Deaths and Mortality
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of deaths: 3,383,729
- Death rate: 1,027.0 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER
- Life expectancy: 77.0 years
- Infant Mortality rate: 5.42 deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2020, data tables for figures 1, 5
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
- Heart disease: 696,962
- Cancer: 602,350
- COVID-19: 350,831
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 200,955
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 160,264
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 152,657
- Alzheimer’s disease: 134,242
- Diabetes: 102,188
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 53,544
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 52,547
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2020, data table for figure 4
More data: reports and tables
- Deaths: Final Data for 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
- Trends in Deaths from Health, United States
- United States Life Tables: 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
- U.S. State Life Tables, 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 643 KB]
- Death Rates by Marital Status for Leading Causes of Death: United States, 2010-2019 pdf icon[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 icon[PDF – 611 KB]
More data: query tools
Page last reviewed: January 13, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics