The graph displays the death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017. The year 1999 saw the highest death rate for both causes. The lowest death rate due to cancer was recorded in 2017, whereas for heart disease it was in the years 2010 and 2011. Overall the death rates for both causes have declined.
Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017
(per 100,000 population)
The data in the source report is based on information from death
certificates filed in the 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia from 1999 to 2017, as collected and processed by the
National Center for Health Statistics through the Vital Statistics
Cooperative Program. Death certificates are generally
completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical
examiners, and coroners. Please see page 8 of the NVSR report for more information on the data.
The death rates provided were per 100,000 population enumerated as of April 1 for 2000 and 2010, and estimated as of July 1 for all other years.
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CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (May 22, 2019). Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (2019). Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Death Rates for Women Aged 45 to 64 in The U.S. Due to Cancer and Heart Disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System), Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Death rates for women aged 45 to 64 in the U.S. due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC (National Vital Statistics System), May 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026791/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-women-aged-45-to-64/
