Deaths/Mortality (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Number of deaths: 2,448,017 Death rate: 825.9 deaths per 100,000 population Life expectancy: 77.8 years Infant Mortality rate: 6.87 deaths per 1,000 live births Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 652,091 Cancer: 559,312 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 143,579 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809 Diabetes: 75,119 Alzheimer's disease: 71,599 Influenza/Pneumonia: 63,001 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 43,901 Septicemia: 34,136 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables C, 7, 30 PDF 808 KB More data Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 12 PDF 808 KB Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004 PDF 3.2 MB United States Life Tables, 2004 PDF 1.6 MB Related links Linked birth and infant death data Where to Write for Vital Records
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