| CY2020 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY PLACE OF DEATH AND MONTH |
| TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total | 110,285 | 100.0 | 8,726 | 7.9 | 8,317 | 7.5 | 8,844 | 8.0 | 8,735 | 7.9 | 8,964 | 8.1 | 8,299 | 7.5 | 9,062 | 8.2 | 9,332 | 8.5 | 9,183 | 8.3 | 9,434 | 8.6 | 9,827 | 8.9 | 11,562 | 10.5 |
| PLACE OF DEATH: | 30,501 | 27.7 | 2,381 | 7.8 | 2,297 | 7.5 | 2,293 | 7.5 | 2,096 | 6.9 | 2,215 | 7.3 | 2,160 | 7.1 | 2,445 | 8.0 | 2,594 | 8.5 | 2,590 | 8.5 | 2,711 | 8.9 | 2,931 | 9.6 | 3,788 | 12.4 |
| Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency Room/Outpatient | 4,999 | 4.5 | 389 | 7.8 | 390 | 7.8 | 401 | 8.0 | 353 | 7.1 | 427 | 8.5 | 392 | 7.8 | 417 | 8.3 | 413 | 8.3 | 432 | 8.6 | 435 | 8.7 | 452 | 9.0 | 498 | 10.0 |
| Dead on Arrival | 613 | 0.6 | 57 | 9.3 | 40 | 6.5 | 43 | 7.0 | 42 | 6.9 | 62 | 10.1 | 50 | 8.2 | 50 | 8.2 | 47 | 7.7 | 61 | 10.0 | 50 | 8.2 | 43 | 7.0 | 68 | 11.1 |
| Decedent's Home | 36,401 | 33.0 | 2,571 | 7.1 | 2,464 | 6.8 | 2,803 | 7.7 | 3,020 | 8.3 | 3,191 | 8.8 | 2,946 | 8.1 | 3,162 | 8.7 | 3,198 | 8.8 | 3,123 | 8.6 | 3,157 | 8.7 | 3,197 | 8.8 | 3,569 | 9.8 |
| Hospice Facility | 13,172 | 11.9 | 1,444 | 11.0 | 1,287 | 9.8 | 1,217 | 9.2 | 964 | 7.3 | 962 | 7.3 | 959 | 7.3 | 998 | 7.6 | 992 | 7.5 | 1,026 | 7.8 | 1,119 | 8.5 | 1,094 | 8.3 | 1,110 | 8.4 |
| Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 17,696 | 16.0 | 1,401 | 7.9 | 1,421 | 8.0 | 1,548 | 8.7 | 1,682 | 9.5 | 1,474 | 8.3 | 1,247 | 7.0 | 1,332 | 7.5 | 1,452 | 8.2 | 1,378 | 7.8 | 1,405 | 7.9 | 1,529 | 8.6 | 1,827 | 10.3 |
| Other | 6,783 | 6.2 | 469 | 6.9 | 405 | 6.0 | 525 | 7.7 | 562 | 8.3 | 613 | 9.0 | 531 | 7.8 | 637 | 9.4 | 636 | 9.4 | 573 | 8.4 | 555 | 8.2 | 580 | 8.6 | 697 | 10.3 |
| Unknown | 120 | 0.1 | 14 | 11.7 | 13 | 10.8 | 14 | 11.7 | 16 | 13.3 | 20 | 16.7 | 14 | 11.7 | 21 | 17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 4.2 |
| *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 |