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Vital Facts

Vital Statistics

A Typical Day in North Carolina for 2013

Each Day in North Carolina Saw an Average of
326 Live Births 228 Deaths

 

A Typical Day in North Carolina: Births 2013
Category Average Number Total
Live Births 326 118,983
Births to Teens (Ages 10-14) 0 128
Births to Teens (Ages 15-19) 25 9,017
Low Birthweight Babies 29 10,468
Births to Unmarried Women 135 49,250

 

A Typical Day in North Carolina: Deaths 2013
Category Average Number Total
Deaths 228 83,317
Unintentional Injury Deaths 12 4,304
Cancer Deaths 51 18,615
Homicides 2 560
Suicides 3 1,272
Infant Deaths 2 832

 

Source: North Carolina Center for Health Statistics.

 

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