Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States
United States: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb was 11.77 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 11.77 for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States peaked at 39.17 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.46, in 1979.
United States ranks 51st 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.
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.17 | — |
| 1951 | 35.69 | -8.9% |
| 1952 | 32.04 | -10.2% |
| 1953 | 26.47 | -17.4% |
| 1954 | 22.99 | -13.2% |
| 1955 | 20.56 | -10.5% |
| 1956 | 19.33 | -6.0% |
| 1957 | 18.5 | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 17.75 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 16.85 | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 16.15 | -4.1% |
| 1961 | 15 | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 14.89 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.74 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13.96 | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 13.36 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 12.87 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 12.06 | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 9.34 | -22.6% |
| 1969 | 8.75 | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 8.51 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 8.02 | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 7.77 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 7.78 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.74 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 7.62 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 7.76 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 7.63 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.9 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 6.46 | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 6.94 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 7.25 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 7.3 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.97 | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 8.65 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 9.6 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 10.63 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 14.83 | +39.5% |
| 1988 | 16.28 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 17.92 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 18.91 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 20.15 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 21.26 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 22.75 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 24.28 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 24.5 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 20.13 | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 15.2 | -24.5% |
| 1998 | 14.44 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 15.58 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 15.64 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.14 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 16 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.66 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.65 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.43 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.15 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.14 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.31 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 14.18 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.81 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.96 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.72 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.13 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 12.65 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.46 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 11.87 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.84 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.77 | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 11.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.55, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +39.5% | 10.63 | 14.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.93 | 16.85 | 39.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.11 | 8.75 | 16.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.72 | 6.46 | 8.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.74 | 6.94 | 17.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.79 | 14.44 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.56 | 15.14 | 16.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.31 | 11.46 | 14.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 | 11.77 | 11.87 | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States?
- Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb in United States was 11.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 39.17 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 in 1979.
- How does United States rank for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb?
- United States ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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