In 2019, the death rate for diseases of the heart among adults aged 65 years and older in the United States was around 1,021 per 100,000 population, a decrease compared to a rate of 1,707 per 100,000 in the year 2000. Diseases of the heart and cancer were the leading causes of death among those aged 65 years and older in the United States in 2019. This statistic shows the death rates for heart disease and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019.
Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019
(per 100,000 population)
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CDC, & NCHS. (December 15, 2023). Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
CDC, und NCHS. "Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
CDC, NCHS. (2023). Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
CDC, and NCHS. "Death Rates for Diseases of The Heart and Cancer among Adults in The United States Aged 65 Years and Older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
CDC & NCHS, Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Death rates for diseases of the heart and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440582/heart-disease-and-cancer-death-rate-older-adults-us/
