Death in the U.S.

Statistics report on death in the United States

Death in the U.S.

This report provides general information on death in the United States. It includes data on the leading causes of death in the U.S. with specific chapters on cancer deaths, suicide deaths, infant mortality, and more.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Births and deaths in the U.S. 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. total number of fatalities 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Death rates for all causes in the U.S. 1950-2022
  • Basic Statistic Death rate by age and sex in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Death rate by ethnic group and sex in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2022
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime odds of dying from select causes in the U.S. in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by selected major cause in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Most unpleasant ways to die according to U.S. adults as of 2019

Cancer deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of cancer deaths in U.S. from 1999 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. death rates from cancer by type and gender 2017-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
  • Basic Statistic Cancer death rates in the U.S. in 2022, by state

Other disease deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Death rate from cerebrovascular diseases in the U.S. in 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Death rate from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis U.S. 1999-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of influenza deaths in the United States from 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by HIV disease in the U.S. 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Rate of deaths with asthma as the underlying cause in the U.S. 2018-2022
  • Basic Statistic Death rate for tuberculosis in the U.S. 1960-2021
  • Premium Statistic Death rate from Parkinson's disease U.S. 1999-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths from epilepsy in the U.S. from 2018 to 2022

Suicide

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  • Premium Statistic Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2021
  • Basic Statistic Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2022, by method
  • Premium Statistic Adolescent suicide rates in the U.S. by state as of 2022

Other causes of death

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  • Basic Statistic Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths in the U.S. 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of executions in the United States 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Total number of unintentional-injury-related deaths in the U.S. 1930-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of choking-deaths in the U.S. 1945-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of drowning-deaths in the U.S. 1905-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of fall-deaths in the U.S. 1915-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths number 1999-2022

Infant deaths

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. - Infant mortality rate 1960-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of infant deaths in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. neonatal and postneonatal deaths from 1995 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates from 1995 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. infant mortality rate by state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Rates of the leading causes of infant death in the U.S. 2022

After death

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  • Premium Statistic Market size of funeral homes in the U.S. 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Market size of cemetery services in the U.S. 2011-2022, with 2023 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral and cremation in the U.S. 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Burial rate in the U.S. 2005-2040
  • Premium Statistic Cremation rate in the U.S. 1975-2023, with 2027 and 2045 forecast
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