2015 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY PLACE OF DEATH AND MONTH |
TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
Total | 90,028 | 100.0 | 8,758 | 9.7 | 7,669 | 8.5 | 8,162 | 9.1 | 7,227 | 8.0 | 7,260 | 8.1 | 7,059 | 7.8 | 7,177 | 8.0 | 7,056 | 7.8 | 6,993 | 7.8 | 7,468 | 8.3 | 7,373 | 8.2 | 7,826 | 8.7 |
PLACE OF DEATH: | 26,120 | 29.0 | 2,708 | 10.4 | 2,226 | 8.5 | 2,420 | 9.3 | 2,156 | 8.3 | 2,051 | 7.9 | 2,063 | 7.9 | 2,055 | 7.9 | 1,966 | 7.5 | 1,938 | 7.4 | 2,089 | 8.0 | 2,072 | 7.9 | 2,376 | 9.1 |
Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emergency Room/Outpatient | 4,424 | 4.9 | 442 | 10.0 | 402 | 9.1 | 405 | 9.2 | 360 | 8.1 | 380 | 8.6 | 342 | 7.7 | 319 | 7.2 | 380 | 8.6 | 323 | 7.3 | 361 | 8.2 | 348 | 7.9 | 362 | 8.2 |
Dead on Arrival | 635 | 0.7 | 50 | 7.9 | 53 | 8.3 | 63 | 9.9 | 56 | 8.8 | 59 | 9.3 | 51 | 8.0 | 46 | 7.2 | 46 | 7.2 | 42 | 6.6 | 51 | 8.0 | 53 | 8.3 | 65 | 10.2 |
Decedent's Home | 24,955 | 27.7 | 2,187 | 8.8 | 2,069 | 8.3 | 2,180 | 8.7 | 2,022 | 8.1 | 2,075 | 8.3 | 1,977 | 7.9 | 1,946 | 7.8 | 2,039 | 8.2 | 2,008 | 8.0 | 2,142 | 8.6 | 2,136 | 8.6 | 2,174 | 8.7 |
Hospice Facility | 13,950 | 15.5 | 1,337 | 9.6 | 1,131 | 8.1 | 1,263 | 9.1 | 1,131 | 8.1 | 1,129 | 8.1 | 1,113 | 8.0 | 1,154 | 8.3 | 1,091 | 7.8 | 1,104 | 7.9 | 1,184 | 8.5 | 1,117 | 8.0 | 1,196 | 8.6 |
Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 15,237 | 16.9 | 1,638 | 10.8 | 1,432 | 9.4 | 1,442 | 9.5 | 1,136 | 7.5 | 1,191 | 7.8 | 1,127 | 7.4 | 1,236 | 8.1 | 1,147 | 7.5 | 1,174 | 7.7 | 1,235 | 8.1 | 1,230 | 8.1 | 1,249 | 8.2 |
Other | 4,565 | 5.1 | 380 | 8.3 | 340 | 7.4 | 372 | 8.1 | 358 | 7.8 | 369 | 8.1 | 379 | 8.3 | 415 | 9.1 | 374 | 8.2 | 395 | 8.7 | 397 | 8.7 | 403 | 8.8 | 383 | 8.4 |
Unknown | 142 | 0.2 | 16 | 11.3 | 16 | 11.3 | 17 | 12.0 | 8 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.2 | 7 | 4.9 | 6 | 4.2 | 13 | 9.2 | 9 | 6.3 | 9 | 6.3 | 14 | 9.9 | 21 | 14.8 |
*Data include deaths occurring in North Carolina, regardless of place of residence. |
Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |