Citation

Miniño AM. NCHS Data Brief 2011; 64(64): 1-8.

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, United States National Center for Health Statistics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22142873

Abstract

KEY FINDINGS: Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality In 2009, the age-adjusted death rate for the United States reached a record low of 741.0 per 100,000 population. The non-Hispanic black population had the highest mortality (942.6). Life expectancy at birth reached a record high of 78.2 years. White females had the longest life expectancy (80.9 years), followed by black females (77.4 years). The gap in life expectancy between white persons and black persons declined by 22 percent between 2000 and 2009. The race differential was 4.3 years in 2009. States in the Southeast region had higher death rates than those in other regions of the country. In 2009, the five leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, and accidents.

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