Data for Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence by County, 2006-2010
County
Number of Cases per 100,000 Population
Lower Limit
Upper Limit
Numerator
Alamance
41.0
36.7
45.6
342
Alexander
49.9
40.6
60.8
103
Alleghany
41.6
28.5
59.4
35
Anson
36.7
27.6
48.0
55
Ashe
38.9
30.5
49.2
77
Avery
38.1
27.7
51.4
45
Beaufort
61.1
52.4
70.8
187
Bertie
58.7
45.7
74.6
71
Bladen
46.8
37.7
57.6
94
Brunswick
35.8
31.5
40.7
279
Buncombe
38.6
35.4
42.0
554
Burke
53.1
47.1
59.8
287
Cabarrus
43.6
39.1
48.5
350
Caldwell
40.6
35.1
46.9
195
Camden
42.2
25.6
65.5
20
Carteret
48.8
42.4
56.0
216
Caswell
52.7
41.5
66.2
78
Catawba
40.0
35.9
44.5
350
Chatham
41.1
34.9
48.2
159
Cherokee
46.2
37.6
56.5
104
Chowan
58.4
44.6
75.5
62
Clay
42.3
29.5
60.1
37
Cleveland
52.9
47.1
59.2
312
Columbus
44.0
37.1
51.9
148
Craven
40.4
35.3
46.2
228
Cumberland
43.0
39.5
46.9
541
Currituck
41.3
30.2
55.1
49
Dare
45.0
36.0
55.8
91
Davidson
48.3
43.8
53.1
431
Davie
36.3
29.2
44.7
93
Duplin
39.0
32.1
46.9
115
Durham
38.9
35.3
42.8
443
Edgecombe
56.5
48.0
66.1
160
Forsyth
38.5
35.7
41.4
726
Franklin
47.9
40.1
56.7
141
Gaston
51.9
47.7
56.4
576
Gates
43.5
29.0
63.0
29
Graham
40.4
25.1
62.6
23
Granville
63.3
54.5
73.3
187
Greene
43.3
31.6
57.9
46
Guilford
42.6
40.1
45.3
1,037
Halifax
46.1
39.1
54.1
156
Harnett
42.6
36.9
49.0
206
Haywood
34.1
28.7
40.4
146
Henderson
40.0
35.6
44.8
325
Hertford
50.7
39.5
64.1
72
Hoke
44.1
33.8
56.2
67
Hyde
60.9
37.4
94.8
21
Iredell
45.5
40.9
50.4
374
Jackson
51.7
42.2
62.7
110
Johnston
47.1
41.9
52.6
329
Jones
51.0
34.7
72.9
33
Lee
41.8
35.1
49.5
138
Lenoir
60.9
53.0
69.7
220
Lincoln
44.2
37.7
51.5
176
Macon
39.5
32.1
48.4
109
Madison
43.3
32.8
56.4
59
Martin
46.1
35.9
58.4
73
McDowell
58.0
49.2
68.0
159
Mecklenburg
38.9
36.9
41.1
1,412
Mitchell
47.8
35.2
63.8
51
Montgomery
44.7
34.8
56.6
72
Moore
35.9
31.2
41.1
235
Nash
50.0
44.2
56.4
274
New Hanover
38.1
34.4
42.1
407
Northampton
48.4
37.7
61.5
73
Onslow
43.8
38.2
50.0
224
Orange
35.2
30.4
40.4
205
Pamlico
32.0
20.9
47.7
30
Pasquotank
50.3
41.2
60.8
109
Pender
36.4
29.8
44.0
111
Perquimans
43.0
31.2
58.7
45
Person
53.2
43.9
64.0
117
Pitt
44.2
39.3
49.6
301
Polk
40.7
31.5
52.4
74
Randolph
43.9
39.4
48.9
344
Richmond
42.0
34.3
50.8
107
Robeson
44.9
39.7
50.7
274
Rockingham
52.1
46.3
58.5
302
Rowan
49.7
44.9
54.9
398
Rutherford
50.0
43.5
57.4
215
Sampson
44.1
37.3
51.8
152
Scotland
55.6
45.3
67.5
106
Stanly
47.5
40.6
55.2
173
Stokes
37.0
30.2
45.0
105
Surry
46.1
40.0
52.8
212
Swain
51.2
37.0
69.5
44
Transylvania
37.1
29.7
46.0
98
Tyrrell
23.4
8.6
52.8
6
Union
36.7
32.5
41.4
292
Vance
59.4
49.9
70.3
141
Wake
38.0
35.9
40.2
1,296
Warren
61.6
48.5
77.4
82
Washington
62.6
46.4
83.1
53
Watauga
34.9
27.5
43.7
79
Wayne
50.8
45.2
56.9
304
Wilkes
49.6
43.1
57.0
211
Wilson
48.7
42.3
55.7
217
Yadkin
39.4
31.7
48.6
91
Yancey
52.9
40.8
67.8
69
North Carolina
43.4
42.8
44.0
20,968
Data Notes
Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry, 1/2013.
Rates based on counts less than 16 are unstable. Use with caution.
Cases may not sum to totals due to unknown or other values.
Rates are calculated using the bridged-race population estimates obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics available
online at www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race/data_documentation.htm#vintage2011.
Numbers are subject to change as files are updated.
Data Sources
Central Cancer Registry, State Center for Health Statistics
Cancer incidence are all cases of malignant colon and rectum cancer diagnosed.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
All cases of malignant colon and rectum cancer
Denominator:
Total number of residents in North Carolina
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 03/15/2013
State Center for Health Statistics, N.C. Division of Public Health, Telephone: 919-733-4728, Fax: 919-733-8485
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