What is the highest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 34.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.

What is the lowest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 18.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.

How does United States rank for death rate from digestive diseases?

United States ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is death rate from digestive diseases rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this United States data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Death rate from digestive diseases in United States

Name: Death rate from digestive diseases in United States
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United States: Death rate from digestive diseases was 23.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

23.33 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

44th

of 111 countries

All-time high

34.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1968

All-time low

18.86 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2009

Years of data

1950–2022

Death rate from digestive diseases in United States, 1950–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2022, death rate from digestive diseases in United States stood at 23.33 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from digestive diseases in United States peaked at 34.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 18.86 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.

That places United States 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Death rate from digestive diseases in United States, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from digestive diseases in United States, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	31.43 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	31.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
1952	31.21 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1953	31.05 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1954	30.18 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.8%
1955	30.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.2%
1956	30.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1957	31.28 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.3%
1958	30.88 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
1959	30.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1960	31.37 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.3%
1961	31.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1962	32.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.8%
1963	32.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.6%
1964	31.47 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.4%
1965	31.6 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.4%
1966	32.23 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.0%
1967	32.08 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1968	34.7 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.2%
1969	34.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1970	34.06 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
1971	33.24 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.4%
1972	33.05 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1973	32.74 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
1974	31.41 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.1%
1975	29.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.6%
1976	28.49 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.9%
1977	27.52 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.4%
1978	26.52 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
1979	27.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.0%
1980	27.79 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.8%
1981	26.7 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.9%
1982	25.47 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.6%
1983	25.1 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
1984	24.75 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
1985	24.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
1986	23.84 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.8%
1987	23.7 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1988	23.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1989	22.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.5%
1990	22.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1991	22.03 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.9%
1992	21.66 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.7%
1993	21.42 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1994	21.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1995	20.69 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.7%
1996	20.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1997	20.44 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
1998	20.07 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
1999	20.73 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.3%
2000	20.48 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
2001	20.48 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2002	20.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
2003	20.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2004	19.54 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
2005	19.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
2006	19.14 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
2007	19.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.9%
2008	19.56 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
2009	18.86 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
2010	18.88 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.1%
2011	19.08 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.0%
2012	19.09 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2013	19.34 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
2014	19.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.0%
2015	19.95 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.2%
2016	19.82 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
2017	19.8 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
2018	19.91 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
2019	20.23 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.7%
2020	22.5 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.2%
2021	24.21 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.6%
2022	23.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	30.89 deaths per 100,000 people	30.18 deaths per 100,000 people	31.43 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	32.32 deaths per 100,000 people	31.16 deaths per 100,000 people	34.7 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	30.36 deaths per 100,000 people	26.52 deaths per 100,000 people	34.06 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	24.84 deaths per 100,000 people	22.94 deaths per 100,000 people	27.79 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	21.12 deaths per 100,000 people	20.07 deaths per 100,000 people	22.46 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	19.73 deaths per 100,000 people	18.86 deaths per 100,000 people	20.48 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	19.56 deaths per 100,000 people	18.88 deaths per 100,000 people	20.23 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	23.35 deaths per 100,000 people	22.5 deaths per 100,000 people	24.21 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near United States

41 Belarus 24.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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43 United Kingdom 23.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
45 Armenia 23.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
46 Colombia 23.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
47 South Africa 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from digestive diseases in United States?: Death rate from digestive diseases in United States was 23.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 34.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
What is the lowest death rate from digestive diseases recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 18.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
How does United States rank for death rate from digestive diseases?: United States ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is death rate from digestive diseases rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Death rate from digestive diseases
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.