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Volume 2 - Leading Causes of Death

Vital Statistics

2021 North Carolina Vital Statistics, Volume 2

North Carolina Vital Statistics, Volume 2: Leading Causes of Death describes North Carolina's total and cause-specific deaths at the state and county level. More than a dozen of North Carolina's leading causes of death are depicted in tables and maps. In addition, major site-specific cancer deaths and total infant deaths are tabulated and mapped.

This edition includes the number of deaths and unadjusted death rates for 2021 and the number of deaths and unadjusted and age-adjusted death rates for 2017-2021. Beginning in 1999, causes of death were coded using the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

NC Residents Leading Causes of Death: Tables

• Table A: Leading Causes of Death by Age Group, 2021 (PDF, 177 KB)
• Table B: Leading Causes of Death by Race, 2021 (PDF, 172 KB)
• Table C: Leading Causes of Death by Sex, 2021 and Table D: Leading Causes of Death by Hispanicity, 2021 (PDF, 162 KB)
• Table E: North Carolina Resident Mortality Statistics Summary, 2017–2021, and Table F: North Carolina Resident Sex-Specific Mortality Statistics Summary, 2017-2021 (PDF, 171 KB)
• Appendix A - Appendix D (PDF, 1.5 MB): Comparability ratios for the major causes of death and the lists of selected causes of death used in Tables A-F.
• Appendix E: Age-Adjusted Death Rates Statistical Primer (PDF, 6.8 MB): A technical publication on age-adjusted death rates.
• Technical Notes (PDF, 465 KB): An explanation of the computation and interpretation of cause-specific death rates and a caution about the use of rates.

Cause of Death County Data Tables

Choose a Cause of Death Total Deaths: All Causes All Other Unintentional Injuries Alzheimer's Disease Cancer: All Sites Cancer: Breast Cancer: Colon, Rectum, Anus Cancer: Prostate Cancer: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cerebrovascular Disease Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Diabetes Mellitus Heart Disease HIV Disease Homicide Motor Vehicle Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis Pneumonia and Influenza Septicemia Suicide

Choose a Cause of Death Total Deaths: All Causes All Other Unintentional Injuries Alzheimer's Disease Cancer: All Sites Cancer: Breast Cancer: Colon, Rectum, Anus Cancer: Prostate Cancer: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cerebrovascular Disease Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Diabetes Mellitus Heart Disease HIV Disease Homicide Motor Vehicle Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis Pneumonia and Influenza Septicemia Suicide

Cause of Death County Maps

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