| CY2018 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 | 94,867 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 68,825 | 72.5 | 6,963 | 10.1 | 5,894 | 8.6 | 5,983 | 8.7 | 5,549 | 8.1 | 5,583 | 8.1 | 5,335 | 7.8 | 5,293 | 7.7 | 5,405 | 7.9 | 5,193 | 7.5 | 5,715 | 8.3 | 5,682 | 8.3 | 6,230 | 9.1 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 11,684 | 12.3 | 1,071 | 9.2 | 859 | 7.4 | 888 | 7.6 | 955 | 8.2 | 1,004 | 8.6 | 1,078 | 9.2 | 989 | 8.5 | 951 | 8.1 | 1,002 | 8.6 | 990 | 8.5 | 959 | 8.2 | 938 | 8.0 |
| Physician Assistant | 3,056 | 3.2 | 317 | 10.4 | 263 | 8.6 | 243 | 8.0 | 232 | 7.6 | 227 | 7.4 | 260 | 8.5 | 260 | 8.5 | 233 | 7.6 | 211 | 6.9 | 247 | 8.1 | 276 | 9.0 | 287 | 9.4 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 11,250 | 11.9 | 1,083 | 9.6 | 924 | 8.2 | 1,023 | 9.1 | 858 | 7.6 | 828 | 7.4 | 845 | 7.5 | 939 | 8.3 | 918 | 8.2 | 886 | 7.9 | 938 | 8.3 | 972 | 8.6 | 1,036 | 9.2 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0.1 | 14 | 26.9 | 6 | 11.5 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 4 | 7.7 | 6 | 11.5 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.8 |
| *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 |