Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates
Death Rates Continue to Decline
Provisional Life Expectancy at Birth for the United States, 2021
The age-adjusted death rate decreased by 92 from 8797 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2021 to 7988. The 10 leading causes of death accounted for 72.3% of all U.S. deaths in 2021.
Quarterly provisional estimates for selected indicators of mortality, 2022–Quarter 4, 2023.
Registered deaths due to COVID-19 accounted for a total of 3007 deaths or 69% of the total.
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