Asthma Mortality
by Health Service Area, 1996-98
HSA#267 HSA#264 HSA#264 HSA#264 HSA#264 HSA#262 HSA#261 HSA#258 HSA#256 HSA#243 HSA#242 HSA#242 HSA#242 HSA#240 HSA#238 HSA#235 HSA#229 HSA#225 HSA#218 HSA#214 HSA#209 HSA#207 HSA#205 HSA#203 HSA#198 HSA#195 HSA#194 HSA#192 HSA#191 HSA#186 HSA#170 HSA#168 HSA#168 HSA#168 HSA#168 HSA#167 HSA#149 HSA#132 HSA# 73 HSA#  6 HSA#  6 HSA#  6

HSAs with Coverage in North Carolina by Descending Age-adjusted Mortality
  1996-98 Rate/100,000
Name Deaths Population Crude Age Adjusted
PITTSYLVANIA (DANVILLE), VA-CASWELL, NC -HSA# 132 26 392,010 6.6 6.0
HERTFORD, NC-CHOWAN, NC -HSA# 243 13 200,274 6.5 5.7 UNSTABLE
PITT, NC-BEAUFORT, NC -HSA# 195 34 653,899 5.2 5.4
PASQUOTANK, NC-CAMDEN, NC -HSA# 264 9 241,947 3.7 3.6 UNSTABLE
DURHAM (DURHAM), NC-VANCE, NC -HSA# 170 31 1,005,386 3.1 3.3
EDGECOMBE, NC-HALIFAX, NC -HSA# 214 22 668,434 3.3 3.3
AVERY, NC-MITCHELL, NC -HSA# 240 6 140,498 4.3 3.1 UNSTABLE
ALAMANCE (BURLINGTON), NC -HSA# 267 14 354,101 3.8 2.9 UNSTABLE
ROBESON, NC-COLUMBUS, NC -HSA# 207 20 698,441 2.9 2.9 UNSTABLE
CRAVEN, NC-CARTERET, NC -HSA# 242 25 933,640 2.7 2.9
CABARRUS (CONCORD), NC-ROWAN, NC -HSA# 235 28 886,080 3.1 2.9
MOORE, NC-RICHMOND, NC -HSA# 205 16 507,798 3.2 2.9 UNSTABLE
CUMBERLAND (FAYETTEVILLE), NC-SAMPSON, NC -HSA# 262 20 1,008,291 2.0 2.8 UNSTABLE
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH CITY, VA-VIRGINIA BEACH CITY, VA -HSA# 6 73 3,277,253 2.2 2.7
CATAWBA (HICKORY), NC-BURKE, NC -HSA# 229 21 862,020 2.4 2.4
SPARTANBURG (SPARTANBURG), SC-UNION, SC -HSA# 191 26 1,022,244 2.5 2.4
NEW HANOVER (WILMINGTON), NC-BRUNSWICK, NC -HSA# 168 19 751,566 2.5 2.4 UNSTABLE
IREDELL (STATESVILLE), NC-ALEXANDER, NC -HSA# 192 9 420,968 2.1 2.1 UNSTABLE
CHEROKEE, NC-CLAY, NC -HSA# 258 3 91,831 3.3 2.0 UNSTABLE
GUILFORD (GREENSBORO), NC-ROCKINGHAM, NC -HSA# 186 43 2,192,635 2.0 2.0
GASTON (GASTONIA), NC-CLEVELAND, NC -HSA# 218 23 1,177,196 2.0 1.9
ORANGE (CHAPEL HILL), NC-HARNETT, NC -HSA# 203 14 845,804 1.7 1.9 UNSTABLE
WAKE (RALEIGH), NC-WILSON, NC -HSA# 198 34 2,296,896 1.5 1.8
BUNCOMBE (ASHEVILLE), NC-HENDERSON, NC -HSA# 225 26 1,109,274 2.3 1.8
FORSYTH (WINSTON-SALEM), NC-SURRY, NC -HSA# 149 25 1,381,153 1.8 1.8
MECKLENBURG (CHARLOTTE), NC-UNION, NC -HSA# 167 36 2,232,739 1.5 1.7
WILKES, NC -HSA# 256 2 186,913 1.1 1.2 UNSTABLE
MACON, NC-JACKSON, NC -HSA# 209 4 231,328 1.7 1.2 UNSTABLE
LENOIR, NC-WAYNE, NC -HSA# 238 8 694,842 1.2 1.2 UNSTABLE
WATAUGA, NC-ASHE, NC -HSA# 194 3 243,329 1.2 1.1 UNSTABLE
MC DOWELL, NC -HSA# 261 1 118,025 0.8 0.7 UNSTABLE
GRAYSON, VA-ALLEGHANY, NC -HSA# 73 1 181,876 0.5 0.6 UNSTABLE