ALAMANCE 1
1999-2001 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 421 301.4 430 175.3 89 310.3 95 213.4 1035 233.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 114 82.6 100 40.8 22 75.2 24 54.1 260 58.5
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 215 149.7 189 77.3 44 150.3 36 80.6 484 109.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 72 52.4 189 75.7 32 124.3 29 66.0 322 72.2
TOTAL CANCER 383 258.2 333 157.9 109 388.7 71 165.4 896 205.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 35 23.4 33 14.8 9 34.1 11 25.1 88 20.3
PANCREAS 16 11.0 19 8.7 4 14.3 3 6.8 42 9.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 141 91.1 86 41.2 34 118.1 16 37.6 277 63.1
BREAST 1 0.7 44 22.8 0 0.0 11 25.7 56 23.3
PROSTATE 24 17.9 0 0.0 20 86.8 0 0.0 44 27.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 32 21.8 45 18.6 8 27.8 16 36.8 101 22.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 30 22.9 44 18.0 5 15.7 5 11.5 84 19.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 88 63.0 92 39.6 9 31.7 5 11.6 194 43.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 29 19.2 14 6.5 12 34.8 3 7.0 58 13.8
SEPTICEMIA 13 9.4 20 8.8 3 12.4 3 6.6 39 9.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 22 15.2 33 13.4 9 36.3 12 27.6 76 17.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 46 31.2 24 12.8 13 36.2 7 15.7 90 22.4
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 49 34.9 38 17.8 10 31.8 7 15.6 104 24.7
SUICIDE 21 13.6 9 6.0 5 12.5 0 0.0 35 8.8
HOMICIDE 12 7.8 2 1.1 7 18.4 4 8.3 25 6.3
HIV 5 3.2 0 0.0 10 26.3 2 4.3 17 4.4
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1491 1049.4 1672 722.0 395 1361.8 356 807.0 3914 896.3
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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ALEXANDER 2
1999-2001 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 133 385.3 129 242.3 9 413.5 5 141.7 276 297.6
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 53 157.4 53 98.7 2 103.6 2 57.6 110 119.3
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 55 154.7 35 65.7 2 79.9 0 0.0 92 96.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 43.2 33 62.6 4 244.9 5 131.3 56 61.5
TOTAL CANCER 88 225.6 88 168.0 9 448.1 9 257.8 194 196.3
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 11.1 10 19.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 15.8
PANCREAS 8 15.3 3 6.0 2 93.7 0 0.0 13 12.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 32 78.1 13 24.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 43.3
BREAST 0 0.0 16 30.9 0 0.0 6 162.4 22 39.7
PROSTATE 10 36.2 0 0.0 4 214.2 0 0.0 14 45.5
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 27.0 7 13.2 0 0.0 1 26.7 19 19.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 23 67.9 34 62.1 1 46.8 1 26.7 59 66.6
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 20 57.3 16 30.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 36.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 6.2 3 5.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 5.5
SEPTICEMIA 2 6.8 6 11.3 1 33.0 0 0.0 9 9.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 4 13.4 2 3.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 6.6
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 21.8 9 19.5 3 110.9 2 64.5 24 24.7
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 26.9 4 7.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 15.9
SUICIDE 17 39.2 7 14.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 24.0
HOMICIDE 2 4.4 1 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3.2
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 36.9 0 0.0 1 1.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 393 1077.9 409 776.6 35 1720.6 29 814.3 866 917.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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ALLEGHANY 3
1999-2001 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 49 260.1 46 152.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 95 196.1
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 15 81.2 12 37.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 57.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 17 87.0 19 62.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 73.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 13 75.1 21 69.7 0 0.0 1 221.5 35 70.7
TOTAL CANCER 46 242.3 60 224.9 1 373.7 0 0.0 107 228.6
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 5.9 6 20.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 14.4
PANCREAS 4 18.8 6 20.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 20.5
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 77.6 10 37.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 55.4
BREAST 0 0.0 8 33.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 32.7
PROSTATE 9 52.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 51.3
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 14.6 13 51.2 1 373.7 0 0.0 17 37.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 12.6 7 21.5 1 254.0 1 221.5 11 21.8
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 13 69.0 15 59.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 58.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 10.4 1 4.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 7.1
SEPTICEMIA 1 5.9 4 10.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 9.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 2 11.8 4 14.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 12.9
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 36.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 18.2
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 17.2 6 19.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 20.0
SUICIDE 8 46.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 20.4
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 1 7.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.6
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 181 1002.6 228 807.7 3 1001.4 3 678.9 415 885.2
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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ANSON 4
1999-2001 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 74 360.5 80 228.5 49 365.1 69 288.2 272 305.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 30 148.1 31 87.1 18 145.1 31 128.0 110 121.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 32 156.5 30 84.5 18 131.5 17 70.4 97 109.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 8 43.5 25 68.3 17 133.0 13 56.2 63 70.8
TOTAL CANCER 53 248.2 48 165.7 36 283.6 28 126.8 165 188.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 13.7 8 23.0 2 17.9 4 16.0 17 18.6
PANCREAS 1 4.3 4 12.8 2 16.2 1 4.8 8 9.3
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 24 112.3 9 32.3 9 68.4 4 18.0 46 53.5
BREAST 0 0.0 7 29.1 0 0.0 2 9.2 9 20.4
PROSTATE 3 18.4 0 0.0 7 60.2 0 0.0 10 32.2
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 50.2 5 14.6 4 28.2 10 50.9 29 33.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 5 25.8 16 45.7 6 50.1 4 15.6 31 33.6
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 8 38.7 10 31.7 4 34.7 1 4.8 23 25.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 9.5 0 0.0 2 11.3 2 9.9 6 7.9
SEPTICEMIA 6 28.5 4 11.5 3 24.1 3 13.2 16 18.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 1 4.3 5 13.6 5 37.4 5 21.6 16 18.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 66.5 4 15.6 7 43.6 6 31.1 29 37.5
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 29.8 8 27.4 6 45.4 1 4.8 21 24.5
SUICIDE 8 41.7 1 7.3 2 10.2 1 4.2 12 15.6
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 1 7.3 8 45.0 2 10.5 11 15.3
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 15.7 0 0.0 3 4.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 230 1129.6 255 780.0 189 1377.4 188 819.0 862 988.8
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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ASHE 5
1999-2001 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 101 241.9 140 214.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 231.4
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 39 93.7 44 67.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 83 82.4
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 23 53.4 48 73.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 71 67.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 25 62.4 40 59.2 1 173.8 1 106.5 67 64.0
TOTAL CANCER 88 205.1 83 145.3 1 160.2 1 106.5 173 170.2
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 19.5 12 20.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 19.9
PANCREAS 4 10.0 9 14.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 12.3
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 41 91.7 19 33.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 60 59.2
BREAST 0 0.0 9 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 16.5
PROSTATE 9 21.0 0 0.0 1 160.2 0 0.0 10 23.1
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 33.7 15 23.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 28.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 35.3 9 12.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 20.5
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 39 93.7 34 58.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 73 69.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 11 25.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 12.3
SEPTICEMIA 5 11.6 7 9.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 11.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 5 14.7 7 11.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 11.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 23 61.8 2 3.4 1 115.9 0 0.0 26 32.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 18 50.3 10 20.6 0 0.0 1 112.1 29 34.0
SUICIDE 9 23.2 1 3.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 12.2
HOMICIDE 2 5.5 1 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3.9
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 426 1053.7 441 718.0 4 622.1 4 583.6 875 871.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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AVERY 6
1999-2001 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 80 332.9 75 196.6 2 499.6 0 0.0 157 250.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 24 96.6 16 43.3 1 111.9 0 0.0 41 65.2
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 38 154.2 38 95.3 1 387.7 0 0.0 77 121.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 19 76.9 12 31.4 1 140.5 0 0.0 32 51.7
TOTAL CANCER 58 216.5 45 133.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 103 164.8
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 12.7 5 17.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 13.5
PANCREAS 1 3.9 1 2.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.4
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 24 86.5 17 47.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 41 63.8
BREAST 0 0.0 6 21.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 20.9
PROSTATE 4 15.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 14.8
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 20.8 8 20.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 22.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 8 33.4 9 22.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 27.2
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 21 79.9 16 43.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 37 57.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 30.6 2 5.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 17.7
SEPTICEMIA 2 8.8 6 14.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 12.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 4 14.0 6 16.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 16.1
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 33.4 4 11.5 1 54.0 0 0.0 14 24.6
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 39.6 10 32.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 34.4
SUICIDE 7 25.9 1 3.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 14.2
HOMICIDE 3 11.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 5.9
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 275 1077.8 240 658.2 5 834.6 0 0.0 520 839.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BEAUFORT 7
1999-2001 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 177 418.3 226 285.4 70 455.5 84 299.5 557 340.5
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 35 70.8 24 31.6 12 77.0 13 49.4 84 50.0
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 94 234.8 134 164.1 35 228.8 43 146.3 306 186.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 26 59.7 53 66.9 23 156.6 18 66.5 120 73.3
TOTAL CANCER 147 291.9 116 163.1 58 361.9 47 178.4 368 222.1
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 15 30.1 23 32.7 3 18.0 9 38.7 50 30.7
PANCREAS 4 11.1 3 4.5 4 22.5 3 11.4 14 8.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 60 110.7 36 49.0 27 170.6 6 24.5 129 76.5
BREAST 0 0.0 14 21.3 0 0.0 9 30.5 23 24.0
PROSTATE 10 20.4 0 0.0 4 27.8 0 0.0 14 21.9
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 12.1 6 8.4 9 55.5 7 27.3 28 17.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 8 22.4 22 26.3 1 6.1 9 28.7 40 24.3
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 38 79.3 33 48.4 12 74.1 5 18.7 88 53.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 7 12.9 3 4.1 1 5.3 1 4.8 12 7.7
SEPTICEMIA 4 7.8 8 10.9 3 18.0 7 26.0 22 14.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 6 11.8 4 4.8 3 17.3 11 42.5 24 14.6
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 36.4 9 21.7 7 37.5 3 14.5 33 26.5
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 24.4 8 12.8 13 79.1 3 13.3 35 24.3
SUICIDE 14 28.6 5 8.7 4 25.0 0 0.0 23 16.0
HOMICIDE 1 2.4 2 4.2 6 31.7 1 5.0 10 8.1
HIV 2 4.8 0 0.0 4 22.4 4 18.6 10 7.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 536 1191.1 594 800.7 263 1653.0 249 927.5 1642 1023.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BERTIE 8
1999-2001 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 49 357.5 44 202.9 48 355.7 56 238.8 197 283.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 20 142.0 16 72.2 16 111.1 17 72.8 69 98.3
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 17 120.3 14 65.4 12 81.2 19 79.9 62 89.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 5 39.4 26 119.2 18 129.2 22 90.1 71 99.8
TOTAL CANCER 33 241.4 49 245.4 52 358.5 41 171.0 175 245.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 13.5 9 47.0 9 61.2 9 36.9 29 40.9
PANCREAS 1 8.0 2 10.1 1 6.2 1 3.8 5 6.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 12 89.8 12 57.8 17 120.2 5 20.1 46 64.3
BREAST 0 0.0 3 16.5 0 0.0 1 3.7 4 9.5
PROSTATE 5 33.4 0 0.0 4 26.5 0 0.0 9 30.1
DIABETES MELLITUS 4 35.0 5 22.1 16 123.1 25 104.9 50 71.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 21.3 3 13.0 3 25.5 5 21.9 14 20.6
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 12 94.3 6 29.5 8 63.8 7 31.6 33 47.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 19.2 0 0.0 2 12.4 1 5.3 6 9.2
SEPTICEMIA 2 13.5 4 18.1 5 39.6 5 20.5 16 22.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 4 19.3 1 6.2 7 32.0 12 17.4
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 74.0 4 25.4 11 69.3 3 14.9 26 44.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 6.5 2 9.6 6 38.7 2 9.0 11 16.8
SUICIDE 2 23.1 0 0.0 1 5.4 1 4.8 4 7.3
HOMICIDE 1 6.5 2 15.1 1 5.4 2 9.6 6 10.0
HIV 0 0.0 2 21.1 6 36.4 0 0.0 8 13.6
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 150 1149.8 198 952.0 228 1646.4 243 1034.2 819 1188.9
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BLADEN 9
1999-2001 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 107 386.4 105 235.1 58 375.0 83 341.7 353 322.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 55 204.9 39 86.9 16 107.4 31 126.0 141 128.1
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 38 134.7 36 82.0 30 190.8 30 126.8 134 122.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 27 108.5 45 99.6 22 150.1 31 124.7 125 114.3
TOTAL CANCER 69 242.8 62 145.0 66 429.3 29 124.4 226 206.0
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 18.2 7 15.1 4 26.6 3 12.1 19 17.3
PANCREAS 0 0.0 5 11.7 4 22.4 1 4.3 10 8.9
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 27 88.8 16 37.5 23 148.7 5 21.2 71 63.2
BREAST 0 0.0 9 23.5 0 0.0 7 31.0 16 26.6
PROSTATE 8 37.1 0 0.0 11 81.2 0 0.0 19 52.8
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 18.0 10 23.2 7 43.8 12 51.9 35 31.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 21.1 15 32.2 2 12.9 6 25.0 29 27.5
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 22 83.6 14 32.9 9 62.5 3 11.9 48 43.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 10.8 2 4.4 3 17.1 3 14.4 11 10.9
SEPTICEMIA 5 17.1 7 15.5 4 28.3 6 25.2 22 19.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 2 7.0 13 28.0 1 6.3 4 16.4 20 18.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 61.6 5 17.2 15 90.6 2 9.3 39 41.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 52.2 7 16.8 5 31.6 5 21.0 31 28.7
SUICIDE 11 38.1 1 2.6 2 10.3 1 4.4 15 14.8
HOMICIDE 2 7.6 1 4.1 3 18.4 0 0.0 6 6.9
HIV 2 7.6 0 0.0 4 24.4 3 14.6 9 9.6
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 345 1252.7 367 836.2 248 1605.3 224 932.9 1184 1097.5
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BRUNSWICK 10
1999-2001 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 281 283.3 253 220.7 40 323.3 40 209.5 614 250.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 83 80.7 54 43.0 8 63.0 5 26.2 150 57.4
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 153 155.7 127 109.9 22 180.0 22 115.4 324 130.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 53 50.8 69 62.4 8 64.0 9 47.3 139 59.2
TOTAL CANCER 268 240.0 222 168.9 34 255.9 24 125.1 548 195.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 22 22.3 15 12.6 2 13.2 2 11.1 41 15.4
PANCREAS 8 5.6 12 10.4 1 6.9 1 4.7 22 8.6
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 116 96.4 81 59.3 11 76.8 4 20.9 212 72.0
BREAST 0 0.0 22 15.9 0 0.0 5 25.2 27 17.5
PROSTATE 21 26.7 0 0.0 8 70.2 0 0.0 29 31.4
DIABETES MELLITUS 18 16.7 20 17.4 10 79.2 11 59.1 59 23.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 20 27.5 20 18.7 3 26.1 2 10.1 45 21.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 55 51.4 41 31.2 5 42.3 2 10.1 103 38.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 16 12.5 4 2.6 2 12.6 0 0.0 22 7.1
SEPTICEMIA 11 10.5 13 11.3 1 9.7 6 30.6 31 12.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 14 16.3 18 15.1 4 25.5 7 36.9 43 17.2
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 36 42.1 13 14.0 15 102.3 2 11.2 66 30.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 26 29.9 18 16.3 6 41.6 4 21.6 54 24.5
SUICIDE 29 34.5 5 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 16.0
HOMICIDE 14 15.9 3 3.8 6 38.7 0 0.0 23 11.2
HIV 3 3.6 1 1.0 2 13.6 0 0.0 6 2.9
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 983 1004.3 844 723.1 164 1252.3 138 722.1 2129 862.7
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BUNCOMBE 11
1999-2001 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 790 290.6 818 176.6 68 356.6 73 207.4 1749 225.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 244 88.4 227 50.4 14 71.2 16 45.8 501 65.3
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 326 119.3 296 63.5 33 171.2 27 73.0 682 87.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 177 66.6 344 71.2 12 64.0 28 75.1 561 71.2
TOTAL CANCER 659 229.0 700 171.1 49 259.8 61 197.6 1469 194.9
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 41 15.0 66 15.7 7 39.0 8 25.0 122 16.0
PANCREAS 37 13.0 34 8.0 4 22.7 6 19.1 81 10.7
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 216 73.4 169 41.9 17 87.2 15 48.5 417 55.5
BREAST 0 0.0 117 29.5 0 0.0 9 32.8 126 29.7
PROSTATE 83 30.1 0 0.0 9 50.8 0 0.0 92 31.4
DIABETES MELLITUS 56 19.5 60 13.9 8 36.8 14 39.4 138 18.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 75 30.7 108 22.2 11 55.5 5 14.4 199 25.3
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 163 58.1 194 45.8 9 46.2 11 32.5 377 49.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 40 13.5 23 6.1 3 12.4 3 10.8 69 9.7
SEPTICEMIA 38 14.1 60 13.2 3 13.8 5 12.9 106 13.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 47 17.5 47 10.4 5 25.7 6 18.4 105 13.7
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 59 22.0 36 12.7 13 46.2 1 2.1 109 17.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 104 38.8 73 17.8 9 44.0 3 9.4 189 26.4
SUICIDE 77 27.8 15 4.7 2 7.0 0 0.0 94 14.3
HOMICIDE 7 2.7 5 1.6 7 24.7 2 6.4 21 3.5
HIV 13 4.6 3 1.0 13 47.6 7 23.4 36 5.6
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 2848 1041.6 3275 744.7 259 1253.5 287 842.4 6669 881.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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BURKE 12
1999-2001 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 290 284.1 310 189.5 27 323.5 24 166.1 651 230.2
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 101 93.6 98 60.9 8 80.2 6 42.7 213 74.7
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 119 119.6 110 66.5 11 149.0 11 75.1 251 88.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 78 86.1 112 67.2 7 84.2 12 78.3 209 75.0
TOTAL CANCER 267 242.3 223 143.9 18 231.5 15 109.2 523 181.4
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 35 32.0 20 12.4 2 24.5 1 7.3 58 20.1
PANCREAS 10 8.7 12 7.5 1 13.7 1 6.2 24 8.3
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 97 85.2 67 43.2 8 98.0 4 29.8 176 60.2
BREAST 0 0.0 30 19.7 0 0.0 2 14.8 32 19.2
PROSTATE 17 17.7 0 0.0 1 16.9 0 0.0 18 17.7
DIABETES MELLITUS 31 29.9 52 32.9 2 25.4 6 41.0 91 32.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 31 33.6 48 28.0 2 24.5 0 0.0 81 29.4
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 67 66.5 67 41.8 3 36.9 3 22.0 140 48.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 16 12.8 5 3.0 1 8.2 0 0.0 22 7.4
SEPTICEMIA 21 21.8 14 8.4 1 8.6 0 0.0 36 12.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 18 17.9 18 11.0 1 16.9 7 49.4 44 15.4
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 33 28.6 23 20.1 4 25.4 1 7.3 61 23.0
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 45 40.7 22 15.7 4 31.1 1 7.3 72 26.4
SUICIDE 40 35.1 8 6.1 3 12.9 0 0.0 51 18.7
HOMICIDE 7 5.5 3 2.6 1 7.6 0 0.0 11 3.9
HIV 3 2.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1143 1107.6 1133 715.1 95 1058.8 90 614.9 2461 873.8
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CABARRUS 13
1999-2001 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 391 305.8 418 195.9 63 445.8 43 165.6 915 246.2
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 94 75.7 89 41.8 16 110.9 11 43.7 210 56.4
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 174 133.4 181 84.3 29 212.4 17 65.4 401 108.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 62 51.6 106 50.0 15 97.4 24 90.5 207 56.1
TOTAL CANCER 340 249.2 326 165.5 37 247.8 42 165.2 745 195.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 36 26.6 32 15.8 2 13.2 4 15.5 74 19.6
PANCREAS 16 11.4 20 9.8 3 18.9 3 11.6 42 11.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 122 88.0 89 45.7 10 67.5 9 35.0 230 60.2
BREAST 0 0.0 41 21.1 0 0.0 8 30.8 49 22.4
PROSTATE 28 24.2 0 0.0 10 79.7 0 0.0 38 29.6
DIABETES MELLITUS 34 24.7 38 18.4 5 25.5 8 31.4 85 22.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 39 37.2 71 32.5 6 51.5 7 25.8 123 33.9
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 64 52.7 87 42.8 3 19.9 4 14.9 158 42.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 12 7.1 16 7.9 3 15.0 2 7.3 33 8.5
SEPTICEMIA 13 9.1 22 10.4 6 31.9 7 26.7 48 12.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 24 21.9 38 18.5 10 62.7 18 67.7 90 24.2
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 41 26.4 24 13.7 4 17.1 5 16.7 74 19.1
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 53 37.1 30 14.7 3 11.3 2 8.1 88 23.0
SUICIDE 27 17.1 7 3.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 8.6
HOMICIDE 9 5.0 7 4.2 1 3.0 1 4.1 18 4.4
HIV 4 2.2 1 0.5 9 37.7 1 3.5 15 3.7
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1337 1026.7 1536 744.5 201 1290.7 225 857.3 3299 879.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CALDWELL 14
1999-2001 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 297 323.9 276 195.5 17 319.7 25 316.2 615 255.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 87 92.7 88 62.8 2 41.3 4 51.2 181 75.2
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 150 163.2 115 81.1 9 152.0 12 152.5 286 118.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 61 72.5 92 64.7 3 83.9 5 63.4 161 68.4
TOTAL CANCER 288 296.4 202 150.7 20 343.4 18 237.0 528 212.0
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 22 23.4 24 17.6 2 38.2 1 12.7 49 19.5
PANCREAS 16 16.4 11 8.3 2 37.8 3 41.4 32 13.1
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 109 105.4 51 38.0 6 94.2 4 55.5 170 67.0
BREAST 0 0.0 33 24.2 0 0.0 4 55.5 37 25.7
PROSTATE 29 34.4 0 0.0 3 68.0 0 0.0 32 36.2
DIABETES MELLITUS 33 32.1 41 30.2 2 48.5 2 19.5 78 31.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 27 32.0 47 33.0 3 41.1 0 0.0 77 33.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 70 76.7 58 42.3 5 103.3 1 12.7 134 54.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 15 13.6 7 5.4 2 30.6 0 0.0 24 9.5
SEPTICEMIA 15 16.6 12 9.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 11.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 20 22.2 16 11.6 6 160.6 2 19.5 44 18.3
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 32 29.6 10 8.5 2 31.0 0 0.0 44 18.7
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 22 21.7 21 15.6 2 29.6 0 0.0 45 18.9
SUICIDE 24 22.2 9 8.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 14.1
HOMICIDE 11 9.9 3 2.8 1 14.1 1 14.1 16 6.9
HIV 1 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.8
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1110 1193.0 1018 742.1 78 1462.9 70 870.8 2276 944.8
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CAMDEN 15
1999-2001 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 29 380.5 19 196.2 5 237.1 8 381.1 61 283.1
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 9 107.0 6 61.5 0 0.0 3 107.4 18 80.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 10 136.9 10 102.4 3 147.8 4 242.4 27 127.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 8 128.8 10 107.1 4 191.0 2 76.2 24 117.8
TOTAL CANCER 16 223.2 21 219.6 6 239.1 4 217.7 47 217.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 4 51.6 3 32.3 1 44.5 1 77.5 9 42.4
PANCREAS 1 10.2 3 30.7 1 37.5 0 0.0 5 22.2
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 5 58.0 3 30.6 2 75.0 0 0.0 10 42.3
BREAST 0 0.0 4 40.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 32.0
PROSTATE 2 46.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 32.0
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 10.2 2 20.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 13.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 0.0 1 11.8 0 0.0 1 77.5 2 12.5
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 5 68.3 4 39.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 40.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
SEPTICEMIA 1 23.1 2 22.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 15.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 51.7 2 108.8 3 16.4
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 46.7 3 38.5 1 56.6 0 0.0 7 37.4
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 23.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 9.9
SUICIDE 2 23.4 1 11.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 14.4
HOMICIDE 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
HIV 1 11.4 0 0.0 1 48.3 0 0.0 2 9.1
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 79 1075.2 77 827.3 22 1030.3 20 1061.3 198 950.8
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CARTERET 16
1999-2001 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 298 345.4 269 229.3 16 381.3 22 277.9 605 286.5
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 76 83.4 58 49.3 6 140.0 8 96.6 148 68.5
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 161 189.7 130 110.7 7 184.9 8 105.4 306 143.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 55 70.8 69 59.8 8 242.3 5 57.4 137 66.4
TOTAL CANCER 271 281.4 209 181.0 17 432.9 14 171.8 511 226.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 26 25.7 18 14.8 3 59.8 0 0.0 47 20.6
PANCREAS 10 12.4 8 6.8 2 30.5 2 23.9 22 9.9
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 99 98.1 64 53.8 5 98.7 3 35.8 171 73.3
BREAST 0 0.0 34 31.0 0 0.0 3 38.4 37 31.3
PROSTATE 31 37.9 0 0.0 3 99.6 0 0.0 34 39.9
DIABETES MELLITUS 18 20.0 24 20.4 1 21.5 7 92.0 50 22.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 21.9 19 16.0 1 21.5 1 10.3 37 18.1
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 50 57.3 70 58.5 0 0.0 1 11.6 121 54.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 8.5 12 10.6 2 33.7 0 0.0 23 10.1
SEPTICEMIA 8 8.0 5 4.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 5.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 8 9.2 10 8.8 1 21.5 2 26.4 21 9.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 22.0 12 15.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 17.1
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 29 36.9 12 10.4 3 36.9 2 23.4 46 25.0
SUICIDE 28 36.6 8 8.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 19.7
HOMICIDE 5 6.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 3.0
HIV 2 2.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.1
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 971 1136.4 919 800.7 55 1267.3 70 870.0 2015 957.0
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CASWELL 17
1999-2001 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 71 368.9 57 183.7 36 307.5 31 182.0 195 249.9
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 24 121.5 13 40.6 9 72.5 10 59.2 56 71.0
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 34 179.0 23 76.1 15 133.0 13 75.6 85 109.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 17 96.9 23 72.7 12 104.8 14 86.8 66 86.3
TOTAL CANCER 48 235.8 38 130.2 46 379.2 24 143.0 156 195.4
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 11.3 7 24.6 2 17.2 0 0.0 12 14.4
PANCREAS 0 0.0 1 3.1 4 32.6 0 0.0 5 6.3
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 19 88.2 9 32.7 15 122.4 7 43.6 50 62.3
BREAST 0 0.0 3 11.8 0 0.0 3 17.7 6 14.2
PROSTATE 8 52.4 0 0.0 10 90.9 0 0.0 18 66.5
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 26.0 4 12.6 6 53.7 5 29.6 21 26.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 8 49.4 3 9.1 5 47.7 2 11.7 18 23.8
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 14 79.7 14 45.6 9 76.8 1 5.7 38 48.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 5.4 1 3.6 4 29.2 1 6.1 7 9.0
SEPTICEMIA 4 21.1 4 12.7 3 27.8 3 19.3 14 18.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 1 5.0 5 16.2 9 79.2 9 52.2 24 31.0
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 44.1 3 12.2 3 20.0 3 20.7 18 25.3
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 27.9 2 6.2 6 47.7 1 6.1 15 21.2
SUICIDE 4 19.6 2 8.4 3 20.4 0 0.0 9 12.3
HOMICIDE 3 13.2 1 4.4 1 7.5 1 6.1 6 8.3
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 14.3 1 7.8 3 3.9
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 230 1195.6 208 687.7 164 1378.4 128 782.9 730 946.6
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CATAWBA 18
1999-2001 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 437 294.4 463 195.5 39 308.3 39 190.3 978 238.8
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 178 117.3 174 73.4 13 140.7 19 91.0 384 93.3
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 167 112.3 119 50.2 12 79.2 9 44.1 307 74.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 108 82.0 160 67.6 10 119.2 17 75.0 295 73.3
TOTAL CANCER 431 272.8 379 168.0 36 325.9 38 185.0 884 207.1
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 32 21.2 46 19.6 0 0.0 5 25.2 83 19.9
PANCREAS 24 13.7 12 5.3 1 7.8 5 27.9 42 9.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 162 101.9 95 41.9 8 70.9 5 26.1 270 62.5
BREAST 1 0.5 56 25.5 0 0.0 2 9.1 59 24.5
PROSTATE 37 27.4 0 0.0 8 89.1 0 0.0 45 31.3
DIABETES MELLITUS 52 33.4 30 12.9 9 81.8 11 54.7 102 24.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 52 41.9 78 32.3 3 36.7 8 39.3 141 36.0
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 106 72.3 88 37.5 4 39.7 4 20.8 202 48.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 27 14.0 12 5.3 3 25.0 4 17.9 46 10.5
SEPTICEMIA 26 20.0 32 13.8 5 30.8 5 23.3 68 16.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 24 21.1 25 10.5 8 79.1 4 19.9 61 15.2
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 44 25.4 29 16.1 14 82.7 1 4.2 88 21.0
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 50 30.0 32 15.0 7 52.4 2 8.3 91 21.7
SUICIDE 49 27.2 15 7.8 4 17.0 2 10.2 70 16.3
HOMICIDE 8 4.3 3 1.6 10 40.4 3 12.5 24 5.7
HIV 3 1.5 3 1.3 2 7.7 1 4.2 9 2.0
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 1744 1174.9 1766 764.4 191 1541.9 188 877.6 3889 943.4
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CHATHAM 19
1999-2001 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 144 253.4 154 166.6 48 406.6 39 199.5 385 218.7
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 53 87.6 41 44.8 21 184.1 15 79.1 130 73.8
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 62 114.2 54 57.3 13 110.0 10 48.8 139 78.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 36 67.4 61 63.6 22 214.6 19 92.7 138 77.6
TOTAL CANCER 147 245.7 117 141.3 47 429.1 20 115.8 331 189.1
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 17.6 9 9.9 5 46.5 7 39.7 32 18.0
PANCREAS 5 7.6 5 6.5 0 0.0 2 11.2 12 6.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 48 74.7 32 39.3 16 143.1 1 5.8 97 55.2
BREAST 0 0.0 17 21.6 0 0.0 4 24.6 21 22.1
PROSTATE 14 25.1 0 0.0 12 122.2 0 0.0 26 38.9
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 15.5 20 22.2 6 59.5 10 54.9 46 25.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 23.7 29 29.7 4 36.4 5 23.6 51 28.9
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 20 33.6 24 26.9 5 44.1 1 5.5 50 27.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 9.2 9 10.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 8.6
SEPTICEMIA 5 7.6 10 10.4 2 17.6 5 27.3 22 12.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 8 12.7 10 11.2 3 38.6 7 37.2 28 15.8
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 16 28.1 4 6.9 8 57.5 3 20.6 31 20.8
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 26.3 13 14.9 4 34.8 3 16.6 35 21.7
SUICIDE 9 14.2 2 2.6 1 6.7 0 0.0 12 7.3
HOMICIDE 2 3.8 3 4.1 6 44.1 2 14.4 13 8.7
HIV 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 6.7 1 5.8 2 1.2
TOTAL DEATHS -- ALL CAUSES 526 912.3 588 657.7 190 1698.9 146 782.6 1450 832.0
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CHEROKEE 20
1999-2001 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 146 337.7 117 186.6 5 573.2 4 184.9 272 254.3
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 48 112.7 34 52.4 1 310.2 1 41.9 84 78.6
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 59 136.4 37 57.3 2 119.0 2 101.0 100 92.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 21 49.2 31 47.5 1 51.6 2 82.0 55 50.9
TOTAL CANCER 123 269.6 103 179.1 1 51.6 3 133.3 230 213.7
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 13 33.9 7 11.2 0 0.0 1 46.7 21 20.9
PANCREAS 5 10.5 8 13.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 11.8
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 48 99.0 34 58.8 1 51.6 0 0.0 83 75.1
BREAST 0 0.0 18 36.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 35.2
PROSTATE 14 30.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 29.6
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 31.9 12 22.4 0 0.0 1 41.9 27 25.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 32.6 16 24.7 1 310.2 1 41.9 32 28.2
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 32 69.8 26 41.5 1 84.6 0 0.0 59 52.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 10.3 5 8.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 9.2
SEPTICEMIA 4 9.5 1 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 4.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH. SYNDROME 7 16.0 7 10.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 12.5
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 29.4 5 16.3 0 0.0 2 106.0 17 23.4
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 23 64.9 8 16.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 37.9
SUICIDE 10 28.5 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 14.0
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 482 1127.4 399 667.4 13 1359.2 16 713.8 910 871.2
*Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10 deaths should be interpreted with caution
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CHOWAN 21
1999-2001 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 59 368.1 55 196.3 19 309.7 27 211.7 160 256.0
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 15 90.9 11 37.6 7 111.9 9 66.7 42 66.0
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 16 110.3 21 72.8 2 31.2 11 88.4 50 82.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 18 100.3 14 47.7 10 155.9 19 152.0 61 99.3
TOTAL CANCER 49 285.4 34 146.2 23 346.8 11 98.1 117 202.0