North Carolina Vital Statistics -- Deaths 2019

The North Carolina State Center for Health Services (SCHS) collects yearly vital statistics. The Odum Institute holds vital statistics beginning in 1968 for deaths, marriages and divorce. Public marriage and divorce data are available through 1999 only. Vital statistics for births, fetal deaths, and birth/infant deaths may be obtained directly from SCHS by submitting a request to [e-mail] This study focuses on deaths in North Carolina in 2019. Death is defined as the permanent disappearance of any evidence of life at any time after live birth. This definition excludes fetal deaths. The data kept for deaths includes the age, race, marital status, and sex of the individual; date, time, cause and location of death; and mode of burial. Minor changes to the files beginning in 2014 reflect the release of an updated NC Death Certificate form in that year. The data are strictly numerical; there is no identifying information given about the individuals.

北卡罗来纳州卫生服务中心（North Carolina State Center for Health Services，SCHS）每年收集生命统计数据。Odum研究所（Odum Institute）自1968年起保存死亡、婚姻及离婚相关的生命统计数据。公开的婚姻及离婚数据仅可获取至1999年。出生、胎儿死亡及出生/婴儿死亡相关的生命统计数据可通过向[e-mail]发送请求，直接从SCHS获取。本研究聚焦于2019年北卡罗来纳州的死亡数据。死亡被定义为活产后任何时间生命迹象的永久消失，该定义不包含胎儿死亡。死亡数据包含个体的年龄、种族、婚姻状况及性别；死亡的日期、时间、原因及地点；以及埋葬方式。自2014年起，文件的细微调整反映了当年新版北卡罗来纳州死亡证明表格（NC Death Certificate）的发布。数据均为纯数值型，未包含任何个体识别信息。