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Deaths and Mortality Print Minus Related Pages
Data are for the U.S.
Number of deaths: 3,090,964
Death rate: 922.9 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Life expectancy: 78.4 years
Infant Mortality rate: 5.60 deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2023, data tables for figures 1, 5
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Heart disease: 680,981
Cancer: 613,352
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 222,698
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 162,639
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 145,357
Alzheimer’s disease: 114,034
Diabetes: 95,190
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 55,253
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 52,222
COVID-19: 49,932
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2023, data table for figure 4
More data: reports and tables
Deaths: Final Data for 2022 [PDF – 4 MB]
Deaths: Leading Causes for 2023 [PDF – 14 MB]
Trends in Deaths from Health, United States
United States Life Tables, 2021 [PDF – 2 MB]
U.S. State Life Tables, 2021 [PDF – 1 MB]
Trends in Births and Deaths: United States, 2010-2023 [PDF – 366 KB]
Death Rates by Marital Status for Leading Causes of Death: United States, 2010-2019 [PDF – 332 KB]
Trends in Death Rates in Urban and Rural Areas: United States, 1999-2019
Mortality in the United States — Provisional Data, 2023 | MMWR
More data: query tools
CDC Wonder – Underlying Cause of Death
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Linked birth and infant death data
Mortality Statistics
Where to Write for Vital Records
Last Reviewed: September 17, 2025 Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
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