DIABETES MELLITUS 21 20.7 27 16.2 3 13.1 13 42.9 64 20.5 DIABETES MELLITUS 2 14.5 8 47.4 1 407.7 0 0.0 11 35.6 DIABETES MELLITUS 6 41.0 3 12.6 4 41.8 4 …
ALAMANCE
1
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 3036 307
1785 54 2720 64 2060 720 2334
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 84 894 72
417 12 612 18 578 186 598
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 149 1483 143
839 28 1388 25 812 345 1122
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 53 544 121
687 27 1496 17 554 218 697
TOTAL CANCER 258 2507
240
1650 78 3947 42 1395 618 2045
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 25 242 27
176 6 305 7 228 65 217
PANCREAS 11 108 13
86 3 152 2 64 29 95
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 95 890 61
422 26 1299 14 473 196 645
BREAST 1 10 27
208 0 00 4 131 32 195
PROSTATE 18 196 0
00 13 809 0 00 31 284
DIABETES MELLITUS 21 207 27
162 3 131 13 429 64 205
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 19 209 32
186 2 91 5 164 58 189
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 52 543 49
301 8 408 3 97 112 360
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 16 156 10
70 11 469 1
34 38 132
SEPTICEMIA 10 104 13
83 3 173 3 97 29 96
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 16 158 21
126 4 245 9 292 50 161
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 296 13
100 7 307 4 142 52 194
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 325 27
184 8 354 4 138 70 248
SUICIDE 11 109 8
81 4 148 0 00 23 90
HOMICIDE 8 82 2
17 6 238 3 96 19 75
HIV 5 50 0
00 6 243 2 65 13 52
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 991 10088 1126
7016 271 13389 232 7544 2620 8661
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 US 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 4125 85
2289 7 4656 3 1334 186 2934
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 38 1707 35
937 2 1440 1 468 76 1199
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 37 1681 23
621 1 501 0 00 61 952
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 13 647 29
783 3 2467 4 1570 49 786
TOTAL CANCER 60 2340 59
1644 5 3595 7
3137 131 1952
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 87 10
274 0 00 0 00 13 201
PANCREAS 4 124 2
56 0 00 0 00 6 91
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 25 869 6
164 0 00 0 00 31 438
BREAST 0 00 10
287 0 00 4 1681 14 379
PROSTATE 9 558 0
00 3 2361 0 00 12 654
DIABETES MELLITUS 8 254 2
55 0 00 1 408 11 156
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 728 18
468 1 667 0 00 35 580
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 14 636 10
279 0 00 0 00 24 369
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 93 2
58 0 00 0 00 5 72
SEPTICEMIA
1 31 3
81 0 00 0 00 4 62
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 205 1
28 0 00 0 00 5 79
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 325 8
264 1 667 1 446 20 303
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 242 2
53 0 00 0 00 10 147
SUICIDE 11 386 7
224 0 00 0 00 18 267
HOMICIDE 1 31 1
37 0 00 0 00 2 31
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 277 11664 260
7177 21 15492 20 8551 578 8979
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 US 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 2925 35
1599 0 00 0 00 71 2127
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 12 972 8
329 0 00 0 00 20 628
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 13 1018 14
638 0 00 0 00 27 804
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 9 737 17
776 0 00 1 5169 27 766
TOTAL CANCER 29 2233 38
2060 0 00 0 00 67 2059
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
1 83 4
191 0 00 0 00 5 141
PANCREAS 3 215 3
155 0 00 0 00 6 180
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 7 529 5
264 0 00 0 00 12 384
BREAST 0 00 5
311 0 00 0 00 5 303
PROSTATE 4 379 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 370
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 145 8
474 1 4077 0 00 11 356
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 00 6
247 1 3302 1 5169 8 220
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 666 9
491 0 00 0 00 18 528
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 90 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 44
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 1
37 0 00
0 00 1 27
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 3
164 0 00 0 00 3 98
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 563 0
00 0 00 0 00 5 277
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 254 4
182 0 00 0 00 7 228
SUICIDE 4 293 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 138
HOMICIDE 0 00 1
118 0 00 0 00 1 55
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 122 10094 153
7637 2 7378 3 13153 280 8593
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 US 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 3314 48
1992 37 4011 47 2666 179 2874
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 22 1591 22
899 10 1155 22 1259 76 1190
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 19 1347 15
577 15 1608 10 562 59 956
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 2 172 17
680 13 1536 8 467 40 638
TOTAL CANCER 34 2339 35
1700 24 2649 18 1120 111 1812
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 142 7
300 1 119
2 105 12 190
PANCREAS 0 00 2
98 1 115 0 00 3 50
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 1028 7
363 6 641 4 232 32 526
BREAST 0 00 4
227 0 00 1 73 5 166
PROSTATE 2 172 0
00 5 592 0 00 7 317
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 410 3
126 4 418 4 277 17 282
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 5 376 11
474 1 119 3 167 20 311
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 5 350 7
350 3 358 0 00 15 241
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 152 0
00 1 86 1 74 4 81
SEPTICEMIA 6 425 4
167 1 115 2 94 13 213
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS,
AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 60 4
160 1 123 3 163 9 137
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 526 2
83 5 518 5 381 18 358
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 348 5
203 5 563 1 62 16 254
SUICIDE 4 311 1
110 1 79 1 58 7 137
HOMICIDE 0 00 1
110 6 553 1 81 8 169
HIV 0 00 0
00 3 244 0 00 3 62
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 148 10661 169
7477 132 13960 125 7473 574 9485
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 US 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 2581 103
2374 0 00 0 00 176 2490
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 920 32
753 0 00 0 00 57 847
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 18 603 32
734 0 00 0 00 50 697
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 19 694 28
619 1 2201 1 1270 49 700
TOTAL CANCER 55 1854 58
1579 0 00 1 1270 114 1683
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 212 9
236 0 00 0 00 15 223
PANCREAS
1 29 8
193 0 00 0 00 9 125
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 25 820 10
284 0 00 0 00 35 513
BREAST 0 00 9
251 0 00 0 00 9 246
PROSTATE 5 170 0
00 0 00 0 00 5 167
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 403 7
166 0 00 0 00 18 270
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 220 6
128 0 00 0 00 12 161
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 25 831 25
627 0 00 0 00 50 699
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 7 249 0
00 0 00 0 00 7 117
SEPTICEMIA 2 72 5
103 0 00 0 00 7 94
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00
4
102 0 00 0 00 4 58
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 13 535 2
50 0 00 0 00 15 273
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 417 6
162 0 00 1 1246 17 291
SUICIDE 6 247 1
47 0 00 0 00 7 143
HOMICIDE 1 38 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 19
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 274 9872 306
7396 2 3494 4 7662 586 8588
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 US 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 3267 61
2365 0 00 0 00 117 2683
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 17 975 13
531 0 00 0 00 30 691
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 26 1493 35
1283 0 00 0 00 61 1383
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 852 7
281 0 00 0 00 22 528
TOTAL CANCER 38 2111 33
1471 0 00 0 00 71 1691
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 128 5
258 0 00 0 00 7 179
PANCREAS 0 00 1
42
0 00 0 00 1 22
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 19 1015 12
521 0 00 0 00 31 715
BREAST 0 00 2
115 0 00 0 00 2 114
PROSTATE 3 163 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 159
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 155 6
219 0 00 0 00 9 204
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 7 397 7
258 0 00 0 00 14 322
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 12 684 10
404 0 00 0 00 22 499
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 478 2
78 0 00 0 00 10 269
SEPTICEMIA 1 49 4
131 0 00 0 00 5 111
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 175 6
238 0 00 0 00 9 218
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 398 4
173 0 00 0 00 11 280
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 396 4
131 0 00 0 00 11 260
SUICIDE 5 301 1
46 0 00 0 00 6 167
HOMICIDE 3 176 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 86
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 187 10684 174
6986 1 1501 0 00 362 8557
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 US 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 4030 154
2829 42 4157 62 3096 370 3345
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 20 648 17
336 6 566 12 664 55 489
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 61 2274 92
1631 24 2428 33 1542 210 1883
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 19 654 35
651 15 1591 13 705 82 743
TOTAL CANCER 99 3085 72
1538 33 3201 32 1800 236 2147
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 10 323 14
301 2 194 7 456 33 304
PANCREAS 2 88 3
69 2 164 1 75 8
71
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 38 1130 20
412 14 1353 6 366 78 697
BREAST 0 00 9
207 0 00 4 179 13 202
PROSTATE 7 194 0
00 4 417 0 00 11 248
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 90 5
105 7 684 5 271 20 188
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 4 197 16
278 0 00 9 395 29 257
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 26 839 20
428 10 945 4 219 60 544
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 162 3
62 0 00 1 70 10 97
SEPTICEMIA 2 61 5
100 3 279 6 318 16 156
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 48 1
20 1 94 5 312 9 83
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
9 382 7
246 4 350 0 00 20 237
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 312 5
133 8 755 1 72 23 244
SUICIDE 6 187 3
83 3 262 0 00 12 129
HOMICIDE 0 00 1
37 4 310 1 74 6 74
HIV 1 36 0
00 2 170 3 218 6 62
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 351 12057 383
7585 166 16164 171 9151 1071 9935
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 US 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 3233 35
2530 32 3847 37 2474 133 2985
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11 1207 15
1065 12 1326 8 557 46 1021
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 12 1277 9
681 10 1105 15 975 46 1039
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 4 479 18
1300 9 894 11 694 42 915
TOTAL CANCER 21 2375 31
2345 31 3375 26 1673 109 2377
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 0 00 6
414 5 546 7 440 18 391
PANCREAS 1 123 2
150 1 95 0 00 4 84
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
8 915 6
444 7 940 4 247 25 552
BREAST 0 00 2
179 0 00 0 00 2 82
PROSTATE 5 521 0
00 3 285 0 00 8 411
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 367 5
339 14 1761 15 998 37 813
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 336 3
205 2 323 4 258 12 273
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 8 944 6
464 5 709 4 256 23 508
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 98 0
00 0 00 1 86 2 45
SEPTICEMIA 1 100 0
00 5 639 3 196 9 195
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 0
00 0 00 5 376 5 117
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 912 3
211 9 838
1 86 19 486
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00 0
00 5 487 2 147 7 176
SUICIDE 1 177 0
00 1 82 1 70 3 80
HOMICIDE 1 100 2
224 1 82 1 70 5 124
HIV 0 00 2
315 5 449 0 00 7 177
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 93 10940 135
10026 147 17037 157 10359 532 11969
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 US 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 3779 65
1968 40 3682 61 3577 239 3085
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 36 1910 27
800 14 1326 25 1449 102 1296
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 27 1372 16
506 18 1637 24 1461 85 1110
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 854 35
1073 16 1539 21 1191 87 1107
TOTAL CANCER 47 2403 41
1387 43 4024 15 950 146 1930
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 259 3
86 2 184 2 108 12 153
PANCREAS 0 00 1
33 1 83 1 62 3 39
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 729 9
315 17 1605
3 190 45 579
BREAST 0 00 7
278 0 00 3 210 10 256
PROSTATE 7 450 0
00 6 599 0 00 13 493
DIABETES MELLITUS 4 167 5
153 4 364 7 449 20 265
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 177 9
257 1 102 5 298 18 245
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 934 7
244 4 381 2 108 30 382
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 2
62 3 262 3 214 8 119
SEPTICEMIA 3 167 5
148 1 105 3 188 12 155
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 6
176 1 93 2 113 9 113
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 512 4
194 10 920 1 74 24 384
OTHER
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 538 5
168 5 454 5 302 24 323
SUICIDE 7 389 1
38 1 79 1 63 10 155
HOMICIDE 1 57 0
00 1 115 0 00 2 36
HIV 2 121 0
00 4 370 1 74 7 115
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 219 11682 238
7513 166 15432 152 9093 775 10267
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 US 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 2763 165
2155 28 3227 28 2069 407 2478
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 50 693 34
406 4 429 3 223 91 513
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 104 1558 81
1038 16 1900 14 1028 215 1280
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 36 490 47
631 4 478 4 275 91 563
TOTAL CANCER 167 2325 146
1649 20 2262 15 1187 348 1854
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 180 9
115 1 104 2 165 23 132
PANCREAS 4 44 9
109 1 104 0 00 14 75
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 79 1009 54
598 7 762 2 157 142 731
BREAST 0 00 12
127 0 00 2 146 14 138
PROSTATE 14 281 0
00 4 494 0 00 18 298
DIABETES MELLITUS 16 225 14
178 4 465 9 693 43 256
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 12 259 15
209 3 351 1 66 31 222
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 36 510 26
286 1 129 1 77 64 341
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 120 4
40 1 102 0 00 14 74
SEPTICEMIA 4 74 11
143 1 129 4 297 20 131
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 8 146 15
187 3 295 6 469 32 196
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 19 334 7
132 10 995 1 88 37 270
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
20 349 7
100 4 407 3 231 34 237
SUICIDE 24 434 4
75 0 00 0 00 28 198
HOMICIDE 12 212 2
37 3 290 0 00 17 125
HIV 2 38 1
15 1 104 0 00 4 30
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 652 10053 554
7096 100 11130 89 6695 1395 8447
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 US 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 2653 557
1737 45 3383 47 1845 1155 2144
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 153 794 153
499 9 700 8 309 323 607
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 216 1123 209
637 24 1745 20 747 469 865
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 112 599 237
695 7 496 19 704 375 679
TOTAL CANCER 424 2131 467
1663 31 2335 34 1575 956 1833
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 28 144 41
137 3 245 3 118 75 141
PANCREAS 19 97 20
70 4 320 4 185 47 91
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 137 669 105
381 9 669 9 430 260 499
BREAST
0 00 78
292 0 00 4 227 82 285
PROSTATE 51 266 0
00 6 472 0 00 57 278
DIABETES MELLITUS 40 202 39
130 6 402 8 340 93 177
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 50 292 68
201 6 446 4 158 128 233
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 123 626 134
450 6 473 9 368 272 506
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 27 137 18
70 2 112 2 109 49 103
SEPTICEMIA 25 131 39
124 1 72 5 179 70 130
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 34 180 25
81 5 367 3 137 67 128
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 46 272 23
120 10 543 0 00 79 200
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 75 411 44
151 9
631 0 00 128 261
SUICIDE 51 278 12
54 2 107 0 00 65 146
HOMICIDE 5 29 3
15 6 325 2 96 16 41
HIV 7 37 3
16 9 502 3 144 22 53
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1872 9893 2178
7145 179 12368 178 7325 4407 8414
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 US 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 2884 203
1827 15 2507 18 1647 440 2267
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 78 1056 59
535 5 722 4 359 146 741
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 79 1129 73
658 5 913 8 739 165 845
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 50 788 68
603 4 604 9 784 131 683
TOTAL CANCER 179 2329 154
1463 14 2545 10 994 357 1798
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 23 310 14
128 2 355 1 91 40 202
PANCREAS 5 62 6
53 1 179 0 00 12 60
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 61 761 50
467 7 1215 3 290 121 600
BREAST 0 00 21
203
0 00 2 199 23 201
PROSTATE 11 159 0
00 1 239 0 00 12 166
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 271 32
300 2 360 3 288 57 293
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 22 326 33
289 1 117 0 00 56 297
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 46 634 48
438 2 281 2 202 98 492
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 12 142 3
28 1 123 0 00 16 79
SEPTICEMIA 18 274 6
52 1 122 0 00 25 128
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 10 147 11
96 1 239 3 297 25 129
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 21 279 11
154 3 260 1 91 36 209
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 404 13
142 2 177 1 91 44
244
SUICIDE 27 358 4
42 2 151 0 00 33 181
HOMICIDE 3 37 1
16 0 00 0 00 4 23
HIV 1 14 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 06
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 777 10906 740
6891 65 9958 58 5333 1640 8502
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 US 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 3031 289
1944 46 4382 27 1454 617 2406
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 61 783 57
381 14 1355 8 446 140 546
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 116 1341 131
874 19 1857 9 483 275 1073
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 41 511 65
445 12 1148 18 967 136 533
TOTAL CANCER 220 2447 216
1566 24 2321 26 1456 486 1849
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 24 273 23
165 1 124 2 113 50 192
PANCREAS 9 97 12
84 3 268 3 161 27 104
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 76 842 59
429 6 542 6 335 147 557
BREAST 0 00 26
195 0 00 5 278
31 206
PROSTATE 22 267 0
00 4 534 0 00 26 295
DIABETES MELLITUS 22 237 30
207 4 301 7 397 63 242
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 25 382 51
336 4 535 2 104 82 329
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 32 413 51
357 2 196 3 166 88 340
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 78 14
100 2 145 2 109 27 103
SEPTICEMIA 9 96 14
93 5 418 6 324 34 132
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 18 237 29
208 6 604 12 639 65 255
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 25 231 16
136 2 118 3 152 46 178
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 33 352 21
153 2 126 0 00 56 217
SUICIDE
17 167 6
52 0 00 0 00 23 89
HOMICIDE 4 36 3
29 1 45 1 59 9 35
HIV 3 26 1
08 7 440 1 53 12 45
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 865 10099 1048
7280 147 13352 148 8001 2208 8564
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 US 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 3317 185
1937 9 2571 14 2435 409 2530
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 60 972 57
604 2 615 3 543 122 751
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 99 1608 79
817 4 1147 7 1239 189 1171
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 32 570 62
642 1 408 2 316 97 614
TOTAL CANCER 181 2825 143
1592 13 3527 12 2320 349 2084
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 13 214 16
173 2 568 1 184 32 191
PANCREAS 6 95 9
102 1 374 0 00 16 98
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 69 998 34
376 4 973 3 607 110 641
BREAST 0 00 20
220 0 00 4 823 24 249
PROSTATE
20 367 0
00 2 782 0 00 22 390
DIABETES MELLITUS 26 384 22
245 2 747 1 131 51 309
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 18 315 33
339 3 620 0 00 54 344
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 39 654 39
422 3 820 0 00 81 489
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 10 140 6
69 1 241 0 00 17 99
SEPTICEMIA 7 108 10
114 0 00 0 00 17 103
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 11 200 9
96 4 1465 1 131 25 155
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 21 300 9
116 2 436 0 00 32 207
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 139 18
196 1 189 0 00 27 172
SUICIDE 16 223
9
120 0 00 0 00 25 158
HOMICIDE 6 82 3
43 1 210 0 00 10 64
HIV 1 14 1
14 0 00 0 00 2 13
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 693 11244 693
7516 53 14509 44 7681 1483 9144
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 US 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 4427 10
1582 4 2660 7 5612 43 3034
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 5 755 2
327 0 00 3 1698 10 645
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 8 1693 6
928 2 1388 4 3914 20 1452
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 5 1058 8
1197 3 2332 2 1210 18 1262
TOTAL CANCER 10 2179 12
1729 4 2213 2 1796 28 1859
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 531 3
462 1 610 0 00 7 452
PANCREAS 1 141 2
278 1 497 0 00 4 248
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 2 323 1
139 1 497 0 00 4 245
BREAST 0 00 3
428 0 00 0 00 3 347
PROSTATE 1 408
0
00 0 00 0 00 1 267
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 141 2
278 0 00 0 00 3 192
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 00 1
176 0 00 1 1292 2 196
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3 450 2
283 0 00 0 00 5 285
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
SEPTICEMIA 1 408 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 98
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 0
00 1 775 2 1796 3 253
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 536 2
340 1 801 0 00 5 383
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 169 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 72
SUICIDE 1 184 0
00 0 00 0 00
1 80
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HIV 0 00 0
00 1 720 0 00 1 72
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 54 11055 48
7412 16 11494 16 14292 134 9555
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 US 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 3693 184
2472
11 4642 14 2776 403 3041
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 45 798 39
525 4 1471 6 1053 94 694
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 110 2103 91
1224 6 2817 4 937 211 1577
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 33 712 44
600 6 3599 3 534 86 665
TOTAL CANCER 174 2823 135
1834 12 4682 7 1274 328 2309
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 20 319 13
171 3 1009 0 00 36 255
PANCREAS 6 88 5
70 2 504 2 378 15 102
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 65 1002 40
534 3 1118 1 160 109 745
BREAST 0 00 23
330 0 00 2 378 25 334
PROSTATE 17 328 0
00 1 614 0 00
18 336
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 188 17
225 1 353 5 1050 34 241
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 292 14
184 1 353 1 157 29 221
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 33 600 51
667 0 00 0 00 84 577
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 86 8
109 2 532 0 00 16 108
SEPTICEMIA 6 92 3
41 0 00 0 00 9 66
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 64 9
124 0 00 2 396 15 110
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 259 8
157 0 00 0 00 22 188
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 19 377 10
137 3 572 2 346 34 285
SUICIDE 14 277 6
100 0 00 0 00 20 159
HOMICIDE
5 95 0
00 0 00 0 00 5 43
HIV 1 19 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 09
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 631 11789 603
8257 41 15709 43 8323 1318 9864
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 US 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 3452 38
1591 27 3039 16 1241
128 2177
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 18 1322 9
368 6 662 5 401 38 645
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 21 1527 16
700 13 1471 5 371 55 941
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 12 836 16
669 10 1177 11 877 49 845
TOTAL CANCER 34 2430 24
1116 24 2594 14 1139 96 1646
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 60 4
195 2 221 0 00 7 117
PANCREAS 0 00 1
40 2 203 0 00 3 52
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 13 829 7
352 9 1006 5 430 34 584
BREAST 0 00 2
105 0 00 1 93 3 101
PROSTATE 7 641 0
00 5 562 0 00 12 587
DIABETES MELLITUS
2 131 4
167 4 442 3 260 13 220
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 247 3
115 5 593 1 70 12 203
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 644 9
396 4 428 0 00 22 369
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 71 1
49 4 422 1 89 7 128
SEPTICEMIA 3 197 2
81 2 213 1 114 8 149
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 74 4
172 7 796 5 374 17 293
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 548 1
53 1 119 2 203 11 241
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 234 1
40 1 119 1 89 6 129
SUICIDE 3 220 2
127 1 95 0 00 6 122
HOMICIDE 3 222 1
65 1
119 1 89 6 130
HIV 0 00 0
00 2 203 1 114 3 58
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 152 11125 138
6094 106 11846 77 6427 473 8310
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 US 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 2971 313
1978 26 3455 26 1874 663 2407
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
127 1256 117
737 13 2104 12 859 269 969
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 113 1121 81
513 7 709 6 421 207 744
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 72 831 107
676 6 1084 11 731 196 726
TOTAL CANCER 287 2695 243
1592 21 2961 30 2102 581 2023
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 22 226 28
178 0 00 5 367 55 198
PANCREAS 16 141 5
33 1 109 4 317 26 90
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 104 976 59
381 6 819 4 301 173 594
BREAST 0 00 38
255 0 00 1 60 39 240
PROSTATE 25 262 0
00 5 885 0 00 30 299
DIABETES MELLITUS 30 278 18
114 5
729 8 572 61 214
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 40 448 55
342 2 461 3 196 100 377
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 70 697 57
364 4 594 3 229 134 475
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 99 9
60 1 148 1 63 24 81
SEPTICEMIA 18 193 20
128 5 453 0 00 43 154
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 13 164 20
126 4 417 1 79 38 140
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 276 19
156 8 932 0 00 58 209
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 27 244 21
148 5 599 0 00 53 189
SUICIDE 28 233 10
80 3 194 0 00 41 144
HOMICIDE 5 41 2
14 7 438 2 114 16
58
HIV 2 15 3
19 2 117 0 00 7 23
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1148 11443 1160
7502 122 15246 119 8068 2549 9197
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 US 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 2582 108
1730 33 4432 29 2178 268 2273
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 36 895 30
489
16 2244 11 873 93 789
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 44 1201 36
561 6 817 8 568 94 792
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 26 750 38
588 19 2782 10 704 93 779
TOTAL CANCER 96 2484 71
1255 26 3632 15 1266 208 1773
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 114 5
85 5 728 6 497 21 178
PANCREAS 3 69 2
38 0 00 2 162 7 59
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 29 683 22
398 9 1233 0 00 60 506
BREAST 0 00 11
195 0 00 4 358 15 225
PROSTATE 9 257 0
00 6 938 0 00 15 354
DIABETES MELLITUS 9 217 15
244 4 555 6 493 34 282
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 269 24
365 3 432 5 341 42 357
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 12 284 13
218 2 278 1 79 28 231
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 92 7
116 0 00 0 00 11 93
SEPTICEMIA 1 21 7
109 1 167 2 175 11 92
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 172 6
96 2 419 5 380 20 169
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 344 1
25 7 754 2 203 22 228
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 233 9
162 2 207 2 181 22 204
SUICIDE 7 174 1
14 1 101 0 00 9 85
HOMICIDE 2 60 3
60 4 436 1 119 10 107
HIV 0
00 0
00 1 101 0 00 1 09
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 347 9161 393
6441 129 17458 95 7460 964 8271
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 US 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 3360 80
1959 3 2736 2 1484 183 2591
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 38 1321 21
488 0 00 1 705 60 860
OTHER
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 32 1101 26
610 1 847 1 779 60 833
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 467 21
505 0 00 1 705 36 495
TOTAL CANCER 77 2551 71
1846 1 800 2 1333 151 2139
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 313 7
173 0 00 0 00 15 229
PANCREAS 5 161 6
145 0 00 0 00 11 149
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 26 827 23
580 1 800 0 00 50 686
BREAST 0 00 13
398 0 00 0 00 13 382
PROSTATE 11 352 0
00 0 00 0 00 11 343
DIABETES MELLITUS 12 389 7
230 0 00 1 705 20 297
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 11 351
10
231 1 5169 0 00 22 282
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 518 18
438 0 00 0 00 35 460
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 77 4
111 0 00 0 00 6 92
SEPTICEMIA 1 27 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 12
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 128 4
92 0 00 0 00 8 105
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 389 4
214 0 00 0 00 13 279
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 16 667 4
147 0 00 0 00 20 375
SUICIDE 7 310 1
29 0 00 0 00 8 157
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00
0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 312 10738 270
6972 8 11353 9 6190 599 8661
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 US 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 4095 38
1899 13 3014 16 1765 112 2561
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11 959 8
382 6 1395 5 593 30 676
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 13 1282
15
760 2 453 6 609 36 856
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 1078 11
548 8 1793 14 1678 47 1122
TOTAL CANCER 34 2862 19
1291 17 3759 10 1286 80 2048
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 217 2
130 3 690 0 00 8 206
PANCREAS 3 259 2
135 0 00 0 00 5 131
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 1272 6
379 6 1277 1 125 28 709
BREAST 0 00 1
76 0 00 3 447 4 189
PROSTATE 3 271 0
00 2 483 0 00 5 332
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 69 4
207 0 00 5 543 10 222
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 137 4
187 3 673 2 254
11 249
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 7 578 9
563 3 661 2 280 21 505
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 0
00 1 186 0 00 1 33
SEPTICEMIA 1 80 2
94 0 00 1 75 4 86
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 2
101 2 437 0 00 4 90
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 165 1
59 1 172 0 00 3 102
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 267 1
59 0 00 1 125 5 131
SUICIDE 1 131 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 40
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 3 698 0 00 3 89
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 154 1 33
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES
135 11948 118
6568 62 13828 64 7379 379 9234
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
CLAY
22
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 27 2396 21
1432 0 00 1 2585 49 1858
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 6 553 2
140 0 00 0 00 8 320
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 11 953 2
140 0 00 0 00 13 491
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 7 605 10
622 1 2215 0 00 18 639
TOTAL CANCER 29 2389 25
1729 0 00 0 00 54 1997
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 454 6
466 0 00 0 00 11 455
PANCREAS 1 99 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 40
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 8 586 5
376 0 00 0 00 13 479
BREAST 0 00 5
332 0 00 0 00 5 327
PROSTATE 3 200 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 198
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 306 1
57 0 00 0 00 4 169
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 226 4
267 0 00 1 2038 7 288
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 10
780 5
318 0 00 0 00 15 513
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 294 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 129
SEPTICEMIA 1 99 1
65 0 00 0 00 2 72
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 326 2
127 0 00 0 00 6 208
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 420 1
136 0 00 0 00 5 285
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 291 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 141
SUICIDE 5 568 2
232 0 00 0 00 7 385
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HIV 0 00 0
00 1 7097 0 00 1 50
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 115 10508 104
7061 2 9312 3
6661 224 8701
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
CLEVELAND
23
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 237 3669 236
1963 61 4913 56 2912 590 2781
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 78 1183 67
575 19 1604 19 1013 183 856
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 110 1680 113
915 34 2631 22 1150 279 1315
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 56
924 86
692 11 865 13 690 166 786
TOTAL CANCER 207 2801 168
1582 39 3071 31 1548 445 2060
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 18 225 13
109 4 361 4 206 39 179
PANCREAS 10 127 9
82 0 00 2 102 21 97
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 91 1230 37
346 9 709 4 195 141 647
BREAST 0 00 22
238 0 00 6 296 28 242
PROSTATE 21 347 0
00 8 686 0 00 29 393
DIABETES MELLITUS 17 236 22
195 10 731 10 501 59 276
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 20 301 25
196 6 467 5 260 56 265
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 50 706 37
315 5 415
4 192 96 444
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 11 150 4
49 1 57 2 91 18 87
SEPTICEMIA 6 77 12
100 1 95 3 137 22 103
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 18 270 13
105 2 202 2 91 35 164
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 18 248 10
162 7 399 0 00 35 189
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 25 357 15
159 6 322 6 282 52 262
SUICIDE 21 298 4
55 2 114 0 00 27 144
HOMICIDE 2 29 3
42 11 508 1 40 17 96
HIV 2 28 0
00 4 229 1 46 7 39
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 816 12020 796
7051 199 14686 174 8806 1985 9427
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
COLUMBUS
24
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 151 4728 147
2674 64 4710 70 3069 432 3555
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 37 1180 26
474 6 450 19 818 88 726
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 92 2779 81
1473 44 3144 35 1537 252 2039
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 28 956 38
696 11 796
10 442 87 720
TOTAL CANCER 91 2642 95
1829 42 3059 34 1557 262 2126
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 299 9
173 5 333 4 170 29 229
PANCREAS 2 59 5
90 0 00 3 144 10 85
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 32 880 17
318 10 698 3 140 62 493
BREAST 0 00 17
354 0 00 8 368 25 356
PROSTATE 7 246 0
00 9 748 0 00 16 397
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 319 13
234 5 378 16 724 44 364
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 4 153 10
179 4 296 3 128 21 175
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 23 735 21
379 4 278 3 129 51 413
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 245 6
115 0 00 2 93 17 136
SEPTICEMIA 5 197 7
127 6 400 6 255 24 199
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 6 212 15
276 8 687 2 82 31 256
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 23 736 9
232 13 833 3 152 48 454
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 393 9
214 7 439 1 50 31 274
SUICIDE 6 167 1
31 0 00 0 00 7 61
HOMICIDE 4 131 1
30 10 642 1 52 16 152
HIV 1 27 0
00 0 00 1 50 2 19
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 424 13200 432
8212 203 14515 187 8369 1246 10370
Adjusted
death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
CRAVEN
25
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 170 3173 140
1849 58 3874 59 2178 427 2531
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 422 21
277 9 583 9 336 64 373
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 102 1905 75
988 27 1838 23 818 227 1339
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 33 692 53
695 19 1351 29 1074 134
816
TOTAL CANCER 153 2626 123
1596 62 4028 47 1846 385 2155
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 14 229 10
128 3 180 6 245 33 184
PANCREAS 7 107 10
131 1 82 2 77 20 114
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 57 1018 31
387 25 1640 11 423 124 695
BREAST 0 00 20
263 0 00 9 366 29 292
PROSTATE 16 312 0
00 8 562 0 00 24 354
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 192 10
125 11 726 14 546 46 265
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 372 23
299 3 183 7 231 49 300
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 36 690 32
404 9 639 4 133 81 463
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS 10 154 2
26 1 63 2 91 15 86
SEPTICEMIA 5 72 16
213 5 358 10 349 36 215
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 102 5
61 5 348 8 305 25 141
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 18 257 4
66 10 421 2 86 34 181
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 310 11
147 10 465 5 166 43 249
SUICIDE 11 158 5
80 4 188 0 00 20 111
HOMICIDE 5 74 2
33 7 266 2 62 16 83
HIV 0 00 1
14 2 88 2 72 5 29
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 583 10590 554
7302 241 15040 249 9167 1627 9431
Adjusted death rates computed from less
than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
CUMBERLAND
26
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 354 3808 334
2449 174 3632 204 2684 1066 3058
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 83 998 70
502 42 969 55 715 250 718
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 211 2152 160
1185 77 1572 75 998 523 1504
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 58 777 73
531 35 794 56 742 222 656
TOTAL CANCER
327 3101 248
1680 149 3011 139 1597 863 2183
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 17 172 24
165 13 211 25 295 79 205
PANCREAS 8 68 10
69 7 109 11 132 36 90
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 145 1326 76
503 42 750 20 238 283 700
BREAST 0 00 42
289 0 00 31 334 73 308
PROSTATE 26 295 0
00 29 792 0 00 55 453
DIABETES MELLITUS 40 411 31
210 28 496 45 564 144 378
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 20 346 37
285 17 355 15 206 89 286
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 87 963 87
616 45 1064 20 241 239 666
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 21 172
11
74 8 132 6 62 46 106
SEPTICEMIA 12 127 15
103 15 297 19 256 61 169
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 14 177 12
88 20 472 19 232 65 186
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 47 237 13
79 22 188 19 170 101 170
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 33 223 15
99 23 269 12 125 83 169
SUICIDE 43 261 10
59 9 70 2 17 64 113
HOMICIDE 19 97 3
21 40 306 8 58 70 110
HIV 5 26 4
27 23 223 10 80 42 75
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1283 13008 1148
8155 754 13357 736 8788 3921 10299
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted
with caution
CURRITUCK
27
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 2647 38
2209 4 3000 7 3093 85 2520
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 8 567 13
721 3 2088 2 753 26 734
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 20 1490 14
835 0 00 3 1398 37 1121
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 7 667 17
997 1 912 6 2400 31 998
TOTAL CANCER 41 2851
31
1728 5 3561 2 1338 79 2143
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 4 241 1
60 1 735 0 00 6 166
PANCREAS 1 48 2
113 0 00 0 00 3 79
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 14 787 9
500 2 1258 0 00 25 630
BREAST 0 00 7
377 0 00 0 00 7 349
PROSTATE 5 500 0
00 1 912 0 00 6 561
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 152 1
51 2 1358 1 400 7 180
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 726 13
787 0 00 2 990 21 719
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 11 889 11
639 0 00 0 00 22 648
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 147 0
00 0 00 0 00
2 59
SEPTICEMIA 1 89 2
103 2 1177 1 352 6 167
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 48 0
00 1 912 1 645 3 87
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 148 5
312 0 00 0 00 7 204
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 388 1
53 2 1062 0 00 9 257
SUICIDE 5 318 0
00 0 00 0 00 5 139
HOMICIDE 0 00 1
61 1 542 0 00 2 55
HIV 0 00 1
59 0 00 0 00 1 26
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 144 10943 153
8935 22 14872 22 10216 341 10074
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
DARE
28
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 61 3121 58
2023 4 3669 3 2228 126 2424
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 15 742 13
462 0 00 2 1349 30 613
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 22 1229 20
700 0 00 0 00 42 807
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 13 669 15
503 0 00 3 1819 31 612
TOTAL CANCER 72 2936 59
1972 1 1193 2 1638 134 2342
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 213 4
134 0 00 0 00 9 175
PANCREAS 7 327 2
74 0 00 0 00 9 164
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 25 1003 15
487 0 00 2 1638 42 701
BREAST 0 00 9
288 0 00 0 00 9 277
PROSTATE 3 189 0
00 1 1193 0 00 4 280
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 64 3
103 0 00 0 00 5 90
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 8 467 8
291 0 00 2 940 18 377
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 16 667 9
312 0 00 0 00 25 440
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 140 2
59 0 00 0 00 6 94
SEPTICEMIA 6
202 6
224 0 00 0 00 12 243
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 158 6
203 0 00 0 00 8 162
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 283 2
74 0 00 0 00 10 170
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 291 0
00 1 917 0 00 10 156
SUICIDE 7 269 1
43 0 00 0 00 8 145
HOMICIDE 3 186 1
31 0 00 0 00 4 76
HIV 2 62 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 30
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 246 11029 226
7886 9 9112 10 6626 491 9247
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
DAVIDSON
29
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 318 2935 374
2297 49 4763 39 2815 780 2695
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 93 842 103
631 10 1056 7 520 213 735
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 174 1617 191
1172 27 2664 21 1524 413 1424
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 61 619 127
781 8 854 9 670 205 720
TOTAL CANCER 292 2465 220
1399 38 3687 26 1759 576 1885
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 21
160 21
131 6 583 4 277 52 171
PANCREAS 14 128 10
63 2 178 2 133 28 92
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 114 946 58
366 10 961 6 404 188 605
BREAST 0 00 34
226 0 00 6 395 40 241
PROSTATE 22 220 0
00 9 998 0 00 31 286
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 184 21
134 3 279 7 506 51 169
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 33 364 42
256 5 495 2 149 82 293
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 75 672 73
451 12 1291 2 149 162 544
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 18 138 8
52 0 00 2 133 28 89
SEPTICEMIA 12 104 21
132 2 197
7 492 42 143
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 73 17
103 2 267 5 350 31 110
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 40 319 15
111 5 367 5 291 65 226
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 45 396 17
122 5 379 2 111 69 237
SUICIDE 29 217 6
43 2 125 0 00 37 123
HOMICIDE 8 61 5
38 1 82 1 58 15 51
HIV 4 29 2
15 4 265 1 51 11 36
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1126 10133 1175
7369 155 14527 129 8998 2585 8831
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
DAVIE
30
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 81 2734 100
2193 6 3344 11 2792 198 2490
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 23 778 21
462 1 375 1 306 46 568
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 47 1561 54
1200 2 968 4 960 107 1336
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 28 996 24
528 3 2468 1 167 56 708
TOTAL CANCER 83 2650 57
1302 6 2648 6 1788 152 1872
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 12 384 5
108 2 942
0 00 19 236
PANCREAS 6 167 4
85 0 00 1 167 11 137
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 27 827 11
245 1 371 2 626 41 497
BREAST 0 00 7
166 0 00 1 384 8 177
PROSTATE 7 249 0
00 0 00 0 00 7 236
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 199 13
290 1 400 1 167 22 273
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 76 4
85 0 00 1 306 7 87
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 534 15
333 1 400 0 00 33 397
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 113 3
69 0 00 0 00 7 85
SEPTICEMIA 5 186 4
85 0 00 1 326 10 125
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS,
AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 158 1
22 0 00 1 306 6 74
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 456 0
00 1 356 1 349 16 234
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 227 7
200 1 366 1 320 16 210
SUICIDE 4 127 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 55
HOMICIDE 1 35 2
67 1 375 0 00 4 60
HIV 1 35 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 16
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 314 10461 317
7190 27 14524 32 8718 690 8723
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
DUPLIN
31
1999-2000
Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 88 2855 89
1827 37 3085 45 2344 259 2393
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 26 777 16
337 9 719 11 562 62 569
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 42 1422 44
895 12 1016 11 575 109 1003
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 23 804 53
1079 15 1294 30 1514 121 1124
TOTAL CANCER 83 2483 57
1227 41 3485 41 2287 222 2035
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 154 8
170 2 163 2 120 17 155
PANCREAS 8 242 6
132 5 395 4 215 23 211
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 35 1035 11
224 13 1085 5 288 64 585
BREAST 0 00 11
240 0 00 9 538 20 313
PROSTATE 6 200 0
00 8 729 0 00 14 352
DIABETES MELLITUS 8 232 14
285 7 582 16 839 45 414
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 396 14
281 2 207 1 53 27 256
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 21 679 19
408 7 683 3 182 50 459
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 173 1
21 3 231 1 50 11 103
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 9
178 4 356 0 00 13 121
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME
2 88 5
98 4 347 6 318 17 157
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 13 420 10
263 14 1030 6 371 43 453
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 338 6
118 6 470 3 170 27 269
SUICIDE 4 125 1
33 2 146 0 00 7 77
HOMICIDE 3 93 0
00 3 228 1 60 7 76
HIV 0 00 0
00 7 527 5 315 12 125
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 331 10686 360
7544 185 15460 196 10392 1072 10026
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
DURHAM
32
1999-2000
Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 231 2902 292
1824 138 2883 163 1917 824 2277
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 67 842 68
428 40 926 38 476 213 602
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 107 1316 133
820 43 825 50 589 333 917
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 53 662 109
691 40 841 67 794 269 744
TOTAL CANCER 231 2769 223
1595 161 3316 159 1928 774 2129
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 31 353 23
158 16 333 16 201 86 239
PANCREAS
11 119 10
72 9 189 8 97 38 106
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 70 815 62
451 46 921 33 419 211 586
BREAST 1 18 29
208 0 00 34 387 64 283
PROSTATE 21 296 0
00 22 538 0 00 43 374
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 212 13
88 17 354 35 450 85 235
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 23 340 50
298 10 234 13 136 96 262
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 54 699 81
569 20 424 13 166 168 478
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 12 108 9
64 5 84 4 46 30 77
SEPTICEMIA 9 102 20
129 7 147 18 222 54 151
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 9
120 15
98 17 381 25 303 66 183
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 25 202 10
80 17 188 8 73 60 129
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 334 26
166 21 269 18 196 96 240
SUICIDE 23 209 6
45 5 45 3 25 37 83
HOMICIDE 10 91 1
12 23 248 9 82 43 92
HIV 4 30 1
07 41 499 15 144 61 134
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 923 11218 1168
7694 641 11894 739 8627 3471 9396
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
EDGECOMBE
33
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 4511 90
2146 92 5159 89 2510 369 3261
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 33 1375 21
522 20 996 35 981 109 962
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 50 2459 48
1121 37 2311 32 912 167 1472
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 14 643 28
670 19 1128 32 885 93 826
TOTAL CANCER 72 3007 68
1949 75 4113 62 1777 277 2436
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 256 3
87 6 346 7 199 22 192
PANCREAS 9
418 3
72 1 49 5 144 18 162
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 28 1093 19
549 20 956 6 177 73 636
BREAST 0 00 11
328 0 00 12 337 23 342
PROSTATE 5 223 0
00 13 986 0 00 18 550
DIABETES MELLITUS 9 343 11
301 8 548 13 371 41 365
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 82 7
163 5 282 7 204 21 188
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 887 14
382 7 334 4 111 42 375
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 318 4
109 6 251 4 112 22 193
SEPTICEMIA 2 70 4
107 5 311 5 137 16 142
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 125 3
81 9 524
11 314 25 222
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 293 2
68 11 386 5 132 24 220
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 181 5
102 22 814 5 140 35 310
SUICIDE 2 73 3
118 6 214 0 00 11 100
HOMICIDE 1 49 1
47 7 245 4 106 13 123
HIV 0 00 0
00 7 270 2 54 9 84
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 286 13040 314
8079 345 18354 310 8725 1255 11119
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
FORSYTH
34
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 507 2852 582
1685 146 3103 173 2204 1408 2252
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 136 756 153
444 30 677 37 489 356 571
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 251 1397 222
638 61 1263 59 753 593 948
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 118 703 218
627 48 1097 65 825 449 719
TOTAL CANCER 471 2436 457
1540 149 3148 147 1858 1224 1965
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 41 223 44
142 15 346 13 164 113 181
PANCREAS 21 118 19
59 5
80 13 166 58 93
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 186 929 135
464 46 908 31 407 398 640
BREAST 0 00 55
194 0 00 26 319 81 224
PROSTATE 39 225 0
00 23 590 0 00 62 291
DIABETES MELLITUS 54 289 53
170 28 528 46 592 181 291
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 54 352 89
248 16 344 9 116 168 267
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 126 700 126
407 19 391 15 189 286 462
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 24 112 14
50 8 125 3 34 49 78
SEPTICEMIA 22 132 29
89 15 307 17 212 83 132
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 35 203 24
71 12 329 19 243 90 144
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 46 236 20
83 7 107 7 74 80 132
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 42 221 47
157 26 471 12 142 127 203
SUICIDE 35 162 19
78 5 55 0 00 59 94
HOMICIDE 14 69 8
31 20 233 5 54 47 78
HIV 4 19 1
04 29 395 15 172 49 78
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1874 10366 2192
6763 659 13022 713 8912 5438 8718
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
FRANKLIN
35
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 72 3091 99
2387 31 2813 35 1850 237 2585
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 23 1058 17
411 13 1164 9 508 62 677
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 39 1664 59
1412 14 1331 20 1018 132 1447
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 21 1046 39
906 9 850 11 628 80 877
TOTAL CANCER 60 2281 57
1547 33 3157 29 1622 179 1933
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 195 5
137 4 425 3 138 17 185
PANCREAS 1 31 6
181 1 87 1 43 9
97
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 27 1006 13
354 10 935 9 541 59 631
BREAST 0 00 6
170 0 00 2 117 8 154
PROSTATE 5 214 0
00 6 649 0 00 11 345
DIABETES MELLITUS 9 368 7
184 9 777 10 539 35 377
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 117 12
286 3 281 3 138 20 223
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 702 10
273 6 641 4 220 37 405
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 59 4
116 3 231 0 00 9 93
SEPTICEMIA 1 34 6
145 2 191 4 227 13 141
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 170 1
21 3 240 5 254 12 130
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
14 446 5
165 5 363 1 65 25 265
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 238 2
50 5 372 1 59 16 168
SUICIDE 7 208 1
32 3 226 1 65 12 126
HOMICIDE 2 59 0
00 2 153 1 65 5 52
HIV 1 31 0
00 2 156 2 118 5 55
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 262 10897 289
7311 141 12961 139 7611 831 9042
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GASTON
36
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 480 3853 457
2157 62 3985 76 2761 1075 2876
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 132 984 119
565 10 752 15 520 276 734
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 243 1963 213
1001 34 2195 33 1230 523 1400
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 83 703 155
718 16 1028 20 676 274 743
TOTAL CANCER 384 2797 369
1864 56 3625 35 1290 844 2193
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 45 344 31
154 5 311 6 225 87 228
PANCREAS 20 138 15
72 3 186 0 00 38 98
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
149 1045 110
552 21 1372 9 356 289 743
BREAST 1 06 58
307 0 00 7 264 66 303
PROSTATE 26 236 0
00 12 896 0 00 38 302
DIABETES MELLITUS 54 360 57
282 15 876 11 395 137 356
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 35 336 55
252 5 259 6 217 101 278
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 115 957 133
654 12 788 1 41 261 687
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 27 168 18
93 11 505 5 173 61 157
SEPTICEMIA 25 191 22
106 5 281 6 228 58 155
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 23 191 27
128 6 362 5 190 61 163
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 39 254 16
100 6 250
5 174 66 174
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 55 372 39
202 9 383 1 41 104 274
SUICIDE 37 234 10
61 1 30 1 30 49 127
HOMICIDE 20 125 3
21 11 371 0 00 34 90
HIV 8 49 2
12 16 599 7 233 33 85
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1616 12535 1782
8661 286 16175 231 8183 3915 10413
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GATES
37
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 24 4118 19
2482 11 4237 20 3891 74 3530
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 5 854 2
238 3 1577 4 721 14 664
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 14 2503 8
1057 7 2431 5 984 34 1624
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 8 1558 4
494 2 587 3 611 17 776
TOTAL CANCER 15 2392 18
2391 14 5068 8 1548 55 2540
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 465 2
277 2 608 1 173 8 369
PANCREAS 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 5 771 5
613 5 1926
2 444 17 778
BREAST 0 00 2
238 0 00 0 00 2 150
PROSTATE 0 00 0
00 5 1947 0 00 5 619
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 437 2
277 1 234 2 412 8 388
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1 167 2
277 0 00 2 457 5 260
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3 605 4
495 2 951 0 00 9 432
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 130 0
00 1 234 0 00 2 84
SEPTICEMIA 3 501 6
876 0 00 1 201 10 493
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 167 2
257 0 00 2 375 5 245
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 624 3
481 2 507 1 227 10 480
OTHER
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 702 1
167 0 00 0 00 5 257
SUICIDE 0 00 0
00 1 252 0 00 1 49
HOMICIDE 3 508 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 151
HIV 2 322 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 98
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 83 14265 75
10036 41 14398 46 9108 245 11656
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GRAHAM
38
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 40 4481 33
2849 3 9096 0 00 76 3633
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 8 844 8
660 1 3877 0 00 17 783
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 22 2428 11
996 0 00 0 00 33 1580
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 6 648 8
652 0 00 0 00 14 644
TOTAL CANCER 33 3544 16
1454 0 00 0 00 49 2293
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 221 1
80 0 00 0 00 3 137
PANCREAS 1 93 1
89 0 00 0 00 2 87
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 10 1014 4
367 0 00 0 00 14 634
BREAST
0 00 2
179 0 00 0 00 2 171
PROSTATE 2 218 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 210
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 113 4
324 0 00 0 00 5 228
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 227 4
328 0 00 0 00 6 293
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 1818 9
906 0 00 0 00 26 1227
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 96 1
83 0 00 1 2012 3 146
SEPTICEMIA 2 193 0
00 0 00 1 1723 3 134
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 93 1
82 1 2446 0 00 3 134
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 484 1
191 0 00 1 3476 5 349
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00
3
287 0 00 0 00 3 150
SUICIDE 3 395 1
122 0 00 0 00 4 243
HOMICIDE 1 93 1
122 1 1959 0 00 3 184
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 125 13901 108
9859 7 20126 4 10687 244 11832
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GRANVILLE
39
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 87 3887 66
1843 53 3508 41 1870 247 2605
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 22 951 19
542 12 773 12 565 65 679
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 42 1890 30
830 23 1516 17 756 112 1181
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 17 779 20
558 10 685 16 708 63 678
TOTAL CANCER 61 2354 35
1014 50 3285 41 1984 187 1911
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 310 2
54 5 312 6 280 21 219
PANCREAS 2 86 2
59 2 142 4 198 10 105
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 20 730 13
376 13 843 5 239 51 515
BREAST 0 00 5
145
0 00 8 406 13 243
PROSTATE 8 377 0
00 9 636 0 00 17 490
DIABETES MELLITUS 8 259 6
176 9 554 5 221 28 288
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 438 12
332 3 227 3 138 27 293
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 23 1114 12
343 4 302 1 45 40 428
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 115 1
34 3 164 2 109 10 97
SEPTICEMIA 5 207 2
59 2 133 5 214 14 147
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 176 3
78 5 359 3 136 14 148
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 279 5
170 4 214 1 45 18 192
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 340 3
79 3 169 5 224 19 197
SUICIDE 4 113 2
67 0 00 0 00 6 58
HOMICIDE 3 108 0
00 3 160 0 00 6 62
HIV 0 00 0
00 3 153 0 00 3 29
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 287 12306 244
6873 175 11558 158 7356 864 9066
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GREENE
40
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 33 4061 30
1862 19 3347 14 1390 96 2447
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 13 1506 5
328 4 770 1 72 23 580
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 16 2200 18
1113 7 1075 7 704 48 1228
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 4 539 8
482 3 481 3 255 18 461
TOTAL CANCER 29 2717 25
1629 15 2599 13 1551 82 2064
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 165 6
394 2 281 1 111 11 270
PANCREAS 3 281 1
61 1 242 2 240 7 183
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 13 1096 7
456 6 964 0 00 26 646
BREAST 0 00 4
271 0 00 3 390 7 321
PROSTATE 1 80 0
00 2 353 0 00 3 230
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 323 2
149 1 242 1 72 7 182
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 332 3
183 1 242 1 120 7 180
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 1016 7
451 1 218 1 137 18 460
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 1
59 1 218 1 123 3 75
SEPTICEMIA 1 80 4
241 0 00 3 334 8 201
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 670 1
61 0 00 6 737 11 277
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 400 4
478 0 00 1 135 9 250
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 78 4
314 3 455 2 246 10 255
SUICIDE 2
199 3
278 0 00 0 00 5 134
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 1 102 0 00 1 25
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 2 274 2 59
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 110 12561 116
7662 56 9969 67 7513 349 8898
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
GUILFORD
41
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 679 2917 723
1741 235 3119 227 1892 1864 2274
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 206 871 225
539 50 785 63 528 544 666
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 331 1400 281
673 113 1447 89 752 814 992
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 172 782 311
720 31 487 85 703 599 738
TOTAL CANCER 566 2278 614
1643 226 3049 197 1613 1603 1935
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 36 136 55
143 12 156 20 167 123 149
PANCREAS 38 150 37
99 9 129 14 116 98 119
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 186 730 185
497 61 753 37 303 469 564
BREAST 0 00 77
215 0 00 38 296 115 237
PROSTATE 61
276 0
00 42 709 0 00 103 364
DIABETES MELLITUS 34 140 48
126 33 440 29 242 144 173
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 68 330 128
297 22 334 20 160 238 293
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 143 620 161
409 24 345 20 168 348 426
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 24 87 15
42 13 128 6 49 58 69
SEPTICEMIA 22 91 29
75 17 252 17 144 85 103
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 22 98 38
95 22 283 27 226 109 132
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 58 215 26
80 27 219 6 39 117 139
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 104 437 69
173 44 559 17 132 234 282
SUICIDE 56 203 13
43 9 74
3 18 81 96
HOMICIDE 16 59 4
15 37 265 6 37 63 73
HIV 14 49 1
03 27 220 14 93 56 66
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 2371 10069 2824
7018 934 11753 863 6989 6992 8499
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HALIFAX
42
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 96
3476 115
2343 85 3805 79 2166 375 2905
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 34 1279 37
777 32 1390 26 711 129 1001
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 41 1426 51
1056 30 1343 27 723 149 1144
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 21 788 29
648 18 819 36 976 104 809
TOTAL CANCER 78 2723 58
1432 74 3313 58 1671 268 2109
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 7 228 4
101 7 325 5 144 23 181
PANCREAS 4 160 2
39 5 204 6 168 17 136
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 35 1173 17
456 16 702 8 229 76 590
BREAST 0 00 9
235 0 00 15 442 24 349
PROSTATE 7 271 0
00 14 725
0 00 21 473
DIABETES MELLITUS 17 575 11
298 10 450 13 352 51 395
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 429 9
194 3 142 9 240 31 241
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 14 571 15
332 8 409 10 280 47 368
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 299 5
171 4 169 4 122 21 178
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 6
117 5 248 7 195 18 140
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 263 1
21 8 323 10 274 26 207
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 326 4
169 13 468 6 174 31 271
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 266 2
62 7 243 2 54 18 158
SUICIDE 7 267 0
00 6 212 1 30 14 119
HOMICIDE 1 46 3
127 8 277 3 88 15 139
HIV 2 77 0
00 10 372 5 151 17 153
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 323 11901 334
7556 312 13494 310 8576 1279 10118
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HARNETT
43
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 170 3433 166
2022 25
1613 40 1962 401 2481
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 40 822 34
414 3 204 3 152 80 487
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 100 1982 89
1091 13 840 22 1069 224 1385
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 28 607 53
631 12 959 10 495 103 642
TOTAL CANCER 140 2572 108
1401 36 2716 28 1378 312 1862
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 10 219 13
158 6 459 4 201 33 203
PANCREAS 5 82 4
48 1 72 1 47 11 65
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 51 901 36
471 10 700 5 251 102 603
BREAST 0 00 13
189 0 00 2 100 15 164
PROSTATE 13 299 0
00 8 772 0 00 21
386
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 191 16
196 4 236 12 607 42 257
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 17 391 24
285 4 321 3 155 48 304
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 42 867 34
424 6 479 2 83 84 517
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 12 191 0
00 1 66 3 139 16 94
SEPTICEMIA 4 67 5
67 3 210 5 246 17 100
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 9 151 3
36 2 173 10 486 24 144
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 436 15
209 10 448 4 162 57 317
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 271 9
124 7 376 3 155 34 204
SUICIDE 14 217 2
31 1 48 1 43 18 105
HOMICIDE
5 76 6
88 4 196 3 110 18 98
HIV 1 16 1
17 7 335 5 223 14 84
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 573 11001 540
6723 154 10384 149 7177 1416 8583
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HAYWOOD
44
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 175 2751 186
1676 1 1212 1 532 363
2116
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 60 909 39
372 0 00 0 00 99 585
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 62 961 54
498 0 00 1 532 117 697
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 31 501 59
540 0 00 2 944 92 527
TOTAL CANCER 132 2000 137
1529 6 5067 2 1095 277 1728
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 166 15
164 1 943 1 520 28 173
PANCREAS 7 114 9
97 1 943 0 00 17 109
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 45 660 37
392 1 656 0 00 83 504
BREAST 0 00 16
202 0 00 1 575 17 207
PROSTATE 13 204 0
00 0 00 0 00 13 202
DIABETES MELLITUS
15 226 26
293 0 00 3 1421 44 281
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 23 401 29
263 0 00 0 00 52 304
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 51 754 38
380 1 2215 0 00 90 526
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 217 3
31 0 00 0 00 16 114
SEPTICEMIA 5 68 6
76 0 00 0 00 11 71
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 8 125 11
107 0 00 1 575 20 116
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 290 7
129 1 687 0 00 23 205
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 297 20
234 0 00 0 00 37 256
SUICIDE 23 436 5
96 0 00 0 00 28 238
HOMICIDE 3 60 4
85
0 00 0 00 7 69
HIV 1 23 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 11
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 614 9867 668
6742 10 10393 13 6400 1305 8082
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HENDERSON
45
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 309 2606 247
1313 8 2476 12 2161 576 1896
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
85 724 47
250 4 1403 0 00 136 453
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 125 1032 95
505 3 812 8 1477 231 752
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 64 539 97
538 5 1614 0 00 166 536
TOTAL CANCER 265 2206 224
1437 6 1780 1 223 496 1747
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 28 228 34
207 0 00 0 00 62 212
PANCREAS 17 151 17
94 0 00 0 00 34 117
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 82 696 54
369 2 734 0 00 138 505
BREAST 0 00 28
184 0 00 0 00 28 178
PROSTATE 43 344 0
00 0 00 0 00 43 337
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 171 11
71
3 1101 1 145 35 124
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 24 221 32
176 0 00 1 223 57 186
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 63 500 77
463 2 774 0 00 142 467
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 145 7
48 1 262 0 00 21 95
SEPTICEMIA 10 92 13
69 1 161 2 448 26 85
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 15 139 16
97 0 00 0 00 31 105
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 22 265 12
136 0 00 0 00 34 184
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 27 295 20
149 0 00 0 00 47 207
SUICIDE 13 152 11
132 0 00 0 00 24 132
HOMICIDE 9 125 0
00 1 201 1 256 11
72
HIV 2 28 0
00 2 467 0 00 4 26
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1042 9180 1019
6060 35 10393 23 4495 2119 7423
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HERTFORD
46
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 42 4582 29
1418 40 4077 36 2024 147 2734
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 15 1530 8
376
3 393 7 368 33 593
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 18 2052 14
653 20 2020 21 1185 73 1360
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 6 686 11
534 11 1094 14 758 42 763
TOTAL CANCER 23 2330 36
2438 37 3533 29 1708 125 2373
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 200 11
613 3 280 4 238 20 371
PANCREAS 1 87 1
55 1 84 3 166 6 113
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 12 1158 12
796 19 1753 5 301 48 905
BREAST 0 00 1
104 0 00 6 381 7 254
PROSTATE 2 257 0
00 6 669 0 00 8 463
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 332 3
127 4 367 9 508 19
347
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 257 8
573 3 266 1 50 14 270
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 7 699 4
211 13 1536 2 118 26 467
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 0
00 1 84 2 125 3 58
SEPTICEMIA 2 289 3
146 2 196 2 113 9 167
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 293 0
00 6 547 4 224 12 224
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 880 1
55 9 721 5 321 21 445
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 637 3
146 6 559 3 184 17 322
SUICIDE 0 00 0
00 3 220 1 67 4 88
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 71 1 26
HIV 0
00 0
00 2 182 0 00 2 44
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 118 13431 132
7400 170 16681 139 8036 559 10573
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HOKE
47
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 30 2167 27
1504 34 3977 27 1932 118 2212
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 7 481 8
432 6 754 5 380 26 493
OTHER
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 16 1134 9
499 15 1439 14 1007 54 1000
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 8 650 8
446 8 1044 12 872 36 714
TOTAL CANCER 37 2548 21
1188 32 3823 27 1886 117 2124
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 363 3
169 2 185 4 282 14 251
PANCREAS 0 00 1
51 0 00 1 82 2 38
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 1172 7
394 13 1480 3 198 39 702
BREAST 0 00 0
00 0 00 7 464 7 210
PROSTATE 0 00 0
00 4 646 0 00 4 239
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 596 6
325 4 539 8 563 25 490
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 178
3
165 3 450 3 216 12 234
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 13 996 6
320 5 583 1 82 25 482
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 66 0
00 3 231 0 00 4 64
SEPTICEMIA 1 56 2
103 2 441 2 132 7 127
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 162 3
160 1 103 2 129 7 150
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 452 1
89 7 370 3 183 18 276
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 165 1
69 1 51 2 124 7 102
SUICIDE 3 182 0
00 3 146 0 00 6 90
HOMICIDE 2 126 1
89 5 266 2 116 10 149
HIV 0 00 0
00 3 186 0 00
3 48
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 131 9664 98
5485 132 14628 106 7361 467 8586
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
HYDE
48
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 25 6905 20
3258 4 1725 6 1918 55 3601
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 2 524 3
498 0 00 0 00 5 313
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 17 4695 11
1725
2 863 4 1162 34 2243
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 1 208 4
672 2 1034 0 00 7 465
TOTAL CANCER 16 4090 11
2059 1 356 4 1149 32 2055
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 848 1
188 1 356 1 350 6 380
PANCREAS 0 00 2
321 0 00 0 00 2 128
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 5 1191 5
927 0 00 0 00 10 640
BREAST 0 00 2
476 0 00 1 264 3 399
PROSTATE 2 586 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 373
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 262 0
00 0 00 1 288 2 123
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 00 1
146 0 00 0 00 1
66
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3 794 3
498 0 00 2 597 8 507
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
SEPTICEMIA 1 225 1
146 0 00 1 423 3 232
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 208 1
146 2 974 1 246 5 345
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 286 0
00 1 499 0 00 2 174
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 422 1
396 1 447 0 00 4 315
SUICIDE 1 225 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 75
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 1 658 0 00 1 98
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 372 1 75
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 62
16385 52
9159 16 7269 17 5240 147 9846
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
IREDELL
49
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 3312 286
2031 40 3776 61 3365 677 2680
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 96 1063 115
809 18 1693 21 1166 250 986
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 127 1469 85
608 11 951 13 726 236 932
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 64 792 97
676 11 1020 14 791 186 747
TOTAL CANCER 209 2151 170
1285 34 2868 32 1749 445 1712
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 24 249 22
160 4 253 3 165 53 205
PANCREAS 11 114 13
98 2 133 3 166 29 112
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 71 725 48
362 10 851 8 437 137 519
BREAST 0 00 22
167 0 00 7 366 29 196
PROSTATE 7 88 0
00 6 658 0 00 13 145
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 148 27
195 7 618 9 497 57 221
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 18 238 28
193 2 176 3 170 51 206
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES
50 589 31
222 3 371 1 54 85 334
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 137 7
51 6 435 1 47 27 106
SEPTICEMIA 11 122 8
55 2 221 2 113 23 91
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 14 173 11
81 2 151 6 343 33 130
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 287 16
163 7 418 0 00 51 215
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 32 342 16
123 8 644 2 116 58 236
SUICIDE 18 183 3
28 1 53 4 184 26 112
HOMICIDE 11 112 6
63 4 228 1 44 22 93
HIV 2 17 0
00 2 126 1 44 5 20
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 909 10190 934
6788 156
13232 169 9224 2168 8601
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
JACKSON
50
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 89 3210 73
1547 4 1266 1 236 167 2098
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 29 1031 24
497 1 258 0 00 54 677
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 34 1211 23
483 1 289 1 236 59 737
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
16 578 31
610 4 1286 0 00 51 642
TOTAL CANCER 83 2801 61
1469 4 1399 3 705 151 1941
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 198 10
247 0 00 0 00 16 216
PANCREAS 5 161 4
91 0 00 1 239 10 129
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 31 978 12
293 3 1028 0 00 46 572
BREAST 0 00 7
172 0 00 0 00 7 155
PROSTATE 9 336 0
00 1 371 0 00 10 338
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 133 6
153 0 00 4 1120 13 165
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 252 5
103 2 715 2 699 15 189
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 562 15
344 1 431
0 00 33 411
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 5 152 2
57 2 573 1 242 10 135
SEPTICEMIA 2 64 5
94 0 00 0 00 7 86
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 167 6
127 0 00 0 00 11 135
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 323 2
48 2 472 1 242 13 208
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 249 6
125 1 371 0 00 13 183
SUICIDE 4 108 2
77 0 00 1 231 7 100
HOMICIDE 2 99 0
00 1 135 0 00 3 50
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 294 10671 275
6171 30 9432 16 4171 615 7946
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
JOHNSTON
51
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 228 3086 257
2178 46 3045 39 1687 570 2525
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 55 730 47
400 5 373 3 126 110 485
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 140 1867 145
1223 34 2192 21 899 340 1501
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 49 751 64
545 13 899
16 708 142 640
TOTAL CANCER 203 2437 159
1371 44 3079 36 1599 442 1845
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 10 112 15
129 3 267 2 95 30 128
PANCREAS 6 67 5
42 3 198 4 182 18 76
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 81 945 41
351 18 1233 2 86 142 582
BREAST 0 00 26
236 0 00 8 382 34 255
PROSTATE 17 259 0
00 8 611 0 00 25 319
DIABETES MELLITUS 13 152 26
220 8 559 5 234 52 220
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 209 17
141 1 87 1 36 33 150
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 42 560 31
258 6 494 5 235 84 364
CHRONIC
LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 15 143 7
58 1 57 0 00 23 95
SEPTICEMIA 14 214 13
109 6 380 6 270 39 167
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 11 131 10
85 2 118 6 259 29 124
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 31 323 14
136 7 399 4 153 56 235
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 30 328 14
117 4 245 5 208 53 232
SUICIDE 26 270 6
56 1 52 0 00 33 136
HOMICIDE 9 89 1
09 6 324 4 187 20 85
HIV 5 48 2
20 5 288 1 47 13 53
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 809 10341 759
6471 180 11991 168 7331 1916 8289
Adjusted death rates
computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
JONES
52
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 18 3024 29
3435 14 4184 11 1990 72 3224
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 8 1420 2
246 2 661 3 563 15 659
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 8 1299 17
2000 6 2000 6 1100 37 1675
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 8 2075 4
438 1 321 6 1077 19 876
TOTAL
CANCER 19 3472 15
1737 6 1486 5 922 45 1865
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 383 5
591 0 00 1 160 9 363
PANCREAS 1 121 0
00 0 00 1 160 2 76
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 6 1179 5
590 3 725 0 00 14 569
BREAST 0 00 2
228 0 00 2 442 4 321
PROSTATE 0 00 0
00 1 266 0 00 1 83
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 316 1
123 1 229 5 978 9 392
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 371 1
123 0 00 1 191 4 183
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 6 1168 4
468 2 569 1 186 13 553
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0
00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
SEPTICEMIA 1 159 2
223 1 421 2 354 6 286
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 371 5
597 2 936 2 351 11 522
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 200 1
123 2 587 0 00 4 201
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 634 0
00 1 266 1 163 6 277
SUICIDE 3 490 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 146
HOMICIDE 0 00 1
172 3 1118 0 00 4 209
HIV 1 159 0
00 1 276 1 245 3 150
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 76 14184 80
9491 38 11496 45 8256 239 10674
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted
with caution
LEE
53
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 96 2728 119
2183 19 3093 32 3032 266 2546
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 638 23
414 4 606 11 1061 63 586
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 56 1639 64
1168 11 1897 14 1303 145 1387
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 22 595 25
452 8 1113 12 1168 67 636
TOTAL CANCER 99 2445
86
1702 27 3603 14 1312 226 2066
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 262 4
75 7 943 2 189 24 222
PANCREAS 5 120 6
109 0 00 0 00 11 98
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 28 673 17
313 10 1339 4 386 59 525
BREAST 0 00 15
336 0 00 4 367 19 347
PROSTATE 7 220 0
00 3 423 0 00 10 253
DIABETES MELLITUS 9 209 14
258 1 188 7 657 31 280
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 4 105 12
231 2 312 2 181 20 197
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 29 782 25
457 2 375 2 197 58 534
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 100 4
85 1 97 0 00
9 85
SEPTICEMIA 4 120 7
124 3 563 4 405 18 167
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 128 7
125 6 998 1 103 18 172
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 389 6
184 3 456 3 253 26 281
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 394 6
111 1 87 4 344 26 258
SUICIDE 8 219 2
52 0 00 0 00 10 102
HOMICIDE 5 142 2
67 7 592 1 72 15 165
HIV 1 31 0
00 1 107 0 00 2 22
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 383 10329 379
7257 100 14268 119 11154 981 9342
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
LENOIR
54
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 111 3559 119
2173 67 4154 84 2587 381 2856
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 31 896 20
353 12 705 10 349 73 535
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 67 2189 78
1414 38 2488 52 1516 235 1763
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 28 846 29
516 21 1306 29 897 107 792
TOTAL CANCER 88 2503 84
1595 66 4069 51 1672 289
2114
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 9 215 7
137 10 617 8 281 34 250
PANCREAS 7 165 8
148 4 227 0 00 19 136
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 29 823 27
496 17 1040 4 123 77 560
BREAST 0 00 11
216 0 00 7 219 18 226
PROSTATE 16 544 0
00 11 742 0 00 27 587
DIABETES MELLITUS 16 433 16
315 9 551 15 506 56 412
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 7 235 12
209 5 341 4 105 28 214
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 29 902 28
498 13 879 3 88 73 535
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 68 7
125 4 228 1 37 15 112
SEPTICEMIA
2 48 5
92 9 484 6 187 22 167
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 108 12
222 6 383 13 381 34 256
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 420 5
110 6 288 2 71 27 234
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 420 8
153 22 1194 3 103 48 382
SUICIDE 9 266 2
46 6 278 1 37 18 155
HOMICIDE 4 117 0
00 4 209 2 58 10 83
HIV 1 27 0
00 12 630 6 220 19 162
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 391 11935 414
7755 310 18442 286 8946 1401 10571
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
LINCOLN
55
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 2984 151
2226 10 3911 14 3237 308 2613
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 57 1316 68
1001 4 2027 8 1892 137 1175
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 46 1040 49
725 2 1014 5 1129 102 869
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 25 632 47
697 4 857 2 401 78 696
TOTAL CANCER 128 2582 108
1604 9 3223 7 1473 252 1989
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
11 259 15
222 1 363 2 367 29 238
PANCREAS 11 220 6
87 0 00 1 151 18 143
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 44 811 17
249 5 1793 0 00 66 503
BREAST 0 00 17
261 0 00 1 261 18 259
PROSTATE 8 162 0
00 2 787 0 00 10 199
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 193 13
191 0 00 4 945 27 212
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 392 22
326 2 607 0 00 38 344
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 39 843 26
380 2 834 0 00 67 540
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 136 3
48 2 427 0 00 13 100
SEPTICEMIA 9 196 6
88
0 00 0 00 15 122
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 185 6
88 1 161 0 00 14 122
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 239 8
132 2 376 1 179 25 198
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 220 10
160 3 939 0 00 25 202
SUICIDE 13 260 5
88 1 161 0 00 19 153
HOMICIDE 4 68 1
17 1 161 0 00 6 46
HIV 1 17 0
00 1 214 0 00 2 16
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 496 10850 504
7524 43 13753 35 7425 1078 8982
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MCDOWELL
56
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 124 3235 104
1697 4 2613 8 2376 240 2340
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 32 823 36
616 2 1264 2 625 72 701
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 64 1674 46
717 2 1349 3 952 115 1118
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 431 41
661 0 00 2 570 58 570
TOTAL CANCER 115 2938 95
1704 9 3611 6 1922 225 2210
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 12 309 9
146
1 403 1 430 23 225
PANCREAS 4 91 3
45 1 343 0 00 8 77
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 41 980 27
483 2 805 1 297 71 683
BREAST 0 00 11
206 0 00 1 327 12 210
PROSTATE 8 219 0
00 1 487 0 00 9 234
DIABETES MELLITUS 19 484 18
315 1 343 1 297 39 387
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 11 340 13
206 2 815 1 315 27 265
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 26 657 29
503 0 00 0 00 55 532
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 140 2
47 0 00 0 00 8 82
SEPTICEMIA 2 64 7
120 0 00 0 00 9
88
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 155 7
111 1 487 1 242 14 137
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 399 5
108 0 00 0 00 20 232
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 75 5
89 1 347 1 387 10 110
SUICIDE 10 241 2
51 0 00 0 00 12 136
HOMICIDE 3 72 1
24 0 00 0 00 4 45
HIV 1 28 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 13
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 414 10888 419
7189 23 10810 23 7195 879 8739
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MACON
57
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 2641 106
1700 1 1745 1 948 220 2139
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 38 840 26
431 1 1745 0 00 65 616
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 42 1019 39
602 0 00 0 00 81 782
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 29 675 45
667 1 2360 1 1738 76 687
TOTAL CANCER 89 2035 70
1256 0 00 1 4484 160 1591
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 195 8
140 0 00 0 00 16 167
PANCREAS 7 145 5
87 0 00 0 00 12 112
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 27 612 16
271 0 00 0 00 43 418
BREAST 0 00 10
196 0 00 0 00 10 195
PROSTATE 14 311 0
00 0 00 0 00 14 309
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 278 13
194 0 00 0 00 24 231
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 215 9
131 0 00 0 00 18 163
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 33 741 17
273 1 2360 0 00 51 473
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 298 2
46 0 00 0 00 11 163
SEPTICEMIA 8 196 4
56 0 00 0 00 12 121
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2
48 2
27 0 00 0 00 4 36
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 371 1
16 0 00 0 00 12 181
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 279 11
172 1 1503 0 00 20 245
SUICIDE 10 371 1
42 0 00 0 00 11 188
HOMICIDE 1 47 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 22
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 392 9689 342
5584 4 7968 3 7170 741 7427
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MADISON
58
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 57 2561 45
1367 2 16818 1 1950 105 1980
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 23 1002 14
420 1 5607 0 00 38 735
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 19 878 15
450 1 11211 1 1950 36 666
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 12 574 23
731 1 11006 0 00 36 672
TOTAL CANCER 58 2556 45
1650 1 11211 0 00 104 2024
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 211 5
151 0 00 0 00 10 185
PANCREAS 2 92
1
33 0 00 0 00 3 56
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 21 881 11
413 0 00 0 00 32 615
BREAST 0 00 6
236 0 00 0 00 6 233
PROSTATE 4 186 0
00 1 11211 0 00 5 231
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 152 5
187 0 00 0 00 8 164
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 427 10
313 0 00 0 00 19 348
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 13 544 11
355 0 00 0 00 24 451
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 78 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 37
SEPTICEMIA 11 503 5
142 0 00 0 00 16 295
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 183 7
212 0 00 0 00
11 202
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 371 3
190 0 00 0 00 10 274
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 299 5
162 0 00 0 00 11 221
SUICIDE 6 317 0
00 0 00 0 00 6 155
HOMICIDE 4 226 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 112
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 234 10770 213
7073 4 39035 1 1950 452 8790
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MARTIN
59
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US
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 4624 63
2580 37 4008 39 2476 195 3257
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 13 1153 7
283 8 854 6 391 34 576
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 30 2427 37
1526 13 1457 16 1003 96 1597
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 9 734 17
681 3 306 9 614 38 641
TOTAL CANCER 41 2784 31
1426 37 4044 26 1817 135 2224
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 135 0
00 1 96 2 144 5 81
PANCREAS 1 66 2
84 0 00 1 53
4 68
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 1097 10
436 12 1281 6 404 44 718
BREAST 0 00 4
180 0 00 6 440 10 309
PROSTATE 3 223 0
00 8 932 0 00 11 525
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 563 9
402 7 761 16 1051 39 656
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 242 9
376 0 00 6 384 17 286
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 1452 10
411 1 96 3 200 31 517
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 66 2
106 3 311 1 77 7 127
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 5
231 0 00 6 396 11 188
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 223 3
117 3 344 7 461 16 266
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
5 454 3
257 2 191 2 152 12 229
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 53 7
320 3 311 0 00 11 191
SUICIDE 7 527 0
00 0 00 1 77 8 158
HOMICIDE 1 84 0
00 5 498 1 77 7 137
HIV 2 146 1
82 3 299 0 00 6 122
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 182 14718 196
8606 129 13845 139 9305 646 10930
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MECKLENBURG
60
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 802 2708 785
1565 278 3125 316 2090 2181 2128
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 220 710 190
381 70 896 71 471 551 533
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 379 1277 307
613 114 1171 103 714 903 886
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 171 640 334
653 97 1124 121 778 723 722
TOTAL CANCER 749 2298 725
1501 279 2932 241 1464 1994 1855
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 73 217 78
159 14 157 35 218 200 188
PANCREAS 29 92 45
93 13 113 9 60 96 91
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
251 747 188
398 82 839 43 271 564 524
BREAST 0 00 105
216 3 26 50 256 158 239
PROSTATE 79 274 0
00 45 640 0 00 124 343
DIABETES MELLITUS 59 181 62
125 35 380 81 530 237 225
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 73 281 110
214 31 294 25 154 239 236
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 153 525 212
436 45 586 27 180 437 430
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 43 105 19
40 18 122 10 51 90 74
SEPTICEMIA 24 92 44
89 24 350 33 206 125 123
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 48 178 49
101 37 384 44 289 178 172
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 71 159 29
62 53
269 17 64 170 121
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 86 225 68
135 40 268 11 54 205 170
SUICIDE 64 138 17
33 17 73 4 16 102 73
HOMICIDE 42 93 10
19 97 432 26 97 175 123
HIV 25 48 4
07 112 566 37 147 178 120
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 2945 9442 3344
6713 1437 13518 1305 7996 9031 8467
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MITCHELL
61
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 61 3434 61
1993 1 8255 0 00 123 2562
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 20 1118 18
545 1 8255 0 00 39 808
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 27 1540 23
766 0 00 0 00 50 1056
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 10 551 26
834 0 00 0 00 36 721
TOTAL CANCER 45 2349 37
1394 0 00 0 00 82 1767
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 317 5
189 0 00 0 00 11 231
PANCREAS 1 57 1
27 0 00 0 00 2 40
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 15 795 3
116 0
00 0 00 18 400
BREAST 0 00 6
218 0 00 0 00 6 214
PROSTATE 4 225 0
00 0 00 0 00 4 219
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 212 7
301 0 00 0 00 10 245
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 370 3
82 0 00 0 00 9 177
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 934 11
396 0 00 0 00 28 578
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 197 2
73 0 00 0 00 6 135
SEPTICEMIA 3 167 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 60
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 278 6
183 0 00 0 00 11 215
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 245 2
159 0 00 0 00 5 196
OTHER
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 432 7
289 0 00 0 00 15 354
SUICIDE 2 153 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 75
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 202 11236 205
7338 1 8255 0 00 408 8798
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MONTGOMERY
62
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 63 3313 65
2355 18 6184 20 3067 166 3059
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 14 787 19
667 3 1256 7 1088 43 773
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 36 1903 25
902 10 3536 4 635 75 1396
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 13 706 12
429 5 2328 8 1289 38 684
TOTAL CANCER 51 2613 38
1494 13 3884 16 2650 118 2077
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 94 5
195 0 00 1 179 8 142
PANCREAS 3 149 4
157 1 164 0 00 8 143
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 21 1076 6
228 4 1146 1 135 32 555
BREAST
0 00 6
247 1 295 6 1023 13 421
PROSTATE 8 432 0
00 1 738 0 00 9 447
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 373 2
75 2 522 3 548 14 257
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1 52 7
247 1 738 0 00 9 165
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 916 11
400 3 817 3 513 34 610
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 140 0
00 0 00 1 159 4 75
SEPTICEMIA 2 97 2
69 0 00 1 248 5 90
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 4 201 5
177 1 133 3 456 13 240
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 202 5
209 3 309 2 326 14 260
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 476
5
214 4 599 0 00 18 339
SUICIDE 5 236 0
00 0 00 0 00 5 93
HOMICIDE 3 142 0
00 3 307 1 159 7 126
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 219 11561 191
7175 62 17631 70 11328 542 9856
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
MOORE
63
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 200 2417 197
1471 31 3709 35 2135 463 1990
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 55 647 58
460 7 792 7 444 127 552
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 94 1109 90
631 11 1395 17 1004 212 882
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 42 463 84
608 6 856 21 1369 153 625
TOTAL CANCER 201 2267 161
1377 33 4379 21 1509 416 1779
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 127 18
141 2 253 2 153 33 147
PANCREAS 14 148 6
56 1 157 1 71 22 91
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 68 722 47
411 14 1655 3 213 132 556
BREAST 2 23
22
199 0 00 6 429 30 241
PROSTATE 21 227 0
00 9 1484 0 00 30 313
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 155 11
80 3 428 6 441 34 148
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 19 255 20
165 5 666 4 242 48 213
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 43 445 50
347 2 200 1 66 96 368
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 54 3
21 3 292 2 133 12 57
SEPTICEMIA 4 65 4
27 1 89 0 00 9 46
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 10 111 7
48 2 235 5 315 24 97
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 20 377 12
206 4 456 2 154 38 262
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 261 13
102 1 61 0 00
31 161
SUICIDE 12 196 1
24 0 00 0 00 13 87
HOMICIDE 2 32 2
39 3 256 1 68 8 61
HIV 0 00 0
00 6 554 4 298 10 74
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 677 8174 729
5796 116 14093 132 8601 1654 7285
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
NASH
64
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 148 3266 165
2169 68 3650 59 1923 440 2643
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 43 861 42
557 30 1746 18 596 133 791
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 76 1707 67
875 18 903 24 779 185 1109
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 40 923 81
1071 22 1254 37 1210 180 1095
TOTAL CANCER 149 3007 123
1718 64 3505 51 1667 387 2243
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 16 297 12
161 4 194 3 98 35 201
PANCREAS 7 143 6
85 4 260 4 134 21 126
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 60 1137 29
404 27 1511 7 235 123 705
BREAST 0 00 15
220 0 00 7
222 22 224
PROSTATE 9 230 0
00 9 588 0 00 18 336
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 204 13
176 14 643 12 394 49 287
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 355 29
384 10 499 8 261 61 374
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 41 1004 31
410 6 399 3 97 81 490
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 13 223 7
100 2 82 0 00 22 124
SEPTICEMIA 3 51 6
77 5 288 4 135 18 109
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 151 7
93 5 302 10 333 29 170
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 224 11
193 7 221 3 87 33 193
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 283 12
173 13 585 5 155 44 261
SUICIDE
9 163 7
121 4 131 0 00 20 115
HOMICIDE 6 133 1
18 11 401 1 27 19 108
HIV 0 00 1
15 9 323 2 60 12 67
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 573 12330 629
8503 283 14460 249 8040 1734 10318
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
NEW HANOVER
65
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 271 2400 327
1848 72 3901 76 2275 746 2260
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 49 446 48
268 5 286 9 268 111 337
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 145 1281 168
943 41 2265 44 1315 398 1208
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 63 626 117
660 22 1247 32 961 234 715
TOTAL CANCER 295 2483 238
1406 67 3284 40 1281 640 1867
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 18 159 17
101 6 316 0 00 41 119
PANCREAS 16 125 17
98 6 308 3 92 42 122
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 96 781 66
386 17 827 10 334 189 545
BREAST 1 07 38
228 0 00 4 118 43 215
PROSTATE
34 324 0
00 10 516 0 00 44 347
DIABETES MELLITUS 30 275 27
155 11 564 22 697 90 264
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 12 146 35
195 3 183 12 340 62 195
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 54 498 56
322 5 290 10 327 125 369
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 16 133 8
49 3 137 1 31 28 84
SEPTICEMIA 10 87 9
53 5 248 4 115 28 84
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 13 151 18
105 12 607 13 404 56 167
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 19 145 5
35 10 397 1 31 35 107
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 26 200 20
128 10 495 4 117 60 184
SUICIDE 25
205 7
50 2 71 1 32 35 107
HOMICIDE 7 57 3
21 14 485 3 83 27 83
HIV 2 16 0
00 4 160 3 98 9 28
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 996 8966 1100
6365 290 14427 294 8926 2680 8071
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
NORTHAMPTON
66
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 2984 37
2321 50 4487 41 2151 164 2881
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 11 957 14
895 15 1366 12 604 52 914
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 19 1513 12
779 18 1678 12 627 61 1065
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 6 483 9
516 8 787 18 920 41 714
TOTAL CANCER 22 1688 25
1643 40 3545 34 1853 121 2109
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 3 207 1
71 5 432 6 298 15 258
PANCREAS 0 00 2
117 2 177 3 164 7 120
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 11 884 12
759 15 1339 8 415 46 776
BREAST 0 00 3
174 0 00 5 285 8 244
PROSTATE 3
216 0
00 8 746 0 00 11 468
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 167 2
169 16 1469 5 240 25 430
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 5 520 1
57 6 569 4 204 16 280
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 816 8
465 10 885 5 295 32 552
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 1
57 0 00 2 134 3 58
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 4
292 3 246 2 116 9 166
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 270 4
255 2 218 3 189 12 221
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 862 1
178 5 415 5 268 18 386
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 307 3
229 9 758 5 301 20 421
SUICIDE 4 541 0
00 1 77 0
00 5 124
HOMICIDE 1 121 2
197 2 166 1 77 6 134
HIV 0 00 0
00 2 161 1 77 3 71
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 120 10637 131
8514 179 15890 161 8756 591 10651
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
ONSLOW
67
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 160 3275
131
2002 36 4088 34 2114 361 2617
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 47 888 35
530 4 482 10 659 96 677
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 82 1777 54
835 15 1534 11 750 162 1202
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 32 867 50
778 4 530 12 726 98 782
TOTAL CANCER 159 3102 125
1814 33 3660 22 1292 339 2256
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 20 393 16
237 5 724 5 308 46 319
PANCREAS 6 98 10
142 2 255 2 142 20 135
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 64 1222 33
475 12 1274 1 64 110 724
BREAST 0 00 16
234 0 00 4 249 20 236
PROSTATE 10 185 0
00 5 588 0
00 15 253
DIABETES MELLITUS 13 239 12
181 8 839 7 469 40 278
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 5 124 19
304 4 555 5 291 33 272
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 58 1389 44
665 8 956 5 325 115 851
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 8 128 2
27 3 302 3 166 16 96
SEPTICEMIA 8 214 12
178 1 98 1 39 22 154
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 130 12
186 2 191 4 230 23 174
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 39 294 12
127 9 155 3 81 63 195
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 29 409 11
172 3 210 4 214 47 266
SUICIDE 16 160 5
61 4 191 1 21 26 105
HOMICIDE
2 14 7
67 7 130 0 00 16 43
HIV 2 24 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 09
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 639 12450 581
8504 161 15485 134 7848 1515 10142
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
ORANGE
68
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 126 2510 123
1418 36 2895 34
1756 319 1884
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 43 878 31
361 11 877 7 353 92 545
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 54 1034 42
494 14 1219 14 723 124 732
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 30 674 50
556 13 912 13 675 106 631
TOTAL CANCER 145 2449 163
1946 46 3347 33 1609 387 2172
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 13 211 11
130 4 314 6 309 34 191
PANCREAS 6 95 8
93 3 219 0 00 17 100
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 50 857 51
617 13 1043 10 463 124 701
BREAST 0 00 23
274 0 00 6 279 29 277
PROSTATE 11 235 0
00 8 626 0 00 19 309
DIABETES
MELLITUS 8 132 9
104 8 496 10 493 35 191
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 11 228 24
263 3 239 1 52 39 230
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 26 471 29
350 5 391 2 95 62 364
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 90 1
11 1 50 0 00 8 42
SEPTICEMIA 5 91 6
65 3 203 2 97 16 94
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 6 105 6
68 1 84 3 154 16 91
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 17 206 7
71 4 185 5 233 33 142
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 28 399 18
203 3 211 6 312 55 286
SUICIDE 21 227 9
104 1 67 1 45 32 141
HOMICIDE 5
48 0
00 5 221 0 00 10 39
HIV 2 23 1
11 2 101 1 44 6 27
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 535 9541 603
6940 162 11596 150 7559 1450 8217
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PAMLICO
69
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 30 3139 24
1304 6 1684 11 2127 71 1989
ACUTE
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 5 455 3
184 2 425 1 151 11 314
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 16 1665 14
785 2 650 6 1101 38 1041
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 2 154 13
816 4 1289 3 498 22 628
TOTAL CANCER 33 3004 23
1380 13 3939 10 1802 79 2160
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 93 3
187 2 741 2 339 8 234
PANCREAS 0 00 1
63 0 00 1 208 2 58
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 1334 9
531 5 1400 1 142 31 827
BREAST 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
PROSTATE 6 660 0
00 2 537 0 00 8 610
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 223
0
00 2 752 0 00 5 140
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1 172 4
229 0 00 2 358 7 190
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 9 866 4
245 0 00 1 142 14 350
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 122 0
00 0 00 1 269 3 80
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 2
112 0 00 2 403 4 125
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 331 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 85
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 182 5
475 1 397 0 00 8 292
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 214 5
408 1 482 0 00 8 303
SUICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 1 337 0 00
1 52
HIV 0 00 0
00 1 397 1 142 2 66
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 99 9480 95
5900 44 14179 37 6795 275 7794
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PASQUOTANK
70
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 70 3599 68
2092 38 3684 47 2725 223 2878
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 20 1034
19
569 7 685 14 760 60 772
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 34 1657 30
969 17 1677 12 677 93 1203
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 11 589 33
1022 10 1052 14 752 68 866
TOTAL CANCER 51 2469 50
1810 33 3293 35 2145 169 2236
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 287 3
87 1 100 1 58 11 144
PANCREAS 2 88 4
148 6 572 2 94 14 181
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 19 918 12
436 7 738 7 440 45 588
BREAST 0 00 3
120 0 00 5 359 8 208
PROSTATE 2 126 0
00 6 589 0 00 8 274
DIABETES MELLITUS 4 190 9
357 6 540 6 354
25 335
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 7 454 15
456 4 394 0 00 26 325
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 13 640 23
773 3 289 6 380 45 583
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 3
121 2 195 4 256 9 120
SEPTICEMIA 1 51 2
50 4 424 2 94 9 110
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 272 2
65 2 194 3 164 12 155
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 3 177 2
101 5 329 1 47 11 153
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 212 4
170 7 553 4 234 19 256
SUICIDE 4 208 0
00 1 96 0 00 5 67
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 2 143 1 66 3 40
HIV
0 00 1
53 2 191 2 122 5 74
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 208 10764 257
8400 134 12717 152 8977 751 9780
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PENDER
71
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 66 2654 58
1500 37 5001 33 2084 194 2152
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 13 574 15
401 4 480 8 535 40
440
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 39 1306 22
564 14 1775 10 627 85 916
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 27 1260 34
898 11 1601 14 853 86 995
TOTAL CANCER 81 2529 61
1536 29 3568 19 1382 190 1991
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 7 183 6
143 2 204 3 243 18 181
PANCREAS 2 55 4
100 2 236 0 00 8 85
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 32 984 20
482 10 1213 2 145 64 656
BREAST 0 00 8
212 0 00 4 284 12 231
PROSTATE 8 363 0
00 7 870 0 00 15 454
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 230 4
91 5 577 9 602 24 256
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA
4 104 6
155 1 105 1 45 12 133
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 15 571 18
439 2 244 1 45 36 377
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 118 3
72 0 00 1 66 8 82
SEPTICEMIA 2 117 3
80 4 669 2 136 11 128
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 35 2
53 1 107 3 211 7 76
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 431 3
117 5 508 3 253 23 302
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 429 2
53 1 92 4 282 21 234
SUICIDE 4 133 1
35 2 218 0 00 7 87
HOMICIDE 2 73 0
00 6 628 1 98 9 116
HIV 1 34 0
00 1 120 0
00 2 26
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 276 10041 233
6048 119 15168 109 7300 737 8171
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PERQUIMANS
72
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 31 3024 28
1984 13 4098 17 3211 89 2827
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 10 1044 5
353 5 1530 6 1037 26 836
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 16
1462 9
639 3 1012 4 745 32 1019
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 7 697 6
424 3 1012 8 1530 24 760
TOTAL CANCER 32 2816 16
1165 16 5222 9 2279 73 2299
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 499 2
140 0 00 0 00 7 237
PANCREAS 2 143 4
301 0 00 0 00 6 178
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 14 1239 3
221 8 2829 1 322 26 809
BREAST 0 00 1
71 0 00 3 777 4 270
PROSTATE 3 256 0
00 5 1465 0 00 8 579
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 81 2
148 0 00 3 606 6 177
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 3 334 4
281 1 282 2
363 10 298
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 4 370 3
293 2 622 0 00 9 288
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 71 2
191 0 00 2 503 5 171
SEPTICEMIA 1 81 2
222 1 282 3 585 7 236
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 2
140 2 641 1 388 5 192
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00 1
122 0 00 1 231 2 77
SUICIDE 2 143 1
153 0 00 0 00 3 104
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES
93 8819 84
6442 46 14976 56 11898 279 8987
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PERSON
73
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 62 2667 80
1981 29 4262 33 2284 204 2510
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 1047 33
855 14 1989 19 1287 91 1118
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 24 1128 31
745 10 1650 4 280
69 850
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 23 1017 34
842 5 678 4 283 66 807
TOTAL CANCER 49 1963 59
1712 23 2989 25 1933 156 1926
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 203 9
255 1 145 4 320 19 232
PANCREAS 2 70 4
116 3 384 1 59 10 122
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 611 15
436 8 1015 3 212 42 518
BREAST 2 79 5
139 0 00 5 395 12 253
PROSTATE 3 125 0
00 1 272 0 00 4 146
DIABETES MELLITUS 5 209 6
164 2 281 2 148 15 185
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 331 8
223 1 145 1 83 16 196
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY
DISEASES 13 575 22
594 5 1052 1 59 41 499
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 95 1
26 0 00 1 81 4 49
SEPTICEMIA 1 45 5
132 4 825 4 296 14 170
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 240 9
253 5 759 3 199 22 275
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 156 1
52 1 106 0 00 6 87
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 7 283 4
124 4 480 0 00 15 195
SUICIDE 7 283 2
80 0 00 0 00 9 124
HOMICIDE 2 81 1
40 1 106 1 106 5 75
HIV 1 40 0
00 1 99 1 94 3 42
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 233 9959 271
7290
105 14865 98 7249 707 8786
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
PITT
74
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 157 3138 166
1861 92 3676 110 2534 525 2537
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 49 984 50
566 23 867 30 701 152 735
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 81 1599 54
607 41 1605 34 796 210 1009
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
36 748 67
735 33 1429 46 1047 182 909
TOTAL CANCER 138 2440 125
1448 109 4452 82 1867 454 2120
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 12 224 12
144 14 533 16 373 54 251
PANCREAS 11 176 4
46 8 309 8 180 31 146
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 65 1147 37
429 38 1491 7 163 147 688
BREAST 0 00 24
283 0 00 14 312 38 294
PROSTATE 9 199 0
00 21 1000 0 00 30 444
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 259 13
148 19 693 34 782 80 372
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 334 16
182 6 361 12 275 48 241
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 23 437 30
339
13 505 4 81 70 337
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 11 167 8
93 7 179 2 50 28 122
SEPTICEMIA 5 116 15
168 5 231 7 157 32 161
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 14 315 10
116 15 595 19 424 58 272
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 163 15
179 12 251 4 78 45 170
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 24 465 15
167 13 451 8 176 60 279
SUICIDE 18 241 5
62 2 68 0 00 25 100
HOMICIDE 6 76 1
12 11 206 5 89 23 75
HIV 0 00 0
00 8 204 7 146 15 60
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 566 10757 635
7178 413 15592 437 9837
2051 9705
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
POLK
75
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 76 2921 71
1571 1 1546 4 2153 152 2124
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 22 807 16
343 0 00 1 890 39 530
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 35 1363 39
831 1 1546 1 462 76 1053
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 18 675 30
664
0 00 0 00 48 644
TOTAL CANCER 67 2561 44
1188 5 4808 6 2753 122 1865
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 7 255 1
19 1 858 1 371 10 141
PANCREAS 3 96 0
00 0 00 0 00 3 42
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 29 1120 11
287 2 2286 0 00 42 641
BREAST 0 00 3
121 0 00 1 749 4 167
PROSTATE 6 240 0
00 1 858 0 00 7 262
DIABETES MELLITUS 3 113 4
84 0 00 0 00 7 98
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 343 7
140 1 739 0 00 17 230
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 16 676 21
499 0 00 0 00 37
550
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 67 2
47 0 00 1 749 5 82
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 3
75 0 00 0 00 3 44
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 181 5
116 1 739 0 00 11 152
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 92 3
159 0 00 0 00 4 120
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 138 5
287 0 00 0 00 9 188
SUICIDE 7 511 4
263 0 00 0 00 11 351
HOMICIDE 1 92 1
75 0 00 0 00 2 78
HIV 0 00 1
75 0 00 0 00 1 35
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 267 10808 271
6969 8 7833 17 9170 563 8616
Adjusted death
rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
RANDOLPH
76
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 294 3133 345
2306 13 2543 20 2032 672 2643
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 104 1116 118
791 3 650 3 325 228 894
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 142 1477 125
833 6 1127 8 791 281 1101
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 51 607 92
622 6 1094 7 668 156
622
TOTAL CANCER 235 2277 196
1389 15 2734 15 1509 461 1744
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 18 183 17
116 1 218 0 00 36 137
PANCREAS 9 87 16
111 1 216 1 104 27 102
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 84 747 49
345 3 443 4 425 140 518
BREAST 0 00 26
193 0 00 4 400 30 208
PROSTATE 17 217 0
00 1 159 0 00 18 212
DIABETES MELLITUS 22 196 12
83 4 604 5 512 43 163
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 200 25
168 2 434 2 219 45 181
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 60 632 53
364 4 618 1 107 118 449
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS 14 111 10
72 3 488 0 00 27 98
SEPTICEMIA 18 189 15
108 0 00 1 109 34 130
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 13 163 8
55 3 548 2 189 26 104
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 35 300 10
80 5 597 0 00 50 194
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 24 233 23
162 2 203 1 106 50 194
SUICIDE 29 247 6
49 0 00 0 00 35 132
HOMICIDE 8 68 6
49 1 89 2 205 17 66
HIV 4 35 1
08 2 186 0 00 7 26
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1000 10316 1015
6981 76 12304 76 7453 2167 8421
Adjusted death rates computed from less
than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
RICHMOND
77
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 3606 109
2271 32 3269 69 4065 322 3158
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 19 591 23
475 7 724 13 755 62 604
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 61 1926 51
1071 14 1435 32 1874 158 1544
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 16 615 26
567 5 529 10 568 57 567
TOTAL CANCER
96 3067 74
1656 41 4558 27 1783 238 2329
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 8 233 8
176 4 461 4 246 24 237
PANCREAS 3 105 2
41 2 258 1 61 8 77
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 35 1077 18
402 14 1361 5 332 72 696
BREAST 0 00 11
246 0 00 6 413 17 289
PROSTATE 8 292 0
00 13 1672 0 00 21 615
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 302 11
243 10 1147 16 961 47 458
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 466 7
155 5 499 6 293 31 311
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 28 936 20
432 7 772 2 123 57 547
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 88
1
25 1 93 1 67 6 59
SEPTICEMIA 2 61 5
108 3 315 3 160 13 130
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 8 294 8
164 2 258 5 304 23 223
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 255 8
264 3 240 3 174 22 242
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 150 7
152 3 211 0 00 15 153
SUICIDE 9 289 2
59 1 50 0 00 12 130
HOMICIDE 5 178 1
38 6 352 2 124 14 162
HIV 0 00 1
35 5 384 0 00 6 66
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 366 12064 365
8033 149 14799 174 10287 1054 10451
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted
with caution
ROBESON
78
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 153 4060 167
2445 173 4181 192 2764 685 3257
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 52 1474 54
811 58 1438 47 686 211 1008
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 74 1864 78
1136 80 1938 92 1326 324 1537
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 36 1249 66
937 43 1081 59 859 204 1001
TOTAL CANCER 127 2961
90
1502 134 3002 117 1635 468 2115
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 12 360 12
197 6 168 16 224 46 214
PANCREAS 7 156 6
92 9 204 8 118 30 139
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 50 1109 19
313 44 943 23 319 136 604
BREAST 1 29 16
272 0 00 22 306 39 298
PROSTATE 10 286 0
00 22 535 0 00 32 406
DIABETES MELLITUS 13 312 24
392 18 370 43 612 98 448
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 8 237 9
123 16 517 15 214 48 236
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 32 851 23
349 41 1147 10 144 106 503
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 10 205 4
63 7 124 3
39 24 105
SEPTICEMIA 8 167 11
164 9 195 15 217 43 202
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 78 14
222 20 488 19 273 56 262
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 27 664 10
190 50 762 24 291 111 469
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 13 304 5
84 30 469 13 160 61 261
SUICIDE 13 347 2
54 12 156 1 13 28 119
HOMICIDE 4 101 4
75 42 572 8 94 58 238
HIV 2 43 1
25 4 63 3 35 10 43
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 514 13429 519
7970 700 15301 665 9272 2398 11072
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
ROCKINGHAM
79
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 217 3145 229
1944 52 3891 46 2038 544 2521
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 74 1038 63
548 17 1256 16 723 170 789
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 78 1128 75
628 20 1514 10 440 183 846
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 46 717 96
807 16 1348 25 1089 183 839
TOTAL CANCER 198 2730 192
1847 38 2966
42 1973 470 2192
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 15 216 21
194 2 156 4 194 42 196
PANCREAS 10 134 12
118 2 157 3 146 27 125
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 78 1048 45
429 12 901 6 274 141 653
BREAST 0 00 27
271 0 00 12 572 39 325
PROSTATE 14 198 0
00 8 712 0 00 22 274
DIABETES MELLITUS 20 266 26
243 10 666 10 460 66 310
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 11 166 21
168 3 211 4 173 39 179
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 63 920 62
543 12 932 5 233 142 654
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 18 225 10
104 1 60 1 48 30 143
SEPTICEMIA 10 151 16
140 8 646 11 483 45 208
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 6 97 13
111 5 334 5 221 29 136
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 18 276 7
100 5 290 2 95 32 177
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 30 453 16
157 10 614 6 281 62 315
SUICIDE 32 460 4
53 5 320 1 48 42 227
HOMICIDE 7 98 3
39 6 318 0 00 16 87
HIV 1 15 0
00 1 63 0 00 2 10
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 803 11626 889
7967 198 14583 191 8597 2081 9792
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
ROWAN
80
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 345 3362 352
2042 63 4192 66 2816 826 2708
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 103 978 93
561 18 1202 21 891 235 776
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 160 1570 171
972 30 2078 32 1363 393 1282
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 56 555 101
556 19 1367 19 785 195 626
TOTAL CANCER 268 2483 208
1386 49 3231 30 1289 555
1857
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 28 260 16
90 2 144 4 176 50 165
PANCREAS 10 96 10
65 0 00 0 00 20 66
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 114 1048 48
325 14 847 2 80 178 594
BREAST 0 00 36
254 0 00 10 446 46 289
PROSTATE 24 240 0
00 10 737 0 00 34 294
DIABETES MELLITUS 24 219 33
202 11 801 14 611 82 269
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 36 370 42
238 9 616 14 559 101 328
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 58 552 58
362 7 508 7 318 130 429
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 10 89 11
90 4 206 2 88 27 97
SEPTICEMIA
15 151 20
129 4 305 3 126 42 140
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 18 172 16
88 3 213 8 334 45 146
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 54 516 17
154 6 317 2 79 79 307
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 37 361 30
184 3 196 4 170 74 263
SUICIDE 17 161 7
70 4 177 1 36 29 113
HOMICIDE 6 57 1
10 6 307 2 70 15 59
HIV 1 10 1
09 1 52 3 126 6 24
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 1130 10872 1124
6913 216 14186 216 9160 2686 8960
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
RUTHERFORD
81
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 184 3349 180
2004 15 2668 23 2786 402 2625
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 60 1074 44
498 3 506 4 472 111 725
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 93 1674 99
1095 8 1504 16 1958 216 1401
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 43 808 71
765 7 1314 10 1255 131 839
TOTAL CANCER 161 2860 126
1549 25 4984 15 2017 327 2152
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
18 334 15
190 6 1250 3 434 42 281
PANCREAS 9 169 4
50 1 191 1 121 15 97
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 60 1004 25
301 10 1757 7 958 102 676
BREAST 0 00 28
343 0 00 1 95 29 319
PROSTATE 20 383 0
00 1 206 0 00 21 371
DIABETES MELLITUS 10 169 8
104 4 711 3 401 25 169
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 278 27
305 2 397 3 362 45 289
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 30 534 25
275 3 617 1 121 59 375
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 15 257 6
69 0 00 0 00 21 146
SEPTICEMIA 6 104 13
154
0 00 3 344 22 143
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 13 234 10
122 2 370 2 232 27 179
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 22 409 12
214 0 00 0 00 34 269
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 265 13
171 1 345 2 190 30 220
SUICIDE 12 224 6
109 1 191 1 107 20 159
HOMICIDE 6 111 0
00 3 377 1 107 10 83
HIV 0 00 0
00 1 164 0 00 1 08
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 638 11627 669
7821 79 15179 80 9789 1466 9731
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
SAMPSON
82
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 108 3015 106
1756 44 2750 58 2260 316 2349
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 43 1175 34
589 20 1244 19 736 116 855
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 43 1234 35
566 11 686 21 820 110 815
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 31 966 42
676 12 781 24 941 109 813
TOTAL CANCER 74 1964 68
1239 67 4243 35 1425 244 1811
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 9 220
6
95 7 445 5 204 27 207
PANCREAS 3 66 3
64 3 177 2 77 11 79
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 20 537 14
264 16 940 4 158 54 394
BREAST 0 00 8
148 0 00 8 327 16 203
PROSTATE 5 155 0
00 16 1083 0 00 21 445
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 317 11
178 14 922 19 731 55 410
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 314 20
314 9 598 4 149 43 324
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 31 924 22
360 14 897 7 280 74 544
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 151 1
28 2 119 3 132 12 95
SEPTICEMIA 8 243 5
96 1 54 5 197
19 142
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 7 227 8
128 3 191 5 207 23 174
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 29 833 7
165 3 181 8 378 47 409
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 397 7
128 6 354 5 223 32 258
SUICIDE 9 238 1
18 2 119 0 00 12 102
HOMICIDE 2 60 4
106 2 113 0 00 8 73
HIV 2 55 0
00 5 288 2 96 9 77
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 419 11839 375
6412 222 13880 217 8622 1233 9287
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
SCOTLAND
83
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 70 4976 77
2965 43 4907 35 2118 225 3491
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 25 1665 25
961 20 2548 11 645 81 1248
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 23 1617 28
1077 11 1226 10 596 72 1127
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 10 798 22
835 9 1093 15 910 56 881
TOTAL CANCER 61 3809 38
1546 32 3540 28 1701 159 2360
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 12 909 2
81 2 155 5 299
21 316
PANCREAS 0 00 1
37 2 155 2 120 5 74
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 21 1230 8
332 12 1353 4 247 45 656
BREAST 0 00 10
392 0 00 5 298 15 363
PROSTATE 4 233 0
00 7 1026 0 00 11 535
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 105 4
156 6 441 9 562 21 306
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 7 698 6
226 2 335 3 180 18 284
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 4 318 12
478 4 380 2 119 22 333
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 6 319 2
84 3 268 3 188 14 202
SEPTICEMIA 6 409 2
74 3 401 2 119 13 204
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH
SYNDROME 2 191 3
115 3 333 1 65 9 141
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 354 7
325 5 381 1 56 19 281
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 333 1
37 2 131 0 00 7 102
SUICIDE 5 255 3
145 2 120 0 00 10 136
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 9 612 2 97 11 154
HIV 1 57 0
00 5 411 0 00 6 90
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 208 14590 214
8501 160 16540 137 8113 719 10917
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
STANLY
84
1999-2000
Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 176 4011 209
2732 24 5193 26 3257 435 3375
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 34 719 45
617 3 628 3 389 85 657
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 109 2524 133
1706 15 3358 16 2018 273 2121
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 38 985 46
597 5 1017 5 644 94 727
TOTAL CANCER 118 2586 109
1589 20 4298 15 2115 262 2026
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 7 176 14
195 5 1046 2 294 28 217
PANCREAS 5 115 4
52 2 449 2 277 13 102
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 50 1035 26
392 5 1062 4 580 85 655
BREAST 0 00 8
112 0 00 2 336 10 132
PROSTATE 14 356 0
00 2 434 0 00 16 355
DIABETES MELLITUS 17 356 20
290 4 955 0 00 41 315
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 263 15
199 0 00 1 112 26 203
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 23 469 23
310 2 462 1 124 49 371
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 57 2
40 1 246 1 168 7 58
SEPTICEMIA 5 115 1
13 1 231 0 00 7 53
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME
11 252 6
92 1 231 4 576 22 173
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 16 364 6
113 1 106 2 280 25 212
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 222 12
180 2 337 1 82 26 213
SUICIDE 12 253 2
39 0 00 0 00 14 123
HOMICIDE 4 86 3
68 2 226 0 00 9 82
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 112 1 09
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 507 11471 562
7772 70 14513 71 9121 1210 9451
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
STOKES
85
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted
Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 103 3173 110
2191 3 1231 4 1296 220 2577
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 43 1245 33
676 3 1231 3 940 82 930
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 40 1284 46
908 0 00 1 356 87 1040
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 26 884 59
1162 1 760 5 1702 91 1099
TOTAL CANCER 111 3117 69
1429 6 3207 6 1952 192 2129
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 129 7
146 3 1671 1 311 16 181
PANCREAS
7 222 5
100 0 00 0 00 12 131
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 52 1396 28
582 1 455 2 689 83 905
BREAST 0 00 5
106 0 00 1 323 6 116
PROSTATE 10 341 0
00 0 00 0 00 10 328
DIABETES MELLITUS 11 288 16
329 0 00 2 635 29 328
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 14 454 15
292 2 1215 1 317 32 381
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 18 587 18
363 0 00 0 00 36 425
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 89 1
21 0 00 0 00 5 52
SEPTICEMIA 4 96 6
116 0 00 0 00 10 110
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 45 3
61 1 348 1
317 6 67
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 261 6
139 0 00 0 00 17 187
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 271 6
125 2 703 1 311 19 215
SUICIDE 15 374 1
19 0 00 0 00 16 180
HOMICIDE 1 21 1
22 0 00 0 00 2 21
HIV 1 24 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 11
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 376 11105 388
7866 18 9031 21 6842 803 9267
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
SURRY
86
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year
2000 US 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 205 3470 198
1843 5 1449 7 1220 415 2422
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 84 1394 58
541 3 827 1 170 146 844
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 81 1378 86
788 2 621 3 492 172 1005
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 47 898 90
808 2 608 3 557 142 830
TOTAL CANCER 189 2935 160
1673 12 4271 2 401 363 2125
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 14 211 17
169 1 317 0 00 32 186
PANCREAS 9 153 4
45 0 00 0
00 13 75
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 71 1056 37
390 4 1264 0 00 112 646
BREAST 0 00 23
255 0 00 2 401 25 265
PROSTATE 13 252 0
00 2 871 0 00 15 277
DIABETES MELLITUS 18 310 16
162 0 00 1 171 35 207
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 19 388 23
201 0 00 0 00 42 245
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 61 979 38
378 3 975 0 00 102 589
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 14 202 2
19 0 00 0 00 16 95
SEPTICEMIA 13 222 9
90 0 00 0 00 22 128
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 12 207 13
120 4 1271 2 321 31 181
MOTOR VEHICLE
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 27 431 14
194 1 270 0 00 42 294
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 12 206 13
122 2 642 0 00 27 169
SUICIDE 15 239 5
63 1 251 0 00 21 148
HOMICIDE 5 78 1
17 0 00 0 00 6 45
HIV 1 15 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 07
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 739 12329 749
7232 34 10846 25 4440 1547 9146
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
SWAIN
87
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 34 3334 34
2173 9 3815 4 1243 81 2660
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 15 1484 11
691 1 455 1 318 28 896
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 12 1173 13
778 4 1703 3 925 32 1053
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 4 306 11
742 1 705 1 314 17 543
TOTAL CANCER 18 1533 18
1352 6 2278 5 1530 47 1557
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 0 00 3
181 1 455 1 314 5 161
PANCREAS 1 108 1
105 0 00 0 00 2 79
TRACHEA,
BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 7 556 6
465 1 287 0 00 14 457
BREAST 0 00 3
231 0 00 1 262 4 246
PROSTATE 4 322 0
00 1 705 0 00 5 390
DIABETES MELLITUS 4 386 5
286 6 2240 10 3263 25 817
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 4 423 5
309 0 00 1 352 10 324
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 8 669 11
720 1 815 1 373 21 649
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 73 3
217 4 1264 1 314 9 290
SEPTICEMIA 3 327 2
144 1 705 1 262 7 222
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 89 3
199 0 00 1 318 5 160
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 217
1
60 0 00 0 00 3 103
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 212 0
00 2 359 0 00 4 149
SUICIDE 1 89 2
285 1 226 0 00 4 156
HOMICIDE 2 189 0
00 2 525 0 00 4 158
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 115 11057 129
8630 38 15761 28 8869 310 10232
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
TRANSYLVANIA
88
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 100 2663 91
1597 3 3048 4 2298 198 2070
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 24 618 18
311 1 1016 0 00 43 436
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 39 1036 37
654 0 00 2 1235 78 830
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 18 468 31
546 2 2234 1 552 52 542
TOTAL CANCER 83 2196 76
1585 3 3163 4 2438 166 1847
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 120 11
221 0 00 0 00 16 170
PANCREAS 4 93 4
82 0 00 1 734 9 92
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 23 580 19
376 1 1016 0 00 43 467
BREAST 0 00
9
183 0 00 2 1374 11 210
PROSTATE 9 249 0
00 1 1401 0 00 10 269
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 159 6
141 1 746 1 641 14 152
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 159 6
130 0 00 0 00 12 135
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 22 526 18
353 0 00 1 641 41 420
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 2 51 2
36 0 00 0 00 4 41
SEPTICEMIA 4 137 4
76 0 00 2 1019 10 127
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 75 3
52 0 00 1 330 7 72
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 71 1
16 0 00 0 00 3 42
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 273 6
126 0 00 0 00 14
186
SUICIDE 4 174 2
42 0 00 0 00 6 103
HOMICIDE 2 94 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 44
HIV 1 47 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 22
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 319 8725 329
6375 11 11607 17 9834 676 7450
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
TYRRELL
89
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 6 1849 9
1786 5 2927 5 1468 25 1999
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 3 1005 0
00 0 00 2 609 5 385
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 1 283 2
393 2 1304 2 500 7 586
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 2 639 1
196 1 568 2 658 6 485
TOTAL CANCER 5 1435 7
1887 7 4448 3 1212 22 2036
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 283 1
196 1 938 0 00 3 262
PANCREAS 1 278 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 101
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 2 591 5
1314 2 1193 0 00 9 823
BREAST 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 483 1 235
PROSTATE 0 00 0
00 2 1068 0 00 2 409
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 361 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 72
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 0 00 2
491 0 00 1 250 3 234
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 307 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 79
SEPTICEMIA 1 307 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 79
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1 361 0
00 0 00 0 00 1 72
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00 2
402 0 00 0 00 2 151
SUICIDE 0 00
0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
HOMICIDE 0 00 0
00 1 483 0 00 1 128
HIV 0 00 0
00 1 749 1 576 2 237
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 20 6186 28
6173 19 11629 13 4414 80 6964
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
UNION
90
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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
195 3108 199
2079 22 2845 39 2877 455 2542
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 56 892 60
633 3 421 7 521 126 712
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 93 1470 84
872 9 1134 20 1485 206 1149
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 40 675 52
539 10 1024 7 497 109 606
TOTAL CANCER 166 2240 132
1294 26 3233 24 1773 348 1733
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 13 232 10
99 3 320 4 312 30 156
PANCREAS 5 60 7
72 2 335 1 86 15 84
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 58 753 29
279 7 1032 4 301 98 485
BREAST 0 00 24
225 0 00 5 332 29 238
PROSTATE 18 306
0
00 4 574 0 00 22 335
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 191 19
193 3 320 3 202 39 202
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 16 266 15
156 4 558 1 67 36 209
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 41 586 37
371 4 359 1 68 83 425
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 11 112 5
46 0 00 2 123 18 78
SEPTICEMIA 9 126 7
72 2 296 2 115 20 107
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 14 246 11
107 3 311 5 362 33 172
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 35 345 12
116 7 495 2 97 56 235
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 23 308 13
133 1 40 1 48 38 189
SUICIDE 21 269 6
57 1 50 0
00 28 127
HOMICIDE 5 48 2
19 3 203 2 82 12 47
HIV 2 18 0
00 6 385 3 167 11 45
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 722 10600 654
6641 124 13560 112 7776 1612 8440
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
VANCE
91
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 76 3971
90
2696 51 4158 55 2629 272 3244
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 19 873 14
418 15 1325 8 395 56 661
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 39 2100 55
1641 18 1472 25 1183 137 1643
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 15 887 28
851 18 1563 23 983 84 1001
TOTAL CANCER 58 2777 55
1798 50 3880 39 1884 202 2369
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 4 166 10
309 3 182 11 491 28 331
PANCREAS 3 137 0
00 1 105 4 200 8 94
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 26 1173 15
518 12 889 4 183 57 662
BREAST 0 00 8
248 0 00 6 313 14 281
PROSTATE 5 266 0
00 13 1225 0 00
18 577
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 343 12
362 7 559 5 237 30 357
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 10 517 1
29 6 584 11 513 28 336
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 21 1156 15
450 8 710 4 202 48 566
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 7 320 3
102 5 312 2 91 17 201
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 3
94 2 134 7 349 12 141
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 40 1
41 6 476 4 201 12 137
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 4 206 1
56 4 186 1 40 10 118
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 715 3
92 8 549 3 128 25 298
SUICIDE 2 91 1
45 1 46 0 00 4 45
HOMICIDE
3 133 1
56 7 343 2 89 13 154
HIV 0 00 1
52 4 232 7 302 12 144
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 238 12595 263
8299 207 16069 196 9054 904 10719
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WAKE
92
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 609 2577 643
1642 181 2751 208 1958 1641
2076
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 147 628 139
359 42 632 48 450 376 477
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 327 1386 309
788 72 1122 79 761 787 1003
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 127 624 275
697 55 948 81 763 538 711
TOTAL CANCER 551 2042 601
1495 180 2699 165 1467 1497 1741
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 55 205 53
135 23 377 22 197 153 186
PANCREAS 25 93 38
93 8 117 12 114 83 97
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 178 655 161
407 48 709 22 213 409 480
BREAST 1 02 98
233 1 05 21 154 121 221
PROSTATE 51 248 0
00 27 556 0 00 78 304
DIABETES MELLITUS
42 156 63
165 23 279 48 443 176 214
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 28 131 43
107 15 267 12 113 98 127
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 86 360 147
384 26 464 20 182 279 355
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 33 101 10
25 11 119 4 25 58 59
SEPTICEMIA 27 104 39
99 22 373 17 163 105 127
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 29 140 36
94 17 282 28 268 110 141
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 90 208 25
56 33 283 18 120 166 139
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 100 279 46
112 26 263 12 101 184 185
SUICIDE 62 145 22
43 13 101 3 17 100 81
HOMICIDE 19 39 4
09 30
175 8 42 61 46
HIV 12 24 2
04 43 309 11 62 68 52
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 2198 8490 2555
6430 849 11594 846 7477 6448 7686
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WARREN
93
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 27 2229 25
1427 35 3020 36 1895 123 2120
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
11 823 4
219 10 853 8 405 33 566
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 11 926 12
717 17 1469 21 1112 61 1067
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 6 838 12
620 8 720 11 610 37 634
TOTAL CANCER 19 1892 13
901 36 3134 25 1424 93 1672
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 0 00 2
109 1 84 4 251 7 121
PANCREAS 1 59 2
123 0 00 4 198 7 116
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 4 328 1
170 17 1470 4 203 26 477
BREAST 0 00 2
123 0 00 3 192 5 174
PROSTATE 4 422 0
00 7 616 0 00 11 506
DIABETES MELLITUS 1 59 1
55 1
83 8 451 11 187
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1 196 5
259 6 517 5 293 17 297
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 7 660 4
212 6 531 4 202 21 356
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 1 120 1
75 1 91 1 51 4 76
SEPTICEMIA 0 00 3
293 5 452 4 202 12 231
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 1 196 3
150 4 355 6 329 14 242
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 137 0
00 9 894 3 217 14 360
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 0 00 2
123 3 269 1 75 6 122
SUICIDE 1 181 1
212 1 108 0 00 3 100
HOMICIDE 1 162 0
00 3 261 0 00 4 118
HIV
0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 74 7279 83
5030 139 12291 125 7076 421 7681
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WASHINGTON
94
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 28 3772 27
1923 18 3691 25 3553 98 3016
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 10 1361 5
348 5 1048
2 298 22 664
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 13 1740 13
923 9 1774 10 1397 45 1405
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 4 657 7
502 9 1880 4 559 24 773
TOTAL CANCER 19 2413 18
1436 17 3688 14 1913 68 2073
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1 122 2
150 3 638 2 264 8 245
PANCREAS 2 197 3
227 0 00 3 433 8 232
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 4 487 5
470 2 434 3 396 14 432
BREAST 0 00 0
00 0 00 1 135 1 50
PROSTATE 3 478 0
00 6 1387 0 00 9 793
DIABETES MELLITUS 2 228 1
79 2 369 5 700 10 308
PNEUMONIA AND
INFLUENZA 6 826 0
00 0 00 2 278 8 259
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 4 434 10
758 1 245 1 129 16 483
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 0 00 3
233 0 00 0 00 3 90
SEPTICEMIA 3 312 2
138 2 490 3 404 10 312
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 197 3
208 4 803 5 720 14 421
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 280 1
194 2 483 2 293 7 264
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2 390 1
69 3 488 1 129 7 252
SUICIDE 2 334 0
00 1 186 0 00 3 117
HOMICIDE 1 182 0
00 2 366 2 295 5 203
HIV 0 00
0
00 3 587 2 293 5 215
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 86 11512 107
8122 81 17261 91 12739 365 11591
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WATAUGA
95
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 87 2952 77
1629 0 00 1 1950 165 2171
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 21 718 23
483 0 00 0 00 44 586
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART
DISEASE 34 1070 26
552 0 00 0 00 60 777
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 17 630 41
872 0 00 0 00 58 772
TOTAL CANCER 60 1853 51
1153 1 2130 2 3511 114 1449
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 6 161 3
65 0 00 1 1887 10 123
PANCREAS 3 86 5
114 0 00 0 00 8 102
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 16 475 9
205 0 00 1 1625 26 325
BREAST 0 00 6
139 0 00 0 00 6 138
PROSTATE 7 265 0
00 0 00 0 00 7 262
DIABETES MELLITUS 5 182 11
251 0 00 0 00 16 212
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 343 10
206
1 2803 0 00 20 269
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 15 485 19
418 0 00 0 00 34 437
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 3 88 1
23 0 00 0 00 4 51
SEPTICEMIA 1 34 2
42 0 00 0 00 3 39
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 5 174 5
105 0 00 0 00 10 134
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 11 266 3
78 0 00 0 00 14 169
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 14 403 2
34 0 00 0 00 16 199
SUICIDE 9 252 1
23 0 00 0 00 10 130
HOMICIDE 0 00 2
37 0 00 0 00 2 19
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 284 9218 284
6185 3 8034 4 9338 575 7511
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WAYNE
96
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 209 4199 209
2708 95 3678 128 3188 641 3380
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 57 1131 46
591 17 644 29 717 149 789
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 110 2168 113
1462 46
1882 55 1374 324 1701
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 40 746 66
856 13 509 35 883 154 844
TOTAL CANCER 170 3180 147
1862 90 3555 87 2155 494 2429
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 19 388 15
194 7 287 11 272 52 266
PANCREAS 12 229 7
86 5 196 0 00 24 118
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 62 1032 43
539 33 1204 12 304 150 715
BREAST 1 13 25
323 0 00 24 585 50 422
PROSTATE 13 305 0
00 15 746 0 00 28 436
DIABETES MELLITUS 21 331 24
303 21 920 31 770 97 489
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 178 21
268 4 131 8 198 42
231
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 35 830 44
565 11 478 7 175 97 513
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 10 134 5
61 5 147 2 47 22 99
SEPTICEMIA 9 145 10
132 5 227 15 374 39 204
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 9 217 5
64 6 244 15 375 35 180
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 22 300 8
103 10 262 7 165 47 213
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 15 286 14
192 7 199 10 243 46 234
SUICIDE 14 212 2
27 2 55 1 24 19 88
HOMICIDE 6 72 1
13 9 228 3 67 19 82
HIV 2 24 0
00 12 330 3 72 17 75
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES
670 12714 704
9078 361 13694 443 10972 2178 11180
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WILKES
97
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 3174 135
1579 6 1934 6 1513 324 2186
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 54 957 42
493 4 1320 1 262 101 682
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 95 1664 45
535 1 315 4 1065 145
965
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 40 801 93
1037 6 1973 6 1103 145 997
TOTAL CANCER 163 2648 125
1527 7 2279 5 1076 300 1988
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 15 248 12
144 1 315 1 182 29 195
PANCREAS 11 200 9
106 0 00 0 00 20 134
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 62 938 29
371 3 1003 1 187 95 612
BREAST 0 00 20
247 0 00 0 00 20 235
PROSTATE 12 246 0
00 0 00 0 00 12 231
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 109 14
165 1 317 1 262 23 156
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 9 186 32
357 0 00 0 00 41 282
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY
DISEASES 40 705 35
410 3 1007 3 711 81 535
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 9 130 4
51 1 315 0 00 14 92
SEPTICEMIA 4 58 16
190 2 680 0 00 22 145
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 9 174 10
116 2 642 0 00 21 140
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 24 403 8
138 0 00 0 00 32 250
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 24 458 11
151 2 679 0 00 37 272
SUICIDE 10 158 5
67 1 315 0 00 16 115
HOMICIDE 3 44 1
18 0 00 2 444 6 42
HIV 0 00 1
12 0 00 1 284 2 14
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 603 10635
646
7653 38 12292 33 7373 1320 8981
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
WILSON
98
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 142 3643 138
2104 61 3332 77 2370 418 2775
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 49 1244 36
554 13 706 19 591 117 772
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 72 1811 71
1067 31 1756 41 1250 215 1426
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 35 1000 55
827 15 952 19 608 124 834
TOTAL CANCER 111 2561 92
1488 67 3460 46 1461 316 2027
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 11 218 6
93 3 127 8 255 28 181
PANCREAS 2 65 6
89 4 205 2 64 14 90
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 39 902 21
329 22 1118 7 230 89 564
BREAST 0 00 19
336 0 00 10 310 29 315
PROSTATE 8 267 0
00 12 771 0 00 20 411
DIABETES MELLITUS 14 317 13
194 7 385 19 622 53 344
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 13 378 10
150 1 56 5 151 29 198
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES
25 634 28
427 4 228 6 194 63 410
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 5 110 5
88 10 466 7 224 27 174
SEPTICEMIA 3 68 9
140 7 381 9 275 28 186
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 2 90 6
91 8 500 9 272 25 168
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 9 221 6
113 5 237 4 127 24 162
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 10 292 6
94 12 562 5 162 33 221
SUICIDE 14 331 6
113 7 280 1 29 28 191
HOMICIDE 6 131 0
00 7 280 2 58 15 101
HIV 1 25 0
00 11 473 8 237 20 137
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 470 12025 513
7998 280
14667 288 8992 1551 10255
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
YADKIN
99
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 116 3836 89
1604 3 1932 8 3710 216 2492
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 48 1608 34
612 1 750 2 740 85 982
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 46 1369 31
571 2 1182 2 994 81 931
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
20 746 30
557 1 712 1 371 52 596
TOTAL CANCER 79 2263 68
1430 1 594 1 369 149 1718
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 5 134 5
91 0 00 0 00 10 115
PANCREAS 2 57 6
141 0 00 0 00 8 97
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 24 661 18
391 1 594 0 00 43 488
BREAST 0 00 5
106 0 00 0 00 5 101
PROSTATE 12 412 0
00 0 00 0 00 12 388
DIABETES MELLITUS 7 190 13
247 0 00 2 829 22 251
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 6 205 11
200 0 00 0 00 17 197
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 17 571 13
259 2 1182
0 00 32 365
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 4 130 2
48 0 00 1 369 7 81
SEPTICEMIA 5 140 9
167 1 470 0 00 15 172
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 89 5
92 1 470 1 371 10 114
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 242 16
459 1 638 0 00 25 334
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 8 230 7
147 1 470 0 00 16 193
SUICIDE 15 412 1
38 0 00 0 00 16 213
HOMICIDE 1 28 1
28 0 00 0 00 2 27
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 358 11319 347
6832 16 9630 16 6760 737 8597
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
YANCEY
100
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 2953 48
1482 1 2666 2 4214 110 2139
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 18 897 8
261 0 00 0 00 26 507
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 27 1346 26
759 1 2666 1 1723 55 1067
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 17 894 23
720 0 00 0
00 40 769
TOTAL CANCER 48 2409 50
1757 1 3302 0 00 99 2009
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 2 108 5
183 0 00 0 00 7 139
PANCREAS 2 96 3
106 0 00 0 00 5 99
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 23 1152 15
516 1 3302 0 00 39 809
BREAST 0 00 12
426 0 00 0 00 12 420
PROSTATE 9 472 0
00 0 00 0 00 9 466
DIABETES MELLITUS 6 298 4
129 0 00 1 2491 11 236
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 2 95 4
118 0 00 0 00 6 110
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 8 406 6
227 0 00 0 00 14 279
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE
AND CIRRHOSIS 2 107 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 46
SEPTICEMIA 1 54 5
145 0 00 0 00 6 111
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 3 162 2
60 0 00 0 00 5 97
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 6 349 1
70 0 00 0 00 7 199
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 5 259 6
210 0 00 0 00 11 233
SUICIDE 3 194 2
118 0 00 0 00 5 148
HOMICIDE 2 114 0
00 0 00 0 00 2 56
HIV 0 00 0
00 0 00 0 00 0 00
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 206 10604 193
6586 3 9269 4 8429 406 8272
Adjusted death rates computed from less than
10
deaths should be interpreted with caution
NORTH CAROLINA
TOTAL 1
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 15092 3073 15415
1908 3923 3434 4357 2279 38787 2473
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 4455 891 4000
498 991 892 1087 574 10533 669
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 7255 1465 6672
822 1703 1493 1740 912 17370 1107
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 3158 692 5527
677 1076 992 1528 795 11289 728
TOTAL CANCER
13102 2458 11588
1544 3746 3243 3063 1616 31499 1960
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1161 219 1176
152 335 292 397 210 3069 192
PANCREAS 613 114 633
83 181 152 194 104 1621 101
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 4797 868 3053
407 1166 979 519 277 9535 587
BREAST 11 02 1653
227 5 04 579 300 2248 246
PROSTATE 1218 265 0
00 659 684 0 00 1877 335
DIABETES MELLITUS 1223 229 1375
178 596 502 932 495 4126 258
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1229 287 1886
229 335 314 362 185 3812 248
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3207 647 3186
408 573 547 315 165 7281 459
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 753
127 404
56 221 150 132 68 1510 93
SEPTICEMIA 586 119 805
102 289 265 375 195 2055 131
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 717 155 821
103 387 351 518 273 2443 155
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1629 282 710
115 573 322 249 116 3161 197
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1629 306 1076
144 558 376 259 128 3522 223
SUICIDE 1256 215 355
57 180 95 39 18 1830 113
HOMICIDE 417 70 152
25 577 289 150 66 1296 80
HIV 157 26 44
07 510 292 213 100 924 58
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 52773 10487 55685
7120 16515 13513 16063 8285 141036 8935
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths
should be interpreted with caution
NORTH CAROLINA
TOTAL 101
1999-2000 Race-Sex-Specific
Age-Adjusted Rates
Standard Year 2000 US 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 15092 3073 15415
1908 3923 3434 4357 2279 38787 2473
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 4455 891 4000
498 991 892 1087 574 10533 669
OTHER ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE 7255 1465 6672
822 1703 1493 1740 912 17370 1107
HYPERTENSION 228 49 444
55 186 164 301 158 1159 74
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
3158 692 5527
677 1076 992 1528 795 11289 728
ATHEROSCLEROSIS 211 48 407
49 79 82 111 56 808 53
TOTAL CANCER 13102 2458 11588
1544 3746 3243 3063 1616 31499 1960
LIP, ORAL CAVITY, AND PHARYNX 179 32 141
18 85 59 28 15 433 27
STOMACH 246 47 163
21 136 116 106 56 651 41
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS 1161 219 1176
152 335 292 397 210 3069 192
LIVER 269 48 175
23 89 68 47 25 580 36
PANCREAS 613 114 633
83 181 152 194 104 1621 101
LARYNX 141 26 44
06 56 44 8 04 249 15
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
4797 868 3053
407 1166 979 519 277 9535 587
SINUSES,PLEURA, AND ALL OTHER RESP SITES 22 04 18
02 12 09 8 04 60 04
MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF SKIN 298 52 151
21 4 03 4 02 457 28
BREAST 11 02 1653
227 5 04 579 300 2248 246
CERVIX UTERI 0 00 175
25 0 00 92 48 267 30
OVARY 0 00 646
86 0 00 127 68 773 82
PROSTATE 1218 265 0
00 659 684 0 00 1877 335
BLADDER 324 67 172
22 56 56 42 22 594 38
BRAIN 355 62 283
40 35 23 49 25 722 44
NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA 520 98
482
63 76 63 67 35 1145 72
LEUKEMIA 503 96 432
58 98 75 100 51 1133 71
DIABETES MELLITUS 1223 229 1375
178 596 502 932 495 4126 258
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA 1229 287 1886
229 335 314 362 185 3812 248
CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRTORY DISEASES 3207 647 3186
408 573 547 315 165 7281 459
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS 753 127 404
56 221 150 132 68 1510 93
SEPTICEMIA 586 119 805
102 289 265 375 195 2055 131
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROSIS, AND NEPH SYNDROME 717 155 821
103 387 351 518 273 2443 155
MOTOR VEHICLE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1629 282 710
115 573 322 249 116 3161 197
OTHER UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 1629 306 1076
144 558
376 259 128 3522 223
SUICIDE 1256 215 355
57 180 95 39 18 1830 113
HOMICIDE 417 70 152
25 577 289 150 66 1296 80
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE 711 174 2066
247 93 108 313 162 3183 210
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES 256 45 200
34 94 40 94 39 644 40
HIV 157 26 44
07 510 292 213 100 924 58
ALL OTHER CAUSES 7212 1486 9224
1183 2519 1946 2752 1371 21707 1383
TOTAL DEATHS — ALL CAUSES 52773 10487 55685
7120 16515 13513 16063 8285 141036 8935
Adjusted death rates computed from less than 10
deaths should be interpreted with
caution
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