| CY2023 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 | 107,820 | 100.0 | 828 | 0.8 | 139 | 0.1 | 101 | 0.1 | 134 | 0.1 | 234 | 0.2 | 1,137 | 1.1 | 2,686 | 2.5 | 3,889 | 3.6 | 6,353 | 5.9 | 13,820 | 12.8 | 22,487 | 20.9 | 28,300 | 26.2 | 27,712 | 25.7 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 21,305 | 19.8 | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | 112 | 0.5 | 392 | 1.8 | 1,122 | 5.3 | 2,866 | 13.5 | 4,426 | 20.8 | 5,614 | 26.4 | 6,724 | 31.6 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 1,151 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 21 | 1.8 | 59 | 5.1 | 155 | 13.5 | 233 | 20.2 | 301 | 26.2 | 373 | 32.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 6,181 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.4 | 63 | 1.0 | 186 | 3.0 | 529 | 8.6 | 1,117 | 18.1 | 1,883 | 30.5 | 2,367 | 38.3 |
| Atherosclerosis | 157 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 13 | 8.3 | 28 | 17.8 | 45 | 28.7 | 64 | 40.8 |
| Cancer | 20,927 | 19.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.2 | 100 | 0.5 | 344 | 1.6 | 1,184 | 5.7 | 3,567 | 17.0 | 6,280 | 30.0 | 6,162 | 29.4 | 3,197 | 15.3 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3,448 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.3 | 49 | 1.4 | 82 | 2.4 | 309 | 9.0 | 638 | 18.5 | 968 | 28.1 | 912 | 26.5 | 477 | 13.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,611 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1.1 | 33 | 2.0 | 64 | 4.0 | 189 | 11.7 | 341 | 21.2 | 479 | 29.7 | 474 | 29.4 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,242 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.6 | 123 | 2.3 | 683 | 13.0 | 1,441 | 27.5 | 1,816 | 34.6 | 1,122 | 21.4 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,716 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 36 | 2.1 | 137 | 8.0 | 305 | 17.8 | 511 | 29.8 | 420 | 24.5 | 242 | 14.1 | 60 | 3.5 |
| Septicemia | 1,336 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.5 | 32 | 2.4 | 88 | 6.6 | 177 | 13.2 | 360 | 26.9 | 382 | 28.6 | 262 | 19.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 2,112 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.9 | 40 | 1.9 | 75 | 3.6 | 268 | 12.7 | 522 | 24.7 | 637 | 30.2 | 544 | 25.8 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1,808 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.7 | 21 | 1.2 | 54 | 3.0 | 230 | 12.7 | 306 | 16.9 | 304 | 16.8 | 249 | 13.8 | 265 | 14.7 | 171 | 9.5 | 139 | 7.7 | 43 | 2.4 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 4,286 | 4.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.4 | 278 | 6.5 | 999 | 23.3 | 1,210 | 28.2 | 854 | 19.9 | 675 | 15.7 | 209 | 4.9 | 24 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,906 | 2.7 | 23 | 0.8 | 31 | 1.1 | 11 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 38 | 1.3 | 68 | 2.3 | 83 | 2.9 | 146 | 5.0 | 261 | 9.0 | 469 | 16.1 | 774 | 26.6 | 974 | 33.5 |
| Suicide | 1,642 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.9 | 45 | 2.7 | 202 | 12.3 | 245 | 14.9 | 265 | 16.1 | 279 | 17.0 | 254 | 15.5 | 172 | 10.5 | 116 | 7.1 | 50 | 3.0 |
| Homicide | 907 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 15 | 1.7 | 47 | 5.2 | 187 | 20.6 | 238 | 26.2 | 170 | 18.7 | 99 | 10.9 | 73 | 8.0 | 35 | 3.9 | 13 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 4,042 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 45 | 1.1 | 379 | 9.4 | 1,369 | 33.9 | 2,246 | 55.6 |
| HIV disease | 189 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 11.6 | 18 | 9.5 | 29 | 15.3 | 67 | 35.4 | 41 | 21.7 | 10 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.1 |
| COVID-19 | 1,764 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 24 | 1.4 | 37 | 2.1 | 150 | 8.5 | 317 | 18.0 | 580 | 32.9 | 645 | 36.6 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 25,090 | 23.3 | 764 | 3.0 | 54 | 0.2 | 43 | 0.2 | 37 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.1 | 117 | 0.5 | 395 | 1.6 | 636 | 2.5 | 1,137 | 4.5 | 2,434 | 9.7 | 4,558 | 18.2 | 6,802 | 27.1 | 8,079 | 32.2 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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