| CY2017 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 | 93,202 | 100.0 | 852 | 0.9 | 119 | 0.1 | 79 | 0.1 | 116 | 0.1 | 147 | 0.2 | 973 | 1.0 | 2,077 | 2.2 | 2,829 | 3.0 | 5,962 | 6.4 | 12,968 | 13.9 | 19,091 | 20.5 | 22,319 | 23.9 | 25,670 | 27.5 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 18,840 | 20.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | 110 | 0.6 | 332 | 1.8 | 1,082 | 5.7 | 2,551 | 13.5 | 3,779 | 20.1 | 4,600 | 24.4 | 6,331 | 33.6 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 960 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 23 | 2.4 | 64 | 6.7 | 130 | 13.5 | 179 | 18.6 | 185 | 19.3 | 371 | 38.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,100 | 5.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.4 | 65 | 1.3 | 208 | 4.1 | 497 | 9.7 | 889 | 17.4 | 1,371 | 26.9 | 2,035 | 39.9 |
| Atherosclerosis | 119 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 10 | 8.4 | 19 | 16.0 | 28 | 23.5 | 20 | 16.8 | 40 | 33.6 |
| Cancer | 19,474 | 20.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 120 | 0.6 | 381 | 2.0 | 1,319 | 6.8 | 3,923 | 20.1 | 5,723 | 29.4 | 5,053 | 25.9 | 2,880 | 14.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,908 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 28 | 1.0 | 84 | 2.9 | 257 | 8.8 | 557 | 19.2 | 828 | 28.5 | 689 | 23.7 | 456 | 15.7 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,079 | 2.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 20 | 1.0 | 42 | 2.0 | 82 | 3.9 | 221 | 10.6 | 363 | 17.5 | 514 | 24.7 | 813 | 39.1 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,545 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.6 | 172 | 3.1 | 704 | 12.7 | 1,557 | 28.1 | 1,727 | 31.1 | 1,315 | 23.7 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,274 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.6 | 80 | 6.3 | 255 | 20.0 | 432 | 33.9 | 292 | 22.9 | 144 | 11.3 | 50 | 3.9 |
| Septicemia | 1,499 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 31 | 2.1 | 80 | 5.3 | 233 | 15.5 | 348 | 23.2 | 392 | 26.2 | 395 | 26.4 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,041 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.5 | 33 | 1.6 | 106 | 5.2 | 260 | 12.7 | 445 | 21.8 | 605 | 29.6 | 575 | 28.2 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,519 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 17 | 1.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 26 | 1.7 | 41 | 2.7 | 206 | 13.6 | 254 | 16.7 | 214 | 14.1 | 221 | 14.5 | 226 | 14.9 | 136 | 9.0 | 101 | 6.6 | 61 | 4.0 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,311 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 226 | 9.8 | 661 | 28.6 | 568 | 24.6 | 493 | 21.3 | 284 | 12.3 | 49 | 2.1 | 13 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.3 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,215 | 2.4 | 14 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.6 | 43 | 1.9 | 76 | 3.4 | 78 | 3.5 | 145 | 6.5 | 233 | 10.5 | 324 | 14.6 | 514 | 23.2 | 739 | 33.4 |
| Suicide | 1,527 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.6 | 156 | 10.2 | 257 | 16.8 | 242 | 15.8 | 278 | 18.2 | 250 | 16.4 | 163 | 10.7 | 98 | 6.4 | 39 | 2.6 |
| Homicide | 689 | 0.7 | 15 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 19 | 2.8 | 139 | 20.2 | 176 | 25.5 | 138 | 20.0 | 74 | 10.7 | 57 | 8.3 | 28 | 4.1 | 14 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,291 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.2 | 38 | 0.9 | 324 | 7.6 | 1,299 | 30.3 | 2,622 | 61.1 |
| HIV disease | 212 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 12 | 5.7 | 23 | 10.8 | 61 | 28.8 | 74 | 34.9 | 30 | 14.2 | 8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.5 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 20,599 | 22.1 | 789 | 3.8 | 50 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.1 | 108 | 0.5 | 279 | 1.4 | 460 | 2.2 | 1,048 | 5.1 | 2,279 | 11.1 | 3,606 | 17.5 | 4,972 | 24.1 | 6,932 | 33.7 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |