| CY2018 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 | 94,867 | 100.0 | 9,448 | 10.0 | 7,946 | 8.4 | 8,140 | 8.6 | 7,597 | 8.0 | 7,646 | 8.1 | 7,522 | 7.9 | 7,487 | 7.9 | 7,509 | 7.9 | 7,295 | 7.7 | 7,894 | 8.3 | 7,890 | 8.3 | 8,493 | 9.0 |
| DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | 44,625 | 47.0 | 4,493 | 10.1 | 3,749 | 8.4 | 3,952 | 8.9 | 3,615 | 8.1 | 3,659 | 8.2 | 3,468 | 7.8 | 3,490 | 7.8 | 3,412 | 7.6 | 3,423 | 7.7 | 3,692 | 8.3 | 3,752 | 8.4 | 3,920 | 8.8 |
| Burial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremation | 45,755 | 48.2 | 4,512 | 9.9 | 3,806 | 8.3 | 3,809 | 8.3 | 3,648 | 8.0 | 3,638 | 8.0 | 3,692 | 8.1 | 3,660 | 8.0 | 3,733 | 8.2 | 3,487 | 7.6 | 3,850 | 8.4 | 3,761 | 8.2 | 4,159 | 9.1 |
| Donation | 753 | 0.8 | 68 | 9.0 | 58 | 7.7 | 60 | 8.0 | 58 | 7.7 | 56 | 7.4 | 67 | 8.9 | 57 | 7.6 | 56 | 7.4 | 75 | 10.0 | 70 | 9.3 | 61 | 8.1 | 67 | 8.9 |
| Entombment | 1,240 | 1.3 | 124 | 10.0 | 123 | 9.9 | 119 | 9.6 | 92 | 7.4 | 99 | 8.0 | 99 | 8.0 | 84 | 6.8 | 94 | 7.6 | 104 | 8.4 | 95 | 7.7 | 97 | 7.8 | 110 | 8.9 |
| Other | 79 | 0.1 | 7 | 8.9 | 4 | 5.1 | 5 | 6.3 | 5 | 6.3 | 9 | 11.4 | 10 | 12.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 7 | 8.9 | 10 | 12.7 | 9 | 11.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 8.9 |
| Removal from state | 2,322 | 2.4 | 237 | 10.2 | 199 | 8.6 | 190 | 8.2 | 172 | 7.4 | 178 | 7.7 | 176 | 7.6 | 186 | 8.0 | 198 | 8.5 | 184 | 7.9 | 169 | 7.3 | 213 | 9.2 | 220 | 9.5 |
| Unknown | 93 | 0.1 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 10 | 10.8 | 5 | 5.4 | 9 | 9.7 | 12 | 12.9 | 9 | 9.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 10 | 10.8 |
| *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 |