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South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA TOP 40 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
1. COVID-19
139.18
10
2. Coronary Heart Disease
89.11
30
3. Stroke
48.30
7
4. Poisonings
42.39
10
5. Lung Disease
41.02
13
6. Alzheimers
40.91
9
7. Lung Cancers
37.37
14
8. Hypertension
36.64
13
9. Diabetes Mellitus
26.28
19
10. Endocrine Disorders
21.32
3
11. Prostate Cancer
21.06
14
12. Breast Cancer
19.83
28
13. Liver Disease
17.26
14
14. Suicide
15.17
28
15. Kidney Disease
14.81
20
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.23
21
17. Homicide
13.43
6
18. Pancreas Cancer
11.76
22
19. Falls
11.37
33
20. Parkinson's Disease
10.75
15
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Influenza & Pneumonia
9.49
32
22. Lymphomas
8.96
19
23. Inflammatory/Heart
6.73
36
24. Liver Cancer
6.72
24
25. Leukemia
5.71
35
26. Alcohol
4.93
28
27. Other Neoplasms
4.91
9
28. Ovary Cancer
4.50
51
29. Uterin Cancer
4.47
43
30. Bladder Cancer
4.02
37
31. Oesophagus Cancer
3.86
26
32. Congenital Anomalies
3.86
13
33. Cervical Cancer
3.45
4
34. Skin Cancers
3.41
19
35. Oral Cancer
3.12
13
36. Stomach Cancer
2.61
20
37. HIV/AIDS
2.10
7
38. Low Birth Weight
1.88
11
39. Drownings
1.35
19
40. Drug Use
1.33
15
South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. COVID-19
9,075
18.37
2. Coronary Heart Disease
5,854
11.85
3. Stroke
3,049
6.17
4. Lung Disease
2,789
5.65
5. Lung Cancers
2,655
5.37
6. Alzheimers
2,417
4.89
7. Hypertension
2,300
4.66
8. Poisonings
2,118
4.29
9. Diabetes Mellitus
1,745
3.53
10. Endocrine Disorders
1,341
2.71
11. Road Traffic Accidents
1,219
2.47
12. Liver Disease
1,094
2.21
13. Kidney Disease
968
1.96
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
922
1.87
15. Pancreas Cancer
819
1.66
16. Suicide
802
1.62
17. Breast Cancer
717
1.45
18. Falls
695
1.41
19. Parkinson's Disease
685
1.39
20. Homicide
642
1.30
21. Malnutrition
621
1.26
22. Other Injuries
614
1.24
23. Influenza & Pneumonia
606
1.23
24. Lymphomas
597
1.21
25. Prostate Cancer
567
1.15
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Liver Cancer
478
0.97
27. Inflammatory/Heart
393
0.80
28. Leukemia
354
0.72
29. Other Neoplasms
301
0.61
30. Alcohol
300
0.61
31. Oesophagus Cancer
266
0.54
32. Bladder Cancer
250
0.51
33. Skin Cancers
221
0.45
34. Oral Cancer
218
0.44
35. Stomach Cancer
165
0.33
36. Uterin Cancer
164
0.33
37. Ovary Cancer
161
0.33
38. Congenital Anomalies
146
0.30
39. HIV/AIDS
120
0.24
40. Skin Disease
100
0.20
41. Cervical Cancer
95
0.19
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
94
0.19
43. Low Birth Weight
73
0.15
44. Rheumatic/Heart
73
0.15
45. Fires
70
0.14
46. Drug Use
55
0.11
47. Epilepsy
55
0.11
48. Multiple Sclerosis
50
0.10
49. Anaemia
50
0.10
50. Drownings
47
0.10
South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
37.37
14
2. Prostate Cancer
21.06
14
3. Breast Cancer
19.83
28
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.23
21
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.76
22
6. Lymphomas
8.96
19
7. Liver Cancer
6.72
24
8. Leukemia
5.71
35
  Rate USA Rank
9. Ovary Cancer
4.50
51
10. Uterin Cancer
4.47
43
11. Bladder Cancer
4.02
37
12. Oesophagus Cancer
3.86
26
13. Cervical Cancer
3.45
4
14. Skin Cancers
3.41
19
15. Oral Cancer
3.12
13
16. Stomach Cancer
2.61
20

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
South Carolina
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 273.42 9,981 3,974,682
2000 265.83 9,893 4,012,012
2001 248.62 9,471 4,064,995
2002 249.37 9,659 4,107,795
2003 240.06 9,510 4,150,297
2004 225.57 9,182 4,210,921
2005 223.89 9,359 4,270,150
2006 206.79 9,030 4,357,847
2007 199.91 8,992 4,444,110
2008 193.44 8,996 4,528,996
2009 189.49 9,068 4,589,872
2010 189.88 9,295 4,625,364
2011 184.54 9,295 4,679,230
2012 180.16 9,364 4,723,723
2013 180.02 9,648 4,774,839
2014 181.05 9,964 4,832,482
2015 177.82 10,092 4,896,146
2016 173.78 10,195 4,961,119
2017 172.00 10,418 5,024,369
2018 167.02 10,464 5,084,127
2019 164.04 10,579 5,148,714
2020 170.95 11,385 5,218,040
2021 189.11 12,118 5,190,705
South Carolina
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 211.65 8,089 3,974,682
2000 212.65 8,250 4,012,012
2001 208.27 8,272 4,064,995
2002 205.80 8,333 4,107,795
2003 204.41 8,512 4,150,297
2004 195.82 8,348 4,210,921
2005 198.20 8,652 4,270,150
2006 194.70 8,853 4,357,847
2007 188.47 8,867 4,444,110
2008 189.99 9,199 4,528,996
2009 182.77 9,123 4,589,872
2010 183.62 9,356 4,625,364
2011 181.95 9,543 4,679,230
2012 178.80 9,728 4,723,723
2013 173.99 9,745 4,774,839
2014 171.36 9,930 4,832,482
2015 166.65 9,950 4,896,146
2016 167.70 10,356 4,961,119
2017 162.72 10,356 5,024,369
2018 157.25 10,365 5,084,127
2019 154.02 10,487 5,148,714
2020 153.86 10,786 5,218,040
2021 155.25 10,593 5,190,705
South Carolina
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 83.41 2,974 3,974,682
2000 81.44 2,956 4,012,012
2001 76.15 2,832 4,064,995
2002 74.44 2,822 4,107,795
2003 71.17 2,748 4,150,297
2004 66.54 2,643 4,210,921
2005 60.24 2,458 4,270,150
2006 53.83 2,291 4,357,847
2007 55.84 2,466 4,444,110
2008 52.57 2,394 4,528,996
2009 51.29 2,400 4,589,872
2010 47.87 2,293 4,625,364
2011 46.28 2,287 4,679,230
2012 45.88 2,349 4,723,723
2013 47.56 2,508 4,774,839
2014 44.18 2,393 4,832,482
2015 46.70 2,600 4,896,146
2016 45.45 2,627 4,961,119
2017 44.87 2,691 5,024,369
2018 45.48 2,819 5,084,127
2019 42.20 2,703 5,148,714
2020 43.47 2,876 5,218,040
2021 48.30 3,070 5,190,705
South Carolina
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 46.99 1,752 3,974,682
2000 45.77 1,730 4,012,012
2001 44.84 1,731 4,064,995
2002 48.14 1,889 4,107,795
2003 47.40 1,913 4,150,297
2004 43.47 1,792 4,210,921
2005 46.72 1,977 4,270,150
2006 44.00 1,935 4,357,847
2007 44.94 2,036 4,444,110
2008 48.52 2,266 4,528,996
2009 48.19 2,317 4,589,872
2010 46.27 2,264 4,625,364
2011 47.55 2,402 4,679,230
2012 46.88 2,467 4,723,723
2013 50.79 2,756 4,774,839
2014 48.22 2,715 4,832,482
2015 49.90 2,908 4,896,146
2016 47.46 2,870 4,961,119
2017 47.92 2,983 5,024,369
2018 45.76 2,990 5,084,127
2019 43.06 2,899 5,148,714
2020 43.61 3,031 5,218,040
2021 42.54 2,878 5,190,705
South Carolina
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 49.18 1,901 3,974,682
2000 50.03 1,974 4,012,012
2001 49.04 1,960 4,064,995
2002 48.74 1,972 4,107,795
2003 47.52 1,941 4,150,297
2004 50.10 2,094 4,210,921
2005 53.44 2,272 4,270,150
2006 53.30 2,315 4,357,847
2007 53.19 2,364 4,444,110
2008 50.37 2,285 4,528,996
2009 47.96 2,229 4,589,872
2010 48.86 2,274 4,625,364
2011 48.17 2,285 4,679,230
2012 48.25 2,336 4,723,723
2013 46.63 2,287 4,774,839
2014 48.24 2,436 4,832,482
2015 53.95 2,737 4,896,146
2016 58.89 3,012 4,961,119
2017 60.24 3,147 5,024,369
2018 63.28 3,369 5,084,127
2019 62.07 3,336 5,148,714
2020 77.83 4,184 5,218,040
2021 88.52 4,701 5,190,705
South Carolina
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 29.64 1,118 3,974,682
2000 31.50 1,206 4,012,012
2001 27.74 1,088 4,064,995
2002 27.77 1,112 4,107,795
2003 28.29 1,161 4,150,297
2004 27.77 1,165 4,210,921
2005 27.55 1,187 4,270,150
2006 25.45 1,136 4,357,847
2007 26.73 1,231 4,444,110
2008 23.94 1,133 4,528,996
2009 23.08 1,128 4,589,872
2010 22.56 1,128 4,625,364
2011 20.95 1,090 4,679,230
2012 22.28 1,197 4,723,723
2013 22.53 1,240 4,774,839
2014 21.84 1,239 4,832,482
2015 23.38 1,347 4,896,146
2016 22.30 1,369 4,961,119
2017 24.48 1,535 5,024,369
2018 24.76 1,580 5,084,127
2019 24.41 1,610 5,148,714
2020 28.47 1,943 5,218,040
2021 26.28 1,753 5,190,705
South Carolina
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 20.46 690 3,974,682
2000 25.13 874 4,012,012
2001 24.87 881 4,064,995
2002 27.10 967 4,107,795
2003 28.75 1,051 4,150,297
2004 33.30 1,245 4,210,921
2005 34.28 1,316 4,270,150
2006 34.07 1,364 4,357,847
2007 33.57 1,396 4,444,110
2008 34.69 1,492 4,528,996
2009 33.35 1,478 4,589,872
2010 34.71 1,570 4,625,364
2011 33.12 1,560 4,679,230
2012 33.58 1,634 4,723,723
2013 32.37 1,623 4,774,839
2014 37.44 1,938 4,832,482
2015 46.17 2,453 4,896,146
2016 45.27 2,481 4,961,119
2017 44.95 2,549 5,024,369
2018 44.31 2,616 5,084,127
2019 37.86 2,323 5,148,714
2020 40.41 2,575 5,218,040
2021 40.91 2,419 5,190,705
South Carolina
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 25.24 883 3,974,682
2000 19.50 699 4,012,012
2001 20.49 754 4,064,995
2002 24.55 910 4,107,795
2003 23.84 907 4,150,297
2004 19.68 770 4,210,921
2005 19.17 771 4,270,150
2006 17.25 724 4,357,847
2007 16.75 723 4,444,110
2008 16.22 727 4,528,996
2009 16.42 759 4,589,872
2010 15.94 747 4,625,364
2011 15.73 768 4,679,230
2012 14.41 726 4,723,723
2013 14.18 747 4,774,839
2014 13.93 751 4,832,482
2015 15.34 848 4,896,146
2016 12.04 690 4,961,119
2017 12.28 723 5,024,369
2018 14.52 882 5,084,127
2019 10.84 686 5,148,714
2020 11.61 755 5,218,040
2021 9.44 611 5,190,705
South Carolina
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 11.82 434 3,974,682
2000 14.46 539 4,012,012
2001 16.47 632 4,064,995
2002 20.12 781 4,107,795
2003 20.07 797 4,150,297
2004 20.13 818 4,210,921
2005 19.64 823 4,270,150
2006 19.54 846 4,357,847
2007 17.94 806 4,444,110
2008 20.32 945 4,528,996
2009 18.76 893 4,589,872
2010 19.94 963 4,625,364
2011 16.06 802 4,679,230
2012 16.43 860 4,723,723
2013 16.00 869 4,774,839
2014 15.06 837 4,832,482
2015 15.53 886 4,896,146
2016 15.26 897 4,961,119
2017 15.54 950 5,024,369
2018 15.58 985 5,084,127
2019 15.61 1,010 5,148,714
2020 14.98 1,013 5,218,040
2021 14.23 933 5,190,705
South Carolina
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 12.81 467 3,974,682
2000 13.66 511 4,012,012
2001 14.13 543 4,064,995
2002 16.73 655 4,107,795
2003 16.26 652 4,150,297
2004 15.14 625 4,210,921
2005 15.18 634 4,270,150
2006 13.69 602 4,357,847
2007 15.36 700 4,444,110
2008 14.23 666 4,528,996
2009 13.74 654 4,589,872
2010 14.42 714 4,625,364
2011 15.54 781 4,679,230
2012 14.36 753 4,723,723
2013 13.60 731 4,774,839
2014 14.35 813 4,832,482
2015 14.90 854 4,896,146
2016 14.78 873 4,961,119
2017 14.48 884 5,024,369
2018 15.08 946 5,084,127
2019 13.61 896 5,148,714
2020 14.25 968 5,218,040
2021 12.70 824 5,190,705
South Carolina
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.51 418 3,974,682
2000 11.07 443 4,012,012
2001 11.40 467 4,064,995
2002 10.75 440 4,107,795
2003 11.46 476 4,150,297
2004 11.30 482 4,210,921
2005 11.83 510 4,270,150
2006 11.80 524 4,357,847
2007 11.62 530 4,444,110
2008 12.00 565 4,528,996
2009 13.03 619 4,589,872
2010 13.46 637 4,625,364
2011 13.59 658 4,679,230
2012 13.69 673 4,723,723
2013 13.97 696 4,774,839
2014 15.16 753 4,832,482
2015 14.84 742 4,896,146
2016 15.70 815 4,961,119
2017 16.30 838 5,024,369
2018 15.45 811 5,084,127
2019 16.18 852 5,148,714
2020 16.28 868 5,218,040
2021 15.17 802 5,190,705
South Carolina
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.63 387 3,974,682
2000 10.25 379 4,012,012
2001 8.88 338 4,064,995
2002 9.39 362 4,107,795
2003 10.17 400 4,150,297
2004 9.65 387 4,210,921
2005 10.15 423 4,270,150
2006 8.72 378 4,357,847
2007 9.12 406 4,444,110
2008 9.69 446 4,528,996
2009 8.97 418 4,589,872
2010 8.49 417 4,625,364
2011 8.11 404 4,679,230
2012 7.93 408 4,723,723
2013 7.95 422 4,774,839
2014 8.56 462 4,832,482
2015 8.68 482 4,896,146
2016 8.16 477 4,961,119
2017 9.55 575 5,024,369
2018 9.53 599 5,084,127
2019 8.64 555 5,148,714
2020 9.89 667 5,218,040
2021 11.21 711 5,190,705
South Carolina
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.63 415 3,974,682
2000 11.43 460 4,012,012
2001 11.25 461 4,064,995
2002 9.21 386 4,107,795
2003 10.72 463 4,150,297
2004 10.33 457 4,210,921
2005 10.58 480 4,270,150
2006 10.15 479 4,357,847
2007 10.43 512 4,444,110
2008 9.43 470 4,528,996
2009 10.16 527 4,589,872
2010 10.78 571 4,625,364
2011 10.64 580 4,679,230
2012 10.56 573 4,723,723
2013 12.08 681 4,774,839
2014 11.79 689 4,832,482
2015 12.17 716 4,896,146
2016 12.35 749 4,961,119
2017 13.09 812 5,024,369
2018 12.39 791 5,084,127
2019 12.81 826 5,148,714
2020 15.64 1,028 5,218,040
2021 17.30 1,096 5,190,705
South Carolina
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.93 175 3,974,682
2000 5.84 209 4,012,012
2001 5.82 215 4,064,995
2002 6.37 239 4,107,795
2003 6.21 232 4,150,297
2004 6.06 235 4,210,921
2005 6.58 260 4,270,150
2006 6.76 279 4,357,847
2007 6.42 276 4,444,110
2008 6.68 292 4,528,996
2009 6.24 277 4,589,872
2010 8.29 381 4,625,364
2011 6.65 317 4,679,230
2012 7.16 349 4,723,723
2013 7.66 391 4,774,839
2014 7.59 399 4,832,482
2015 7.78 420 4,896,146
2016 7.66 431 4,961,119
2017 8.70 507 5,024,369
2018 8.95 554 5,084,127
2019 8.87 571 5,148,714
2020 10.00 667 5,218,040
2021 10.75 688 5,190,705
South Carolina
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 7.77 313 3,974,682
2000 8.03 326 4,012,012
2001 8.57 350 4,064,995
2002 7.91 326 4,107,795
2003 7.84 325 4,150,297
2004 7.76 323 4,210,921
2005 7.92 337 4,270,150
2006 8.99 391 4,357,847
2007 8.60 382 4,444,110
2008 7.86 354 4,528,996
2009 7.64 347 4,589,872
2010 7.09 322 4,625,364
2011 7.82 355 4,679,230
2012 8.16 373 4,723,723
2013 6.84 318 4,774,839
2014 7.63 363 4,832,482
2015 9.51 448 4,896,146
2016 8.96 426 4,961,119
2017 9.26 444 5,024,369
2018 10.16 481 5,084,127
2019 10.96 527 5,148,714
2020 12.72 622 5,218,040
2021 13.43 656 5,190,705
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COVID-19 UPDATE

3/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
1,857,853
20,311
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

Current Covid-19 deaths compared to a simulated calendar based historical average of selected South Carolina causes.

 
 
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COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH HISTORY
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South Carolina
COVID-19 CASE HISTORY
WITH STATE ADJUSTMENTS
South Carolina
COVID-19 DEATH HISTORY
WITH STATE ADJUSTMENTS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Final Deaths 2021 Release Date 12/22.