| CY2018 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 | 94,005 | 100.0 | 806 | 0.9 | 118 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.1 | 113 | 0.1 | 143 | 0.2 | 919 | 1.0 | 2,055 | 2.2 | 2,795 | 3.0 | 5,787 | 6.2 | 13,074 | 13.9 | 19,240 | 20.5 | 23,091 | 24.6 | 25,789 | 27.4 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 19,254 | 20.5 | 14 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.1 | 116 | 0.6 | 359 | 1.9 | 1,110 | 5.8 | 2,643 | 13.7 | 3,875 | 20.1 | 4,726 | 24.5 | 6,368 | 33.1 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 1,027 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.8 | 21 | 2.0 | 68 | 6.6 | 131 | 12.8 | 175 | 17.0 | 253 | 24.6 | 369 | 35.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,072 | 5.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.5 | 64 | 1.3 | 185 | 3.6 | 500 | 9.9 | 920 | 18.1 | 1,403 | 27.7 | 1,963 | 38.7 |
| Atherosclerosis | 138 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 5 | 3.6 | 29 | 21.0 | 31 | 22.5 | 20 | 14.5 | 50 | 36.2 |
| Cancer | 19,693 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 121 | 0.6 | 367 | 1.9 | 1,298 | 6.6 | 3,855 | 19.6 | 5,832 | 29.6 | 5,228 | 26.5 | 2,916 | 14.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,021 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 45 | 1.5 | 102 | 3.4 | 258 | 8.5 | 617 | 20.4 | 848 | 28.1 | 679 | 22.5 | 465 | 15.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,067 | 2.2 | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.2 | 29 | 1.4 | 70 | 3.4 | 215 | 10.4 | 372 | 18.0 | 562 | 27.2 | 771 | 37.3 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,367 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.4 | 166 | 3.1 | 691 | 12.9 | 1,410 | 26.3 | 1,754 | 32.7 | 1,306 | 24.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,303 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.2 | 103 | 7.9 | 254 | 19.5 | 426 | 32.7 | 326 | 25.0 | 137 | 10.5 | 42 | 3.2 |
| Septicemia | 1,531 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 18 | 1.2 | 38 | 2.5 | 95 | 6.2 | 252 | 16.5 | 368 | 24.0 | 414 | 27.0 | 332 | 21.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 1,936 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.6 | 28 | 1.4 | 88 | 4.5 | 246 | 12.7 | 462 | 23.9 | 590 | 30.5 | 501 | 25.9 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,591 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 18 | 1.1 | 33 | 2.1 | 215 | 13.5 | 286 | 18.0 | 216 | 13.6 | 218 | 13.7 | 235 | 14.8 | 162 | 10.2 | 123 | 7.7 | 55 | 3.5 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,171 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 183 | 8.4 | 605 | 27.9 | 550 | 25.3 | 455 | 21.0 | 299 | 13.8 | 51 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.6 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,307 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.9 | 26 | 1.1 | 17 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.5 | 42 | 1.8 | 64 | 2.8 | 78 | 3.4 | 125 | 5.4 | 266 | 11.5 | 335 | 14.5 | 522 | 22.6 | 793 | 34.4 |
| Suicide | 1,499 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1.2 | 34 | 2.3 | 151 | 10.1 | 219 | 14.6 | 219 | 14.6 | 293 | 19.5 | 285 | 19.0 | 153 | 10.2 | 99 | 6.6 | 28 | 1.9 |
| Homicide | 651 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.2 | 24 | 3.7 | 139 | 21.4 | 184 | 28.3 | 103 | 15.8 | 70 | 10.8 | 54 | 8.3 | 33 | 5.1 | 13 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,502 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 46 | 1.0 | 305 | 6.8 | 1,365 | 30.3 | 2,784 | 61.8 |
| HIV disease | 190 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 16 | 8.4 | 22 | 11.6 | 61 | 32.1 | 54 | 28.4 | 31 | 16.3 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 20,685 | 22.0 | 729 | 3.5 | 48 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 106 | 0.5 | 295 | 1.4 | 473 | 2.3 | 966 | 4.7 | 2,230 | 10.8 | 3,551 | 17.2 | 5,188 | 25.1 | 7,028 | 34.0 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |