2020-2024 North Carolina Cancer Mortality by Race and Ethnicity

Per 100,000 Population

Age-Adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population

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Site Non-Hispanic Whites Non-Hispanic African Americans Non-Hispanic American Indians Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders Hispanics All Races and Ethnicities
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
Oral Cavity 1,634 3.2 374 2.9 16 2.3 29 1.9 21 0.9 2,088 3.1
Esophagus 1,946 3.8 380 2.9 15 ** 20 1.5 35 1.3 2,407 3.5
Stomach 975 2.0 517 4.4 16 2.6 53 3.8 132 4.1 1,697 2.6
Colon/Rectum 6,064 12.6 1,903 16.0 77 12.2 107 7.4 211 7.7 8,398 12.9
Liver 3,445 6.6 976 7.3 59 8.5 123 8.5 167 6.2 4,787 6.8
Gallbladder 219 0.4 123 1.0 3 ** 4 ** 20 0.7 371 0.5
Pancreas 5,964 11.6 1,860 15.1 83 12.9 95 7.2 158 6.6 8,179 12.0
Larynx 564 1.1 217 1.7 12 ** 2 ** 12 ** 810 1.1
Lung/Bronchus 19,557 37.3 4,554 36.5 316 46.2 236 18.0 282 12.5 25,032 36.0
Bone 216 0.5 38 0.3 4 ** 7 ** 16 0.3 281 0.5
Soft Tissue 561 1.2 212 1.8 4 ** 13 ** 46 1.4 840 1.3
Melanoma (Skin) 1,353 2.8 30 0.3 5 ** 4 ** 18 0.7 1,411 2.2
Female Breast 4,949 18.9 1,859 26.8 59 16.7 68 7.9 164 10.1 7,135 20.0
Cervix Uteri 394 1.8 183 2.7 6 ** 12 ** 35 1.9 631 1.9
Corpus Uteri 1,228 4.3 777 10.3 15 ** 33 3.9 67 4.4 2,128 5.5
Ovary 1,576 5.8 303 4.2 20 5.9 34 3.9 67 4.2 2,007 5.5
Prostate 3,642 17.4 1,646 39.5 53 20.9 34 7.2 108 12.7 5,509 20.5
Testes 56 0.3 5 ** 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 ** 64 0.2
Bladder 2,251 4.5 397 3.5 26 4.5 22 1.8 29 1.4 2,728 4.2
Kidney 1,851 3.7 448 3.7 27 3.9 20 1.6 54 1.8 2,409 3.6
Endocrine 358 0.7 112 0.9 8 ** 13 ** 24 0.9 516 0.8
Multiple Myeloma 1,242 2.5 646 5.7 16 2.8 14 ** 44 1.9 1,974 3.0
Leukemia 2,933 6.0 546 4.8 32 5.2 41 3.1 99 3.3 3,668 5.7
Brain/Other CNS 2,325 4.9 339 2.8 24 3.7 36 2.3 87 2.5 2,821 4.3
Hodgkins Disease 105 0.2 22 0.2 2 ** 1 ** 6 ** 136 0.2
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 2,550 5.1 410 3.5 14 ** 35 2.7 93 3.5 3,112 4.8
Other cancers  8,899 17.8 2,251 18.7 100 15.3 105 8.1 254 9.0 11,638 17.6
All Cancers 76,857 152.7 21,128 174.5 1,012 154.9 1,161 84.5 2,252 83.5 102,777 153.3

Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry, 3/2026.

Numbers are subject to change as files are updated.

**Cancer mortality rates based on any cancer deaths less than 16 are suppressed as they are not stable.

Cases may not sum to totals due to unknown values.

Rates are calculated using vintage 2024 non-bridged population estimates, based on the 2020 Census.

Hispanic ethnicity is independent of race. Hispanic ethnicity is determined by self-report and the National Hispanic Identification Algorithm available online at
https://www.naaccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NHIA_v2_2_1_09122011.pdf.