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Regional Health Status

This section of the web page compares the health for the 41-county Eastern North Carolina region and the 29-county region to health for North Carolina overall.  If the 41 counties of eastern North Carolina were a US state, it would rank 43th in terms of premature mortality (i.e. years of life lost before age 75) among the 50 states (based on 2014 US mortality data).

Reports

  • 29-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2009
  • 41-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2009
  • 29-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2011
  • 41-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2011
  • 29-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2016
  • 41-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2016
  • 29-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2017
  • 41-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2017
  • 29-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2019
  • 41-County Eastern North Carolina Compared to the Rest of the State, 2019

Maps

  • Premature Mortality in 29-County Eastern North Carolina, 2016 (PDF)
  • Premature Mortality in 41-County Eastern North Carolina, 2016 (PDF)

HPSA/MUA Maps

  • Health Professional Shortage Areas for Primary Care in NC (PDF)
  • Medically Underserved Areas/Populations in NC (PDF)
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