| CY2021 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 | 118,968 | 100.0 | 13,071 | 11.0 | 9,786 | 8.2 | 9,018 | 7.6 | 8,769 | 7.4 | 9,018 | 7.6 | 8,342 | 7.0 | 8,819 | 7.4 | 10,502 | 8.8 | 11,196 | 9.4 | 10,451 | 8.8 | 9,502 | 8.0 | 10,494 | 8.8 |
| PLACE OF DEATH: | 38,045 | 32.0 | 4,606 | 12.1 | 3,163 | 8.3 | 2,636 | 6.9 | 2,492 | 6.6 | 2,564 | 6.7 | 2,287 | 6.0 | 2,419 | 6.4 | 3,556 | 9.3 | 4,296 | 11.3 | 3,690 | 9.7 | 2,932 | 7.7 | 3,404 | 8.9 |
| Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency Room/Outpatient | 5,319 | 4.5 | 511 | 9.6 | 410 | 7.7 | 411 | 7.7 | 426 | 8.0 | 420 | 7.9 | 364 | 6.8 | 388 | 7.3 | 496 | 9.3 | 517 | 9.7 | 440 | 8.3 | 416 | 7.8 | 520 | 9.8 |
| Dead on Arrival | 676 | 0.6 | 79 | 11.7 | 48 | 7.1 | 67 | 9.9 | 47 | 7.0 | 53 | 7.8 | 51 | 7.5 | 51 | 7.5 | 68 | 10.1 | 51 | 7.5 | 49 | 7.2 | 56 | 8.3 | 56 | 8.3 |
| Decedent's Home | 38,861 | 32.7 | 3,888 | 10.0 | 3,230 | 8.3 | 3,147 | 8.1 | 3,028 | 7.8 | 3,186 | 8.2 | 2,828 | 7.3 | 3,077 | 7.9 | 3,313 | 8.5 | 3,361 | 8.6 | 3,198 | 8.2 | 3,166 | 8.1 | 3,439 | 8.8 |
| Hospice Facility | 13,227 | 11.1 | 1,186 | 9.0 | 1,073 | 8.1 | 1,062 | 8.0 | 1,112 | 8.4 | 1,112 | 8.4 | 1,139 | 8.6 | 1,087 | 8.2 | 1,123 | 8.5 | 1,067 | 8.1 | 1,093 | 8.3 | 1,081 | 8.2 | 1,092 | 8.3 |
| Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 14,333 | 12.0 | 2,124 | 14.8 | 1,343 | 9.4 | 1,133 | 7.9 | 1,056 | 7.4 | 1,123 | 7.8 | 979 | 6.8 | 1,041 | 7.3 | 1,130 | 7.9 | 1,070 | 7.5 | 1,102 | 7.7 | 1,100 | 7.7 | 1,132 | 7.9 |
| Other | 8,435 | 7.1 | 676 | 8.0 | 519 | 6.2 | 561 | 6.7 | 607 | 7.2 | 559 | 6.6 | 690 | 8.2 | 752 | 8.9 | 804 | 9.5 | 819 | 9.7 | 863 | 10.2 | 738 | 8.7 | 847 | 10.0 |
| Unknown | 72 | 0.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 12 | 16.7 | 15 | 20.8 | 16 | 22.2 | 13 | 18.1 | 4 | 5.6 |
| *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 |