| YTD2025 QUARTER 3 (JAN-SEP) NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS* OCCURRING IN NORTH CAROLINA, 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 | 78,420 | 100.0 | 524 | 0.7 | 88 | 0.1 | 64 | 0.1 | 92 | 0.1 | 140 | 0.2 | 666 | 0.8 | 1,394 | 1.8 | 2,312 | 2.9 | 4,127 | 5.3 | 9,329 | 11.9 | 16,692 | 21.3 | 22,109 | 28.2 | 20,883 | 26.6 |
| UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH CATEGORY: | 15,284 | 19.5 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.3 | 220 | 1.4 | 685 | 4.5 | 1,745 | 11.4 | 3,154 | 20.6 | 4,396 | 28.8 | 5,005 | 32.7 |
| Diseases of Heart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hypertension | 877 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 20 | 2.3 | 39 | 4.4 | 89 | 10.1 | 183 | 20.9 | 236 | 26.9 | 305 | 34.8 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 4,716 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.2 | 46 | 1.0 | 145 | 3.1 | 311 | 6.6 | 831 | 17.6 | 1,494 | 31.7 | 1,867 | 39.6 |
| Atherosclerosis | 146 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 12 | 8.2 | 29 | 19.9 | 45 | 30.8 | 59 | 40.4 |
| Cancer | 14,677 | 18.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 76 | 0.5 | 242 | 1.6 | 751 | 5.1 | 2,392 | 16.3 | 4,408 | 30.0 | 4,483 | 30.5 | 2,285 | 15.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,415 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.2 | 27 | 1.1 | 68 | 2.8 | 175 | 7.2 | 448 | 18.6 | 672 | 27.8 | 666 | 27.6 | 351 | 14.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 1,462 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.8 | 37 | 2.5 | 74 | 5.1 | 181 | 12.4 | 337 | 23.1 | 381 | 26.1 | 433 | 29.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 3,722 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.3 | 58 | 1.6 | 433 | 11.6 | 1,064 | 28.6 | 1,326 | 35.6 | 819 | 22.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,143 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1.8 | 87 | 7.6 | 176 | 15.4 | 322 | 28.2 | 317 | 27.7 | 181 | 15.8 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Septicemia | 834 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.8 | 54 | 6.5 | 113 | 13.5 | 203 | 24.3 | 261 | 31.3 | 171 | 20.5 |
| Nephritis, Nephrosis, & Nephrotic Syn. | 1,466 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.6 | 61 | 4.2 | 169 | 11.5 | 376 | 25.6 | 481 | 32.8 | 345 | 23.5 |
| Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries | 955 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 20 | 2.1 | 150 | 15.7 | 154 | 16.1 | 152 | 15.9 | 114 | 11.9 | 123 | 12.9 | 116 | 12.1 | 68 | 7.1 | 34 | 3.6 |
| Unintentional Poisonings | 804 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 38 | 4.7 | 177 | 22.0 | 235 | 29.2 | 171 | 21.3 | 125 | 15.5 | 41 | 5.1 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| All Other Unintentional Injuries | 2,047 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.5 | 26 | 1.3 | 35 | 1.7 | 59 | 2.9 | 89 | 4.3 | 181 | 8.8 | 323 | 15.8 | 580 | 28.3 | 700 | 34.2 |
| Suicide | 1,104 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.4 | 24 | 2.2 | 118 | 10.7 | 188 | 17.0 | 176 | 15.9 | 166 | 15.0 | 168 | 15.2 | 121 | 11.0 | 90 | 8.2 | 37 | 3.4 |
| Homicide | 426 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 26 | 6.1 | 91 | 21.4 | 88 | 20.7 | 84 | 19.7 | 52 | 12.2 | 43 | 10.1 | 24 | 5.6 | 8 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 2,874 | 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 | 2 | 0.1 | 38 | 1.3 | 266 | 9.3 | 1,035 | 36.0 | 1,533 | 53.3 |
| HIV disease | 99 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 12.1 | 11 | 11.1 | 17 | 17.2 | 34 | 34.3 | 16 | 16.2 | 9 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| COVID-19 | 384 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.6 | 28 | 7.3 | 59 | 15.4 | 125 | 32.6 | 153 | 39.8 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 19,888 | 25.4 | 473 | 2.4 | 45 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.2 | 149 | 0.7 | 436 | 2.2 | 689 | 3.5 | 1,084 | 5.5 | 1,970 | 9.9 | 3,497 | 17.6 | 5,447 | 27.4 | 6,009 | 30.2 |
| Cause of Death Not Yet Coded | 3,097 | 3.9 | 29 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.5 | 44 | 1.4 | 79 | 2.6 | 131 | 4.2 | 203 | 6.6 | 404 | 13.0 | 655 | 21.1 | 788 | 25.4 | 733 | 23.7 |
| * Data shown are provisional and include only resident events occurring within North Carolina. Data does not reflect events affecting |
| North Carolina residents that occurred in other states. Therefore provisional data will not match the final number of resident events reported. |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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