In 2021, the death rate in the United States stood at 10.4 deaths per 1,000 of the population. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when the death rate stood at 10.3 deaths per 1,000 of the population.
Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021
(per 1,000 of population)
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CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (October 4, 2024). Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of population)." Chart. October 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (2024). Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Total Death Rate in The United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System), Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total death rate in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (per 1,000 of population) [Graph], CDC (National Vital Statistics System), October 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195948/total-death-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/