| 2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY AGE AND TOBACCO LISTED AS A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF DEATH (DECEDENTS AGES 18 & OVER) |
| TOTAL | TOBACCO CONTRIBUTING TO DEATH: | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Not on Certificate | No | Probably | Yes | ||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 87,795 | 100.0 | 36,500 | 41.6 | 6,556 | 7.5 | 32,647 | 37.2 | 5,268 | 6.0 | 6,824 | 7.8 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 843 | 1.0 | 201 | 23.8 | 69 | 8.2 | 567 | 67.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 18-24 | ||||||||||||
| 25-34 | 1,583 | 1.8 | 447 | 28.2 | 148 | 9.3 | 955 | 60.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.8 |
| 35-44 | 2,514 | 2.9 | 918 | 36.5 | 232 | 9.2 | 1,193 | 47.5 | 82 | 3.3 | 89 | 3.5 |
| 45-54 | 6,100 | 6.9 | 2,510 | 41.1 | 545 | 8.9 | 2,054 | 33.7 | 421 | 6.9 | 570 | 9.3 |
| 55-64 | 12,224 | 13.9 | 5,128 | 42.0 | 948 | 7.8 | 3,535 | 28.9 | 1,063 | 8.7 | 1,550 | 12.7 |
| 65-74 | 17,727 | 20.2 | 7,535 | 42.5 | 1,284 | 7.2 | 5,131 | 28.9 | 1,540 | 8.7 | 2,237 | 12.6 |
| 75-84 | 21,625 | 24.6 | 9,192 | 42.5 | 1,549 | 7.2 | 7,819 | 36.2 | 1,355 | 6.3 | 1,710 | 7.9 |
| 85+ | 25,179 | 28.7 | 10,569 | 42.0 | 1,781 | 7.1 | 11,393 | 45.2 | 782 | 3.1 | 654 | 2.6 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |