| CY2023 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 | 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 |
| MEDICAL CERTIFIER TYPE: | 69,583 | 64.2 | 6,561 | 9.4 | 5,485 | 7.9 | 6,030 | 8.7 | 5,533 | 8.0 | 5,512 | 7.9 | 5,398 | 7.8 | 5,399 | 7.8 | 5,583 | 8.0 | 5,549 | 8.0 | 5,819 | 8.4 | 5,951 | 8.6 | 6,763 | 9.7 |
| Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Examiner | 16,000 | 14.8 | 1,322 | 8.3 | 1,223 | 7.6 | 1,363 | 8.5 | 1,282 | 8.0 | 1,426 | 8.9 | 1,293 | 8.1 | 1,412 | 8.8 | 1,355 | 8.5 | 1,282 | 8.0 | 1,336 | 8.4 | 1,284 | 8.0 | 1,422 | 8.9 |
| Physician Assistant | 19,239 | 17.8 | 1,847 | 9.6 | 1,567 | 8.1 | 1,674 | 8.7 | 1,521 | 7.9 | 1,487 | 7.7 | 1,537 | 8.0 | 1,496 | 7.8 | 1,594 | 8.3 | 1,634 | 8.5 | 1,580 | 8.2 | 1,537 | 8.0 | 1,765 | 9.2 |
| Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,553 | 3.3 | 342 | 9.6 | 280 | 7.9 | 290 | 8.2 | 305 | 8.6 | 311 | 8.8 | 262 | 7.4 | 251 | 7.1 | 261 | 7.3 | 272 | 7.7 | 295 | 8.3 | 315 | 8.9 | 369 | 10.4 |
| *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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