Deaths and Mortality
Data are for the U.S.
- Death rate: 867.8 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2018) via CDC WONDER
- Number of deaths: 2,839,205
- Life expectancy: 78.7 years
- Infant Mortality rate: 5.66 deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2018, data tables for figures 1, 2, and 4
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
- Heart disease: 655,381
- Cancer: 599,274
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 167,127
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 159,486
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 147,810
- Alzheimer’s disease: 122,019
- Diabetes: 84,946
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 59,120
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 51,386
- Intentional self-harm (suicide): 48,344
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2018, data table for figure 2
More data: reports and tables
- Mortality in the United States, 2018
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
- Trends in Deaths from Health, United States
- United States Life Tables, 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
- Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over by Marital Status: United States, 2010–2017
- Mortality Patterns Between Five States With Highest Death Rates and Five States With Lowest Death Rates: United States, 2017
- Mortality Trends by Race and Ethnicity Among Adults Aged 25 and over: United States,2000-2017
- Dementia Mortality in the United States, 2000–2017 pdf icon[PDF – 611 KB]
- Hospitalization, Readmission, and Death Experience of Noninstitutionalized Medicare Fee-for-service Beneficiaries Aged 65 and Overpdf icon
More data: query tools
Page last reviewed: October 30, 2020
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics