| CY2021 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE AND MONTH |
| TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total | 118,040 | 100.0 | 12,944 | 11.0 | 9,709 | 8.2 | 8,964 | 7.6 | 8,702 | 7.4 | 8,994 | 7.6 | 8,288 | 7.0 | 8,713 | 7.4 | 10,430 | 8.8 | 11,103 | 9.4 | 10,338 | 8.8 | 9,454 | 8.0 | 10,401 | 8.8 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 1,687 | 1.4 | 122 | 7.2 | 120 | 7.1 | 137 | 8.1 | 109 | 6.5 | 150 | 8.9 | 124 | 7.4 | 120 | 7.1 | 167 | 9.9 | 166 | 9.8 | 174 | 10.3 | 146 | 8.7 | 152 | 9.0 |
| Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physician | 79,432 | 67.3 | 9,975 | 12.6 | 6,710 | 8.4 | 6,105 | 7.7 | 5,693 | 7.2 | 5,913 | 7.4 | 5,284 | 6.7 | 5,580 | 7.0 | 6,895 | 8.7 | 7,558 | 9.5 | 6,832 | 8.6 | 6,199 | 7.8 | 6,688 | 8.4 |
| Medical Examiner | 14,550 | 12.3 | 1,133 | 7.8 | 1,044 | 7.2 | 1,072 | 7.4 | 1,185 | 8.1 | 1,138 | 7.8 | 1,169 | 8.0 | 1,257 | 8.6 | 1,392 | 9.6 | 1,281 | 8.8 | 1,271 | 8.7 | 1,204 | 8.3 | 1,404 | 9.6 |
| Physician Assistant | 17,929 | 15.2 | 1,335 | 7.4 | 1,383 | 7.7 | 1,355 | 7.6 | 1,401 | 7.8 | 1,472 | 8.2 | 1,406 | 7.8 | 1,459 | 8.1 | 1,569 | 8.8 | 1,648 | 9.2 | 1,627 | 9.1 | 1,511 | 8.4 | 1,763 | 9.8 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,442 | 3.8 | 379 | 8.5 | 452 | 10.2 | 295 | 6.6 | 314 | 7.1 | 321 | 7.2 | 305 | 6.9 | 297 | 6.7 | 407 | 9.2 | 450 | 10.1 | 434 | 9.8 | 394 | 8.9 | 394 | 8.9 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |