What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in United States of America?

The highest recorded value was 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 1973.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in United States of America?

The lowest recorded value was 0.121 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.

How does United States of America rank for mortality rates at age 25?

United States of America ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in United States of America?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this United States of America data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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United States of America: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 14.2%

World rank

110th

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.21 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1973

All-time low

0.121 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1999

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America is 0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America peaked at 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.121 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1999.

United States of America ranks 110th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	0.199 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	0.204 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1952	0.203 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1953	0.195 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1954	0.186 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
1955	0.186 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1956	0.184 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1957	0.184 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1958	0.179 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1959	0.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1960	0.183 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1961	0.164 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.4%
1962	0.171 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.3%
1963	0.175 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1964	0.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.9%
1965	0.179 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1966	0.189 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.6%
1967	0.188 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1968	0.2 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.4%
1969	0.208 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.0%
1970	0.208 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1971	0.206 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1972	0.195 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.3%
1973	0.21 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.7%
1974	0.203 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1975	0.208 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1976	0.191 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.2%
1977	0.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1978	0.19 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1979	0.197 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
1980	0.199 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1981	0.192 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
1982	0.172 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.4%
1983	0.163 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.2%
1984	0.164 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1985	0.166 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1986	0.171 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1987	0.166 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1988	0.171 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1989	0.173 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1990	0.176 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1991	0.168 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1992	0.158 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.0%
1993	0.158 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1994	0.153 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1995	0.149 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1996	0.142 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1997	0.138 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1998	0.129 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%
1999	0.121 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.2%
2000	0.127 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.0%
2001	0.132 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2002	0.135 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2003	0.137 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
2004	0.144 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
2005	0.146 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
2006	0.152 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.1%
2007	0.143 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.9%
2008	0.142 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2009	0.132 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.0%
2010	0.131 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2011	0.134 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2012	0.132 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2013	0.131 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2014	0.135 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
2015	0.145 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.4%
2016	0.162 deaths per 1,000 people	+11.7%
2017	0.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2018	0.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.3%
2019	0.151 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.7%
2020	0.184 deaths per 1,000 people	+21.9%
2021	0.201 deaths per 1,000 people	+9.2%
2022	0.1781 deaths per 1,000 people	-11.4%
2023	0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.19 deaths per 1,000 people	0.179 deaths per 1,000 people	0.204 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.1837 deaths per 1,000 people	0.164 deaths per 1,000 people	0.208 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.1998 deaths per 1,000 people	0.19 deaths per 1,000 people	0.21 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.1737 deaths per 1,000 people	0.163 deaths per 1,000 people	0.199 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.1492 deaths per 1,000 people	0.121 deaths per 1,000 people	0.176 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.139 deaths per 1,000 people	0.127 deaths per 1,000 people	0.152 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.1431 deaths per 1,000 people	0.131 deaths per 1,000 people	0.162 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.179 deaths per 1,000 people	0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people	0.201 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near United States of America

107 United States Virgin Islands 0.1543 deaths per 1,000 people compare
108 Samoa 0.1542 deaths per 1,000 people compare
109 Dominica 0.1539 deaths per 1,000 people compare
111 Mongolia 0.1493 deaths per 1,000 people compare
112 Nicaragua 0.1476 deaths per 1,000 people compare
113 Montenegro 0.1437 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America?: Mortality rates at age 25 in United States of America was 0.1529 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in United States of America?: The highest recorded value was 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 1973.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in United States of America?: The lowest recorded value was 0.121 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.
How does United States of America rank for mortality rates at age 25?: United States of America ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in United States of America?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.