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