| CY2019 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 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 67,627 | 69.9 | 6,186 | 9.1 | 5,870 | 8.7 | 6,047 | 8.9 | 5,678 | 8.4 | 5,636 | 8.3 | 5,445 | 8.1 | 5,200 | 7.7 | 5,255 | 7.8 | 5,125 | 7.6 | 5,623 | 8.3 | 5,522 | 8.2 | 6,040 | 8.9 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 11,809 | 12.2 | 982 | 8.3 | 956 | 8.1 | 1,019 | 8.6 | 966 | 8.2 | 994 | 8.4 | 1,006 | 8.5 | 1,011 | 8.6 | 988 | 8.4 | 970 | 8.2 | 982 | 8.3 | 924 | 7.8 | 1,011 | 8.6 |
| Physician Assistant | 3,138 | 3.2 | 248 | 7.9 | 273 | 8.7 | 266 | 8.5 | 267 | 8.5 | 268 | 8.5 | 273 | 8.7 | 286 | 9.1 | 257 | 8.2 | 227 | 7.2 | 258 | 8.2 | 233 | 7.4 | 282 | 9.0 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 14,061 | 14.5 | 1,026 | 7.3 | 1,082 | 7.7 | 1,184 | 8.4 | 1,125 | 8.0 | 1,205 | 8.6 | 1,076 | 7.7 | 1,145 | 8.1 | 1,243 | 8.8 | 1,254 | 8.9 | 1,166 | 8.3 | 1,239 | 8.8 | 1,316 | 9.4 |
| Unknown | 51 | 0.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 7 | 13.7 | 3 | 5.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 4 | 7.8 | 3 | 5.9 | 7 | 13.7 | 3 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 7.8 | 13 | 25.5 |
| *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 |