Prevalence and Incidence of Death

Incidence (annual) of Death:

2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001) ... see also overview of Death.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Death:

2,391,398 per year, 199,283 per month, 45,988 per week, 6,551 per day, 272 per hour, 4 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Death:

For details see incidence of types of Death analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Maternal death: 391 women in 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
• Infant Death: 2,648 annual cases (NVSR Sep 2001); 7.1 per 1,000 infant deaths (per births) in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
• SIDS: 2 per 1,000
• Accidental death: 93,592 annual cases in 2000 (CDC); 97,860 annual cases in 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
• Suicide: 29,199 annual cases of actual suicide in 1999 USA (NVHS Sep 2001)
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Lifetime risk for Death:

100% eventually, just like taxes.

Death statistics for Death:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Death:

• Death rates by age in the USA:
  • 0.877% or 1-in-114 death rate on average for any age
  • Infant (<1 year) 0.706% or 1-in-141 (highest in the first 28 days) [CDC NVSR 2001]
  • 0.188% or 1-in-531 for infant (< 1 year) but after the first 28 days [CDC NVSR 2001]
  • Age 1-4 years 0.034% (1 in 2,941) [CDC NVSR 2001]
  • 5-9 years 0.017% (1 in 5,882) [CDC NVSR 2001]
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