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Deaths/Mortality

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

bullet graphicNumber of deaths: 2,448,017

bullet graphicDeath rate: 825.9 deaths per 100,000 population

bullet graphicLife expectancy: 77.8 years

bullet graphicInfant Mortality rate: 6.87 deaths per 1,000 live births

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:

bullet graphicHeart disease: 652,091

bullet graphicCancer: 559,312

bullet graphicStroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 143,579

bullet graphicChronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933

bullet graphicAccidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809

bullet graphicDiabetes: 75,119

bullet graphicAlzheimer's disease: 71,599

bullet graphicInfluenza/Pneumonia: 63,001

bullet graphicNephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 43,901

bullet graphicSepticemia: 34,136

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables C, 7, 30 PDF 808 KB

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bullet graphicDeaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 12 PDF 808 KB

bullet graphicDeaths: Leading Causes for 2004 PDF 3.2 MB

bullet graphicUnited States Life Tables, 2004 PDF 1.6 MB

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This page last reviewed December 17, 2008

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