TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - QuickStats: age-adjusted death rate* among adults aged ≥65 years, by sex - United States, 1970-2022
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Tejada-Vera, Betzaida
SP  - e600
EP  - e600
VL  - 73
IS  - 26
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7326a3
ID  - ref1
ER  -