| CY2018 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND SEX OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | SEX | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 94,005 | 100.0 | 45,819 | 48.7 | 48,186 | 51.3 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 19,254 | 20.5 | 8,821 | 45.8 | 10,433 | 54.2 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||
| Hypertension | 1,027 | 1.1 | 561 | 54.6 | 466 | 45.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,072 | 5.4 | 2,893 | 57.0 | 2,179 | 43.0 |
| Atherosclerosis | 138 | 0.1 | 58 | 42.0 | 80 | 58.0 |
| Cancer | 19,693 | 20.9 | 9,244 | 46.9 | 10,449 | 53.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,021 | 3.2 | 1,263 | 41.8 | 1,758 | 58.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,067 | 2.2 | 1,050 | 50.8 | 1,017 | 49.2 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,367 | 5.7 | 2,824 | 52.6 | 2,543 | 47.4 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,303 | 1.4 | 494 | 37.9 | 809 | 62.1 |
| Septicemia | 1,531 | 1.6 | 787 | 51.4 | 744 | 48.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 1,936 | 2.1 | 905 | 46.7 | 1,031 | 53.3 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,591 | 1.7 | 450 | 28.3 | 1,141 | 71.7 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,171 | 2.3 | 718 | 33.1 | 1,453 | 66.9 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,307 | 2.5 | 1,085 | 47.0 | 1,222 | 53.0 |
| Suicide | 1,499 | 1.6 | 329 | 21.9 | 1,170 | 78.1 |
| Homicide | 651 | 0.7 | 147 | 22.6 | 504 | 77.4 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,502 | 4.8 | 3,181 | 70.7 | 1,321 | 29.3 |
| HIV disease | 190 | 0.2 | 60 | 31.6 | 130 | 68.4 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 20,685 | 22.0 | 10,949 | 52.9 | 9,736 | 47.1 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |