Deaths and Mortality

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

• 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

 

More data

• Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 12
• Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004
• United States Life Tables, 2004
• Health Data Interactive