Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) Description: This report presents final 2020 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin and race, state of residence, and cause of death.

  2. May 5, 2021 · No. of deaths by year; Cause of death 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020; Total deaths: 2 712 630: 2 744 248: 2 813 503: 2 839 205: 2 854 838: 3 358 814: Heart disease: 633 842: 635 260: 647 457: 655 381: 659 041: 690 882: Cancer: 595 930: 598 038: 599 108: 599 274: 599 601: 598 932: COVID-19 b: 345 323: Unintentional injuries: 146 571: 161 374: 169 ...

    • Farida B Ahmad, Robert N Anderson
    • 2021
  3. People also ask

  4. Apr 4, 2021 · During January–December 2020, the estimated 2020 age-adjusted death rate increased for the first time since 2017, with an increase of 15.9% compared with 2019, from 715.2 to 828.7 deaths per 100,000 population.

    • Farida B. Ahmad, Jodi A. Cisewski, Arialdi Miniño, Robert N. Anderson
    • 10.15585/mmwr.mm7014e1
    • 2021
    • 2021/04/04
  5. differences in the 2020 rate by age, place of death, and cause of death were examined. Results— In 2020, the autopsy rate reached a low of 7.4%. The autopsy rate varied by age, cause, and place of death. The autopsy rate for those aged 15–24 years was 62.6%, and then decreased with increasing age. Deaths occurring in settings such

  6. COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020, with an estimated 345 323 deaths, and was largely responsible for the substantial increase in total deaths from 2019 to 2020. Substantial increases from 2019 to 2020 also occurred for several other leading causes.

    • Farida B Ahmad, Robert N Anderson
    • 2021
  7. 2018–2020 should be interpreted considering these differences. Life expectancy estimates for bridged-race categories are included in this report for 2006–2020 to document the effect of the change in race standards and to show trends. 2020 will be the last year for which estimates for bridged-race categories will be presented in this report.

  8. This appendix contains an alphabetical listing of terms used in Health, United States, and these definitions are specific to the data presented in this report. The methods used for calculating age-adjusted rates, average annual rates of change, relative standard errors, birth rates, death rates, and years of potential life lost are described. Included are standard populations used for age ...