2024 North Carolina Resident Deaths by Age and Tobacco Listed as a Contributing Cause of Death
(Decedents Ages 18 and Over)

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Age of Decedent TOTAL TOBACCO CONTRIBUTING TO DEATH:
No Probably Unknown Yes
# % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 104,769 100.0 49,415 47.2 6,681 6.4 40,562 38.7 8,111 7.7
18-24 993 0.9 815 82.1 2 0.2 172 17.3 4 0.4
25-34 2,212 2.1 1,552 70.2 26 1.2 609 27.5 25 1.1
35-44 3,557 3.4 1,971 55.4 125 3.5 1,357 38.2 104 2.9
45-54 5,828 5.6 2,811 48.2 404 6.9 2,176 37.3 437 7.5
55-64 12,893 12.3 5,004 38.8 1,224 9.5 5,017 38.9 1,648 12.8
65-74 22,424 21.4 8,855 39.5 2,040 9.1 8,731 38.9 2,798 12.5
75-84 28,966 27.6 13,122 45.3 1,889 6.5 11,709 40.4 2,246 7.8
85+ 27,896 26.6 15,285 54.8 971 3.5 10,791 38.7 849 3.0

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