CY2022 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 113,873 100.0 12,424 10.9 10,583 9.3 9,204 8.1 8,563 7.5 8,748 7.7 8,725 7.7 8,954 7.9 9,041 7.9 8,896 7.8 9,303 8.2 9,257 8.1 10,175 8.9
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: 47,418 41.6 5,408 11.4 4,528 9.5 3,824 8.1 3,505 7.4 3,653 7.7 3,663 7.7 3,721 7.8 3,699 7.8 3,774 8.0 3,794 8.0 3,746 7.9 4,103 8.7
Burial
Cremation 61,682 54.2 6,493 10.5 5,595 9.1 4,966 8.1 4,692 7.6 4,730 7.7 4,684 7.6 4,895 7.9 4,949 8.0 4,766 7.7 5,104 8.3 5,144 8.3 5,664 9.2
Donation 984 0.9 89 9.0 78 7.9 86 8.7 75 7.6 72 7.3 68 6.9 75 7.6 101 10.3 85 8.6 95 9.7 66 6.7 94 9.6
Entombment 1,300 1.1 134 10.3 124 9.5 123 9.5 100 7.7 92 7.1 123 9.5 82 6.3 106 8.2 99 7.6 112 8.6 98 7.5 107 8.2
Other 453 0.4 45 9.9 34 7.5 34 7.5 27 6.0 41 9.1 28 6.2 40 8.8 41 9.1 35 7.7 39 8.6 44 9.7 45 9.9
Removal from state 2,030 1.8 254 12.5 222 10.9 169 8.3 163 8.0 160 7.9 159 7.8 141 6.9 145 7.1 137 6.7 159 7.8 159 7.8 162 8.0
Unknown 6 0.0 1 16.7 2 33.3 2 33.3 1 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

*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