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
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
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