Deaths and Mortality

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

• Number of deaths: 2,426,264
• Death rate: 810.4 deaths per 100,000 population
• Life expectancy: 77. 7years
• Infant Mortality rate: 6.69 deaths per 1,000 live births

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:

• Heart disease: 631,636
• Cancer: 559,888
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,583
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 121,599
• Diabetes: 72,449
• Alzheimer's disease: 72,432
• Influenza and Pneumonia: 56,326
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 45,344
• Septicemia: 34,234

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, Tables B, D, 7, 30

 

More data

• Deaths: Final Data for 2006
• Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004
• Health Data Interactive
• United States Life Tables, 2004