| 2016 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY PLACE OF DEATH AND MONTH |
| TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total | 91,354 | 100.0 | 8,357 | 9.1 | 7,664 | 8.4 | 8,099 | 8.9 | 7,451 | 8.2 | 7,494 | 8.2 | 7,056 | 7.7 | 7,271 | 8.0 | 7,194 | 7.9 | 7,080 | 7.8 | 7,723 | 8.5 | 7,663 | 8.4 | 8,302 | 9.1 |
| PLACE OF DEATH: | 25,608 | 28.0 | 2,589 | 10.1 | 2,157 | 8.4 | 2,290 | 8.9 | 2,078 | 8.1 | 2,059 | 8.0 | 1,925 | 7.5 | 2,011 | 7.9 | 1,912 | 7.5 | 1,933 | 7.5 | 2,173 | 8.5 | 2,101 | 8.2 | 2,380 | 9.3 |
| Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency Room/Outpatient | 4,268 | 4.7 | 389 | 9.1 | 356 | 8.3 | 394 | 9.2 | 349 | 8.2 | 360 | 8.4 | 346 | 8.1 | 354 | 8.3 | 310 | 7.3 | 302 | 7.1 | 378 | 8.9 | 364 | 8.5 | 366 | 8.6 |
| Dead on Arrival | 691 | 0.8 | 63 | 9.1 | 52 | 7.5 | 57 | 8.2 | 51 | 7.4 | 74 | 10.7 | 51 | 7.4 | 54 | 7.8 | 66 | 9.6 | 64 | 9.3 | 56 | 8.1 | 43 | 6.2 | 60 | 8.7 |
| Decedent's Home | 26,029 | 28.5 | 2,275 | 8.7 | 2,243 | 8.6 | 2,261 | 8.7 | 2,118 | 8.1 | 2,121 | 8.1 | 2,038 | 7.8 | 2,066 | 7.9 | 2,091 | 8.0 | 2,086 | 8.0 | 2,215 | 8.5 | 2,181 | 8.4 | 2,334 | 9.0 |
| Hospice Facility | 14,278 | 15.6 | 1,217 | 8.5 | 1,207 | 8.5 | 1,294 | 9.1 | 1,169 | 8.2 | 1,216 | 8.5 | 1,098 | 7.7 | 1,167 | 8.2 | 1,162 | 8.1 | 1,109 | 7.8 | 1,138 | 8.0 | 1,201 | 8.4 | 1,300 | 9.1 |
| Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 15,284 | 16.7 | 1,402 | 9.2 | 1,286 | 8.4 | 1,367 | 8.9 | 1,247 | 8.2 | 1,251 | 8.2 | 1,153 | 7.5 | 1,166 | 7.6 | 1,219 | 8.0 | 1,181 | 7.7 | 1,280 | 8.4 | 1,314 | 8.6 | 1,418 | 9.3 |
| Other | 5,041 | 5.5 | 405 | 8.0 | 349 | 6.9 | 414 | 8.2 | 425 | 8.4 | 403 | 8.0 | 434 | 8.6 | 443 | 8.8 | 420 | 8.3 | 394 | 7.8 | 473 | 9.4 | 449 | 8.9 | 432 | 8.6 |
| Unknown | 155 | 0.2 | 17 | 11.0 | 14 | 9.0 | 22 | 14.2 | 14 | 9.0 | 10 | 6.5 | 11 | 7.1 | 10 | 6.5 | 14 | 9.0 | 11 | 7.1 | 10 | 6.5 | 10 | 6.5 | 12 | 7.7 |
| *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 |