Deaths (Leading Causes)

Research

2012

Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States, 2006 (8/30/2012)
There were 25,972 reported fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more in the United States in 2006. The U.S. fetal mortality rate was 6.05 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1,000 live births, 3% lower than in 2005 (6.22).

Death in the United States, 2010 (8/30/2012)
Hispanic females have the longest life expectancy (83.8 years), followed by non-Hispanic white females (81.1 years), Hispanic males (78.8 years), non-Hispanic black females (77.7 years), non-Hispanic white males (76.4 years), and non-Hispanic black males (71.4 years).

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008 (6/30/2012)
In 2008, no changes occurred in the rank order of the 10 leading causes of death among women compared with 2007.

Deaths:  Final Data for 2009 (6/30/2012)
Death rates among females declined for the age groups less than 1 year, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, and 85 years and over. For females, the death rate increased for ages 25-34 and 45-54 years.

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2011

Deaths: Final Data for 2008 (12/29/2011)
For females, the death rate increased for age group 85 years and over. Death rates among females declined for the age groups less than 1 year, 5-14 and 15-24.

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2007 (9/16/2011)
This report presents final 2007 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin.

Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2008
This report presents preliminary mortality data for the United States based on vital records for a substantial proportion of deaths occurring in 2008. The observed age-adjusted death rate increase of less than half of one percent for females was not statistically significant.

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2010

Mortality Among Teenagers Aged 12-19 Years: United States, 1999-2006 (5/28/10)
Teenage mortality is an important public health issue because the majority of deaths among teenagers are caused by external causes of injury such as accidents, homicide, and suicide. These causes of death are, by definition, preventable.

Leading Causes of Death for Females, 2006
Check out the most recent (2006) leading causes of death for females by selected age groups and race/ethnicity. Tables are provided for all females, White, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, and Hispanic populations.

Death in the United States, 2007 (1/11/10)
Mortality in 2007 continued to decline among all groups defined by sex, age, and race and Hispanic ethnicity. With few exceptions, the trend is one of increases in life expectancy at birth for the population as a whole, and for white and black males and females in particular.

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2005 (1/11/10)
This report presents final 2005 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. In 2005, the 10 leading causes of death accounted for about 77 percent of all deaths occurring in the United States and the rank order remained unchanged from 2004.

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2009

Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2007 (9/30/09)
This report presents preliminary mortality data for the United States based on vital records for a substantial proportion of deaths occurring in 2007. In 2007, age-adjusted death rates decreased from 2006 by 2.1 percent for males and by 2.2 percent for females. The preliminary estimate of life expectancy at birth for the total population in 2007 reached a record high of 77.9 years.

Deaths: Final Data for 2006 (5/15/09)
The age-adjusted death rate in 2006 was a record low. For females, death rates declined for the age groups 5-14 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, 75-84 years, and 85 years and over. The largest drop in the age-specific rates for females occurred among those aged 5-14 years (7.9 percent). None of the observed increases among females were statistically significant.

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