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Personal Author:
Xu, Jiaquan ; Murphy, Sherry L. ; Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; Arias, Elizabeth
Xu, Jiaquan ; Murphy, Sherry L. ; Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; Arias, Elizabeth Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
This report presents final 2018 U.S. mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide information on mortality patterns among U.S. residents by variables such as sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and cause of death. Life expectancy estimates, 10 leading causes of death, age-specific death rates, and 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2018 and 2017 final data

Data from the National Vital Statistics System

● Life expectancy for the U.S. population in 2018 was 78.7 years, an increase of 0.1 year from 2017.

● The age-adjusted death rate decreased by 1.1% from 731.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2017 to 723.6 in 2018.

● The 10 leading causes of death in 2018 remained the same as in 2017. From 2017 to 2018, age-adjusted death rates decreased for 6 of 10 leading causes of death and increased for 2.

● Age-specific death rates decreased from 2017 to 2018 for age groups 15–24, 25–34, 45–54, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over.

● The infant mortality rate decreased 2.3% from 579.3 infant deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017 to 566.2 in 2018.

● The 10 leading causes of infant death in 2018 remained the same as in 2017.

Suggested citation: Xu JQ, Murphy SL, Kochanek KD, Arias E. Mortality in the United States, 2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 355. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Cause Of Death/trends
Infant
Life Expectancy/trends
Middle Aged
Mortality/ethnology
Mortality/trends
Sex Distribution
Young Adult

Series:
NCHS data brief ; no. 355 ; DHHS publication ; no. 2020–1209
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Document Type:
Journal Issue
Name as Subject:
National Vital Statistics System (U.S.) ; National Vital Statistics System (U.S.)
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Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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