CY2022 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 112,906 100.0 828 0.7 190 0.2 97 0.1 149 0.1 210 0.2 1,174 1.0 2,948 2.6 4,035 3.6 6,986 6.2 15,025 13.3 23,674 21.0 29,005 25.7 28,585 25.3
UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: 21,757 19.3 10 0.0 2 0.0 4 0.0 7 0.0 5 0.0 20 0.1 123 0.6 426 2.0 1,216 5.6 2,937 13.5 4,601 21.1 5,710 26.2 6,696 30.8
Diseases of Heart
Hypertension 1,299 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 1.0 25 1.9 68 5.2 203 15.6 248 19.1 317 24.4 425 32.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,189 5.5 6 0.1 7 0.1 2 0.0 4 0.1 1 0.0 5 0.1 20 0.3 74 1.2 226 3.7 527 8.5 1,118 18.1 1,861 30.1 2,338 37.8
Atherosclerosis 142 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.7 0 0.0 5 3.5 13 9.2 39 27.5 37 26.1 47 33.1
Cancer 20,399 18.1 2 0.0 12 0.1 16 0.1 11 0.1 7 0.0 31 0.2 107 0.5 360 1.8 1,198 5.9 3,666 18.0 6,279 30.8 5,700 27.9 3,010 14.8
Diabetes Mellitus 3,836 3.4 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.2 58 1.5 124 3.2 325 8.5 723 18.8 1,003 26.1 1,009 26.3 582 15.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 1,523 1.3 5 0.3 6 0.4 1 0.1 2 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.2 20 1.3 38 2.5 79 5.2 183 12.0 311 20.4 443 29.1 432 28.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5,281 4.7 1 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.1 2 0.0 5 0.1 9 0.2 39 0.7 132 2.5 711 13.5 1,479 28.0 1,795 34.0 1,103 20.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,801 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 38 2.1 139 7.7 304 16.9 568 31.5 459 25.5 213 11.8 79 4.4
Septicemia 1,500 1.3 3 0.2 4 0.3 6 0.4 1 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.2 17 1.1 55 3.7 121 8.1 237 15.8 373 24.9 402 26.8 278 18.5
Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. 2,171 1.9 1 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.0 4 0.2 16 0.7 45 2.1 106 4.9 258 11.9 531 24.5 662 30.5 544 25.1
Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,851 1.6 4 0.2 18 1.0 19 1.0 20 1.1 37 2.0 248 13.4 328 17.7 269 14.5 241 13.0 264 14.3 190 10.3 139 7.5 74 4.0
Unintentional Poisonings 4,200 3.7 1 0.0 7 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.1 22 0.5 280 6.7 1,108 26.4 1,140 27.1 892 21.2 598 14.2 129 3.1 18 0.4 2 0.0
All Other Unintentional Injuries 2,833 2.5 35 1.2 37 1.3 12 0.4 16 0.6 13 0.5 35 1.2 79 2.8 95 3.4 135 4.8 285 10.1 429 15.1 723 25.5 939 33.1
Suicide 1,614 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 1.1 31 1.9 182 11.3 271 16.8 259 16.0 239 14.8 248 15.4 192 11.9 127 7.9 48 3.0
Homicide 950 0.8 15 1.6 15 1.6 2 0.2 12 1.3 58 6.1 202 21.3 252 26.5 159 16.7 105 11.1 77 8.1 34 3.6 15 1.6 4 0.4
Alzheimer's disease 4,271 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 70 1.6 354 8.3 1,430 33.5 2,413 56.5
HIV disease 170 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.4 19 11.2 26 15.3 33 19.4 47 27.6 29 17.1 10 5.9 2 1.2
COVID-19 6,276 5.6 1 0.0 4 0.1 2 0.0 7 0.1 3 0.0 17 0.3 58 0.9 125 2.0 382 6.1 930 14.8 1,480 23.6 1,724 27.5 1,543 24.6
All Other Causes of Death 24,843 22.0 744 3.0 76 0.3 28 0.1 45 0.2 30 0.1 125 0.5 411 1.7 637 2.6 1,175 4.7 2,480 10.0 4,396 17.7 6,670 26.8 8,026 32.3

Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics