nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States
United States: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0054 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States stood at 0.0054.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States peaked at 0.0072 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0053, in 2020.
United States ranks 137th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0072 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0069 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.007 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.007 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.007 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.007 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.007 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.006 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0069 | 0.0065 | 0.0072 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 | 0.0055 | 0.0062 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 | 0.0053 | 0.0054 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in United States was 0.0054 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- United States ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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