Deaths and Mortality
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of deaths: 3,464,231
- Death rate: 1,043.8 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
- Life expectancy: 76.4 years
- Infant Mortality rate: 5.44 deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2021, data tables for figures 1, 5
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
- Heart disease: 695,547
- Cancer: 605,213
- COVID-19: 416,893
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 224,935
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 162,890
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 142,342
- Alzheimer’s disease: 119,399
- Diabetes: 103,294
- Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 56,585
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 54,358
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2021, data table for figure 4
More data: reports and tables
- Deaths: Final Data for 2019 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2019 [PDF – 3 MB]
- Trends in Deaths from Health, United States
- United States Life Tables, 2020 [3 MB]
- U.S. State Life Tables, 2020 [919 KB]
- Death Rates by Marital Status for Leading Causes of Death: United States, 2010-2019 [PDF – 332 KB]
- Trends in Death Rates in Urban and Rural Areas: United States, 1999-2019
- 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 – 611 KB]
- Provisional Mortality Data — United States, 2021 | MMWR