| 2016 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 | 89,138 | 100.0 | 9,794 | 11.0 | 13,472 | 15.1 | 34,124 | 38.3 | 10,640 | 11.9 | 7,181 | 8.1 | 8,960 | 10.1 | 3,170 | 3.6 | 1,349 | 1.5 | 448 | 0.5 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 940 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.9 | 227 | 24.1 | 399 | 42.4 | 215 | 22.9 | 39 | 4.1 | 36 | 3.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
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| 25-34 | 1,869 | 2.1 | 70 | 3.7 | 361 | 19.3 | 759 | 40.6 | 369 | 19.7 | 143 | 7.7 | 132 | 7.1 | 22 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 35-44 | 2,673 | 3.0 | 141 | 5.3 | 492 | 18.4 | 1,060 | 39.7 | 432 | 16.2 | 226 | 8.5 | 222 | 8.3 | 64 | 2.4 | 16 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.7 |
| 45-54 | 6,102 | 6.8 | 324 | 5.3 | 1,047 | 17.2 | 2,529 | 41.4 | 833 | 13.7 | 574 | 9.4 | 531 | 8.7 | 170 | 2.8 | 44 | 0.7 | 50 | 0.8 |
| 55-64 | 12,710 | 14.3 | 733 | 5.8 | 2,079 | 16.4 | 5,187 | 40.8 | 1,757 | 13.8 | 1,218 | 9.6 | 1,167 | 9.2 | 337 | 2.7 | 119 | 0.9 | 113 | 0.9 |
| 65-74 | 18,409 | 20.7 | 1,608 | 8.7 | 2,804 | 15.2 | 6,872 | 37.3 | 2,370 | 12.9 | 1,765 | 9.6 | 1,852 | 10.1 | 752 | 4.1 | 271 | 1.5 | 115 | 0.6 |
| 75-84 | 21,365 | 24.0 | 2,642 | 12.4 | 3,291 | 15.4 | 8,190 | 38.3 | 2,202 | 10.3 | 1,570 | 7.3 | 2,138 | 10.0 | 878 | 4.1 | 385 | 1.8 | 69 | 0.3 |
| 85+ | 25,070 | 28.1 | 4,258 | 17.0 | 3,171 | 12.6 | 9,128 | 36.4 | 2,462 | 9.8 | 1,646 | 6.6 | 2,882 | 11.5 | 944 | 3.8 | 507 | 2.0 | 72 | 0.3 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |