| CY2022 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 | 112,906 | 100.0 | 12,330 | 10.9 | 10,473 | 9.3 | 9,149 | 8.1 | 8,496 | 7.5 | 8,630 | 7.6 | 8,652 | 7.7 | 8,889 | 7.9 | 8,971 | 7.9 | 8,851 | 7.8 | 9,205 | 8.2 | 9,182 | 8.1 | 10,078 | 8.9 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 1,484 | 1.3 | 145 | 9.8 | 120 | 8.1 | 111 | 7.5 | 119 | 8.0 | 121 | 8.2 | 122 | 8.2 | 127 | 8.6 | 123 | 8.3 | 136 | 9.2 | 107 | 7.2 | 130 | 8.8 | 123 | 8.3 |
| Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physician | 72,955 | 64.6 | 8,223 | 11.3 | 6,965 | 9.5 | 5,937 | 8.1 | 5,421 | 7.4 | 5,557 | 7.6 | 5,479 | 7.5 | 5,760 | 7.9 | 5,755 | 7.9 | 5,680 | 7.8 | 5,919 | 8.1 | 5,786 | 7.9 | 6,473 | 8.9 |
| Medical Examiner | 15,669 | 13.9 | 1,392 | 8.9 | 1,291 | 8.2 | 1,237 | 7.9 | 1,270 | 8.1 | 1,306 | 8.3 | 1,338 | 8.5 | 1,289 | 8.2 | 1,311 | 8.4 | 1,304 | 8.3 | 1,275 | 8.1 | 1,275 | 8.1 | 1,381 | 8.8 |
| Physician Assistant | 19,198 | 17.0 | 2,077 | 10.8 | 1,730 | 9.0 | 1,569 | 8.2 | 1,419 | 7.4 | 1,425 | 7.4 | 1,447 | 7.5 | 1,433 | 7.5 | 1,515 | 7.9 | 1,479 | 7.7 | 1,648 | 8.6 | 1,664 | 8.7 | 1,792 | 9.3 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,600 | 3.2 | 493 | 13.7 | 367 | 10.2 | 295 | 8.2 | 267 | 7.4 | 221 | 6.1 | 266 | 7.4 | 280 | 7.8 | 267 | 7.4 | 252 | 7.0 | 256 | 7.1 | 327 | 9.1 | 309 | 8.6 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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