Citation

Tejada-Vera B. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2024; 73(26): e600.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

10.15585/mmwr.mm7326a3

PMID

38959176

PMCID

PMC11221632

Abstract

The age-adjusted death rate among adults aged ≥65 years declined from 6,717.6 per 100,000 standard population in 1970 to 4,073.8 in 2019. Death rates increased in 2020 and 2021 but then declined to 4,470.0 in 2022. The pattern was similar for males and females, although death rates for males were higher than those for females throughout the period 1970-2022.

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156507

* Age-adjusted death rates are deaths per 100,000 population, adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Aged; Female; Male; United States/epidemiology; Sex Distribution; Aged, 80 and over; Age Distribution; *Mortality/trends