| 2015 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT DEATHS BY AGE AND EDUCATION LEVEL (DECEDENTS AGES 18 & OVER) |
| TOTAL | EDUCATION LEVEL OF DECEDENT: | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th grade or less |
High School, no diploma |
High School Graduate or GED Completed |
Some college credit, but no degree |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor's Degree |
Master's Degree |
Doctorate Degree or Professional Degree |
Unknown |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 87,795 | 100.0 | 10,473 | 11.9 | 13,749 | 15.7 | 33,026 | 37.6 | 10,266 | 11.7 | 6,942 | 7.9 | 8,562 | 9.8 | 3,070 | 3.5 | 1,197 | 1.4 | 510 | 0.6 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 843 | 1.0 | 20 | 2.4 | 189 | 22.4 | 363 | 43.1 | 213 | 25.3 | 31 | 3.7 | 19 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.9 |
| 18-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-34 | 1,583 | 1.8 | 72 | 4.5 | 300 | 19.0 | 620 | 39.2 | 294 | 18.6 | 134 | 8.5 | 122 | 7.7 | 26 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 35-44 | 2,514 | 2.9 | 116 | 4.6 | 433 | 17.2 | 1,006 | 40.0 | 380 | 15.1 | 243 | 9.7 | 235 | 9.3 | 66 | 2.6 | 13 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.9 |
| 45-54 | 6,100 | 6.9 | 319 | 5.2 | 1,198 | 19.6 | 2,425 | 39.8 | 851 | 14.0 | 561 | 9.2 | 519 | 8.5 | 148 | 2.4 | 38 | 0.6 | 41 | 0.7 |
| 55-64 | 12,224 | 13.9 | 737 | 6.0 | 2,039 | 16.7 | 4,774 | 39.1 | 1,703 | 13.9 | 1,260 | 10.3 | 1,133 | 9.3 | 348 | 2.8 | 110 | 0.9 | 120 | 1.0 |
| 65-74 | 17,727 | 20.2 | 1,641 | 9.3 | 2,901 | 16.4 | 6,636 | 37.4 | 2,183 | 12.3 | 1,583 | 8.9 | 1,703 | 9.6 | 710 | 4.0 | 238 | 1.3 | 132 | 0.7 |
| 75-84 | 21,625 | 24.6 | 3,055 | 14.1 | 3,364 | 15.6 | 8,065 | 37.3 | 2,247 | 10.4 | 1,556 | 7.2 | 2,068 | 9.6 | 819 | 3.8 | 352 | 1.6 | 99 | 0.5 |
| 85+ | 25,179 | 28.7 | 4,513 | 17.9 | 3,325 | 13.2 | 9,137 | 36.3 | 2,395 | 9.5 | 1,574 | 6.3 | 2,763 | 11.0 | 953 | 3.8 | 439 | 1.7 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |