STATE PROFILE: NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA: 18.8%
U.S.: 16.6%
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 162005 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 38.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.7U.S RATE 83.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 24 (tie)2005 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 29.3
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.6U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 162005 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 13.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1
U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 72005 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 48.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.2
U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 11 (tie)2005 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 9.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1
U.S RATE 6.83
RANK 72004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 8.35
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.23LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 209.6
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 23
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 214.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -4.8
2. CANCER
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 192.8
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 16
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 195.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.6
3. STROKE
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 58.0
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 6 (tie)
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 61.1CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.1
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 49.1
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 19
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 44.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.1
5. ACCIDENTS
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 47.8
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 15
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 47.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.1
6. DIABETES
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 26.3
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 18
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 27.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 29.5
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 8
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 27.8
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.7
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.0
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 16 (tie)
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 20.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.1
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.5
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 12
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE 17.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.6
10. SEPTICEMIA
NORTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 14.0
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 17
2004 NORTH CAROLINA RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.