ALAMANCE 1
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 295 303.6 307 178.5 54 272.0 64 206.0 720 233.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 84 89.4 72 41.7 12 61.2 18 57.8 186 59.8
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 149 148.3 143 83.9 28 138.8 25 81.2 345 112.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 53 54.4 121 68.7 27 149.6 17 55.4 218 69.7
TOTAL CANCER 258 250.7 240 165.0 78 394.7 42 139.5 618 204.5
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 25 24.2 27 17.6 6 30.5 7 22.8 65 21.7
PANCREAS 11 10.8 13 8.6 3 15.2 2 6.4 29 9.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 95 89.0 61 42.2 26 129.9 14 47.3 196 64.5
BREAST 1 1.0 27 20.8 0 0.0 4 13.1 32 19.5
PROSTATE 18 19.6 0 0.0 13 80.9 0 0.0 31 28.4
DIABETES MELLITUS 21 20.7 27 16.2 3 13.1 13 42.9 64 20.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 19 20.9 32 18.6 2 9.1 5 16.4 58 18.9
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 52 54.3 49 30.1 8 40.8 3 9.7 112 36.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 16 15.6 10 7.0 11 46.9 1 3.4 38 13.2
SEPTICEMIA 10 10.4 13 8.3 3 17.3 3 9.7 29 9.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 16 15.8 21 12.6 4 24.5 9 29.2 50 16.1
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 29.6 13 10.0 7 30.7 4 14.2 52 19.4
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 32.5 27 18.4 8 35.4 4 13.8 70 24.8
SUICIDE 11 10.9 8 8.1 4 14.8 0 0.0 23 9.0
HOMICIDE 8 8.2 2 1.7 6 23.8 3 9.6 19 7.5
HIV 5 5.0 0 0.0 6 24.3 2 6.5 13 5.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 991 1008.8 1126 701.6 271 1338.9 232 754.4 2620 866.1
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
ALEXANDER 2
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 91 412.5 85 228.9 7 465.6 3 133.4 186 293.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 38 170.7 35 93.7 2 144.0 1 46.8 76 119.9
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 37 168.1 23 62.1 1 50.1 0 0.0 61 95.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 13 64.7 29 78.3 3 246.7 4 157.0 49 78.6
TOTAL CANCER 60 234.0 59 164.4 5 359.5 7 313.7 131 195.2
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 8.7 10 27.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 20.1
PANCREAS 4 12.4 2 5.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 9.1
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 25 86.9 6 16.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 43.8
BREAST 0 0.0 10 28.7 0 0.0 4 168.1 14 37.9
PROSTATE 9 55.8 0 0.0 3 236.1 0 0.0 12 65.4
DIABETES MELLITUS 8 25.4 2 5.5 0 0.0 1 40.8 11 15.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 72.8 18 46.8 1 66.7 0 0.0 35 58.0
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 14 63.6 10 27.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 36.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 9.3 2 5.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 7.2
SEPTICEMIA 1 3.1 3 8.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 6.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 4 20.5 1 2.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 7.9
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 32.5 8 26.4 1 66.7 1 44.6 20 30.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 24.2 2 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 14.7
SUICIDE 11 38.6 7 22.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 26.7
HOMICIDE 1 3.1 1 3.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.1
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 277 1166.4 260 717.7 21 1549.2 20 855.1 578 897.9
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
ALLEGHANY 3
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 36 292.5 35 159.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 71 212.7
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 12 97.2 8 32.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 62.8
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 13 101.8 14 63.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 80.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 9 73.7 17 77.6 0 0.0 1 516.9 27 76.6
TOTAL CANCER 29 223.3 38 206.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 67 205.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 8.3 4 19.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 14.1
PANCREAS 3 21.5 3 15.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 18.0
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 7 52.9 5 26.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 38.4
BREAST 0 0.0 5 31.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 30.3
PROSTATE 4 37.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 37.0
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 14.5 8 47.4 1 407.7 0 0.0 11 35.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 0.0 6 24.7 1 330.2 1 516.9 8 22.0
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 66.6 9 49.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 52.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 9.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.4
SEPTICEMIA 0 0.0 1 3.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 3 16.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 9.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 56.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 27.7
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 25.4 4 18.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 22.8
SUICIDE 4 29.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 13.8
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 1 11.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.5
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 122 1009.4 153 763.7 2 737.8 3 1315.3 280 859.3
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
ANSON 4
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 47 331.4 48 199.2 37 401.1 47 266.6 179 287.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 22 159.1 22 89.9 10 115.5 22 125.9 76 119.0
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 19 134.7 15 57.7 15 160.8 10 56.2 59 95.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 2 17.2 17 68.0 13 153.6 8 46.7 40 63.8
TOTAL CANCER 34 233.9 35 170.0 24 264.9 18 112.0 111 181.2
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 14.2 7 30.0 1 11.9 2 10.5 12 19.0
PANCREAS 0 0.0 2 9.8 1 11.5 0 0.0 3 5.0
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 102.8 7 36.3 6 64.1 4 23.2 32 52.6
BREAST 0 0.0 4 22.7 0 0.0 1 7.3 5 16.6
PROSTATE 2 17.2 0 0.0 5 59.2 0 0.0 7 31.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 41.0 3 12.6 4 41.8 4 27.7 17 28.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 5 37.6 11 47.4 1 11.9 3 16.7 20 31.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 5 35.0 7 35.0 3 35.8 0 0.0 15 24.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 15.2 0 0.0 1 8.6 1 7.4 4 8.1
SEPTICEMIA 6 42.5 4 16.7 1 11.5 2 9.4 13 21.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 1 6.0 4 16.0 1 12.3 3 16.3 9 13.7
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 52.6 2 8.3 5 51.8 5 38.1 18 35.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 34.8 5 20.3 5 56.3 1 6.2 16 25.4
SUICIDE 4 31.1 1 11.0 1 7.9 1 5.8 7 13.7
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 1 11.0 6 55.3 1 8.1 8 16.9
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 24.4 0 0.0 3 6.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 148 1066.1 169 747.7 132 1396.0 125 747.3 574 948.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
ASHE 5
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 73 258.1 103 237.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 176 249.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 92.0 32 75.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 57 84.7
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 18 60.3 32 73.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 69.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 19 69.4 28 61.9 1 220.1 1 127.0 49 70.0
TOTAL CANCER 55 185.4 58 157.9 0 0.0 1 127.0 114 168.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 21.2 9 23.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 22.3
PANCREAS 1 2.9 8 19.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 12.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 25 82.0 10 28.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 51.3
BREAST 0 0.0 9 25.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 24.6
PROSTATE 5 17.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 16.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 40.3 7 16.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 27.0
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 22.0 6 12.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 16.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 25 83.1 25 62.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 69.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 7 24.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 11.7
SEPTICEMIA 2 7.2 5 10.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 9.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 4 10.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 5.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 13 53.5 2 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 27.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 41.7 6 16.2 0 0.0 1 124.6 17 29.1
SUICIDE 6 24.7 1 4.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 14.3
HOMICIDE 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 274 987.2 306 739.6 2 349.4 4 766.2 586 858.8
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
AVERY 6
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 56 326.7 61 236.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 117 268.3
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 17 97.5 13 53.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 69.1
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 26 149.3 35 128.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 61 138.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 85.2 7 28.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 52.8
TOTAL CANCER 38 211.1 33 147.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 71 169.1
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 12.8 5 25.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 17.9
PANCREAS 0 0.0 1 4.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 19 101.5 12 52.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 71.5
BREAST 0 0.0 2 11.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 11.4
PROSTATE 3 16.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 15.9
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 15.5 6 21.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 20.4
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 7 39.7 7 25.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 32.2
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 12 68.4 10 40.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 49.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 47.8 2 7.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 26.9
SEPTICEMIA 1 4.9 4 13.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 11.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 3 17.5 6 23.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 21.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 39.8 4 17.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 28.0
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 39.6 4 13.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 26.0
SUICIDE 5 30.1 1 4.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 16.7
HOMICIDE 3 17.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 8.6
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 187 1068.4 174 698.6 1 150.1 0 0.0 362 855.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BEAUFORT 7
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 112 403.0 154 282.9 42 415.7 62 309.6 370 334.5
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 20 64.8 17 33.6 6 56.6 12 66.4 55 48.9
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 61 227.4 92 163.1 24 242.8 33 154.2 210 188.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 19 65.4 35 65.1 15 159.1 13 70.5 82 74.3
TOTAL CANCER 99 308.5 72 153.8 33 320.1 32 180.0 236 214.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 10 32.3 14 30.1 2 19.4 7 45.6 33 30.4
PANCREAS 2 8.8 3 6.9 2 16.4 1 7.5 8 7.1
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 38 113.0 20 41.2 14 135.3 6 36.6 78 69.7
BREAST 0 0.0 9 20.7 0 0.0 4 17.9 13 20.2
PROSTATE 7 19.4 0 0.0 4 41.7 0 0.0 11 24.8
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 9.0 5 10.5 7 68.4 5 27.1 20 18.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 4 19.7 16 27.8 0 0.0 9 39.5 29 25.7
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 26 83.9 20 42.8 10 94.5 4 21.9 60 54.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 16.2 3 6.2 0 0.0 1 7.0 10 9.7
SEPTICEMIA 2 6.1 5 10.0 3 27.9 6 31.8 16 15.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 2 4.8 1 2.0 1 9.4 5 31.2 9 8.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 38.2 7 24.6 4 35.0 0 0.0 20 23.7
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 31.2 5 13.3 8 75.5 1 7.2 23 24.4
SUICIDE 6 18.7 3 8.3 3 26.2 0 0.0 12 12.9
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 1 3.7 4 31.0 1 7.4 6 7.4
HIV 1 3.6 0 0.0 2 17.0 3 21.8 6 6.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 351 1205.7 383 758.5 166 1616.4 171 915.1 1071 993.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BERTIE 8
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 29 323.3 35 253.0 32 384.7 37 247.4 133 298.5
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11 120.7 15 106.5 12 132.6 8 55.7 46 102.1
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 12 127.7 9 68.1 10 110.5 15 97.5 46 103.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 4 47.9 18 130.0 9 89.4 11 69.4 42 91.5
TOTAL CANCER 21 237.5 31 234.5 31 337.5 26 167.3 109 237.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 0 0.0 6 41.4 5 54.6 7 44.0 18 39.1
PANCREAS 1 12.3 2 15.0 1 9.5 0 0.0 4 8.4
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 8 91.5 6 44.4 7 94.0 4 24.7 25 55.2
BREAST 0 0.0 2 17.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 8.2
PROSTATE 5 52.1 0 0.0 3 28.5 0 0.0 8 41.1
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 36.7 5 33.9 14 176.1 15 99.8 37 81.3
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 33.6 3 20.5 2 32.3 4 25.8 12 27.3
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 8 94.4 6 46.4 5 70.9 4 25.6 23 50.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 9.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 8.6 2 4.5
SEPTICEMIA 1 10.0 0 0.0 5 63.9 3 19.6 9 19.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 37.6 5 11.7
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 91.2 3 21.1 9 83.8 1 8.6 19 48.6
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 48.7 2 14.7 7 17.6
SUICIDE 1 17.7 0 0.0 1 8.2 1 7.0 3 8.0
HOMICIDE 1 10.0 2 22.4 1 8.2 1 7.0 5 12.4
HIV 0 0.0 2 31.5 5 44.9 0 0.0 7 17.7
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 93 1094.0 135 1002.6 147 1703.7 157 1035.9 532 1196.9
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BLADEN 9
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 73 377.9 65 196.8 40 368.2 61 357.7 239 308.5
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 36 191.0 27 80.0 14 132.6 25 144.9 102 129.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 27 137.2 16 50.6 18 163.7 24 146.1 85 111.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 85.4 35 107.3 16 153.9 21 119.1 87 110.7
TOTAL CANCER 47 240.3 41 138.7 43 402.4 15 95.0 146 193.0
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 25.9 3 8.6 2 18.4 2 10.8 12 15.3
PANCREAS 0 0.0 1 3.3 1 8.3 1 6.2 3 3.9
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 72.9 9 31.5 17 160.5 3 19.0 45 57.9
BREAST 0 0.0 7 27.8 0 0.0 3 21.0 10 25.6
PROSTATE 7 45.0 0 0.0 6 59.9 0 0.0 13 49.3
DIABETES MELLITUS 4 16.7 5 15.3 4 36.4 7 44.9 20 26.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 17.7 9 25.7 1 10.2 5 29.8 18 24.5
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 93.4 7 24.4 4 38.1 2 10.8 30 38.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 0.0 2 6.2 3 26.2 3 21.4 8 11.9
SEPTICEMIA 3 16.7 5 14.8 1 10.5 3 18.8 12 15.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 6 17.6 1 9.3 2 11.3 9 11.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 51.2 4 19.4 10 92.0 1 7.4 24 38.4
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 53.8 5 16.8 5 45.4 5 30.2 24 32.3
SUICIDE 7 38.9 1 3.8 1 7.9 1 6.3 10 15.5
HOMICIDE 1 5.7 0 0.0 1 11.5 0 0.0 2 3.6
HIV 2 12.1 0 0.0 4 37.0 1 7.4 7 11.5
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 219 1168.2 238 751.3 166 1543.2 152 909.3 775 1026.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BRUNSWICK 10
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 186 276.3 165 215.5 28 322.7 28 206.9 407 247.8
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 50 69.3 34 40.6 4 42.9 3 22.3 91 51.3
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 104 155.8 81 103.8 16 190.0 14 102.8 215 128.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 36 49.0 47 63.1 4 47.8 4 27.5 91 56.3
TOTAL CANCER 167 232.5 146 164.9 20 226.2 15 118.7 348 185.4
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 18.0 9 11.5 1 10.4 2 16.5 23 13.2
PANCREAS 4 4.4 9 10.9 1 10.4 0 0.0 14 7.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 79 100.9 54 59.8 7 76.2 2 15.7 142 73.1
BREAST 0 0.0 12 12.7 0 0.0 2 14.6 14 13.8
PROSTATE 14 28.1 0 0.0 4 49.4 0 0.0 18 29.8
DIABETES MELLITUS 16 22.5 14 17.8 4 46.5 9 69.3 43 25.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 12 25.9 15 20.9 3 35.1 1 6.6 31 22.2
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 36 51.0 26 28.6 1 12.9 1 7.7 64 34.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 12.0 4 4.0 1 10.2 0 0.0 14 7.4
SEPTICEMIA 4 7.4 11 14.3 1 12.9 4 29.7 20 13.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 8 14.6 15 18.7 3 29.5 6 46.9 32 19.6
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 19 33.4 7 13.2 10 99.5 1 8.8 37 27.0
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 20 34.9 7 10.0 4 40.7 3 23.1 34 23.7
SUICIDE 24 43.4 4 7.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 19.8
HOMICIDE 12 21.2 2 3.7 3 29.0 0 0.0 17 12.5
HIV 2 3.8 1 1.5 1 10.4 0 0.0 4 3.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 652 1005.3 554 709.6 100 1113.0 89 669.5 1395 844.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BUNCOMBE 11
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 506 265.3 557 173.7 45 338.3 47 184.5 1155 214.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 153 79.4 153 49.9 9 70.0 8 30.9 323 60.7
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 216 112.3 209 63.7 24 174.5 20 74.7 469 86.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 112 59.9 237 69.5 7 49.6 19 70.4 375 67.9
TOTAL CANCER 424 213.1 467 166.3 31 233.5 34 157.5 956 183.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 28 14.4 41 13.7 3 24.5 3 11.8 75 14.1
PANCREAS 19 9.7 20 7.0 4 32.0 4 18.5 47 9.1
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 137 66.9 105 38.1 9 66.9 9 43.0 260 49.9
BREAST 0 0.0 78 29.2 0 0.0 4 22.7 82 28.5
PROSTATE 51 26.6 0 0.0 6 47.2 0 0.0 57 27.8
DIABETES MELLITUS 40 20.2 39 13.0 6 40.2 8 34.0 93 17.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 50 29.2 68 20.1 6 44.6 4 15.8 128 23.3
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 123 62.6 134 45.0 6 47.3 9 36.8 272 50.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 27 13.7 18 7.0 2 11.2 2 10.9 49 10.3
SEPTICEMIA 25 13.1 39 12.4 1 7.2 5 17.9 70 13.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 34 18.0 25 8.1 5 36.7 3 13.7 67 12.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 46 27.2 23 12.0 10 54.3 0 0.0 79 20.0
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 75 41.1 44 15.1 9 63.1 0 0.0 128 26.1
SUICIDE 51 27.8 12 5.4 2 10.7 0 0.0 65 14.6
HOMICIDE 5 2.9 3 1.5 6 32.5 2 9.6 16 4.1
HIV 7 3.7 3 1.6 9 50.2 3 14.4 22 5.3
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1872 989.3 2178 714.5 179 1236.8 178 732.5 4407 841.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
BURKE 12
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 204 288.4 203 182.7 15 250.7 18 164.7 440 226.7
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 78 105.6 59 53.5 5 72.2 4 35.9 146 74.1
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 79 112.9 73 65.8 5 91.3 8 73.9 165 84.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 50 78.8 68 60.3 4 60.4 9 78.4 131 68.3
TOTAL CANCER 179 232.9 154 146.3 14 254.5 10 99.4 357 179.8
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 23 31.0 14 12.8 2 35.5 1 9.1 40 20.2
PANCREAS 5 6.2 6 5.3 1 17.9 0 0.0 12 6.0
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 61 76.1 50 46.7 7 121.5 3 29.0 121 60.0
BREAST 0 0.0 21 20.3 0 0.0 2 19.9 23 20.1
PROSTATE 11 15.9 0 0.0 1 23.9 0 0.0 12 16.6
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 27.1 32 30.0 2 36.0 3 28.8 57 29.3
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 22 32.6 33 28.9 1 11.7 0 0.0 56 29.7
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 46 63.4 48 43.8 2 28.1 2 20.2 98 49.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 12 14.2 3 2.8 1 12.3 0 0.0 16 7.9
SEPTICEMIA 18 27.4 6 5.2 1 12.2 0 0.0 25 12.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 10 14.7 11 9.6 1 23.9 3 29.7 25 12.9
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 21 27.9 11 15.4 3 26.0 1 9.1 36 20.9
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 40.4 13 14.2 2 17.7 1 9.1 44 24.4
SUICIDE 27 35.8 4 4.2 2 15.1 0 0.0 33 18.1
HOMICIDE 3 3.7 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.3
HIV 1 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.6
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 777 1090.6 740 689.1 65 995.8 58 533.3 1640 850.2
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CABARRUS 13
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 255 303.1 289 194.4 46 438.2 27 145.4 617 240.6
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 61 78.3 57 38.1 14 135.5 8 44.6 140 54.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 116 134.1 131 87.4 19 185.7 9 48.3 275 107.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 41 51.1 65 44.5 12 114.8 18 96.7 136 53.3
TOTAL CANCER 220 244.7 216 156.6 24 232.1 26 145.6 486 184.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 24 27.3 23 16.5 1 12.4 2 11.3 50 19.2
PANCREAS 9 9.7 12 8.4 3 26.8 3 16.1 27 10.4
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 76 84.2 59 42.9 6 54.2 6 33.5 147 55.7
BREAST 0 0.0 26 19.5 0 0.0 5 27.8 31 20.6
PROSTATE 22 26.7 0 0.0 4 53.4 0 0.0 26 29.5
DIABETES MELLITUS 22 23.7 30 20.7 4 30.1 7 39.7 63 24.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 25 38.2 51 33.6 4 53.5 2 10.4 82 32.9
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 32 41.3 51 35.7 2 19.6 3 16.6 88 34.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 7.8 14 10.0 2 14.5 2 10.9 27 10.3
SEPTICEMIA 9 9.6 14 9.3 5 41.8 6 32.4 34 13.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 18 23.7 29 20.8 6 60.4 12 63.9 65 25.5
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 25 23.1 16 13.6 2 11.8 3 15.2 46 17.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 33 35.2 21 15.3 2 12.6 0 0.0 56 21.7
SUICIDE 17 16.7 6 5.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 8.9
HOMICIDE 4 3.6 3 2.9 1 4.5 1 5.9 9 3.5
HIV 3 2.6 1 0.8 7 44.0 1 5.3 12 4.5
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 865 1009.9 1048 728.0 147 1335.2 148 800.1 2208 856.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CALDWELL 14
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 201 331.7 185 193.7 9 257.1 14 243.5 409 253.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 60 97.2 57 60.4 2 61.5 3 54.3 122 75.1
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 99 160.8 79 81.7 4 114.7 7 123.9 189 117.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 32 57.0 62 64.2 1 40.8 2 31.6 97 61.4
TOTAL CANCER 181 282.5 143 159.2 13 352.7 12 232.0 349 208.4
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 13 21.4 16 17.3 2 56.8 1 18.4 32 19.1
PANCREAS 6 9.5 9 10.2 1 37.4 0 0.0 16 9.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 69 99.8 34 37.6 4 97.3 3 60.7 110 64.1
BREAST 0 0.0 20 22.0 0 0.0 4 82.3 24 24.9
PROSTATE 20 36.7 0 0.0 2 78.2 0 0.0 22 39.0
DIABETES MELLITUS 26 38.4 22 24.5 2 74.7 1 13.1 51 30.9
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 18 31.5 33 33.9 3 62.0 0 0.0 54 34.4
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 39 65.4 39 42.2 3 82.0 0 0.0 81 48.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 10 14.0 6 6.9 1 24.1 0 0.0 17 9.9
SEPTICEMIA 7 10.8 10 11.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 10.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 11 20.0 9 9.6 4 146.5 1 13.1 25 15.5
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 21 30.0 9 11.6 2 43.6 0 0.0 32 20.7
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 13.9 18 19.6 1 18.9 0 0.0 27 17.2
SUICIDE 16 22.3 9 12.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 15.8
HOMICIDE 6 8.2 3 4.3 1 21.0 0 0.0 10 6.4
HIV 1 1.4 1 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.3
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 693 1124.4 693 751.6 53 1450.9 44 768.1 1483 914.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CAMDEN 15
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 22 442.7 10 158.2 4 266.0 7 561.2 43 303.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 5 75.5 2 32.7 0 0.0 3 169.8 10 64.5
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 8 169.3 6 92.8 2 138.8 4 391.4 20 145.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 5 105.8 8 119.7 3 233.2 2 121.0 18 126.2
TOTAL CANCER 10 217.9 12 172.9 4 221.3 2 179.6 28 185.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 53.1 3 46.2 1 61.0 0 0.0 7 45.2
PANCREAS 1 14.1 2 27.8 1 49.7 0 0.0 4 24.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 2 32.3 1 13.9 1 49.7 0 0.0 4 24.5
BREAST 0 0.0 3 42.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 34.7
PROSTATE 1 40.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 26.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 14.1 2 27.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 19.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 0.0 1 17.6 0 0.0 1 129.2 2 19.6
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3 45.0 2 28.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 28.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
SEPTICEMIA 1 40.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 9.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 77.5 2 179.6 3 25.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 53.6 2 34.0 1 80.1 0 0.0 5 38.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 16.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.2
SUICIDE 1 18.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 8.0
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 72.0 0 0.0 1 7.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 54 1105.5 48 741.2 16 1149.4 16 1429.2 134 955.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CARTERET 16
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 194 369.3 184 247.2 11 464.2 14 277.6 403 304.1
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 45 79.8 39 52.5 4 147.1 6 105.3 94 69.4
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 110 210.3 91 122.4 6 281.7 4 93.7 211 157.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 33 71.2 44 60.0 6 359.9 3 53.4 86 66.5
TOTAL CANCER 174 282.3 135 183.4 12 468.2 7 127.4 328 230.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 20 31.9 13 17.1 3 100.9 0 0.0 36 25.5
PANCREAS 6 8.8 5 7.0 2 50.4 2 37.8 15 10.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 65 100.2 40 53.4 3 111.8 1 16.0 109 74.5
BREAST 0 0.0 23 33.0 0 0.0 2 37.8 25 33.4
PROSTATE 17 32.8 0 0.0 1 61.4 0 0.0 18 33.6
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 18.8 17 22.5 1 35.3 5 105.0 34 24.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 29.2 14 18.4 1 35.3 1 15.7 29 22.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 33 60.0 51 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 84 57.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 8.6 8 10.9 2 53.2 0 0.0 16 10.8
SEPTICEMIA 6 9.2 3 4.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 6.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 4 6.4 9 12.4 0 0.0 2 39.6 15 11.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 25.9 8 15.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 18.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 19 37.7 10 13.7 3 57.2 2 34.6 34 28.5
SUICIDE 14 27.7 6 10.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 15.9
HOMICIDE 5 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 4.3
HIV 1 1.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 631 1178.9 603 825.7 41 1570.9 43 832.3 1318 986.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CASWELL 17
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 47 345.2 38 159.1 27 303.9 16 124.1 128 217.7
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 18 132.2 9 36.8 6 66.2 5 40.1 38 64.5
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 21 152.7 16 70.0 13 147.1 5 37.1 55 94.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 12 83.6 16 66.9 10 117.7 11 87.7 49 84.5
TOTAL CANCER 34 243.0 24 111.6 24 259.4 14 113.9 96 164.6
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 6.0 4 19.5 2 22.1 0 0.0 7 11.7
PANCREAS 0 0.0 1 4.0 2 20.3 0 0.0 3 5.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 13 82.9 7 35.2 9 100.6 5 43.0 34 58.4
BREAST 0 0.0 2 10.5 0 0.0 1 9.3 3 10.1
PROSTATE 7 64.1 0 0.0 5 56.2 0 0.0 12 58.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 13.1 4 16.7 4 44.2 3 26.0 13 22.0
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 24.7 3 11.5 5 59.3 1 7.0 12 20.3
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 64.4 9 39.6 4 42.8 0 0.0 22 36.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 7.1 1 4.9 4 42.2 1 8.9 7 12.8
SEPTICEMIA 3 19.7 2 8.1 2 21.3 1 11.4 8 14.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 1 7.4 4 17.2 7 79.6 5 37.4 17 29.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 54.8 1 5.3 1 11.9 2 20.3 11 24.1
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 23.4 1 4.0 1 11.9 1 8.9 6 12.9
SUICIDE 3 22.0 2 12.7 1 9.5 0 0.0 6 12.2
HOMICIDE 3 22.2 1 6.5 1 11.9 1 8.9 6 13.0
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 20.3 1 11.4 3 5.8
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 152 1112.5 138 609.4 106 1184.6 77 642.7 473 831.0
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CATAWBA 18
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 298 297.1 313 197.8 26 345.5 26 187.4 663 240.7
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 127 125.6 117 73.7 13 210.4 12 85.9 269 96.9
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 113 112.1 81 51.3 7 70.9 6 42.1 207 74.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 72 83.1 107 67.6 6 108.4 11 73.1 196 72.6
TOTAL CANCER 287 269.5 243 159.2 21 296.1 30 210.2 581 202.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 22 22.6 28 17.8 0 0.0 5 36.7 55 19.8
PANCREAS 16 14.1 5 3.3 1 10.9 4 31.7 26 9.0
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 104 97.6 59 38.1 6 81.9 4 30.1 173 59.4
BREAST 0 0.0 38 25.5 0 0.0 1 6.0 39 24.0
PROSTATE 25 26.2 0 0.0 5 88.5 0 0.0 30 29.9
DIABETES MELLITUS 30 27.8 18 11.4 5 72.9 8 57.2 61 21.4
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 40 44.8 55 34.2 2 46.1 3 19.6 100 37.7
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 70 69.7 57 36.4 4 59.4 3 22.9 134 47.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 9.9 9 6.0 1 14.8 1 6.3 24 8.1
SEPTICEMIA 18 19.3 20 12.8 5 45.3 0 0.0 43 15.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 13 16.4 20 12.6 4 41.7 1 7.9 38 14.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 27.6 19 15.6 8 93.2 0 0.0 58 20.9
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 27 24.4 21 14.8 5 59.9 0 0.0 53 18.9
SUICIDE 28 23.3 10 8.0 3 19.4 0 0.0 41 14.4
HOMICIDE 5 4.1 2 1.4 7 43.8 2 11.4 16 5.8
HIV 2 1.5 3 1.9 2 11.7 0 0.0 7 2.3
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1148 1144.3 1160 750.2 122 1524.6 119 806.8 2549 919.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CHATHAM 19
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 98 258.2 108 173.0 33 443.2 29 217.8 268 227.3
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 36 89.5 30 48.9 16 224.4 11 87.3 93 78.9
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 44 120.1 36 56.1 6 81.7 8 56.8 94 79.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 26 75.0 38 58.8 19 278.2 10 70.4 93 77.9
TOTAL CANCER 96 248.4 71 125.5 26 363.2 15 126.6 208 177.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 11.4 5 8.5 5 72.8 6 49.7 21 17.8
PANCREAS 3 6.9 2 3.8 0 0.0 2 16.2 7 5.9
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 29 68.3 22 39.8 9 123.3 0 0.0 60 50.6
BREAST 0 0.0 11 19.5 0 0.0 4 35.8 15 22.5
PROSTATE 9 25.7 0 0.0 6 93.8 0 0.0 15 35.4
DIABETES MELLITUS 9 21.7 15 24.4 4 55.5 6 49.3 34 28.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 26.9 24 36.5 3 43.2 5 34.1 42 35.7
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 12 28.4 13 21.8 2 27.8 1 7.9 28 23.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 9.2 7 11.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 9.3
SEPTICEMIA 1 2.1 7 10.9 1 16.7 2 17.5 11 9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 7 17.2 6 9.6 2 41.9 5 38.0 20 16.9
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 34.4 1 2.5 7 75.4 2 20.3 22 22.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 23.3 9 16.2 2 20.7 2 18.1 22 20.4
SUICIDE 7 17.4 1 1.4 1 10.1 0 0.0 9 8.5
HOMICIDE 2 6.0 3 6.0 4 43.6 1 11.9 10 10.7
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 10.1 0 0.0 1 0.9
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 347 916.1 393 644.1 129 1745.8 95 746.0 964 827.1
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CHEROKEE 20
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 98 336.0 80 195.9 3 273.6 2 148.4 183 259.1
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 38 132.1 21 48.8 0 0.0 1 70.5 60 86.0
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 32 110.1 26 61.0 1 84.7 1 77.9 60 83.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 46.7 21 50.5 0 0.0 1 70.5 36 49.5
TOTAL CANCER 77 255.1 71 184.6 1 80.0 2 133.3 151 213.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 31.3 7 17.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 22.9
PANCREAS 5 16.1 6 14.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 14.9
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 26 82.7 23 58.0 1 80.0 0 0.0 50 68.6
BREAST 0 0.0 13 39.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 38.2
PROSTATE 11 35.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 34.3
DIABETES MELLITUS 12 38.9 7 23.0 0 0.0 1 70.5 20 29.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 11 35.1 10 23.1 1 516.9 0 0.0 22 28.2
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 51.8 18 43.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 46.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 7.7 4 11.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 9.2
SEPTICEMIA 1 2.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 4 12.8 4 9.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 10.5
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 38.9 4 21.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 27.9
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 16 66.7 4 14.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 37.5
SUICIDE 7 31.0 1 2.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 15.7
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 312 1073.8 270 697.2 8 1135.3 9 619.0 599 866.1
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
CHOWAN 21
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Rates*
Standard = Year 2000 U.S. Population ; Rates Per 100,000 Population
WHITE MALES WHITE FEMALES MINORITY MALES MINORITY FEMALES OVERALL
Leading Causes Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
TOTAL HEART DISEASE 45 409.5 38 189.9 13 301.4 16 176.5 112 256.1
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11 95.9 8 38.2 6 139.5 5 59.3 30 67.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 13 128.2 15 76.0 2 45.3 6 60.9 36 85.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 107.8 11 54.8 8 179.3 14 167.8 47 112.2
TOTAL CANCER 34 286.2 19 129.1 17 375.9 10 128.6 80 204.8
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 21.7 2 13.0 3 69.0 0 0.0 8 20.6
PANCREAS 3 25.9 2 13.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 13.1
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 127.2 6 37.9 6 127.7 1 12.5 28 70.9
BREAST 0 0.0 1 7.6 0 0.0 3 44.7 4 18.9
PROSTATE 3 27.1 0 0.0 2 48.3 0 0.0 5 33.2
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 6.9 4 20.7 0 0.0 5 54.3 10 22.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 13.7 4 18.7 3 67.3 2 25.4 11 24.9
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 7 57.8 9 56.3 3 66.1 2 28.0 21 50.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 18.6 0 0.0 1 3.3
SEPTICEMIA 1 8.0 2 9.4 0 0.0 1 7.5 4 8.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 2 10.1 2 43.7 0 0.0 4 9.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 16.5 1 5.9 1 17.2 0 0.0 3 10.2