Deaths and Mortality
(Data are for the U.S. and are final 2009 data; For the most recent preliminary data see Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2010 [PDF - 724 KB])
- Number of deaths: 2,437,163
- Death rate: 793.8 deaths per 100,000 population
- Life expectancy: 78.5 years
- Infant Mortality rate: 6.39 deaths per 1,000 live births
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
- Heart disease: 599,413
- Cancer: 567,628
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 137,353
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 128,842
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 118,021
- Alzheimer's disease: 79,003
- Diabetes: 68,705
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 53,692
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 48,935
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 36,909
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, tables 1, 7, 10, 20 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
More data
- 75 Years of Mortality in the United States, 1935–2010
- Death in the United States, 2009 [PDF - 699 KB]
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008 [PDF - 2.8 MB]
- Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2010 [PDF - 724 KB]
- Health Data Interactive
- Health, United States
- The Changing Profile of Autopsied Deaths in the United States, 1972–2007 [PDF - 642 KB]
- United States Life Tables, 2007 [PDF - 1.4 MB]
- United States life tables by Hispanic origin [PDF - 775 KB]
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