| 2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND AGE OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | AGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | 1 to 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17 | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85+ | ||||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 89,130 | 100.0 | 884 | 1.0 | 153 | 0.2 | 76 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.1 | 128 | 0.1 | 843 | 0.9 | 1,583 | 1.8 | 2,514 | 2.8 | 6,100 | 6.8 | 12,224 | 13.7 | 17,727 | 19.9 | 21,625 | 24.3 | 25,179 | 28.2 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 18,467 | 20.7 | 15 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.2 | 90 | 0.5 | 356 | 1.9 | 1,159 | 6.3 | 2,513 | 13.6 | 3,488 | 18.9 | 4,589 | 24.8 | 6,211 | 33.6 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 942 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 26 | 2.8 | 57 | 6.1 | 121 | 12.8 | 160 | 17.0 | 215 | 22.8 | 359 | 38.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,028 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.3 | 57 | 1.1 | 200 | 4.0 | 465 | 9.2 | 857 | 17.0 | 1,368 | 27.2 | 2,048 | 40.7 |
| Atherosclerosis | 131 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.6 | 19 | 14.5 | 13 | 9.9 | 29 | 22.1 | 62 | 47.3 |
| Cancer | 19,309 | 21.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.2 | 95 | 0.5 | 377 | 2.0 | 1,447 | 7.5 | 3,854 | 20.0 | 5,675 | 29.4 | 4,959 | 25.7 | 2,821 | 14.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,743 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.3 | 31 | 1.1 | 75 | 2.7 | 215 | 7.8 | 528 | 19.2 | 731 | 26.6 | 644 | 23.5 | 510 | 18.6 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,113 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.7 | 31 | 1.5 | 79 | 3.7 | 200 | 9.5 | 365 | 17.3 | 510 | 24.1 | 901 | 42.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,221 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.2 | 28 | 0.5 | 188 | 3.6 | 662 | 12.7 | 1,423 | 27.3 | 1,710 | 32.8 | 1,183 | 22.7 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,254 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.7 | 86 | 6.9 | 263 | 21.0 | 420 | 33.5 | 274 | 21.9 | 142 | 11.3 | 48 | 3.8 |
| Septicemia | 1,557 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.7 | 31 | 2.0 | 114 | 7.3 | 226 | 14.5 | 389 | 25.0 | 403 | 25.9 | 365 | 23.4 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 1,822 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.6 | 36 | 2.0 | 99 | 5.4 | 220 | 12.1 | 403 | 22.1 | 501 | 27.5 | 540 | 29.6 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,516 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 19 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.9 | 35 | 2.3 | 246 | 16.2 | 244 | 16.1 | 193 | 12.7 | 220 | 14.5 | 208 | 13.7 | 140 | 9.2 | 119 | 7.8 | 57 | 3.8 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 1,431 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 119 | 8.3 | 329 | 23.0 | 331 | 23.1 | 390 | 27.3 | 193 | 13.5 | 41 | 2.9 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.3 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,039 | 2.3 | 17 | 0.8 | 20 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.6 | 32 | 1.6 | 78 | 3.8 | 74 | 3.6 | 142 | 7.0 | 198 | 9.7 | 296 | 14.5 | 470 | 23.1 | 688 | 33.7 |
| Suicide | 1,406 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 25 | 1.8 | 129 | 9.2 | 185 | 13.2 | 222 | 15.8 | 309 | 22.0 | 262 | 18.6 | 141 | 10.0 | 82 | 5.8 | 41 | 2.9 |
| Homicide | 593 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.9 | 18 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 14 | 2.4 | 119 | 20.1 | 174 | 29.3 | 107 | 18.0 | 74 | 12.5 | 38 | 6.4 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 3,803 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 38 | 1.0 | 271 | 7.1 | 1,106 | 29.1 | 2,387 | 62.8 |
| HIV disease | 235 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 6.8 | 42 | 17.9 | 76 | 32.3 | 67 | 28.5 | 26 | 11.1 | 7 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 19,520 | 21.9 | 809 | 4.1 | 71 | 0.4 | 26 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.1 | 98 | 0.5 | 252 | 1.3 | 442 | 2.3 | 1,061 | 5.4 | 1,992 | 10.2 | 3,015 | 15.4 | 4,749 | 24.3 | 6,949 | 35.6 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |