| 2016 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY DISPOSITION OF THE BODY 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 |
| DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | 46,450 | 50.8 | 4,390 | 9.5 | 3,999 | 8.6 | 4,150 | 8.9 | 3,873 | 8.3 | 3,864 | 8.3 | 3,579 | 7.7 | 3,705 | 8.0 | 3,562 | 7.7 | 3,516 | 7.6 | 3,883 | 8.4 | 3,779 | 8.1 | 4,150 | 8.9 |
| Burial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremation | 40,784 | 44.6 | 3,593 | 8.8 | 3,296 | 8.1 | 3,580 | 8.8 | 3,245 | 8.0 | 3,297 | 8.1 | 3,155 | 7.7 | 3,273 | 8.0 | 3,319 | 8.1 | 3,236 | 7.9 | 3,504 | 8.6 | 3,524 | 8.6 | 3,762 | 9.2 |
| Donation | 745 | 0.8 | 58 | 7.8 | 54 | 7.2 | 61 | 8.2 | 56 | 7.5 | 70 | 9.4 | 54 | 7.2 | 68 | 9.1 | 73 | 9.8 | 55 | 7.4 | 60 | 8.1 | 64 | 8.6 | 72 | 9.7 |
| Entombment | 1,225 | 1.3 | 118 | 9.6 | 121 | 9.9 | 110 | 9.0 | 94 | 7.7 | 85 | 6.9 | 89 | 7.3 | 71 | 5.8 | 91 | 7.4 | 107 | 8.7 | 111 | 9.1 | 117 | 9.6 | 111 | 9.1 |
| Other | 105 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.8 | 13 | 12.4 | 3 | 2.9 | 8 | 7.6 | 15 | 14.3 | 6 | 5.7 | 9 | 8.6 | 13 | 12.4 | 10 | 9.5 | 7 | 6.7 | 7 | 6.7 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Removal from state | 1,944 | 2.1 | 180 | 9.3 | 175 | 9.0 | 184 | 9.5 | 165 | 8.5 | 154 | 7.9 | 169 | 8.7 | 135 | 6.9 | 127 | 6.5 | 148 | 7.6 | 152 | 7.8 | 163 | 8.4 | 192 | 9.9 |
| Unknown | 101 | 0.1 | 13 | 12.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 11 | 10.9 | 10 | 9.9 | 9 | 8.9 | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 9.9 | 9 | 8.9 | 8 | 7.9 | 6 | 5.9 | 9 | 8.9 | 6 | 5.9 |
| *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 |