| CY2017 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND SEX OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | SEX | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 93,202 | 100.0 | 46,134 | 49.5 | 47,068 | 50.5 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 18,840 | 20.2 | 8,615 | 45.7 | 10,225 | 54.3 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||
| Hypertension | 960 | 1.0 | 554 | 57.7 | 406 | 42.3 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,100 | 5.5 | 2,941 | 57.7 | 2,159 | 42.3 |
| Atherosclerosis | 119 | 0.1 | 62 | 52.1 | 57 | 47.9 |
| Cancer | 19,474 | 20.9 | 9,309 | 47.8 | 10,165 | 52.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,908 | 3.1 | 1,287 | 44.3 | 1,621 | 55.7 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,079 | 2.2 | 1,100 | 52.9 | 979 | 47.1 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,545 | 5.9 | 2,990 | 53.9 | 2,555 | 46.1 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,274 | 1.4 | 482 | 37.8 | 792 | 62.2 |
| Septicemia | 1,499 | 1.6 | 804 | 53.6 | 695 | 46.4 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,041 | 2.2 | 1,078 | 52.8 | 963 | 47.2 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,519 | 1.6 | 445 | 29.3 | 1,074 | 70.7 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,311 | 2.5 | 752 | 32.5 | 1,559 | 67.5 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,215 | 2.4 | 993 | 44.8 | 1,222 | 55.2 |
| Suicide | 1,527 | 1.6 | 345 | 22.6 | 1,182 | 77.4 |
| Homicide | 689 | 0.7 | 138 | 20.0 | 551 | 80.0 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,291 | 4.6 | 2,995 | 69.8 | 1,296 | 30.2 |
| HIV disease | 212 | 0.2 | 57 | 26.9 | 155 | 73.1 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 20,599 | 22.1 | 11,187 | 54.3 | 9,412 | 45.7 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |