2024 Deaths Occurring* in North Carolina by Disposition of the Body and Month

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Disposition of the Body TOTAL MONTH OF DEATH
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Total 106,603 100.0 10,271 9.6 8,885 8.3 9,028 8.5 8,724 8.2 8,586 8.1 8,286 7.8 8,636 8.1 8,720 8.2 8,612 8.1 8,881 8.3 8,474 7.9 9,500 8.9
Burial 40,684 38.2 3,981 9.8 3,519 8.6 3,522 8.7 3,368 8.3 3,267 8.0 3,137 7.7 3,241 8.0 3,353 8.2 3,249 8.0 3,350 8.2 3,157 7.8 3,540 8.7
Cremation 60,700 56.9 5,834 9.6 4,937 8.1 5,090 8.4 4,922 8.1 4,915 8.1 4,749 7.8 4,983 8.2 4,937 8.1 4,924 8.1 5,062 8.3 4,862 8.0 5,485 9.0
Donation 1,092 1.0 97 8.9 85 7.8 101 9.2 92 8.4 79 7.2 84 7.7 63 5.8 94 8.6 94 8.6 101 9.2 95 8.7 107 9.8
Entombment 1,097 1.0 103 9.4 93 8.5 99 9.0 92 8.4 86 7.8 85 7.7 89 8.1 83 7.6 104 9.5 90 8.2 81 7.4 92 8.4
Other 725 0.7 51 7.0 56 7.7 46 6.3 60 8.3 58 8.0 60 8.3 68 9.4 60 8.3 63 8.7 63 8.7 70 9.7 70 9.7
Removal from State 2,305 2.2 205 8.9 195 8.5 170 7.4 190 8.2 181 7.9 171 7.4 192 8.3 193 8.4 178 7.7 215 9.3 209 9.1 206 8.9

*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