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Deaths : final data for 2014

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  • Journal Article:
    National vital statistics reports;DHHS publication ; no. (PHS);
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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Vital Statistics.
  • Description:
    Objectives—This report presents final 2014 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends, by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, state of residence, and cause of death.

    Methods—Information reported on death certificates, which are completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical exam­ iners, and coroners, is presented in descriptive tabulations. The original records are filed in state registration offices. Statistical infor­ mation is compiled in a national database through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of the National Center for Health Statistics. Causes of death are processed in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.

    Results—In 2014, a total of 2,626,418 deaths were reported in the United States. The age-adjusted death rate was 724.6 deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population, a decrease of 1% from the 2013 rate and a record low figure. Life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years, unchanged since 2012. Life expectancy increased for black males, Hispanic males and females, and non-Hispanic black males, while it decreased for non-Hispanic white females from 2013 to 2014. Age- specific death rates decreased in 2014 from 2013 for age groups 1–4, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over. Age-specific death rates increased for age groups 25–34, 35–44, and 55–64. The 15 leading causes of death in 2014 remained the same as in 2013. The infant mortality rate decreased 2.3% in 2014 from 2013 to a historically record low value of 5.82 deaths per 1,000 live births.

    Conclusions—The decline in the age-adjusted death rate to a record low value for the United States is consistent with long-term trends in mortality. Although life expectancy for the total population remained unchanged since 2012, life expectancy for non-Hispanic white females decreased from 2013 to 2014.

    Suggested citation: Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2014. National vital statistics reports; vol 65 no 4. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2016.

    CS265735

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  • Pubmed ID:
    27378572
  • Document Type:
    Journal Issue
  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    121 numbered pages
  • Volume:
    65
  • Issue:
    4
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