| CY2019 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY AND SEX OF DECEDENT |
| TOTAL | SEX | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 95,951 | 100.0 | 47,043 | 49.0 | 48,908 | 51.0 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 19,661 | 20.5 | 9,024 | 45.9 | 10,637 | 54.1 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||
| Hypertension | 1,009 | 1.1 | 553 | 54.8 | 456 | 45.2 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,203 | 5.4 | 2,943 | 56.6 | 2,260 | 43.4 |
| Atherosclerosis | 122 | 0.1 | 53 | 43.4 | 69 | 56.6 |
| Cancer | 19,963 | 20.8 | 9,367 | 46.9 | 10,596 | 53.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,127 | 3.3 | 1,392 | 44.5 | 1,735 | 55.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,733 | 1.8 | 943 | 54.4 | 790 | 45.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,411 | 5.6 | 2,959 | 54.7 | 2,452 | 45.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,449 | 1.5 | 538 | 37.1 | 911 | 62.9 |
| Septicemia | 1,550 | 1.6 | 812 | 52.4 | 738 | 47.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,121 | 2.2 | 1,046 | 49.3 | 1,075 | 50.7 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,608 | 1.7 | 471 | 29.3 | 1,137 | 70.7 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 2,245 | 2.3 | 671 | 29.9 | 1,574 | 70.1 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,438 | 2.5 | 1,085 | 44.5 | 1,353 | 55.5 |
| Suicide | 1,368 | 1.4 | 311 | 22.7 | 1,057 | 77.3 |
| Homicide | 718 | 0.7 | 132 | 18.4 | 586 | 81.6 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,508 | 4.7 | 3,213 | 71.3 | 1,295 | 28.7 |
| HIV disease | 163 | 0.2 | 56 | 34.4 | 107 | 65.6 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 21,554 | 22.5 | 11,474 | 53.2 | 10,080 | 46.8 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |