| 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 |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| 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 |