WILSON 24 49.2
IREDELL 33 48.5 YADKIN 11 55.6
JACKSON 8 23.8 YANCEY 3 31.9
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UNADJUSTED INJURY DEATH RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1996-2000
Source: State Center for Health Statistics (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS)
See Worksheet Crude Death Rates
NUMBER DEATH NUMBER DEATH
OF DEATHS RATE OF DEATHS RATE
NORTH CAROLINA 24,216 62.9
ALAMANCE 362 58.2 JOHNSTON 378 68.1
ALEXANDER 127 80.6 JONES 36 71.7
ALLEGHANY 40 79.2 LEE 179 75.6
ANSON 125 98.9 LENOIR 237 79.3
ASHE 84 71.9 LINCOLN 192 64.4
AVERY 73 92.5 MCDOWELL 128 64.1
BEAUFORT 181 82.2 MACON 99 70.6
BERTIE 84 82.4 MADISON 60 64.6
BLADEN 132 83.3 MARTIN 85 66.2
BRUNSWICK 283 83.4 MECKLENBURG 1,577 48.2
BUNCOMBE 631 64.1 MITCHELL 49 65.3
BURKE 289 67.9 MONTGOMERY 113 87.7
CABARRUS 315 52.0 MOORE 234 65.9
CALDWELL 232 62.6 NASH 278 64.9
CAMDEN 18 55.8 NEW HANOVER 361 47.1
CARTERET 217 75.5 NORTHAMPTON 105 94.3
CASWELL 75 65.7 ONSLOW 379 51.4
CATAWBA 429 64.0 ORANGE 253 45.0
CHATHAM 175 74.9 PAMLICO 53 85.8
CHEROKEE 98 85.4 PASQUOTANK 86 49.6
CHOWAN 40 55.1 PENDER 132 68.3
CLAY 35 84.9 PERQUIMANS 36 64.5
CLEVELAND 348 74.8 PERSON 97 56.5
COLUMBUS 273 101.5 PITT 377 59.2
CRAVEN 277 62.1 POLK 51 58.9
CUMBERLAND 899 59.7 RANDOLPH 361 59.0
CURRITUCK 50 59.1 RICHMOND 186 80.3
DARE 78 56.1 ROBESON 609 99.5
DAVIDSON 424 60.3 ROCKINGHAM 351 78.3
DAVIE 97 59.9 ROWAN 450 72.2
DUPLIN 207 87.7 RUTHERFORD 239 79.0
DURHAM 663 61.3 SAMPSON 245 85.5
EDGECOMBE 222 77.7 SCOTLAND 146 80.8
FORSYTH 773 52.0 STANLY 205 74.2
FRANKLIN 155 68.9 STOKES 140 66.1
GASTON 621 67.7 SURRY 244 72.4
GATES 39 76.1 SWAIN 53 84.3
GRAHAM 41 106.7 TRANSYLVANIA 62 44.1
GRANVILLE 148 64.4 TYRRELL 12 60.5
GREENE 77 83.6 UNION 309 55.0
GUILFORD 1,189 58.6 VANCE 146 68.9
HALIFAX 213 72.9 WAKE 1,254 42.9
HARNETT 330 77.1 WARREN 77 78.2
HAYWOOD 185 71.9 WASHINGTON 50 71.3
HENDERSON 277 66.3 WATAUGA 101 48.9
HERTFORD 93 80.7 WAYNE 366 65.1
HOKE 109 68.2 WILKES 245 77.9
HYDE 14 49.7 WILSON 262 72.4
IREDELL 385 67.8 YADKIN 132 76.6
JACKSON 99 62.8 YANCEY 65 77.4
Note: Based on all deaths due to injury, violence, and poisoning (ICD-9 codes 800-999; ICD-10 codes V01-Y89)
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