2024 North Carolina Resident Deaths by Age and Education Level (Decedents Ages 18 and Over)

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Age of Decedent 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 104,769 100.0 6,446 6.2 12,776 12.2 41,724 39.8 13,788 13.2 9,572 9.1 12,513 11.9 4,956 4.7 1,861 1.8 1,133 1.1
18-24 993 0.9 50 5.0 211 21.2 495 49.8 167 16.8 33 3.3 29 2.9 1 0.1 0 0.0 7 0.7
25-34 2,212 2.1 66 3.0 383 17.3 1,037 46.9 347 15.7 125 5.7 189 8.5 32 1.4 6 0.3 27 1.2
35-44 3,557 3.4 139 3.9 590 16.6 1,490 41.9 565 15.9 304 8.5 291 8.2 107 3.0 22 0.6 49 1.4
45-54 5,828 5.6 264 4.5 836 14.3 2,345 40.2 822 14.1 537 9.2 653 11.2 213 3.7 63 1.1 95 1.6
55-64 12,893 12.3 575 4.5 1,990 15.4 5,490 42.6 1,763 13.7 1,197 9.3 1,175 9.1 362 2.8 103 0.8 238 1.8
65-74 22,424 21.4 1,041 4.6 2,694 12.0 8,929 39.8 3,195 14.2 2,374 10.6 2,615 11.7 960 4.3 282 1.3 334 1.5
75-84 28,966 27.6 1,741 6.0 3,167 10.9 11,014 38.0 3,909 13.5 2,739 9.5 3,755 13.0 1,753 6.1 642 2.2 246 0.8
85+ 27,896 26.6 2,570 9.2 2,905 10.4 10,924 39.2 3,020 10.8 2,263 8.1 3,806 13.6 1,528 5.5 743 2.7 137 0.5

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