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Volume 2 - Leading Causes of Death

Vital Statistics

2000 North Carolina Vital Statistics, Volume 2

Each year the State Center for Health Statistics produces the publication Leading Causes of Death, describing North Carolina's mortality experience in terms of the underlying (or primary) cause of death. The tables in this report provide basic mortality statistics for counties and the state.

Causes of death from the 1979 to 1998 North Carolina death certificates were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). However, beginning in 1999 the causes of death were coded using the tenth revision of this coding system, ICD-10. The change to ICD-10 has led to substantial changes in the content and structure of this publication. For more information, please read the introduction (PDF, 12 KB).

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To view data for North Carolina, select the cause of death you wish to view from the pull-down box below.

Choose a Cause of Death Total Deaths - All Causes Heart Disease Cerebrovascular Disease Cancer Cancer of Colon, Rectum and Anus Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus and Lung Cancer of Breast Cancer of Prostate HIV Disease Septicemia Diabetes Mellitus Pneumonia and Influenza Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis Unintentional Motor Vehicle Injuries All Other Unintentional Injuries Suicide Homicide Alzheimer's Disease

• Table A-F (PDF, 20 KB): Leading causes of death by age group, race, sex, and Hispanic Status and a mortality statistics summary for North Carolina


• Technical Notes (PDF, 8 KB): an explanation of the computation and interpretation of cause-specific death rates and a caution about the use of rates
  
  
• Appendix A - Appendix D (PDF, 49 KB): Comparability Ratios for the major causes of death and the Lists of Selected Causes of Death used in Tables A-F
  
  

Other Resources

• Age-Adjusted Death Rates (PDF, 521 KB): a technical publication on statistical methodology

 

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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