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Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in North Carolina
Among 86 North Carolina counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Washington County, NC (18.5, 1.64 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Swain County, NC (18.4, 1.63 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Alexander County, NC (17.3, 1.53 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 9 of the 86 are significantly above the U.S. rate.
Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.
All North Carolina counties, highest first
Pancreas cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | NC | 18.5 | 11.3 | 1.64x | No |
| 2 | Swain County | NC | 18.4 | 11.3 | 1.63x | No |
| 3 | Alexander County | NC | 17.3 | 11.3 | 1.53x | Significant |
| 4 | Columbus County | NC | 16.6 | 11.3 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 5 | Harnett County | NC | 15.4 | 11.3 | 1.36x | Significant |
| 6 | Granville County | NC | 15.3 | 11.3 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 7 | Montgomery County | NC | 15.3 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 8 | Robeson County | NC | 15.3 | 11.3 | 1.35x | Significant |
| 9 | Caswell County | NC | 15.2 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 10 | Richmond County | NC | 15.2 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 11 | Yancey County | NC | 15.2 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 12 | Hertford County | NC | 15.1 | 11.3 | 1.34x | No |
| 13 | Vance County | NC | 15.1 | 11.3 | 1.34x | No |
| 14 | Sampson County | NC | 15 | 11.3 | 1.33x | Significant |
| 15 | Anson County | NC | 14.9 | 11.3 | 1.32x | No |
| 16 | Warren County | NC | 14.9 | 11.3 | 1.32x | No |
| 17 | Wayne County | NC | 14.7 | 11.3 | 1.3x | Significant |
| 18 | Bertie County | NC | 14.6 | 11.3 | 1.29x | No |
| 19 | Onslow County | NC | 14.6 | 11.3 | 1.29x | Significant |
| 20 | Chowan County | NC | 14.2 | 11.3 | 1.26x | No |
| 21 | Stokes County | NC | 14.2 | 11.3 | 1.26x | No |
| 22 | Halifax County | NC | 14.1 | 11.3 | 1.25x | No |
| 23 | Stanly County | NC | 13.7 | 11.3 | 1.21x | No |
| 24 | Cherokee County | NC | 13.5 | 11.3 | 1.19x | No |
| 25 | Scotland County | NC | 13.4 | 11.3 | 1.19x | No |
| 26 | Davie County | NC | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1.17x | No |
| 27 | Forsyth County | NC | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1.17x | Significant |
| 28 | Rutherford County | NC | 13.2 | 11.3 | 1.17x | No |
| 29 | Pitt County | NC | 13.1 | 11.3 | 1.16x | No |
| 30 | Wilkes County | NC | 13 | 11.3 | 1.15x | No |
| 31 | Edgecombe County | NC | 12.9 | 11.3 | 1.14x | No |
| 32 | Johnston County | NC | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.13x | No |
| 33 | Surry County | NC | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.13x | No |
| 34 | Iredell County | NC | 12.7 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 35 | Pender County | NC | 12.7 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 36 | Caldwell County | NC | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 37 | Rowan County | NC | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 38 | Wilson County | NC | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.12x | No |
| 39 | Haywood County | NC | 12.4 | 11.3 | 1.1x | No |
| 40 | Macon County | NC | 12.4 | 11.3 | 1.1x | No |
| 41 | Guilford County | NC | 12.3 | 11.3 | 1.09x | No |
| 42 | Moore County | NC | 12.2 | 11.3 | 1.08x | No |
| 43 | Alamance County | NC | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.07x | No |
| 44 | Craven County | NC | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.07x | No |
| 45 | Cumberland County | NC | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.07x | No |
| 46 | Franklin County | NC | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.07x | No |
| 47 | Hoke County | NC | 12 | 11.3 | 1.06x | No |
| 48 | New Hanover County | NC | 11.9 | 11.3 | 1.05x | No |
| 49 | Davidson County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 50 | Durham County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 51 | Lee County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 52 | Lincoln County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 53 | Northampton County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 54 | Randolph County | NC | 11.8 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 55 | Burke County | NC | 11.7 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 56 | Cabarrus County | NC | 11.7 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 57 | Carteret County | NC | 11.7 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 58 | Martin County | NC | 11.7 | 11.3 | 1.04x | No |
| 59 | Henderson County | NC | 11.6 | 11.3 | 1.03x | No |
| 60 | Nash County | NC | 11.6 | 11.3 | 1.03x | No |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | NC | 11.6 | 11.3 | 1.03x | No |
| 62 | Chatham County | NC | 11.5 | 11.3 | 1.02x | No |
| 63 | Lenoir County | NC | 11.5 | 11.3 | 1.02x | No |
| 64 | McDowell County | NC | 11.5 | 11.3 | 1.02x | No |
| 65 | Dare County | NC | 11.4 | 11.3 | 1.01x | No |
| 66 | Person County | NC | 11.4 | 11.3 | 1.01x | No |
| 67 | Rockingham County | NC | 11.4 | 11.3 | 1.01x | No |
| 68 | Brunswick County | NC | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1x | No |
| 69 | Buncombe County | NC | 11.2 | 11.3 | 0.99x | No |
| 70 | Cleveland County | NC | 11.2 | 11.3 | 0.99x | No |
| 71 | Beaufort County | NC | 11.1 | 11.3 | 0.98x | No |
| 72 | Ashe County | NC | 11 | 11.3 | 0.97x | No |
| 73 | Mecklenburg County | NC | 11 | 11.3 | 0.97x | No |
| 74 | Wake County | NC | 10.6 | 11.3 | 0.94x | No |
| 75 | Yadkin County | NC | 10.5 | 11.3 | 0.93x | No |
| 76 | Catawba County | NC | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 77 | Gaston County | NC | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 78 | Duplin County | NC | 10 | 11.3 | 0.88x | No |
| 79 | Transylvania County | NC | 9.9 | 11.3 | 0.88x | No |
| 80 | Currituck County | NC | 9.6 | 11.3 | 0.85x | No |
| 81 | Orange County | NC | 9.6 | 11.3 | 0.85x | No |
| 82 | Union County | NC | 9.4 | 11.3 | 0.83x | No |
| 83 | Polk County | NC | 9.2 | 11.3 | 0.81x | No |
| 84 | Bladen County | NC | 8.7 | 11.3 | 0.77x | No |
| 85 | Jackson County | NC | 8.5 | 11.3 | 0.75x | No |
| 86 | Watauga County | NC | 6.8 | 11.3 | 0.6x | No |