| CY2019 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 | 95,951 | 100.0 | 810 | 0.8 | 134 | 0.1 | 82 | 0.1 | 86 | 0.1 | 153 | 0.2 | 941 | 1.0 | 2,147 | 2.2 | 2,836 | 3.0 | 5,691 | 5.9 | 13,128 | 13.7 | 19,757 | 20.6 | 23,752 | 24.8 | 26,434 | 27.5 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 19,661 | 20.5 | 12 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.1 | 110 | 0.6 | 327 | 1.7 | 1,094 | 5.6 | 2,587 | 13.2 | 3,943 | 20.1 | 4,879 | 24.8 | 6,671 | 33.9 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 1,009 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 46 | 4.6 | 152 | 15.1 | 182 | 18.0 | 228 | 22.6 | 371 | 36.8 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,203 | 5.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.2 | 61 | 1.2 | 201 | 3.9 | 469 | 9.0 | 919 | 17.7 | 1,486 | 28.6 | 2,036 | 39.1 |
| Atherosclerosis | 122 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.7 | 24 | 19.7 | 23 | 18.9 | 30 | 24.6 | 38 | 31.1 |
| Cancer | 19,963 | 20.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.2 | 90 | 0.5 | 329 | 1.6 | 1,264 | 6.3 | 3,869 | 19.4 | 5,946 | 29.8 | 5,416 | 27.1 | 2,972 | 14.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,127 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.2 | 31 | 1.0 | 94 | 3.0 | 249 | 8.0 | 628 | 20.1 | 849 | 27.2 | 775 | 24.8 | 494 | 15.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,733 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.6 | 69 | 4.0 | 191 | 11.0 | 308 | 17.8 | 480 | 27.7 | 617 | 35.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,411 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 146 | 2.7 | 732 | 13.5 | 1,454 | 26.9 | 1,774 | 32.8 | 1,271 | 23.5 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,449 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.4 | 100 | 6.9 | 252 | 17.4 | 493 | 34.0 | 349 | 24.1 | 180 | 12.4 | 54 | 3.7 |
| Septicemia | 1,550 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 16 | 1.0 | 39 | 2.5 | 90 | 5.8 | 258 | 16.6 | 360 | 23.2 | 446 | 28.8 | 324 | 20.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,121 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.3 | 30 | 1.4 | 100 | 4.7 | 260 | 12.3 | 484 | 22.8 | 663 | 31.3 | 570 | 26.9 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,608 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.9 | 17 | 1.1 | 39 | 2.4 | 212 | 13.2 | 292 | 18.2 | 215 | 13.4 | 211 | 13.1 | 234 | 14.6 | 182 | 11.3 | 115 | 7.2 | 59 | 3.7 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,245 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 173 | 7.7 | 683 | 30.4 | 561 | 25.0 | 433 | 19.3 | 308 | 13.7 | 60 | 2.7 | 13 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,438 | 2.5 | 30 | 1.2 | 19 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 42 | 1.7 | 69 | 2.8 | 85 | 3.5 | 141 | 5.8 | 230 | 9.4 | 367 | 15.1 | 563 | 23.1 | 858 | 35.2 |
| Suicide | 1,368 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1.1 | 21 | 1.5 | 160 | 11.7 | 214 | 15.6 | 227 | 16.6 | 239 | 17.5 | 219 | 16.0 | 148 | 10.8 | 89 | 6.5 | 36 | 2.6 |
| Homicide | 718 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.7 | 27 | 3.8 | 169 | 23.5 | 201 | 28.0 | 112 | 15.6 | 87 | 12.1 | 52 | 7.2 | 28 | 3.9 | 8 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,508 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 48 | 1.1 | 351 | 7.8 | 1,310 | 29.1 | 2,794 | 62.0 |
| HIV disease | 163 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 11.0 | 21 | 12.9 | 37 | 22.7 | 55 | 33.7 | 27 | 16.6 | 5 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 21,554 | 22.5 | 732 | 3.4 | 62 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 | 31 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.5 | 347 | 1.6 | 570 | 2.6 | 1,020 | 4.7 | 2,319 | 10.8 | 3,777 | 17.5 | 5,292 | 24.6 | 7,258 | 33.7 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |