| CY2017 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 | 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 |
| DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | 45,984 | 48.9 | 4,257 | 9.3 | 3,869 | 8.4 | 4,393 | 9.6 | 3,828 | 8.3 | 3,719 | 8.1 | 3,481 | 7.6 | 3,679 | 8.0 | 3,596 | 7.8 | 3,472 | 7.6 | 3,777 | 8.2 | 3,774 | 8.2 | 4,139 | 9.0 |
| Burial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremation | 44,004 | 46.8 | 3,846 | 8.7 | 3,508 | 8.0 | 4,034 | 9.2 | 3,546 | 8.1 | 3,674 | 8.3 | 3,428 | 7.8 | 3,487 | 7.9 | 3,636 | 8.3 | 3,574 | 8.1 | 3,589 | 8.2 | 3,550 | 8.1 | 4,132 | 9.4 |
| Donation | 754 | 0.8 | 68 | 9.0 | 73 | 9.7 | 64 | 8.5 | 59 | 7.8 | 65 | 8.6 | 64 | 8.5 | 66 | 8.8 | 45 | 6.0 | 65 | 8.6 | 60 | 8.0 | 55 | 7.3 | 70 | 9.3 |
| Entombment | 1,139 | 1.2 | 86 | 7.6 | 103 | 9.0 | 113 | 9.9 | 82 | 7.2 | 107 | 9.4 | 74 | 6.5 | 93 | 8.2 | 98 | 8.6 | 98 | 8.6 | 89 | 7.8 | 92 | 8.1 | 104 | 9.1 |
| Other | 74 | 0.1 | 9 | 12.2 | 5 | 6.8 | 8 | 10.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 8 | 10.8 | 6 | 8.1 | 7 | 9.5 | 9 | 12.2 | 5 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.8 | 4 | 5.4 | 7 | 9.5 |
| Removal from state | 2,050 | 2.2 | 239 | 11.7 | 169 | 8.2 | 208 | 10.1 | 168 | 8.2 | 154 | 7.5 | 147 | 7.2 | 152 | 7.4 | 148 | 7.2 | 172 | 8.4 | 156 | 7.6 | 158 | 7.7 | 179 | 8.7 |
| Unknown | 65 | 0.1 | 7 | 10.8 | 4 | 6.2 | 3 | 4.6 | 9 | 13.8 | 7 | 10.8 | 11 | 16.9 | 2 | 3.1 | 5 | 7.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.2 | 3 | 4.6 | 9 | 13.8 |
| *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 |