The 38,576 figure on that site is the number of death certificates they have processed. It says so right on their site.
“The 38,576 figure on that site is the number of death certificates they have processed. It says so right on their site.”
People who sign death certificates tend to have integrity, and take it very serious. They won’t fudge the story, like hospital administrators do, for more $$$. So death certificates are much more reliable than CMS codes entered into a computer for records and billing.