| CY2020 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 | 109,677 | 100.0 | 803 | 0.7 | 110 | 0.1 | 81 | 0.1 | 103 | 0.1 | 182 | 0.2 | 1,192 | 1.1 | 2,675 | 2.4 | 3,570 | 3.3 | 6,653 | 6.1 | 14,640 | 13.3 | 22,732 | 20.7 | 27,450 | 25.0 | 29,486 | 26.9 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 20,443 | 18.6 | 12 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 122 | 0.6 | 415 | 2.0 | 1,163 | 5.7 | 2,849 | 13.9 | 4,258 | 20.8 | 5,049 | 24.7 | 6,546 | 32.0 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 1,240 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 26 | 2.1 | 80 | 6.5 | 172 | 13.9 | 240 | 19.4 | 286 | 23.1 | 430 | 34.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,734 | 5.2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.4 | 70 | 1.2 | 221 | 3.9 | 517 | 9.0 | 1,003 | 17.5 | 1,623 | 28.3 | 2,258 | 39.4 |
| Atherosclerosis | 131 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7.6 | 16 | 12.2 | 18 | 13.7 | 40 | 30.5 | 45 | 34.4 |
| Cancer | 20,018 | 18.3 | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.2 | 98 | 0.5 | 316 | 1.6 | 1,241 | 6.2 | 3,737 | 18.7 | 6,050 | 30.2 | 5,544 | 27.7 | 2,947 | 14.7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,565 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.2 | 39 | 1.1 | 119 | 3.3 | 304 | 8.5 | 707 | 19.8 | 952 | 26.7 | 846 | 23.7 | 587 | 16.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,807 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 18 | 1.0 | 35 | 1.9 | 95 | 5.3 | 227 | 12.6 | 374 | 20.7 | 478 | 26.5 | 558 | 30.9 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,190 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.4 | 131 | 2.5 | 747 | 14.4 | 1,391 | 26.8 | 1,697 | 32.7 | 1,184 | 22.8 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,658 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 30 | 1.8 | 131 | 7.9 | 326 | 19.7 | 543 | 32.8 | 396 | 23.9 | 171 | 10.3 | 60 | 3.6 |
| Septicemia | 1,606 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.2 | 35 | 2.2 | 105 | 6.5 | 267 | 16.6 | 410 | 25.5 | 439 | 27.3 | 319 | 19.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,074 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.8 | 31 | 1.5 | 113 | 5.4 | 256 | 12.3 | 472 | 22.8 | 627 | 30.2 | 555 | 26.8 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,780 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.6 | 18 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 36 | 2.0 | 284 | 16.0 | 344 | 19.3 | 269 | 15.1 | 226 | 12.7 | 248 | 13.9 | 162 | 9.1 | 118 | 6.6 | 52 | 2.9 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 3,231 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.3 | 273 | 8.4 | 904 | 28.0 | 868 | 26.9 | 630 | 19.5 | 411 | 12.7 | 99 | 3.1 | 22 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,559 | 2.3 | 32 | 1.3 | 29 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.4 | 49 | 1.9 | 89 | 3.5 | 100 | 3.9 | 127 | 5.0 | 283 | 11.1 | 372 | 14.5 | 588 | 23.0 | 864 | 33.8 |
| Suicide | 1,447 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.4 | 35 | 2.4 | 159 | 11.0 | 264 | 18.2 | 222 | 15.3 | 261 | 18.0 | 215 | 14.9 | 141 | 9.7 | 94 | 6.5 | 35 | 2.4 |
| Homicide | 897 | 0.8 | 13 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 50 | 5.6 | 212 | 23.6 | 257 | 28.7 | 134 | 14.9 | 81 | 9.0 | 71 | 7.9 | 27 | 3.0 | 19 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,724 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.8 | 362 | 7.7 | 1,505 | 31.9 | 2,814 | 59.6 |
| HIV disease | 186 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 20 | 10.8 | 17 | 9.1 | 44 | 23.7 | 58 | 31.2 | 34 | 18.3 | 11 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COVID-19 | 7,909 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.5 | 117 | 1.5 | 362 | 4.6 | 829 | 10.5 | 1,835 | 23.2 | 2,303 | 29.1 | 2,411 | 30.5 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 23,478 | 21.4 | 726 | 3.1 | 32 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 | 110 | 0.5 | 373 | 1.6 | 643 | 2.7 | 1,131 | 4.8 | 2,447 | 10.4 | 4,136 | 17.6 | 5,990 | 25.5 | 7,810 | 33.3 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |