2016 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 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