Deaths and Mortality

• Life expectancy: 77.5 years
• Infant Mortality rate: 5.60 deaths per 1,000 live births

Source: Mortality in the United States, 2022, data tables for figures 1, 5

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:

• Heart disease: 702,880
• Cancer: 608,371
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 227,039
• COVID-19: 186,552
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 165,393
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,382
• Alzheimer’s disease: 120,122
• Diabetes: 101,209
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 57,937
• Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 54,803

Source: Mortality in the United States, 2022, data table for figure 4

• Linked birth and infant death data
• Mortality Statistics
• Where to Write for Vital Records