2016 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND AGE OF DECEDENT |
TOTAL | AGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 90,498 | 100.0 | 873 | 1.0 | 126 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.1 | 107 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.2 | 940 | 1.0 | 1,869 | 2.1 | 2,673 | 3.0 | 6,102 | 6.7 | 12,710 | 14.0 | 18,409 | 20.3 | 21,365 | 23.6 | 25,070 | 27.7 |
UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 18,276 | 20.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | 99 | 0.5 | 355 | 1.9 | 1,100 | 6.0 | 2,535 | 13.9 | 3,755 | 20.5 | 4,288 | 23.5 | 6,093 | 33.3 |
Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypertension | 995 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 22 | 2.2 | 63 | 6.3 | 126 | 12.7 | 201 | 20.2 | 233 | 23.4 | 343 | 34.5 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 4,941 | 5.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.3 | 59 | 1.2 | 211 | 4.3 | 437 | 8.8 | 835 | 16.9 | 1,403 | 28.4 | 1,969 | 39.9 |
Atherosclerosis | 141 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 9 | 6.4 | 13 | 9.2 | 31 | 22.0 | 39 | 27.7 | 47 | 33.3 |
Cancer | 19,526 | 21.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.2 | 117 | 0.6 | 361 | 1.8 | 1,467 | 7.5 | 4,009 | 20.5 | 5,741 | 29.4 | 4,846 | 24.8 | 2,909 | 14.9 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 2,813 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 27 | 1.0 | 86 | 3.1 | 239 | 8.5 | 575 | 20.4 | 744 | 26.4 | 662 | 23.5 | 465 | 16.5 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,896 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.6 | 34 | 1.8 | 101 | 5.3 | 187 | 9.9 | 323 | 17.0 | 487 | 25.7 | 740 | 39.0 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,317 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.6 | 179 | 3.4 | 695 | 13.1 | 1,470 | 27.6 | 1,682 | 31.6 | 1,233 | 23.2 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,252 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 2.4 | 74 | 5.9 | 238 | 19.0 | 412 | 32.9 | 308 | 24.6 | 141 | 11.3 | 49 | 3.9 |
Septicemia | 1,559 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 41 | 2.6 | 106 | 6.8 | 239 | 15.3 | 365 | 23.4 | 417 | 26.7 | 369 | 23.7 |
Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,002 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.3 | 28 | 1.4 | 108 | 5.4 | 264 | 13.2 | 470 | 23.5 | 565 | 28.2 | 555 | 27.7 |
Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,541 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.4 | 42 | 2.7 | 238 | 15.4 | 271 | 17.6 | 220 | 14.3 | 221 | 14.3 | 201 | 13.0 | 145 | 9.4 | 92 | 6.0 | 48 | 3.1 |
Unintentional Poisonings | 1,822 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 158 | 8.7 | 506 | 27.8 | 434 | 23.8 | 425 | 23.3 | 220 | 12.1 | 50 | 2.7 | 15 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.4 |
All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,128 | 2.4 | 33 | 1.6 | 20 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.8 | 47 | 2.2 | 67 | 3.1 | 73 | 3.4 | 157 | 7.4 | 239 | 11.2 | 306 | 14.4 | 459 | 21.6 | 693 | 32.6 |
Suicide | 1,373 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.1 | 29 | 2.1 | 144 | 10.5 | 191 | 13.9 | 230 | 16.8 | 259 | 18.9 | 252 | 18.4 | 141 | 10.3 | 80 | 5.8 | 32 | 2.3 |
Homicide | 736 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 21 | 2.9 | 157 | 21.3 | 192 | 26.1 | 131 | 17.8 | 89 | 12.1 | 60 | 8.2 | 34 | 4.6 | 16 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.8 |
Alzheimer's disease | 4,152 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.9 | 280 | 6.7 | 1,221 | 29.4 | 2,612 | 62.9 |
HIV disease | 209 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 25 | 12.0 | 24 | 11.5 | 66 | 31.6 | 58 | 27.8 | 27 | 12.9 | 5 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
All Other Causes of Death | 19,819 | 21.9 | 807 | 4.1 | 48 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.2 | 109 | 0.5 | 283 | 1.4 | 466 | 2.4 | 1,064 | 5.4 | 2,149 | 10.8 | 3,183 | 16.1 | 4,714 | 23.8 | 6,900 | 34.8 |
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |