CY2022 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 111,432 100.0 7,959 7.1 14,941 13.4 44,344 39.8 14,292 12.8 9,915 8.9 12,386 11.1 4,840 4.3 1,854 1.7 901 0.8
AGE OF DECEDENT: 1,174 1.1 42 3.6 263 22.4 571 48.6 214 18.2 41 3.5 38 3.2 2 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.3
18-24
25-34 2,948 2.6 99 3.4 584 19.8 1,377 46.7 474 16.1 150 5.1 199 6.8 39 1.3 7 0.2 19 0.6
35-44 4,035 3.6 172 4.3 760 18.8 1,642 40.7 602 14.9 376 9.3 321 8.0 104 2.6 20 0.5 38 0.9
45-54 6,986 6.3 293 4.2 1,127 16.1 2,827 40.5 1,018 14.6 650 9.3 722 10.3 225 3.2 51 0.7 73 1.0
55-64 15,025 13.5 726 4.8 2,440 16.2 6,352 42.3 2,037 13.6 1,386 9.2 1,364 9.1 396 2.6 113 0.8 211 1.4
65-74 23,674 21.2 1,193 5.0 3,090 13.1 9,272 39.2 3,402 14.4 2,472 10.4 2,609 11.0 1,063 4.5 317 1.3 256 1.1
75-84 29,005 26.0 2,261 7.8 3,578 12.3 11,185 38.6 3,514 12.1 2,666 9.2 3,430 11.8 1,568 5.4 622 2.1 181 0.6
85+ 28,585 25.7 3,173 11.1 3,099 10.8 11,118 38.9 3,031 10.6 2,174 7.6 3,703 13.0 1,443 5.0 724 2.5 120 0.4

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