Health, United States, 2010

Special Feature on Death and Dying

Figure 24. Deaths for all ages, by age and cause of death: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 25. Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 26. Death rates among children 1–19 years of age, by OECD country: 3-year average of most recent data, 2001–2006 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 27. Death rates for leading causes of death among children 1–14 years of age: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 28. Death rates for leading causes of death among persons 15–24 years of age: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 29. Death rates for leading causes of death among persons 25–44 years of age: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 30. Death rates for leading causes of death among persons 45–64 years of age: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 31. Death rates for leading causes of death among persons 65 years of age and over: United States, 1997–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 32. Unintentional motor-vehicle traffic death rates, by state: United States, 2000–2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 33. Place of death, over time: United States, 1989, 1997, and 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 34. Place of death, by age and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 35. Average number of days in ICU/CCU for Medicare decedents in the last 6 months of life, by state of residence: United States, 2005 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 36. Advance directives among adults 65 years of age and over, by type of care and race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 37. Selected characteristics of discharged hospice care patients: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 38. Primary admission diagnosis of discharged hospice care patients: United States, 1998 and 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 39. Services offered or provided to hospice care patients' family members or friends: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 40. Hospice care patients' symptoms at the last hospice care visit before death: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 41. Selected drugs prescribed to hospice care patients in the last week of life: United States, 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]