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Vital Facts

Vital Statistics

A Typical Day in North Carolina for 2014

Each Day in North Carolina Saw an Average of
331 Live Births 233 Deaths

 

A Typical Day in North Carolina: Births 2014
Category Average Number Total
Live Births 331 120,948
Births to Teens (Ages 10-14) 0 107
Births to Teens (Ages 15-19) 23 8,278
Low Birthweight Babies 29 10,750
Births to Unmarried Women 136 49,511

 

A Typical Day in North Carolina: Deaths 2014
Category Average Number Total
Deaths 233 85,212
Unintentional Injury Deaths 12 4,538
Cancer Deaths 53 19,301
Homicides 2 548
Suicides 4 1,347
Infant Deaths 2 860

 

A Typical Day in North Carolina: Marriages 2014
Category Average Number Total
Marriages 188 68,801

 

Source: North Carolina Center for Health Statistics.

 

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