| 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 |
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