| CY2017 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 | 94,070 | 100.0 | 8,512 | 9.0 | 7,731 | 8.2 | 8,823 | 9.4 | 7,693 | 8.2 | 7,734 | 8.2 | 7,211 | 7.7 | 7,486 | 8.0 | 7,537 | 8.0 | 7,387 | 7.9 | 7,680 | 8.2 | 7,636 | 8.1 | 8,640 | 9.2 |
| PLACE OF DEATH: | 25,800 | 27.4 | 2,506 | 9.7 | 2,262 | 8.8 | 2,563 | 9.9 | 2,159 | 8.4 | 2,064 | 8.0 | 1,891 | 7.3 | 2,009 | 7.8 | 1,919 | 7.4 | 1,989 | 7.7 | 1,991 | 7.7 | 2,098 | 8.1 | 2,349 | 9.1 |
| Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency Room/Outpatient | 4,335 | 4.6 | 390 | 9.0 | 356 | 8.2 | 385 | 8.9 | 341 | 7.9 | 355 | 8.2 | 366 | 8.4 | 317 | 7.3 | 341 | 7.9 | 349 | 8.1 | 358 | 8.3 | 355 | 8.2 | 422 | 9.7 |
| Dead on Arrival | 562 | 0.6 | 51 | 9.1 | 47 | 8.4 | 49 | 8.7 | 38 | 6.8 | 55 | 9.8 | 49 | 8.7 | 37 | 6.6 | 54 | 9.6 | 37 | 6.6 | 56 | 10.0 | 38 | 6.8 | 51 | 9.1 |
| Decedent's Home | 27,103 | 28.8 | 2,350 | 8.7 | 2,133 | 7.9 | 2,442 | 9.0 | 2,165 | 8.0 | 2,354 | 8.7 | 2,083 | 7.7 | 2,210 | 8.2 | 2,245 | 8.3 | 2,099 | 7.7 | 2,247 | 8.3 | 2,261 | 8.3 | 2,514 | 9.3 |
| Hospice Facility | 14,816 | 15.7 | 1,270 | 8.6 | 1,162 | 7.8 | 1,357 | 9.2 | 1,239 | 8.4 | 1,214 | 8.2 | 1,131 | 7.6 | 1,204 | 8.1 | 1,241 | 8.4 | 1,207 | 8.1 | 1,247 | 8.4 | 1,215 | 8.2 | 1,329 | 9.0 |
| Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 15,925 | 16.9 | 1,466 | 9.2 | 1,327 | 8.3 | 1,593 | 10.0 | 1,279 | 8.0 | 1,236 | 7.8 | 1,258 | 7.9 | 1,249 | 7.8 | 1,251 | 7.9 | 1,228 | 7.7 | 1,314 | 8.3 | 1,256 | 7.9 | 1,468 | 9.2 |
| Other | 5,443 | 5.8 | 470 | 8.6 | 433 | 8.0 | 420 | 7.7 | 461 | 8.5 | 453 | 8.3 | 427 | 7.8 | 457 | 8.4 | 484 | 8.9 | 475 | 8.7 | 460 | 8.5 | 406 | 7.5 | 497 | 9.1 |
| Unknown | 86 | 0.1 | 9 | 10.5 | 11 | 12.8 | 14 | 16.3 | 11 | 12.8 | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.5 | 2 | 2.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 8.1 | 7 | 8.1 | 10 | 11.6 |
| *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 |