United States - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 6.28
2010 5.69
2015 5.65
2019 5.30

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 5.84
2010 6.20
2015 6.31
2019 6.55

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 87.87
2010 88.10
2015 88.04
2019 88.14

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in United States was 11.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.10 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.70
2001 14.30
2002 14.10
2003 13.80
2004 13.30
2005 13.10
2006 12.70
2007 12.40
2008 12.30
2009 12.00
2010 11.70
2011 11.60
2012 11.50
2013 11.30
2014 11.20
2015 11.20
2016 11.30
2017 11.10
2018 11.10
2019 11.10

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in United States was 16.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 21.70
2001 21.10
2002 20.70
2003 20.30
2004 19.60
2005 19.30
2006 18.80
2007 18.50
2008 18.30
2009 18.00
2010 17.50
2011 17.30
2012 17.10
2013 16.90
2014 16.70
2015 16.70
2016 16.80
2017 16.50
2018 16.30
2019 16.10

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in United States was 13.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 18.10
2001 17.60
2002 17.30
2003 17.00
2004 16.40
2005 16.10
2006 15.70
2007 15.40
2008 15.20
2009 14.90
2010 14.50
2011 14.30
2012 14.20
2013 14.00
2014 13.90
2015 13.90
2016 14.00
2017 13.80
2018 13.60
2019 13.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 10.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 17.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 13.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in United States was 0.500 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.500 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.400
2002 0.400
2003 0.400
2004 0.400
2005 0.400
2006 0.400
2007 0.400
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.400
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.500
2017 0.500
2018 0.500
2019 0.500

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in United States was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.300 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.200
2001 0.300
2002 0.300
2003 0.300
2004 0.300
2005 0.300
2006 0.300
2007 0.300
2008 0.300
2009 0.300
2010 0.300
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in United States was 0.700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.500 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.500
2001 0.500
2002 0.500
2003 0.500
2004 0.500
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.500
2008 0.600
2009 0.500
2010 0.500
2011 0.600
2012 0.500
2013 0.500
2014 0.600
2015 0.600
2016 0.700
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.700

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in United States was 7.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.50 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4.50 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.50
2001 4.70
2002 5.00
2003 5.00
2004 5.40
2005 5.20
2006 5.40
2007 5.50
2008 5.60
2009 5.70
2010 5.80
2011 6.00
2012 6.10
2013 6.20
2014 6.50
2015 6.80
2016 7.00
2017 7.10
2018 7.20
2019 7.50

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in United States was 25.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 17.70 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 17.70
2001 18.30
2002 18.80
2003 18.60
2004 18.60
2005 18.70
2006 19.10
2007 19.50
2008 20.00
2009 20.00
2010 20.50
2011 20.90
2012 21.10
2013 21.00
2014 21.60
2015 22.20
2016 23.50
2017 24.90
2018 24.30
2019 25.00

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in United States was 16.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.10 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 11.00
2001 11.40
2002 11.80
2003 11.70
2004 11.90
2005 11.90
2006 12.10
2007 12.40
2008 12.70
2009 12.80
2010 13.10
2011 13.40
2012 13.50
2013 13.50
2014 14.00
2015 14.40
2016 15.10
2017 15.90
2018 15.70
2019 16.10

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in United States was 12.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.20 in 2002 and a minimum value of 11.30 in 2014.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 15.70
2001 15.70
2002 16.20
2003 16.00
2004 15.80
2005 15.70
2006 15.60
2007 14.90
2008 13.40
2009 12.10
2010 11.70
2011 11.60
2012 11.90
2013 11.40
2014 11.30
2015 12.10
2016 12.90
2017 12.80
2018 12.60
2019 12.70

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.200

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors