| CY2021 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 | 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 |
| DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | 51,965 | 43.7 | 6,065 | 11.7 | 4,420 | 8.5 | 4,021 | 7.7 | 3,842 | 7.4 | 3,991 | 7.7 | 3,612 | 7.0 | 3,779 | 7.3 | 4,515 | 8.7 | 4,908 | 9.4 | 4,454 | 8.6 | 3,994 | 7.7 | 4,364 | 8.4 |
| Burial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cremation | 61,850 | 52.0 | 6,488 | 10.5 | 4,973 | 8.0 | 4,623 | 7.5 | 4,535 | 7.3 | 4,658 | 7.5 | 4,375 | 7.1 | 4,649 | 7.5 | 5,453 | 8.8 | 5,816 | 9.4 | 5,508 | 8.9 | 5,075 | 8.2 | 5,697 | 9.2 |
| Donation | 780 | 0.7 | 64 | 8.2 | 72 | 9.2 | 58 | 7.4 | 53 | 6.8 | 60 | 7.7 | 58 | 7.4 | 61 | 7.8 | 68 | 8.7 | 64 | 8.2 | 76 | 9.7 | 74 | 9.5 | 72 | 9.2 |
| Entombment | 1,344 | 1.1 | 171 | 12.7 | 109 | 8.1 | 97 | 7.2 | 95 | 7.1 | 92 | 6.8 | 80 | 6.0 | 97 | 7.2 | 118 | 8.8 | 138 | 10.3 | 118 | 8.8 | 103 | 7.7 | 126 | 9.4 |
| Other | 353 | 0.3 | 28 | 7.9 | 18 | 5.1 | 37 | 10.5 | 26 | 7.4 | 28 | 7.9 | 24 | 6.8 | 28 | 7.9 | 40 | 11.3 | 30 | 8.5 | 37 | 10.5 | 33 | 9.3 | 24 | 6.8 |
| Removal from state | 2,663 | 2.2 | 255 | 9.6 | 193 | 7.2 | 182 | 6.8 | 217 | 8.1 | 187 | 7.0 | 192 | 7.2 | 203 | 7.6 | 308 | 11.6 | 238 | 8.9 | 255 | 9.6 | 223 | 8.4 | 210 | 7.9 |
| Unknown | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| *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 |