Mortality Statistics
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National-level mortality data help track the characteristics of those who have died, monitor and make decisions about public health challenges, determine life expectancy, and compare death trends with other countries. Learn more
What's New
- State Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 10–24: United States, 2000–2018 pdf icon[PDF – 477 KB] (9/2020)
- Infant Mortality by Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index: United States, 2017–2018 pdf icon[PDF – 810 KB] (8/2020)
- Urban–rural Differences in Suicide Rates, by Sex and Three Leading Methods: United States, 2000–2018 (8/2020)
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017–2018 (7/2020)
- Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (4/2020)
- Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pdf icon[PDF – 292 KB]
- Monthly Drug Overdose Counts
- Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2018
- Mortality in the United States, 2018
- Changes in Life Expectancy at Birth, 2010–2018
Page last reviewed: September 11, 2020
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics