Adults aging in North Carolina will maximize their independence and quality of life by improving self-management of their chronic diseases.
Number of diabetes-related deaths statewide
Current Value
15,434
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Data Description & Source
Death rates vary by county as seen in the map below and often correlate with historically underserved populations. Disparity data by race/ethnicity and gender is also available. While diabetes is a primary focus of this grant, the strategies also contribute to turning key curves across other chronic diseases; however a statewide comprehensive indicator for chronic disease mortality and morbidity is not currenlty available.
Original data available from https://schs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/data/ and Death Counts and Crude Death Rates per 100,000 Population for Leading Causes of Death, by Age Groups NC 2016-2020 and https://nc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=7234a5a1778248688d0c666fa2ba27d0.