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Volume 2 - Leading Causes of Death

Vital Statistics

1997 North Carolina Vital Statistics, Volume 2

This site provides information on North Carolina's leading causes of death and major site-specific cancers through its searchable databases and maps. It contains all the data from our publication N.C. Vital Statistics, Volume 2 - 1997, Leading Causes of Death.

All visitors should refer to the Other Resources section below to learn more about the careful use of these data. When quotations, analyses, or data are used, please give proper credit. Refer to Citation.

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• Searchable database on Leading Causes of Death, search by county or by leading cause of death.

Other Resources

• Technical Notes (PDF, 83 KB): an explanation of the computation and interpretation of cause-specific death rates and a caution about the use of rates
  
• Age-Adjusted Death Rates (PDF, 521 KB): a technical publication on statistical methodology
• North Carolina Detailed Mortality Statistics, a more in-depth breakdown of cause-specific mortality by age, race and sex

 

Caution: Many of the death rates presented on this site are based on small numbers and should be interpreted with caution. See "Caution About the Use of Rates" in Technical Notes.

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