| 2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND SEX OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | SEX | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 89,130 | 100.0 | 44,582 | 50.0 | 44,548 | 50.0 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 18,467 | 20.7 | 8,758 | 47.4 | 9,709 | 52.6 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||
| Hypertension | 942 | 1.1 | 546 | 58.0 | 396 | 42.0 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,028 | 5.6 | 2,976 | 59.2 | 2,052 | 40.8 |
| Atherosclerosis | 131 | 0.1 | 65 | 49.6 | 66 | 50.4 |
| Cancer | 19,309 | 21.7 | 9,000 | 46.6 | 10,309 | 53.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,743 | 3.1 | 1,253 | 45.7 | 1,490 | 54.3 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,113 | 2.4 | 1,125 | 53.2 | 988 | 46.8 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,221 | 5.9 | 2,753 | 52.7 | 2,468 | 47.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,254 | 1.4 | 451 | 36.0 | 803 | 64.0 |
| Septicemia | 1,557 | 1.7 | 876 | 56.3 | 681 | 43.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 1,822 | 2.0 | 881 | 48.4 | 941 | 51.6 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,516 | 1.7 | 440 | 29.0 | 1,076 | 71.0 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 1,431 | 1.6 | 514 | 35.9 | 917 | 64.1 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,039 | 2.3 | 932 | 45.7 | 1,107 | 54.3 |
| Suicide | 1,406 | 1.6 | 336 | 23.9 | 1,070 | 76.1 |
| Homicide | 593 | 0.7 | 116 | 19.6 | 477 | 80.4 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 3,803 | 4.3 | 2,706 | 71.2 | 1,097 | 28.8 |
| HIV disease | 235 | 0.3 | 66 | 28.1 | 169 | 71.9 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 19,520 | 21.9 | 10,788 | 55.3 | 8,732 | 44.7 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |