| CY2021 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 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physician | 80,954 | 68.0 | 10,152 | 12.5 | 6,828 | 8.4 | 6,205 | 7.7 | 5,796 | 7.2 | 6,014 | 7.4 | 5,371 | 6.6 | 5,700 | 7.0 | 7,019 | 8.7 | 7,721 | 9.5 | 7,012 | 8.7 | 6,297 | 7.8 | 6,839 | 8.4 |
| Medical Examiner | 15,046 | 12.6 | 1,158 | 7.7 | 1,071 | 7.1 | 1,110 | 7.4 | 1,215 | 8.1 | 1,166 | 7.7 | 1,211 | 8.0 | 1,325 | 8.8 | 1,447 | 9.6 | 1,324 | 8.8 | 1,333 | 8.9 | 1,243 | 8.3 | 1,443 | 9.6 |
| Physician Assistant | 18,405 | 15.5 | 1,367 | 7.4 | 1,422 | 7.7 | 1,400 | 7.6 | 1,437 | 7.8 | 1,512 | 8.2 | 1,449 | 7.9 | 1,488 | 8.1 | 1,618 | 8.8 | 1,690 | 9.2 | 1,663 | 9.0 | 1,554 | 8.4 | 1,805 | 9.8 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,556 | 3.8 | 393 | 8.6 | 465 | 10.2 | 303 | 6.7 | 321 | 7.0 | 326 | 7.2 | 310 | 6.8 | 306 | 6.7 | 417 | 9.2 | 461 | 10.1 | 443 | 9.7 | 406 | 8.9 | 405 | 8.9 |
| *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 |