Definition
Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer deaths include all resident deaths where trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer were coded
as the underlying (primary) cause of death.
Numerator
Number of trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer deaths (ICD-10: C33-C34)
Denominator
Total resident population
Data Interpretation Issues
The population estimates are U.S. Census Bureau estimates of U.S. national, state and county resident populations. The 2007
- 2009 population estimates are bridged-race revised postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the
year 2000 census counts. The year 2010 population estimates are April 1 modified census counts, with bridged-race categories.
The 2011 population estimates are bridged-race revised postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the
year 2010 census counts.
Why Is This Important?
Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung is among the leading causes of death in North Carolina and the United States.
Graphical Data Views
Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung Cancer Deaths by County, 2007-2011
| County |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) |
Lower Limit |
Upper Limit |
Numerator |
| Alamance |
55.5 |
50.5 |
60.4 |
480 |
| Alexander |
60.8 |
50.2 |
71.4 |
127 |
| Alleghany |
67.1 |
49.8 |
84.3 |
58 |
| Anson |
57.8 |
45.8 |
69.8 |
89 |
| Ashe |
51.6 |
41.7 |
61.5 |
105 |
| Avery |
55.1 |
41.9 |
68.3 |
67 |
| Beaufort |
60.0 |
51.6 |
68.3 |
200 |
| Bertie |
49.8 |
37.9 |
61.6 |
68 |
| Bladen |
58.5 |
48.2 |
68.8 |
124 |
| Brunswick |
55.6 |
50.5 |
60.8 |
448 |
| Buncombe |
50.5 |
46.9 |
54.1 |
753 |
| Burke |
66.3 |
59.6 |
73.0 |
379 |
| Cabarrus |
55.5 |
50.3 |
60.7 |
441 |
| Caldwell |
71.5 |
64.1 |
78.9 |
360 |
| Camden |
** |
|
|
18 |
| Carteret |
64.5 |
57.4 |
71.7 |
311 |
| Caswell |
51.7 |
40.3 |
63.1 |
79 |
| Catawba |
58.1 |
53.2 |
63.1 |
521 |
| Chatham |
45.0 |
38.6 |
51.4 |
191 |
| Cherokee |
54.0 |
44.4 |
63.7 |
121 |
| Chowan |
67.1 |
51.9 |
82.3 |
75 |
| Clay |
48.3 |
34.2 |
62.4 |
45 |
| Cleveland |
64.3 |
57.8 |
70.7 |
384 |
| Columbus |
64.9 |
56.3 |
73.5 |
219 |
| Craven |
63.4 |
57.1 |
69.7 |
387 |
| Cumberland |
60.0 |
55.8 |
64.2 |
774 |
| Currituck |
71.7 |
56.7 |
86.8 |
87 |
| Dare |
46.0 |
36.9 |
55.0 |
100 |
| Davidson |
60.6 |
55.6 |
65.6 |
563 |
| Davie |
55.8 |
46.9 |
64.8 |
149 |
| Duplin |
48.6 |
40.8 |
56.4 |
151 |
| Durham |
49.2 |
45.0 |
53.3 |
536 |
| Edgecombe |
64.1 |
55.1 |
73.2 |
192 |
| Forsyth |
53.1 |
49.8 |
56.4 |
1,009 |
| Franklin |
62.0 |
53.1 |
70.9 |
187 |
| Gaston |
63.0 |
58.4 |
67.6 |
722 |
| Gates |
64.3 |
45.3 |
83.3 |
44 |
| Graham |
40.6 |
24.7 |
56.5 |
25 |
| Granville |
62.0 |
53.1 |
70.9 |
187 |
| Greene |
66.3 |
50.7 |
81.8 |
70 |
| Guilford |
49.8 |
47.0 |
52.6 |
1,234 |
| Halifax |
57.5 |
49.6 |
65.4 |
203 |
| Harnett |
63.7 |
56.6 |
70.9 |
307 |
| Haywood |
53.0 |
46.3 |
59.7 |
242 |
| Henderson |
47.4 |
42.8 |
52.0 |
413 |
| Hertford |
60.0 |
47.6 |
72.4 |
90 |
| Hoke |
77.9 |
63.5 |
92.2 |
113 |
| Hyde |
72.4 |
44.0 |
100.8 |
25 |
| Iredell |
52.6 |
47.7 |
57.5 |
444 |
| Jackson |
51.9 |
42.7 |
61.1 |
122 |
| Johnston |
57.9 |
52.4 |
63.5 |
420 |
| Jones |
71.1 |
51.6 |
90.6 |
51 |
| Lee |
58.1 |
50.0 |
66.2 |
197 |
| Lenoir |
65.0 |
56.8 |
73.1 |
244 |
| Lincoln |
54.8 |
47.7 |
61.9 |
230 |
| Macon |
57.6 |
48.8 |
66.4 |
165 |
| Madison |
63.3 |
50.1 |
76.4 |
89 |
| Martin |
57.7 |
46.1 |
69.3 |
95 |
| McDowell |
58.2 |
49.4 |
67.1 |
168 |
| Mecklenburg |
45.9 |
43.7 |
48.2 |
1,607 |
| Mitchell |
60.0 |
46.1 |
73.8 |
72 |
| Montgomery |
49.4 |
38.7 |
60.0 |
82 |
| Moore |
51.3 |
46.1 |
56.5 |
372 |
| Nash |
53.3 |
47.4 |
59.3 |
309 |
| New Hanover |
51.0 |
46.8 |
55.3 |
558 |
| Northampton |
54.7 |
43.3 |
66.1 |
89 |
| Onslow |
62.8 |
56.1 |
69.5 |
336 |
| Orange |
41.8 |
36.6 |
47.1 |
246 |
| Pamlico |
50.0 |
36.4 |
63.6 |
52 |
| Pasquotank |
66.8 |
56.1 |
77.4 |
151 |
| Pender |
54.5 |
46.5 |
62.5 |
179 |
| Perquimans |
64.1 |
48.4 |
79.8 |
64 |
| Person |
65.1 |
54.6 |
75.5 |
148 |
| Pitt |
47.2 |
42.0 |
52.4 |
320 |
| Polk |
46.0 |
36.0 |
55.9 |
82 |
| Randolph |
63.2 |
57.7 |
68.6 |
520 |
| Richmond |
67.1 |
57.2 |
76.9 |
179 |
| Robeson |
60.1 |
54.1 |
66.1 |
385 |
| Rockingham |
63.4 |
57.0 |
69.8 |
378 |
| Rowan |
57.4 |
52.3 |
62.6 |
471 |
| Rutherford |
66.3 |
58.7 |
73.9 |
292 |
| Sampson |
61.2 |
53.1 |
69.3 |
221 |
| Scotland |
70.8 |
59.1 |
82.5 |
141 |
| Stanly |
58.9 |
51.1 |
66.7 |
219 |
| Stokes |
59.6 |
50.8 |
68.3 |
179 |
| Surry |
68.1 |
60.7 |
75.5 |
327 |
| Swain |
62.9 |
46.6 |
79.3 |
57 |
| Transylvania |
40.0 |
32.6 |
47.3 |
114 |
| Tyrrell |
** |
|
|
14 |
| Union |
44.9 |
40.2 |
49.6 |
350 |
| Vance |
54.1 |
45.1 |
63.1 |
138 |
| Wake |
41.7 |
39.5 |
43.9 |
1,369 |
| Warren |
65.6 |
52.6 |
78.6 |
98 |
| Washington |
40.4 |
27.7 |
53.1 |
39 |
| Watauga |
42.0 |
33.6 |
50.4 |
96 |
| Wayne |
61.9 |
55.8 |
68.1 |
390 |
| Wilkes |
60.7 |
53.5 |
67.8 |
273 |
| Wilson |
60.1 |
53.0 |
67.2 |
273 |
| Yadkin |
56.6 |
47.2 |
66.0 |
139 |
| Yancey |
46.9 |
35.5 |
58.4 |
65 |
| North Carolina |
54.5 |
53.9 |
55.2 |
27,092 |
Data Notes
Deaths were coded under the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Age-adjusted death rates
were calculated using the direct method and the projected United States 2000 population as the standard.
Data Sources
Death Certificate Database, State Center for Health Statistics
NCHS Bridged Population Estimates
Page Content Updated On 03/06/2013,
Published on 04/19/2013
