Death rate by cause who mdb in United States
United States: Death rate by cause who mdb was 95.18 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
95.18
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
56th
of 111 countries
All-time high
152.73
in 1990
All-time low
95.18
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Death rate by cause who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate by cause who mdb in United States is 95.18, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate by cause who mdb in United States peaked at 152.73 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 95.18, in 2022.
United States ranks 56th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Death rate by cause who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 141.06 | — |
| 1951 | 139.72 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 141.27 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 141.5 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 141.22 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 141.21 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 141.89 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 141.88 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 139.66 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 139.58 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 141.07 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 140.59 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 140.63 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 141.71 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 141.33 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 142.73 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 143.3 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 144.13 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 145.27 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 144.9 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 145.75 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 144.85 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 145.94 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 145.91 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 147.16 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 144.7 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 146.19 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 146.74 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 147.53 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 146.68 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 148.34 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 147.61 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 148.83 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 149.94 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 150.07 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 150.2 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 150.06 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 149.8 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 149.77 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 150.33 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 152.73 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 152.13 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 150.86 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 150.62 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 149.48 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 148 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 145.93 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 143.4 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 141.01 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 140.68 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 137.92 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 135.47 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 133.66 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 131.21 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 128.24 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 126.79 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 124.68 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 122.72 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 121.69 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 119.54 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 118.07 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 115.79 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 114.47 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 112.32 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 111.02 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 109.14 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 106.98 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 104.65 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 102.32 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 99.95 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.24 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.65 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.18 | -1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 95.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.89, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 140.9 | 139.58 | 141.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 142.57 | 140.59 | 145.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 146.15 | 144.7 | 147.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.5 | 147.61 | 150.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.48 | 140.68 | 152.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.19 | 119.54 | 137.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.47 | 99.95 | 118.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.69 | 95.18 | 98.24 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate by cause who mdb in United States?
- Death rate by cause who mdb in United States was 95.18 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 152.73 in 1990.
- What is the lowest death rate by cause who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.18 in 2022.
- How does United States rank for death rate by cause who mdb?
- United States ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is death rate by cause who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate by cause who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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