| CY2021 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 | 118,040 | 100.0 | 820 | 0.7 | 119 | 0.1 | 72 | 0.1 | 118 | 0.1 | 231 | 0.2 | 1,269 | 1.1 | 3,172 | 2.7 | 4,415 | 3.7 | 7,744 | 6.6 | 16,962 | 14.4 | 25,426 | 21.5 | 28,690 | 24.3 | 29,002 | 24.6 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 21,299 | 18.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 | 123 | 0.6 | 421 | 2.0 | 1,158 | 5.4 | 2,998 | 14.1 | 4,568 | 21.4 | 5,326 | 25.0 | 6,654 | 31.2 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 1,272 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.6 | 34 | 2.7 | 75 | 5.9 | 190 | 14.9 | 258 | 20.3 | 298 | 23.4 | 409 | 32.2 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5,670 | 4.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.4 | 69 | 1.2 | 208 | 3.7 | 517 | 9.1 | 1,039 | 18.3 | 1,683 | 29.7 | 2,124 | 37.5 |
| Atherosclerosis | 105 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.8 | 9 | 8.6 | 19 | 18.1 | 31 | 29.5 | 40 | 38.1 |
| Cancer | 20,225 | 17.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.2 | 106 | 0.5 | 348 | 1.7 | 1,143 | 5.7 | 3,819 | 18.9 | 6,246 | 30.9 | 5,432 | 26.9 | 3,053 | 15.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,932 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 58 | 1.5 | 133 | 3.4 | 336 | 8.5 | 771 | 19.6 | 1,124 | 28.6 | 956 | 24.3 | 548 | 13.9 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,537 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.9 | 32 | 2.1 | 76 | 4.9 | 217 | 14.1 | 312 | 20.3 | 415 | 27.0 | 459 | 29.9 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 4,742 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.5 | 123 | 2.6 | 642 | 13.5 | 1,314 | 27.7 | 1,557 | 32.8 | 1,067 | 22.5 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,878 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 40 | 2.1 | 163 | 8.7 | 373 | 19.9 | 621 | 33.1 | 429 | 22.8 | 190 | 10.1 | 61 | 3.2 |
| Septicemia | 1,670 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.1 | 52 | 3.1 | 121 | 7.2 | 265 | 15.9 | 412 | 24.7 | 465 | 27.8 | 331 | 19.8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,240 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.8 | 45 | 2.0 | 112 | 5.0 | 276 | 12.3 | 537 | 24.0 | 653 | 29.2 | 596 | 26.6 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,924 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.9 | 29 | 1.5 | 44 | 2.3 | 267 | 13.9 | 367 | 19.1 | 267 | 13.9 | 249 | 12.9 | 281 | 14.6 | 186 | 9.7 | 144 | 7.5 | 55 | 2.9 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 3,968 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.3 | 276 | 7.0 | 1,100 | 27.7 | 1,079 | 27.2 | 801 | 20.2 | 565 | 14.2 | 106 | 2.7 | 16 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.2 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,707 | 2.3 | 36 | 1.3 | 21 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.5 | 44 | 1.6 | 74 | 2.7 | 104 | 3.8 | 146 | 5.4 | 284 | 10.5 | 429 | 15.8 | 678 | 25.0 | 857 | 31.7 |
| Suicide | 1,459 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.4 | 42 | 2.9 | 191 | 13.1 | 256 | 17.5 | 202 | 13.8 | 226 | 15.5 | 196 | 13.4 | 176 | 12.1 | 105 | 7.2 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Homicide | 1,003 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 14 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 58 | 5.8 | 226 | 22.5 | 294 | 29.3 | 149 | 14.9 | 111 | 11.1 | 82 | 8.2 | 32 | 3.2 | 13 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,262 | 3.6 | 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 | 0.2 | 58 | 1.4 | 367 | 8.6 | 1,337 | 31.4 | 2,493 | 58.5 |
| HIV disease | 183 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 15 | 8.2 | 21 | 11.5 | 42 | 23.0 | 62 | 33.9 | 28 | 15.3 | 11 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| COVID-19 | 13,594 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.3 | 204 | 1.5 | 508 | 3.7 | 1,212 | 8.9 | 2,509 | 18.5 | 3,399 | 25.0 | 3,232 | 23.8 | 2,481 | 18.3 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 24,370 | 20.6 | 752 | 3.1 | 41 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 | 152 | 0.6 | 445 | 1.8 | 766 | 3.1 | 1,220 | 5.0 | 2,600 | 10.7 | 4,445 | 18.2 | 6,148 | 25.2 | 7,719 | 31.7 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |