Death rate from falls in United States
United States: Death rate from falls was 13.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
13.45
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.45
in 2021
All-time low
4.79
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from falls in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 13.45 for death rate from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in United States peaked at 13.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.79, in 2000.
United States ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 | 4.79 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.19 | 8.49 | 11.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.09 | 12.72 | 13.45 | 2 |
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More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,069 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age dependency ratio 55.0% (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 171.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2.05 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2.16 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in United States?
- Death rate from falls in United States was 13.45 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for death rate from falls?
- United States ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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