2024 North Carolina Resident Deaths by Underlying Cause of Death Category and Age of Decedent

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Underlying Cause of Death Category 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 106,155 100.0 770 0.7 158 0.1 100 0.1 120 0.1 238 0.2 993 0.9 2,212 2.1 3,557 3.4 5,828 5.5 12,893 12.1 22,424 21.1 28,966 27.3 27,896 26.3
Diseases of Heart 21,204 20.0 10 0.0 4 0.0 4 0.0 9 0.0 8 0.0 17 0.1 146 0.7 416 2.0 1,046 4.9 2,658 12.5 4,458 21.0 5,714 26.9 6,714 31.7
Hypertension 1,187 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.4 33 2.8 59 5.0 136 11.5 247 20.8 340 28.6 367 30.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,290 5.9 2 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.1 11 0.2 64 1.0 191 3.0 531 8.4 1,122 17.8 1,942 30.9 2,418 38.4
Atherosclerosis 181 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 2 1.1 6 3.3 19 10.5 42 23.2 45 24.9 66 36.5
Cancer 21,242 20.0 1 0.0 10 0.0 11 0.1 15 0.1 14 0.1 36 0.2 113 0.5 346 1.6 1,184 5.6 3,460 16.3 6,414 30.2 6,292 29.6 3,346 15.8
Diabetes Mellitus 3,397 3.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1 2 0.1 8 0.2 52 1.5 96 2.8 287 8.4 604 17.8 923 27.2 909 26.8 514 15.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 1,711 1.6 2 0.1 3 0.2 3 0.2 7 0.4 2 0.1 3 0.2 25 1.5 38 2.2 83 4.9 185 10.8 366 21.4 500 29.2 494 28.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5,052 4.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 3 0.1 2 0.0 3 0.1 12 0.2 19 0.4 105 2.1 606 12.0 1,437 28.4 1,719 34.0 1,142 22.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,708 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 28 1.6 148 8.7 264 15.5 488 28.6 440 25.8 265 15.5 73 4.3
Septicemia 1,314 1.2 2 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.2 1 0.1 10 0.8 28 2.1 83 6.3 186 14.2 329 25.0 419 31.9 251 19.1
Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. 2,008 1.9 4 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 13 0.6 33 1.6 87 4.3 229 11.4 485 24.2 622 31.0 534 26.6
Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,811 1.7 3 0.2 18 1.0 11 0.6 13 0.7 66 3.6 229 12.6 299 16.5 269 14.9 213 11.8 247 13.6 211 11.7 164 9.1 68 3.8
Unintentional Poisonings 2,865 2.7 1 0.0 6 0.2 2 0.1 4 0.1 19 0.7 161 5.6 612 21.4 820 28.6 565 19.7 486 17.0 159 5.5 27 0.9 3 0.1
All Other Unintentional Injuries 3,050 2.9 30 1.0 37 1.2 16 0.5 5 0.2 13 0.4 38 1.2 76 2.5 114 3.7 157 5.1 256 8.4 476 15.6 801 26.3 1,031 33.8
Suicide 1,627 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 1.1 26 1.6 179 11.0 262 16.1 282 17.3 263 16.2 244 15.0 175 10.8 127 7.8 51 3.1
Homicide 859 0.8 7 0.8 14 1.6 9 1.0 8 0.9 45 5.2 173 20.1 208 24.2 164 19.1 106 12.3 72 8.4 35 4.1 14 1.6 4 0.5
Alzheimer's disease 4,035 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 2 0.0 49 1.2 349 8.6 1,475 36.6 2,160 53.5
HIV disease 149 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 7.4 22 14.8 24 16.1 45 30.2 31 20.8 13 8.7 3 2.0
COVID-19 1,137 1.1 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.3 4 0.4 11 1.0 24 2.1 72 6.3 214 18.8 396 34.8 410 36.1
All Other Causes of Death 25,328 23.9 708 2.8 62 0.2 36 0.1 34 0.1 38 0.2 134 0.5 325 1.3 652 2.6 1,079 4.3 2,320 9.2 4,511 17.8 7,182 28.4 8,247 32.6

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