| CY2018 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE AND MONTH |
| TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total | 94,005 | 100.0 | 9,379 | 10.0 | 7,834 | 8.3 | 8,045 | 8.6 | 7,526 | 8.0 | 7,570 | 8.1 | 7,423 | 7.9 | 7,417 | 7.9 | 7,436 | 7.9 | 7,252 | 7.7 | 7,841 | 8.3 | 7,842 | 8.3 | 8,440 | 9.0 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 67,503 | 71.8 | 6,851 | 10.1 | 5,757 | 8.5 | 5,852 | 8.7 | 5,441 | 8.1 | 5,453 | 8.1 | 5,198 | 7.7 | 5,201 | 7.7 | 5,315 | 7.9 | 5,112 | 7.6 | 5,617 | 8.3 | 5,586 | 8.3 | 6,120 | 9.1 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 11,262 | 12.0 | 1,036 | 9.2 | 829 | 7.4 | 863 | 7.7 | 922 | 8.2 | 982 | 8.7 | 1,025 | 9.1 | 947 | 8.4 | 896 | 8.0 | 962 | 8.5 | 959 | 8.5 | 923 | 8.2 | 918 | 8.2 |
| Physician Assistant | 2,988 | 3.2 | 307 | 10.3 | 259 | 8.7 | 236 | 7.9 | 221 | 7.4 | 226 | 7.6 | 257 | 8.6 | 256 | 8.6 | 227 | 7.6 | 208 | 7.0 | 240 | 8.0 | 268 | 9.0 | 283 | 9.5 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 10,975 | 11.7 | 1,054 | 9.6 | 898 | 8.2 | 999 | 9.1 | 839 | 7.6 | 807 | 7.4 | 826 | 7.5 | 911 | 8.3 | 899 | 8.2 | 866 | 7.9 | 914 | 8.3 | 955 | 8.7 | 1,007 | 9.2 |
| Unknown | 1,277 | 1.4 | 131 | 10.3 | 91 | 7.1 | 95 | 7.4 | 103 | 8.1 | 102 | 8.0 | 117 | 9.2 | 102 | 8.0 | 99 | 7.8 | 104 | 8.1 | 111 | 8.7 | 110 | 8.6 | 112 | 8.8 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |