Mortality
US Death Statistics Over Time
Annual US deaths back to 1968, with the age-adjusted rate spliced to 1900, plus the most current monthly figures CDC has published.
About 3,096,843 people died in the United States in 2025 (provisional), up from 1,930,082 in 1968 as the population grew and aged. Adjusted for that ageing, the death rate has fallen sharply, from about 2,518 per 100,000 in 1900 to 726 in 2025. The charts below cover annual deaths and the latest monthly provisional counts; every chart has a data table and a CSV download.
Annual Deaths
1968–2025
Data table
| Year | Deaths | Crude rate | Age-adjusted rate | Provisional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | — | — | 2,518 | — |
| 1901 | — | — | 2,473.1 | — |
| 1902 | — | — | 2,301.3 | — |
| 1903 | — | — | 2,379 | — |
| 1904 | — | — | 2,502.5 | — |
| 1905 | — | — | 2,423.7 | — |
| 1906 | — | — | 2,399 | — |
| 1907 | — | — | 2,494.4 | — |
| 1908 | — | — | 2,298.9 | — |
| 1909 | — | — | 2,249.2 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | 2,317.2 | — |
| 1911 | — | — | 2,245.4 | — |
| 1912 | — | — | 2,211.7 | — |
| 1913 | — | — | 2,206.5 | — |
| 1914 | — | — | 2,149.3 | — |
| 1915 | — | — | 2,174.8 | — |
| 1916 | — | — | 2,266.6 | — |
| 1917 | — | — | 2,275.9 | — |
| 1918 | — | — | 2,541.6 | — |
| 1919 | — | — | 2,057.2 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | 2,147.1 | — |
| 1921 | — | — | 1,958.2 | — |
| 1922 | — | — | 2,049.5 | — |
| 1923 | — | — | 2,141.4 | — |
| 1924 | — | — | 2,038 | — |
| 1925 | — | — | 2,068.7 | — |
| 1926 | — | — | 2,146.2 | — |
| 1927 | — | — | 1,989.5 | — |
| 1928 | — | — | 2,124.6 | — |
| 1929 | — | — | 2,081.2 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | 1,943.8 | — |
| 1931 | — | — | 1,895.1 | — |
| 1932 | — | — | 1,897.1 | — |
| 1933 | — | — | 1,850.1 | — |
| 1934 | — | — | 1,888.2 | — |
| 1935 | — | — | 1,860.1 | — |
| 1936 | — | — | 1,963.7 | — |
| 1937 | — | — | 1,882.6 | — |
| 1938 | — | — | 1,764.3 | — |
| 1939 | — | — | 1,766.9 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | 1,785 | — |
| 1941 | — | — | 1,694.6 | — |
| 1942 | — | — | 1,635.8 | — |
| 1943 | — | — | 1,702.4 | — |
| 1944 | — | — | 1,618.5 | — |
| 1945 | — | — | 1,575.4 | — |
| 1946 | — | — | 1,529.7 | — |
| 1947 | — | — | 1,532 | — |
| 1948 | — | — | 1,501.7 | — |
| 1949 | — | — | 1,457.3 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | 1,446 | — |
| 1951 | — | — | 1,423.5 | — |
| 1952 | — | — | 1,394.6 | — |
| 1953 | — | — | 1,385.6 | — |
| 1954 | — | — | 1,314.8 | — |
| 1955 | — | — | 1,332.3 | — |
| 1956 | — | — | 1,333.7 | — |
| 1957 | — | — | 1,356.7 | — |
| 1958 | — | — | 1,343.4 | — |
| 1959 | — | — | 1,317.3 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | 1,339.2 | — |
| 1961 | — | — | 1,298.8 | — |
| 1962 | — | — | 1,323.6 | — |
| 1963 | — | — | 1,346.3 | — |
| 1964 | — | — | 1,303.8 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 1,306.5 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 1,309 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 1,274 | — |
| 1968 | 1,930,082 | 967.3 | 1,303.6 | — |
| 1969 | 1,921,990 | 953.5 | 1,270.3 | — |
| 1970 | 1,921,031 | 944.2 | 1,220.7 | — |
| 1971 | 1,927,542 | 932.2 | 1,213.4 | — |
| 1972 | 1,963,944 | 938.6 | 1,215.1 | — |
| 1973 | 1,973,003 | 933.5 | 1,201.2 | — |
| 1974 | 1,934,388 | 906.3 | 1,151.1 | — |
| 1975 | 1,892,879 | 878.5 | 1,094.4 | — |
| 1976 | 1,909,440 | 877.4 | 1,083.7 | — |
| 1977 | 1,899,597 | 864.2 | 1,051.3 | — |
| 1978 | 1,927,788 | 868 | 1,043.7 | — |
| 1979 | 1,913,841 | 852 | 1,010.6 | — |
| 1980 | 1,989,841 | 878 | 1,038.7 | — |
| 1981 | 1,977,981 | 861.9 | 1,007 | — |
| 1982 | 1,974,797 | 852.3 | 984.9 | — |
| 1983 | 2,019,201 | 863.7 | 990 | — |
| 1984 | 2,039,369 | 864.4 | 982.1 | — |
| 1985 | 2,086,440 | 876.6 | 987.8 | — |
| 1986 | 2,105,361 | 876.5 | 978.4 | — |
| 1987 | 2,123,323 | 876 | 969.6 | — |
| 1988 | 2,167,999 | 886.2 | 975.1 | — |
| 1989 | 2,150,466 | 870.6 | 949.9 | — |
| 1990 | 2,148,463 | 863.1 | 938 | — |
| 1991 | 2,169,518 | 857.2 | 921.9 | — |
| 1992 | 2,175,613 | 847.8 | 905.3 | — |
| 1993 | 2,268,553 | 872.4 | 925.8 | — |
| 1994 | 2,278,994 | 865.7 | 913.2 | — |
| 1995 | 2,312,132 | 868 | 909.5 | — |
| 1996 | 2,314,690 | 858.8 | 893.7 | — |
| 1997 | 2,314,245 | 848.4 | 877.7 | — |
| 1998 | 2,337,256 | 846.7 | 870.1 | — |
| 1999 | 2,391,399 | 857.009 | 875.631 | — |
| 2000 | 2,403,351 | 854.003 | 868.992 | — |
| 2001 | 2,416,425 | 847.961 | 858.822 | — |
| 2002 | 2,443,387 | 849.504 | 855.892 | — |
| 2003 | 2,448,288 | 843.923 | 843.47 | — |
| 2004 | 2,397,615 | 818.843 | 813.686 | — |
| 2005 | 2,448,017 | 828.386 | 814.995 | — |
| 2006 | 2,426,264 | 813.146 | 791.789 | — |
| 2007 | 2,423,712 | 804.602 | 775.267 | — |
| 2008 | 2,471,984 | 812.901 | 774.942 | — |
| 2009 | 2,437,163 | 794.455 | 749.574 | — |
| 2010 | 2,468,435 | 799.505 | 746.959 | — |
| 2011 | 2,515,458 | 807.292 | 741.323 | — |
| 2012 | 2,543,279 | 810.183 | 732.786 | — |
| 2013 | 2,596,993 | 821.498 | 731.929 | — |
| 2014 | 2,626,418 | 823.698 | 724.641 | — |
| 2015 | 2,712,630 | 843.955 | 733.082 | — |
| 2016 | 2,744,248 | 849.277 | 728.782 | — |
| 2017 | 2,813,503 | 863.782 | 731.911 | — |
| 2018 | 2,839,205 | 867.814 | 723.61 | — |
| 2019 | 2,854,838 | 869.742 | 715.245 | — |
| 2020 | 3,383,729 | 1,026.978 | 835.422 | — |
| 2021 | 3,464,231 | 1,043.777 | 879.679 | yes |
| 2022 | 3,279,857 | 984.092 | 798.819 | yes |
| 2023 | 3,090,964 | 922.91 | 750.513 | yes |
| 2024 | 3,072,666 | 903.43 | 722.131 | yes |
| 2025 | 3,096,843 | 910.539 | 725.8 | yes |
The dashed, greyed segment (2021 onward) is CDC provisional data from the Provisional Mortality database, close to final, but subject to small upward revision, and the most recent year may run a month or two short of a full year.
Source: CDC WONDER + CDC Socrata, Death rates & life expectancy since 1900 (NCHS/Socrata w9j2-ggv5, age-adjusted rate) + Compressed Mortality (D74/D16, 1968–1998) + Underlying Cause of Death (D76, 1999–2020) + Provisional Mortality Statistics (D176, 2021–present), national.
Monthly Deaths
Nov 2021–Oct 2026
Data table
| Month | Deaths | Crude rate |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2018 | 286,744 | — |
| Feb 2018 | 236,998 | — |
| Mar 2018 | 248,805 | — |
| Apr 2018 | 233,164 | — |
| May 2018 | 228,772 | — |
| Jun 2018 | 220,103 | — |
| Jul 2018 | 225,111 | — |
| Aug 2018 | 224,254 | — |
| Sep 2018 | 218,696 | — |
| Oct 2018 | 233,903 | — |
| Nov 2018 | 233,375 | — |
| Dec 2018 | 249,280 | — |
| Jan 2019 | 257,649 | — |
| Feb 2019 | 232,821 | — |
| Mar 2019 | 254,929 | — |
| Apr 2019 | 235,254 | — |
| May 2019 | 236,893 | — |
| Jun 2019 | 225,422 | — |
| Jul 2019 | 229,211 | — |
| Aug 2019 | 227,280 | — |
| Sep 2019 | 222,715 | — |
| Oct 2019 | 237,661 | — |
| Nov 2019 | 239,028 | — |
| Dec 2019 | 255,975 | — |
| Jan 2020 | 264,062 | — |
| Feb 2020 | 244,431 | — |
| Mar 2020 | 269,239 | — |
| Apr 2020 | 321,879 | — |
| May 2020 | 280,152 | — |
| Jun 2020 | 249,993 | — |
| Jul 2020 | 278,409 | — |
| Aug 2020 | 276,731 | — |
| Sep 2020 | 256,732 | — |
| Oct 2020 | 273,443 | — |
| Nov 2020 | 302,090 | — |
| Dec 2020 | 366,568 | — |
| Jan 2021 | 372,916 | — |
| Feb 2021 | 282,015 | — |
| Mar 2021 | 270,527 | — |
| Apr 2021 | 256,523 | — |
| May 2021 | 257,798 | — |
| Jun 2021 | 244,671 | — |
| Jul 2021 | 257,328 | — |
| Aug 2021 | 303,261 | — |
| Sep 2021 | 311,830 | — |
| Oct 2021 | 299,591 | — |
| Nov 2021 | 288,483 | — |
| Dec 2021 | 319,288 | — |
| Jan 2022 | 369,459 | — |
| Feb 2022 | 290,309 | — |
| Mar 2022 | 268,246 | — |
| Apr 2022 | 246,083 | — |
| May 2022 | 254,396 | — |
| Jun 2022 | 248,080 | — |
| Jul 2022 | 260,129 | — |
| Aug 2022 | 258,926 | — |
| Sep 2022 | 250,891 | — |
| Oct 2022 | 264,956 | — |
| Nov 2022 | 268,002 | — |
| Dec 2022 | 300,380 | — |
| Jan 2023 | 288,757 | — |
| Feb 2023 | 248,665 | — |
| Mar 2023 | 268,769 | — |
| Apr 2023 | 251,834 | — |
| May 2023 | 252,167 | — |
| Jun 2023 | 240,809 | — |
| Jul 2023 | 246,581 | — |
| Aug 2023 | 249,931 | — |
| Sep 2023 | 244,478 | — |
| Oct 2023 | 258,159 | — |
| Nov 2023 | 257,440 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 283,374 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 294,589 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 255,129 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 263,199 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 248,972 | — |
| May 2024 | 249,911 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 242,177 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 248,384 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 250,539 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 241,904 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 254,644 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 247,967 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 275,251 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 300,113 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 269,030 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 276,506 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 249,434 | — |
| May 2025 | 251,027 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 241,540 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 247,298 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 246,330 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 240,444 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 250,602 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 249,782 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 274,737 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 286,699 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 252,095 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 262,724 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 245,327 | — |
| May 2026 | 251,636 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 240,629 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 247,670 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 244,173 | — |
| Sep 2026 | 213,737 | — |
| Oct 2026 | 12,636 | — |
CDC provisional monthly counts (Provisional Mortality database). The dashed tail is the latest month or two still filling in, and the count climbs as late records arrive.
Source: CDC WONDER (wonder.cdc.gov): Provisional Mortality Statistics (D176), national, by month.
Life Expectancy at Birth
US life expectancy at birth rose from about 47.3 years in 1900 to 78.4 in 2023, though it fell sharply in 2020–2021 during COVID-19 before recovering.
Data table
| Year | Life expectancy (yrs) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 47.3 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1901 | 49.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1902 | 51.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1903 | 50.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1904 | 47.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1905 | 48.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1906 | 48.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1907 | 47.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1908 | 51.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1909 | 52.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1910 | 50 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1911 | 52.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1912 | 53.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1913 | 52.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1914 | 54.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1915 | 54.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1916 | 51.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1917 | 50.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1918 | 39.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1919 | 54.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1920 | 54.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1921 | 60.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1922 | 59.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1923 | 57.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1924 | 59.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1925 | 59 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1926 | 56.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1927 | 60.4 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1928 | 56.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1929 | 57.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1930 | 59.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1931 | 61.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1932 | 62.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1933 | 63.3 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1934 | 61.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1935 | 61.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1936 | 58.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1937 | 60 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1938 | 63.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1939 | 63.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1940 | 62.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1941 | 64.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1942 | 66.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1943 | 63.3 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1944 | 65.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1945 | 65.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1946 | 66.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1947 | 66.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1948 | 67.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1949 | 68 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1950 | 68.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1951 | 68.4 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1952 | 68.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1953 | 68.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1954 | 69.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1955 | 69.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1956 | 69.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1957 | 69.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1958 | 69.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1959 | 69.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1960 | 69.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1961 | 70.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1962 | 70.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1963 | 69.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1964 | 70.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1965 | 70.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1966 | 70.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1967 | 70.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1968 | 70.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1969 | 70.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1970 | 70.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1971 | 71.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1972 | 71.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1973 | 71.4 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1974 | 72 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1975 | 72.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1976 | 72.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1977 | 73.3 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1978 | 73.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1979 | 73.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1980 | 73.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1981 | 74.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1982 | 74.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1983 | 74.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1984 | 74.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1985 | 74.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1986 | 74.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1987 | 74.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1988 | 74.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1989 | 75.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1990 | 75.4 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1991 | 75.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1992 | 75.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1993 | 75.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1994 | 75.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1995 | 75.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1996 | 76.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1997 | 76.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1998 | 76.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 1999 | 76.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2000 | 76.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2001 | 77 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2002 | 77 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2003 | 77.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2004 | 77.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2005 | 77.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2006 | 77.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2007 | 78.1 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2008 | 78.2 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2009 | 78.5 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2010 | 78.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2011 | 78.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2012 | 78.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2013 | 78.8 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2014 | 78.9 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2015 | 78.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2016 | 78.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2017 | 78.6 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2018 | 78.7 | data.cdc.gov |
| 2019 | 78.8 | NCHS final |
| 2020 | 77 | NCHS final |
| 2021 | 76.4 | NCHS final |
| 2022 | 77.5 | NCHS final |
| 2023 | 78.4 | NCHS final |
The dashed tail (2019+) comes from NCHS's final annual figures rather than the data.cdc.gov table, which ends at 2018.
Source: NCHS via data.cdc.gov (w9j2-ggv5), 1900–2018; 2019–2023 from NCHS final annual figures.
When in the Year People Die
Averaged over 2020–2025, deaths peak in Jan and bottom out in Jun, about a 23% swing across the year, the familiar winter-mortality pattern.
Data table
| Month | Avg. deaths (per 30.4 days) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 309,293 |
| Feb | 285,468 |
| Mar | 264,547 |
| Apr | 266,303 |
| May | 252,922 |
| Jun | 248,132 |
| Jul | 251,724 |
| Aug | 259,512 |
| Sep | 261,493 |
| Oct | 262,078 |
| Nov | 272,905 |
| Dec | 297,788 |
Mean all-cause deaths per month over the last 6 complete years, adjusted to a 30.4-day month so February isn't understated. Includes the 2020–2021 COVID-19 waves. Source: CDC WONDER (wonder.cdc.gov): Provisional Mortality Statistics (D176), national, by month.
Deaths by Age
Death is overwhelmingly an old-age event: in 2022, about 54% of US deaths were people aged 75 or older, and roughly 2% were under 25.
Data table
| Age group | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 years | 63,464 | 65,256 | 63,947 | 61,120 | 60,057 | 65,738 | 68,265 | 66,388 |
| 25-44 years | 124,889 | 135,384 | 140,382 | 139,697 | 142,532 | 181,422 | 208,011 | 187,099 |
| 45-64 years | 532,255 | 538,778 | 542,725 | 540,726 | 535,940 | 643,357 | 694,372 | 602,002 |
| 65-74 years | 494,438 | 510,387 | 531,417 | 543,859 | 555,317 | 686,056 | 722,892 | 668,180 |
| 75-84 years | 635,659 | 634,147 | 656,624 | 674,624 | 686,909 | 835,357 | 827,052 | 823,544 |
| 85 years and older | 856,272 | 849,850 | 875,538 | 878,744 | 871,594 | 1,028,648 | 936,712 | 930,806 |
All-cause deaths, 2015–2022 in the table; the chart shows 2022. Source: NCHS "Weekly Counts of Deaths by Jurisdiction and Age" via data.cdc.gov (y5bj-9g5w).