| 2016 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 67,755 | 74.2 | 6,333 | 9.3 | 5,687 | 8.4 | 5,979 | 8.8 | 5,515 | 8.1 | 5,519 | 8.1 | 5,191 | 7.7 | 5,365 | 7.9 | 5,305 | 7.8 | 5,201 | 7.7 | 5,706 | 8.4 | 5,722 | 8.4 | 6,232 | 9.2 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 11,794 | 12.9 | 970 | 8.2 | 922 | 7.8 | 1,032 | 8.8 | 979 | 8.3 | 1,021 | 8.7 | 962 | 8.2 | 949 | 8.0 | 970 | 8.2 | 986 | 8.4 | 1,024 | 8.7 | 948 | 8.0 | 1,031 | 8.7 |
| Physician Assistant | 2,144 | 2.3 | 166 | 7.7 | 176 | 8.2 | 194 | 9.0 | 179 | 8.3 | 149 | 6.9 | 187 | 8.7 | 200 | 9.3 | 160 | 7.5 | 173 | 8.1 | 196 | 9.1 | 181 | 8.4 | 183 | 8.5 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 9,478 | 10.4 | 848 | 8.9 | 859 | 9.1 | 881 | 9.3 | 763 | 8.1 | 784 | 8.3 | 707 | 7.5 | 729 | 7.7 | 750 | 7.9 | 712 | 7.5 | 794 | 8.4 | 804 | 8.5 | 847 | 8.9 |
| Unknown | 183 | 0.2 | 40 | 21.9 | 20 | 10.9 | 13 | 7.1 | 15 | 8.2 | 21 | 11.5 | 9 | 4.9 | 28 | 15.3 | 9 | 4.9 | 8 | 4.4 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | 4.4 | 9 | 4.9 |
| *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 |