QuickStats: Death Rates From Septicemia Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), U.S. 2000–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Death Rates from Septicemia Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), U.S. 2000–2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Kramarow, Ellen A. ; Weeks, Julie D. ; Reuben, Cynthia
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2000–2018, the death rate from septicemia among persons aged ≥65 years generally decreased from 70.8 to 58.7 deaths per 100,000 population. The death rate was lower in 2018 than in 2000 among persons aged 75–84 years (80.4 compared with 69.4) and among persons aged ≥85 years (215.7 compared with 167.4). The death rate for persons aged 65–74 was similar in 2000 (31.0) and 2018 (30.0). In each year during 2000–2018, the death rate was highest among persons aged ≥85 years and lowest among persons aged 65–74 years.
  
  Source: National Vital Statistics System (U.S.) Mortality data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.
  
  Reported by: Ellen A. Kramarow, PhD; Julie D. Weeks, PhD; Cynthia Reuben, MA.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(46):1754
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  46
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/97925/cdc_97925_DS1.pdf
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