| Five-Year General Mortality1 | ||||||||
| North Carolina | 2000-2004 Five-Year Aggregate | 2000-2004 per 100,000 Population | ||||||
| Regions | Deaths from All Causes | Percent of All NC Deaths | Population | Percent of NC Population | Crude2 | Age-Adjusted3 | ||
| Eastern North Carolina (41 Counties) | 110,390 | 30.7% | 12,192,418 | 29.3% | 905.4 | 972.2 | ||
| Remainder North Carolina (59 Counties) | 249,278 | 69.3% | 29,349,691 | 70.7% | 849.3 | 866.1 | ||
| North Carolina Total | 359,668 | 41,542,109 | 865.8 | 896.5 | ||||
| Eastern North Carolina | 2000-2004 Five-Year Aggregate | 2000-2004 per 100,000 Population | ||||||
| County | Deaths from All Causes | Percent of All ENC Deaths | Population | Percent of ENC Population | Crude | Age-Adjusted | ||
| Beaufort | 2,692 | 2.4% | 227,134 | 1.9% | 1185.2 | 988.2 | ||
| Bertie | 1,292 | 1.2% | 98,381 | 0.8% | 1313.3 | 1111.2 | ||
| Bladen | 1,983 | 1.8% | 163,032 | 1.3% | 1216.3 | 1101.7 | ||
| Brunswick | 3,806 | 3.4% | 395,330 | 3.2% | 962.7 | 842.8 | ||
| Camden | 323 | 0.3% | 37,700 | 0.3% | 856.8 | 844.1 | ||
| Carteret | 3,452 | 3.1% | 302,259 | 2.5% | 1142.1 | 932.7 | ||
| Chowan | 925 | 0.8% | 72,549 | 0.6% | 1275.0 | 949.1 | ||
| Columbus | 3,169 | 2.9% | 273,836 | 2.2% | 1157.3 | 1069.9 | ||
| Craven | 4,275 | 3.9% | 458,844 | 3.8% | 931.7 | 938.0 | ||
| Cumberland | 10,093 | 9.1% | 1,520,760 | 12.5% | 663.7 | 1004.3 | ||
| Currituck | 833 | 0.8% | 99,652 | 0.8% | 835.9 | 911.8 | ||
| Dare | 1,317 | 1.2% | 160,103 | 1.3% | 822.6 | 859.7 | ||
| Duplin | 2,525 | 2.3% | 252,675 | 2.1% | 999.3 | 983.9 | ||
| Edgecombe | 3,045 | 2.8% | 274,907 | 2.3% | 1107.6 | 1125.6 | ||
| Gates | 614 | 0.6% | 53,431 | 0.4% | 1149.1 | 1061.1 | ||
| Greene | 897 | 0.8% | 97,666 | 0.8% | 918.4 | 941.9 | ||
| Halifax | 3,310 | 3.0% | 283,636 | 2.3% | 1167.0 | 1023.9 | ||
| Harnett | 3,807 | 3.4% | 483,252 | 4.0% | 787.8 | 944.8 | ||
| Hertford | 1,499 | 1.4% | 112,656 | 0.9% | 1330.6 | 1124.5 | ||
| Hoke | 1,256 | 1.1% | 181,757 | 1.5% | 691.0 | 1015.5 | ||
| Hyde | 340 | 0.3% | 28,389 | 0.2% | 1197.6 | 905.1 | ||
| Johnston | 4,985 | 4.5% | 662,466 | 5.4% | 752.5 | 917.7 | ||
| Jones | 587 | 0.5% | 51,555 | 0.4% | 1138.6 | 980.2 | ||
| Lenoir | 3,546 | 3.2% | 295,037 | 2.4% | 1201.9 | 1078.8 | ||
| Martin | 1,605 | 1.5% | 125,860 | 1.0% | 1275.2 | 1091.0 | ||
| Nash | 4,449 | 4.0% | 445,743 | 3.7% | 998.1 | 1003.6 | ||
| New Hanover | 7,084 | 6.4% | 832,488 | 6.8% | 850.9 | 832.7 | ||
| Northampton | 1,432 | 1.3% | 109,322 | 0.9% | 1309.9 | 1007.0 | ||
| Onslow | 3,879 | 3.5% | 748,266 | 6.1% | 518.4 | 956.7 | ||
| Pamlico | 723 | 0.7% | 64,285 | 0.5% | 1124.7 | 815.1 | ||
| Pasquotank | 1,820 | 1.6% | 178,344 | 1.5% | 1020.5 | 925.0 | ||
| Pender | 1,877 | 1.7% | 214,808 | 1.8% | 873.8 | 830.1 | ||
| Perquimans | 743 | 0.7% | 57,806 | 0.5% | 1285.3 | 929.0 | ||
| Pitt | 5,269 | 4.8% | 685,933 | 5.6% | 768.2 | 955.8 | ||
| Robeson | 5,904 | 5.3% | 625,492 | 5.1% | 943.9 | 1133.3 | ||
| Sampson | 3,158 | 2.9% | 307,099 | 2.5% | 1028.3 | 1013.0 | ||
| Scotland | 1,800 | 1.6% | 179,863 | 1.5% | 1000.8 | 1063.6 | ||
| Tyrrell | 221 | 0.2% | 20,754 | 0.2% | 1064.9 | 864.3 | ||
| Washington | 829 | 0.8% | 67,567 | 0.6% | 1226.9 | 1027.8 | ||
| Wayne | 5,307 | 4.8% | 566,997 | 4.7% | 936.0 | 1046.6 | ||
| Wilson | 3,719 | 3.4% | 374,784 | 3.1% | 992.3 | 976.7 | ||
| ENC Total | 110,390 | 12,192,418 | 905.4 | 972.2 | ||||
| Remainder North Carolina | 2000-2004 Five-Year Aggregate | 2000-2004 per 100,000 Population | ||||||
| County | Deaths from All Causes | Percent of All RNC Deaths | Population | Percent of ENC Population | Crude | Age-Adjusted | ||
| Alamance | 6,553 | 2.6% | 676,122 | 2.3% | 969.2 | 875.3 | ||
| Alexander | 1,444 | 0.6% | 171,750 | 0.6% | 840.8 | 887.2 | ||
| Alleghany | 684 | 0.3% | 53,993 | 0.2% | 1266.8 | 872.7 | ||
| Anson | 1,428 | 0.6% | 126,280 | 0.4% | 1130.8 | 981.8 | ||
| Ashe | 1,456 | 0.6% | 124,338 | 0.4% | 1171.0 | 841.4 | ||
| Avery | 946 | 0.4% | 88,135 | 0.3% | 1073.4 | 874.0 | ||
| Buncombe | 10,942 | 4.4% | 1,055,297 | 3.6% | 1036.9 | 848.3 | ||
| Burke | 4,229 | 1.7% | 447,287 | 1.5% | 945.5 | 879.7 | ||
| Cabarrus | 5,804 | 2.3% | 697,352 | 2.4% | 832.3 | 901.5 | ||
| Caldwell | 3,813 | 1.5% | 391,398 | 1.3% | 974.2 | 919.5 | ||
| Caswell | 1,235 | 0.5% | 118,155 | 0.4% | 1045.2 | 952.8 | ||
| Catawba | 6,545 | 2.6% | 730,557 | 2.5% | 895.9 | 911.1 | ||
| Chatham | 2,436 | 1.0% | 266,696 | 0.9% | 913.4 | 788.3 | ||
| Cherokee | 1,573 | 0.6% | 124,302 | 0.4% | 1265.5 | 883.3 | ||
| Clay | 567 | 0.2% | 45,769 | 0.2% | 1238.8 | 776.2 | ||
| Cleveland | 5,054 | 2.0% | 487,846 | 1.7% | 1036.0 | 961.2 | ||
| Davidson | 6,986 | 2.8% | 754,049 | 2.6% | 926.5 | 912.5 | ||
| Davie | 1,702 | 0.7% | 183,147 | 0.6% | 929.3 | 858.3 | ||
| Durham | 8,385 | 3.4% | 1,163,289 | 4.0% | 720.8 | 871.6 | ||
| Forsyth | 13,821 | 5.5% | 1,571,109 | 5.4% | 879.7 | 872.2 | ||
| Franklin | 2,187 | 0.9% | 252,338 | 0.9% | 866.7 | 971.1 | ||
| Gaston | 9,783 | 3.9% | 962,844 | 3.3% | 1016.1 | 1027.1 | ||
| Graham | 512 | 0.2% | 40,156 | 0.1% | 1275.0 | 953.7 | ||
| Granville | 2,235 | 0.9% | 254,158 | 0.9% | 879.4 | 959.0 | ||
| Guilford | 17,494 | 7.0% | 2,150,558 | 7.3% | 813.5 | 841.5 | ||
| Haywood | 3,237 | 1.3% | 275,336 | 0.9% | 1175.7 | 830.8 | ||
| Henderson | 5,686 | 2.3% | 462,908 | 1.6% | 1228.3 | 777.1 | ||
| Iredell | 5,600 | 2.2% | 651,831 | 2.2% | 859.1 | 876.8 | ||
| Jackson | 1,550 | 0.6% | 169,982 | 0.6% | 911.9 | 837.2 | ||
| Lee | 2,404 | 1.0% | 246,492 | 0.8% | 975.3 | 939.3 | ||
| Lincoln | 2,920 | 1.2% | 331,351 | 1.1% | 881.2 | 940.6 | ||
| McDowell | 2,203 | 0.9% | 214,222 | 0.7% | 1028.4 | 907.3 | ||
| Macon | 1,943 | 0.8% | 153,735 | 0.5% | 1263.9 | 790.6 | ||
| Madison | 1,084 | 0.4% | 99,295 | 0.3% | 1091.7 | 853.6 | ||
| Mecklenburg | 23,176 | 9.3% | 3,676,335 | 12.5% | 630.4 | 843.1 | ||
| Mitchell | 1,023 | 0.4% | 79,105 | 0.3% | 1293.2 | 945.8 | ||
| Montgomery | 1,385 | 0.6% | 135,962 | 0.5% | 1018.7 | 955.2 | ||
| Moore | 4,510 | 1.8% | 389,006 | 1.3% | 1159.4 | 767.0 | ||
| Orange | 3,460 | 1.4% | 595,962 | 2.0% | 580.6 | 762.0 | ||
| Person | 1,909 | 0.8% | 182,294 | 0.6% | 1047.2 | 972.5 | ||
| Polk | 1,391 | 0.6% | 93,931 | 0.3% | 1480.9 | 798.0 | ||
| Randolph | 5,645 | 2.3% | 668,832 | 2.3% | 844.0 | 862.7 | ||
| Richmond | 2,631 | 1.1% | 233,293 | 0.8% | 1127.8 | 1074.2 | ||
| Rockingham | 5,176 | 2.1% | 461,750 | 1.6% | 1121.0 | 964.8 | ||
| Rowan | 6,619 | 2.7% | 664,140 | 2.3% | 996.6 | 893.7 | ||
| Rutherford | 3,766 | 1.5% | 316,833 | 1.1% | 1188.6 | 969.3 | ||
| Stanly | 2,956 | 1.2% | 293,449 | 1.0% | 1007.3 | 913.1 | ||
| Stokes | 2,085 | 0.8% | 225,696 | 0.8% | 923.8 | 933.9 | ||
| Surry | 3,851 | 1.5% | 359,642 | 1.2% | 1070.8 | 885.2 | ||
| Swain | 834 | 0.3% | 65,598 | 0.2% | 1271.4 | 1058.3 | ||
| Transylvania | 1,809 | 0.7% | 147,208 | 0.5% | 1228.9 | 791.8 | ||
| Union | 4,426 | 1.8% | 696,128 | 2.4% | 635.8 | 870.4 | ||
| Vance | 2,410 | 1.0% | 218,647 | 0.7% | 1102.2 | 1125.9 | ||
| Wake | 17,035 | 6.8% | 3,382,497 | 11.5% | 503.6 | 771.5 | ||
| Warren | 1,153 | 0.5% | 99,692 | 0.3% | 1156.6 | 900.7 | ||
| Watauga | 1,450 | 0.6% | 213,639 | 0.7% | 678.7 | 753.2 | ||
| Wilkes | 3,327 | 1.3% | 332,813 | 1.1% | 999.7 | 896.8 | ||
| Yadkin | 1,857 | 0.7% | 185,133 | 0.6% | 1003.1 | 900.5 | ||
| Yancey | 953 | 0.4% | 90,029 | 0.3% | 1058.5 | 752.3 | ||
| RNC Total | 249,278 | 29,349,691 | 849.3 | 866.1 | ||||
| 1. Data Source: Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, UNC (Vital Statistics genrated by the NC State Center for Health Statistics)--General Mortality includes all deaths from all causes. | ||||||||
| http://www.irss.unc.edu | ||||||||
| 2. Crude Death Rate: Number of Deaths ÷ Area Population × 100,000 | ||||||||
| 3. Age-Adjusted rates using the 2000 US Standard Million Population--once adjusted for age structure, mortality rates can be compared across areas. | ||||||||