| CY2023 DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY PLACE OF DEATH AND MONTH |
| TOTAL | MONTH OF DEATH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total | 108,375 | 100.0 | 10,072 | 9.3 | 8,555 | 7.9 | 9,357 | 8.6 | 8,641 | 8.0 | 8,736 | 8.1 | 8,490 | 7.8 | 8,558 | 7.9 | 8,793 | 8.1 | 8,737 | 8.1 | 9,030 | 8.3 | 9,087 | 8.4 | 10,319 | 9.5 |
| PLACE OF DEATH: | 29,743 | 27.4 | 3,005 | 10.1 | 2,354 | 7.9 | 2,519 | 8.5 | 2,375 | 8.0 | 2,319 | 7.8 | 2,298 | 7.7 | 2,264 | 7.6 | 2,382 | 8.0 | 2,345 | 7.9 | 2,425 | 8.2 | 2,518 | 8.5 | 2,939 | 9.9 |
| Inpatient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency Room/Outpatient | 4,748 | 4.4 | 432 | 9.1 | 349 | 7.4 | 394 | 8.3 | 399 | 8.4 | 400 | 8.4 | 334 | 7.0 | 367 | 7.7 | 377 | 7.9 | 384 | 8.1 | 393 | 8.3 | 431 | 9.1 | 488 | 10.3 |
| Dead on Arrival | 481 | 0.4 | 48 | 10.0 | 42 | 8.7 | 46 | 9.6 | 54 | 11.2 | 40 | 8.3 | 40 | 8.3 | 50 | 10.4 | 40 | 8.3 | 36 | 7.5 | 20 | 4.2 | 30 | 6.2 | 35 | 7.3 |
| Decedent's Home | 36,849 | 34.0 | 3,309 | 9.0 | 3,014 | 8.2 | 3,252 | 8.8 | 2,926 | 7.9 | 2,976 | 8.1 | 2,900 | 7.9 | 2,925 | 7.9 | 2,908 | 7.9 | 2,988 | 8.1 | 3,144 | 8.5 | 3,050 | 8.3 | 3,457 | 9.4 |
| Hospice Facility | 13,725 | 12.7 | 1,222 | 8.9 | 1,053 | 7.7 | 1,190 | 8.7 | 1,102 | 8.0 | 1,067 | 7.8 | 1,157 | 8.4 | 1,120 | 8.2 | 1,200 | 8.7 | 1,137 | 8.3 | 1,125 | 8.2 | 1,143 | 8.3 | 1,209 | 8.8 |
| Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility | 10,473 | 9.7 | 998 | 9.5 | 815 | 7.8 | 908 | 8.7 | 828 | 7.9 | 845 | 8.1 | 787 | 7.5 | 805 | 7.7 | 809 | 7.7 | 858 | 8.2 | 903 | 8.6 | 888 | 8.5 | 1,029 | 9.8 |
| Other | 12,356 | 11.4 | 1,058 | 8.6 | 928 | 7.5 | 1,048 | 8.5 | 957 | 7.7 | 1,089 | 8.8 | 974 | 7.9 | 1,027 | 8.3 | 1,077 | 8.7 | 989 | 8.0 | 1,020 | 8.3 | 1,027 | 8.3 | 1,162 | 9.4 |
| *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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