| CY2023 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 | 106,384 | 100.0 | 6,987 | 6.6 | 13,793 | 13.0 | 42,438 | 39.9 | 13,630 | 12.8 | 9,639 | 9.1 | 12,284 | 11.5 | 4,785 | 4.5 | 1,786 | 1.7 | 1,042 | 1.0 |
| AGE OF DECEDENT: | 1,137 | 1.1 | 40 | 3.5 | 268 | 23.6 | 564 | 49.6 | 192 | 16.9 | 35 | 3.1 | 29 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.6 |
| 18-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-34 | 2,686 | 2.5 | 76 | 2.8 | 490 | 18.2 | 1,303 | 48.5 | 386 | 14.4 | 159 | 5.9 | 200 | 7.4 | 37 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 30 | 1.1 |
| 35-44 | 3,889 | 3.7 | 156 | 4.0 | 690 | 17.7 | 1,676 | 43.1 | 522 | 13.4 | 300 | 7.7 | 345 | 8.9 | 119 | 3.1 | 26 | 0.7 | 55 | 1.4 |
| 45-54 | 6,353 | 6.0 | 279 | 4.4 | 1,041 | 16.4 | 2,512 | 39.5 | 935 | 14.7 | 605 | 9.5 | 657 | 10.3 | 200 | 3.1 | 43 | 0.7 | 81 | 1.3 |
| 55-64 | 13,820 | 13.0 | 638 | 4.6 | 2,171 | 15.7 | 5,872 | 42.5 | 1,915 | 13.9 | 1,296 | 9.4 | 1,237 | 9.0 | 386 | 2.8 | 114 | 0.8 | 191 | 1.4 |
| 65-74 | 22,487 | 21.1 | 1,036 | 4.6 | 2,782 | 12.4 | 8,913 | 39.6 | 3,138 | 14.0 | 2,371 | 10.5 | 2,654 | 11.8 | 973 | 4.3 | 303 | 1.3 | 317 | 1.4 |
| 75-84 | 28,300 | 26.6 | 1,941 | 6.9 | 3,317 | 11.7 | 10,770 | 38.1 | 3,638 | 12.9 | 2,695 | 9.5 | 3,488 | 12.3 | 1,641 | 5.8 | 588 | 2.1 | 222 | 0.8 |
| 85+ | 27,712 | 26.0 | 2,821 | 10.2 | 3,034 | 10.9 | 10,828 | 39.1 | 2,904 | 10.5 | 2,178 | 7.9 | 3,674 | 13.3 | 1,427 | 5.1 | 707 | 2.6 | 139 | 0.5 |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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