| CY2020 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 | 108,398 | 100.0 | 9,483 | 8.7 | 14,919 | 13.8 | 42,781 | 39.5 | 13,551 | 12.5 | 9,501 | 8.8 | 11,567 | 10.7 | 4,294 | 4.0 | 1,656 | 1.5 | 646 | 0.6 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 1,192 | 1.1 | 21 | 1.8 | 278 | 23.3 | 585 | 49.1 | 229 | 19.2 | 39 | 3.3 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 18-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-34 | 2,675 | 2.5 | 82 | 3.1 | 472 | 17.6 | 1,238 | 46.3 | 479 | 17.9 | 183 | 6.8 | 171 | 6.4 | 39 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.3 |
| 35-44 | 3,570 | 3.3 | 165 | 4.6 | 606 | 17.0 | 1,460 | 40.9 | 554 | 15.5 | 323 | 9.0 | 321 | 9.0 | 103 | 2.9 | 13 | 0.4 | 25 | 0.7 |
| 45-54 | 6,653 | 6.1 | 328 | 4.9 | 1,015 | 15.3 | 2,749 | 41.3 | 974 | 14.6 | 647 | 9.7 | 627 | 9.4 | 209 | 3.1 | 46 | 0.7 | 58 | 0.9 |
| 55-64 | 14,640 | 13.5 | 777 | 5.3 | 2,396 | 16.4 | 6,085 | 41.6 | 1,974 | 13.5 | 1,405 | 9.6 | 1,362 | 9.3 | 371 | 2.5 | 108 | 0.7 | 162 | 1.1 |
| 65-74 | 22,732 | 21.0 | 1,502 | 6.6 | 2,943 | 12.9 | 8,682 | 38.2 | 3,241 | 14.3 | 2,375 | 10.4 | 2,540 | 11.2 | 936 | 4.1 | 329 | 1.4 | 184 | 0.8 |
| 75-84 | 27,450 | 25.3 | 2,679 | 9.8 | 3,689 | 13.4 | 10,725 | 39.1 | 3,121 | 11.4 | 2,337 | 8.5 | 2,984 | 10.9 | 1,281 | 4.7 | 519 | 1.9 | 115 | 0.4 |
| 85+ | 29,486 | 27.2 | 3,929 | 13.3 | 3,520 | 11.9 | 11,257 | 38.2 | 2,979 | 10.1 | 2,192 | 7.4 | 3,526 | 12.0 | 1,355 | 4.6 | 637 | 2.2 | 91 | 0.3 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |