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871 deaths in North Carolina in week ending March 19

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There were 871 deaths in North Carolina in the week ending March 19, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

The data shows an decrease from the previous week when 928 people in North Carolina died.

The leading cause of death in the week ending March 19, was listed as Circulatory diseases by the CDC.

Kaiser Family Foundation data showed; the U.S. had the second-highest mortality rate globally by 2016 for non-communicable diseases, which are non-infectious and non-transmissible diseases possibly caused by genetic or behavioral factors. These include cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, common physiological signs of imminent death from non-communicable diseases include disorientation, irregular breathing, visual and auditory hallucinations, decreased clarity of sight, mottled skin, cool extremities, and truncal warmth.

Lives lost in North Carolina by disease in week ending March 19

Cause of DeathNumber of Deaths
Circulatory diseases332
Malignant neoplasms285
Alzheimer disease and dementia177
Respiratory diseases77

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