| CY2017 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 | 91,889 | 100.0 | 9,462 | 10.3 | 13,726 | 14.9 | 35,216 | 38.3 | 11,211 | 12.2 | 7,563 | 8.2 | 9,386 | 10.2 | 3,458 | 3.8 | 1,380 | 1.5 | 487 | 0.5 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 973 | 1.1 | 30 | 3.1 | 219 | 22.5 | 460 | 47.3 | 199 | 20.5 | 32 | 3.3 | 26 | 2.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
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| 25-34 | 2,077 | 2.3 | 67 | 3.2 | 376 | 18.1 | 878 | 42.3 | 392 | 18.9 | 165 | 7.9 | 164 | 7.9 | 26 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 35-44 | 2,829 | 3.1 | 116 | 4.1 | 520 | 18.4 | 1,084 | 38.3 | 461 | 16.3 | 271 | 9.6 | 258 | 9.1 | 74 | 2.6 | 19 | 0.7 | 26 | 0.9 |
| 45-54 | 5,962 | 6.5 | 303 | 5.1 | 1,052 | 17.6 | 2,343 | 39.3 | 854 | 14.3 | 591 | 9.9 | 562 | 9.4 | 174 | 2.9 | 38 | 0.6 | 45 | 0.8 |
| 55-64 | 12,968 | 14.1 | 665 | 5.1 | 2,252 | 17.4 | 5,146 | 39.7 | 1,872 | 14.4 | 1,257 | 9.7 | 1,148 | 8.9 | 398 | 3.1 | 104 | 0.8 | 126 | 1.0 |
| 65-74 | 19,091 | 20.8 | 1,554 | 8.1 | 2,823 | 14.8 | 7,087 | 37.1 | 2,518 | 13.2 | 1,909 | 10.0 | 1,985 | 10.4 | 802 | 4.2 | 285 | 1.5 | 128 | 0.7 |
| 75-84 | 22,319 | 24.3 | 2,656 | 11.9 | 3,361 | 15.1 | 8,652 | 38.8 | 2,394 | 10.7 | 1,627 | 7.3 | 2,200 | 9.9 | 941 | 4.2 | 392 | 1.8 | 96 | 0.4 |
| 85+ | 25,670 | 27.9 | 4,071 | 15.9 | 3,123 | 12.2 | 9,566 | 37.3 | 2,521 | 9.8 | 1,711 | 6.7 | 3,043 | 11.9 | 1,041 | 4.1 | 535 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.2 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |