Mortality in the United States, 2019

Kochanek, Kenneth D.; Xu, Jiaquan; Arias, Elizabeth

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Mortality in the United States, 2019

December 2020
By Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; Xu, Jiaquan ; Arias, Elizabeth
Series: NCHS data brief ; no. 395

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Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; Xu, Jiaquan ; Arias, Elizabeth

Kochanek, Kenneth D. ; Xu, Jiaquan ; Arias, Elizabeth Less -
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National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Viral Hepatitis.

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Viral Hepatitis. Less -
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Data from the National Vital Statistics System

• Life expectancy for the U.S. population in 2019 was 78.8 years, an increase of 0.1 year from 2018.

• The age-adjusted death rate decreased by 1.2% from 723.6 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2018 to 715.2 in 2019.

• The 10 leading causes of death in 2019 remained the same as in 2018, although kidney disease, the eighth leading cause and influenza and pneumonia, the ninth in 2019, switched ranks.

• Age-specific death rates decreased from 2018 to 2019 for age groups 45–54, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over.

• The infant mortality rate in 2019 of 558.3 infant deaths per 100,000 live births did not change significantly from the rate in 2018.

This report presents final 2019 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, age-specific death rates, 10 leading causes of death, and 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2019 and 2018 final data.

Suggested citation: Kochanek KD, Xu JQ, Arias E. Mortality in the United States, 2019. NCHS Data Brief, no 395. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.

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Key findings -- How long can we expect to live? -- What are the age-adjusted death rates for race-ethnicity-sex groups? -- Did age-specific death rates in 2019 change from 2018 among those aged 1 year and over? -- What are the death rates for the 10 leading causes of death? -- What are the mortality rates for the 10 leading causes of infant death? -- Summary -- Definitions -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.
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Cause Of Death Life Expectancy Life Tables Mortality
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NCHS data brief ; no. 395 ; DHHS publication ; no. 2020–1209

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Journal Issue
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National Vital Statistics System (U.S.) ; National Vital Statistics System (U.S.)

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Statistics
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

7 numbered pages
Issue:

395
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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