Deaths/Mortality (Data are for U.S. in 2001) Number of deaths: 2,416,425 Death rate: 854.5 deaths per 100,000 population Life expectancy: 77.2 years Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 700,142 Cancer: 553,768 Stroke: 163,538 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,013 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 101,537 Diabetes: 71,372 Influenza/Pneumonia: 62,034 Alzheimer's disease: 53,852 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 39,480 Septicemia: 32,238 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2001 More data Deaths, death rates, and age-adjusted death rates, by race and sex, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980-2001 Deaths: Final Data for 2001, table 1 Deaths and death rates by age, race, and sex Deaths: Final Data for 2001, table 3 Deaths and death rates by Hispanic origin, age, and sex Deaths: Final Data for 2001, table 4 Death rates by age and age-adjusted death rates for leading causes, 1999-2001 Deaths: Final Data for 2001, table 9 Deaths, death rates, and age-adjusted death rates for major causes by State Deaths: Final Data for 2001, table 33 Related links Linked birth and infant death data Where to Write for Vital Records
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