| CY2019 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 | 96,686 | 100.0 | 8,444 | 8.7 | 8,188 | 8.5 | 8,519 | 8.8 | 8,038 | 8.3 | 8,105 | 8.4 | 7,804 | 8.1 | 7,645 | 7.9 | 7,750 | 8.0 | 7,579 | 7.8 | 8,030 | 8.3 | 7,922 | 8.2 | 8,662 | 9.0 |
| DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | 44,066 | 45.6 | 3,934 | 8.9 | 3,859 | 8.8 | 3,874 | 8.8 | 3,720 | 8.4 | 3,719 | 8.4 | 3,503 | 7.9 | 3,421 | 7.8 | 3,453 | 7.8 | 3,450 | 7.8 | 3,600 | 8.2 | 3,623 | 8.2 | 3,910 | 8.9 |
| Burial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremation | 47,907 | 49.5 | 4,105 | 8.6 | 3,938 | 8.2 | 4,209 | 8.8 | 3,918 | 8.2 | 4,003 | 8.4 | 3,922 | 8.2 | 3,871 | 8.1 | 3,898 | 8.1 | 3,781 | 7.9 | 4,014 | 8.4 | 3,913 | 8.2 | 4,335 | 9.0 |
| Donation | 947 | 1.0 | 57 | 6.0 | 94 | 9.9 | 79 | 8.3 | 93 | 9.8 | 78 | 8.2 | 87 | 9.2 | 62 | 6.5 | 77 | 8.1 | 73 | 7.7 | 86 | 9.1 | 77 | 8.1 | 84 | 8.9 |
| Entombment | 1,220 | 1.3 | 114 | 9.3 | 114 | 9.3 | 111 | 9.1 | 90 | 7.4 | 107 | 8.8 | 96 | 7.9 | 91 | 7.5 | 104 | 8.5 | 78 | 6.4 | 109 | 8.9 | 92 | 7.5 | 114 | 9.3 |
| Other | 123 | 0.1 | 8 | 6.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 12 | 9.8 | 10 | 8.1 | 6 | 4.9 | 13 | 10.6 | 7 | 5.7 | 8 | 6.5 | 11 | 8.9 | 12 | 9.8 | 22 | 17.9 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Removal from state | 2,308 | 2.4 | 220 | 9.5 | 163 | 7.1 | 221 | 9.6 | 200 | 8.7 | 187 | 8.1 | 171 | 7.4 | 188 | 8.1 | 201 | 8.7 | 174 | 7.5 | 199 | 8.6 | 182 | 7.9 | 202 | 8.8 |
| Unknown | 115 | 0.1 | 6 | 5.2 | 16 | 13.9 | 13 | 11.3 | 7 | 6.1 | 5 | 4.3 | 12 | 10.4 | 5 | 4.3 | 9 | 7.8 | 12 | 10.4 | 10 | 8.7 | 13 | 11.3 | 7 | 6.1 |
| *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 |