| CY2022 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 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physician | 74,227 | 65.2 | 8,373 | 11.3 | 7,104 | 9.6 | 6,013 | 8.1 | 5,526 | 7.4 | 5,677 | 7.6 | 5,585 | 7.5 | 5,862 | 7.9 | 5,853 | 7.9 | 5,752 | 7.7 | 6,017 | 8.1 | 5,892 | 7.9 | 6,573 | 8.9 |
| Medical Examiner | 16,215 | 14.2 | 1,427 | 8.8 | 1,330 | 8.2 | 1,275 | 7.9 | 1,310 | 8.1 | 1,365 | 8.4 | 1,379 | 8.5 | 1,335 | 8.2 | 1,358 | 8.4 | 1,356 | 8.4 | 1,333 | 8.2 | 1,322 | 8.2 | 1,425 | 8.8 |
| Physician Assistant | 19,759 | 17.4 | 2,117 | 10.7 | 1,778 | 9.0 | 1,616 | 8.2 | 1,455 | 7.4 | 1,480 | 7.5 | 1,487 | 7.5 | 1,472 | 7.4 | 1,557 | 7.9 | 1,528 | 7.7 | 1,693 | 8.6 | 1,713 | 8.7 | 1,863 | 9.4 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,669 | 3.2 | 505 | 13.8 | 371 | 10.1 | 299 | 8.1 | 272 | 7.4 | 226 | 6.2 | 274 | 7.5 | 285 | 7.8 | 273 | 7.4 | 260 | 7.1 | 260 | 7.1 | 330 | 9.0 | 314 | 8.6 |
| *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 |
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