CY2021 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
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 116,680 100.0 9,205 7.9 15,791 13.5 46,488 39.8 15,116 13.0 10,375 8.9 12,566 10.8 4,698 4.0 1,791 1.5 650 0.6
AGE OF DECEDENT: 1,269 1.1 29 2.3 315 24.8 644 50.7 208 16.4 34 2.7 37 2.9 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
18-24
25-34 3,172 2.7 105 3.3 589 18.6 1,477 46.6 535 16.9 202 6.4 207 6.5 39 1.2 8 0.3 10 0.3
35-44 4,415 3.8 186 4.2 772 17.5 1,832 41.5 669 15.2 400 9.1 379 8.6 115 2.6 30 0.7 32 0.7
45-54 7,744 6.6 382 4.9 1,196 15.4 3,225 41.6 1,161 15.0 734 9.5 719 9.3 238 3.1 38 0.5 51 0.7
55-64 16,962 14.5 787 4.6 2,661 15.7 7,193 42.4 2,358 13.9 1,676 9.9 1,521 9.0 468 2.8 143 0.8 155 0.9
65-74 25,426 21.8 1,501 5.9 3,175 12.5 9,854 38.8 3,640 14.3 2,782 10.9 2,855 11.2 1,076 4.2 336 1.3 207 0.8
75-84 28,690 24.6 2,586 9.0 3,779 13.2 10,995 38.3 3,580 12.5 2,480 8.6 3,198 11.1 1,357 4.7 590 2.1 125 0.4
85+ 29,002 24.9 3,629 12.5 3,304 11.4 11,268 38.9 2,965 10.2 2,067 7.1 3,650 12.6 1,403 4.8 646 2.2 70 0.2

Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics