| CY2017 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 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 68,722 | 73.1 | 6,382 | 9.3 | 5,697 | 8.3 | 6,555 | 9.5 | 5,612 | 8.2 | 5,674 | 8.3 | 5,223 | 7.6 | 5,374 | 7.8 | 5,406 | 7.9 | 5,348 | 7.8 | 5,580 | 8.1 | 5,564 | 8.1 | 6,307 | 9.2 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 12,238 | 13.0 | 969 | 7.9 | 993 | 8.1 | 1,033 | 8.4 | 1,002 | 8.2 | 1,036 | 8.5 | 1,033 | 8.4 | 1,060 | 8.7 | 1,113 | 9.1 | 1,021 | 8.3 | 993 | 8.1 | 964 | 7.9 | 1,021 | 8.3 |
| Physician Assistant | 2,613 | 2.8 | 197 | 7.5 | 220 | 8.4 | 239 | 9.1 | 207 | 7.9 | 192 | 7.3 | 183 | 7.0 | 217 | 8.3 | 202 | 7.7 | 215 | 8.2 | 218 | 8.3 | 238 | 9.1 | 285 | 10.9 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 10,445 | 11.1 | 962 | 9.2 | 818 | 7.8 | 993 | 9.5 | 871 | 8.3 | 825 | 7.9 | 761 | 7.3 | 830 | 7.9 | 813 | 7.8 | 800 | 7.7 | 882 | 8.4 | 870 | 8.3 | 1,020 | 9.8 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0.1 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 7 | 13.5 | 11 | 21.2 | 5 | 9.6 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 7 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 13.5 |
| *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 |