| Table 3. Number of deaths and death rates, by age, race, and sex: United States, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| [Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. Populations used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census, estimated as of July 1, 2005; see "Technical Notes." Data for specified races other than white and black should be interpreted with caution because of inconsistencies between reporting race on death certificates and on censuses and surveys; see "Technical Notes"] | |||||||||||||||||||
| All races | White1 | Black1 | American Indian1,2 | Asian or Pacific Islander1,3 | |||||||||||||||
| Age | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | ||||
| Number | |||||||||||||||||||
| All ages | 2,448,017 | 1,207,675 | 1,240,342 | 2,098,097 | 1,028,152 | 1,069,945 | 292,808 | 149,108 | 143,700 | 13,918 | 7,607 | 6,311 | 43,194 | 22,808 | 20,386 | ||||
| Under 1 year | 28,440 | 16,018 | 12,422 | 18,514 | 10,471 | 8,043 | 8,695 | 4,867 | 3,828 | 357 | 196 | 161 | 874 | 484 | 390 | ||||
| 1 - 4 years | 4,756 | 2,765 | 1,991 | 3,408 | 1,996 | 1,412 | 1,097 | 623 | 474 | 100 | 62 | 38 | 151 | 84 | 67 | ||||
| 5 - 9 years | 2,837 | 1,556 | 1,281 | 2,018 | 1,109 | 909 | 663 | 361 | 302 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 110 | 59 | 51 | ||||
| 10 - 14 years | 3,765 | 2,297 | 1,468 | 2,692 | 1,640 | 1,052 | 880 | 548 | 332 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 129 | 72 | 57 | ||||
| 15 - 19 years | 13,703 | 9,886 | 3,817 | 10,268 | 7,299 | 2,969 | 2,839 | 2,189 | 650 | 282 | 180 | 102 | 314 | 218 | 96 | ||||
| 20 - 24 years | 20,531 | 15,623 | 4,908 | 15,142 | 11,493 | 3,649 | 4,532 | 3,520 | 1,012 | 353 | 259 | 94 | 504 | 351 | 153 | ||||
| 25 - 29 years | 19,568 | 14,242 | 5,326 | 14,079 | 10,323 | 3,756 | 4,647 | 3,334 | 1,313 | 364 | 264 | 100 | 478 | 321 | 157 | ||||
| 30 - 34 years | 22,357 | 15,041 | 7,316 | 16,024 | 10,909 | 5,115 | 5,389 | 3,509 | 1,880 | 356 | 248 | 108 | 588 | 375 | 213 | ||||
| 35 - 39 years | 31,420 | 20,011 | 11,409 | 23,177 | 15,031 | 8,146 | 7,048 | 4,247 | 2,801 | 497 | 306 | 191 | 698 | 427 | 271 | ||||
| 40 - 44 years | 53,365 | 33,298 | 20,067 | 40,407 | 25,793 | 14,614 | 11,138 | 6,379 | 4,759 | 726 | 471 | 255 | 1,094 | 655 | 439 | ||||
| 45 - 49 years | 79,383 | 49,279 | 30,104 | 60,286 | 38,117 | 22,169 | 16,714 | 9,765 | 6,949 | 874 | 524 | 350 | 1,509 | 873 | 636 | ||||
| 50 - 54 years | 104,147 | 65,193 | 38,954 | 79,938 | 50,765 | 29,173 | 21,035 | 12,483 | 8,552 | 1,053 | 636 | 417 | 2,121 | 1,309 | 812 | ||||
| 55 - 59 years | 127,478 | 77,988 | 49,490 | 101,212 | 62,213 | 38,999 | 22,656 | 13,614 | 9,042 | 1,075 | 678 | 397 | 2,535 | 1,483 | 1,052 | ||||
| 60 - 64 years | 147,823 | 87,441 | 60,382 | 121,006 | 72,059 | 48,947 | 22,760 | 13,097 | 9,663 | 1,165 | 663 | 502 | 2,892 | 1,622 | 1,270 | ||||
| 65 - 69 years | 172,236 | 98,412 | 73,824 | 143,202 | 82,421 | 60,781 | 24,368 | 13,358 | 11,010 | 1,202 | 624 | 578 | 3,464 | 2,009 | 1,455 | ||||
| 70 - 74 years | 226,119 | 124,395 | 101,724 | 193,160 | 107,129 | 86,031 | 27,350 | 14,258 | 13,092 | 1,285 | 673 | 612 | 4,324 | 2,335 | 1,989 | ||||
| 75 - 79 years | 307,888 | 159,114 | 148,774 | 270,366 | 141,070 | 129,296 | 30,903 | 14,718 | 16,185 | 1,263 | 611 | 652 | 5,356 | 2,715 | 2,641 | ||||
| 80 - 84 years | 378,777 | 176,121 | 202,656 | 340,454 | 159,158 | 181,296 | 31,095 | 13,351 | 17,744 | 1,170 | 533 | 637 | 6,058 | 3,079 | 2,979 | ||||
| 85 years and over | 703,169 | 238,796 | 464,373 | 642,539 | 218,990 | 423,549 | 48,952 | 14,856 | 34,096 | 1,684 | 614 | 1,070 | 9,994 | 4,336 | 5,658 | ||||
| Not stated | 255 | 199 | 56 | 205 | 166 | 39 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Rate | |||||||||||||||||||
| All ages4 | 825.9 | 827.2 | 824.6 | 873.7 | 864.5 | 882.8 | 749.4 | 799.2 | 703.9 | 440.3 | 481.9 | 398.8 | 307.7 | 333.9 | 282.8 | ||||
| Under 1 year5 | 692.5 | 762.3 | 619.4 | 579.1 | 640.0 | 515.3 | 1,311.2 | 1,437.2 | 1,179.7 | 818.9 | 882.4 | 752.9 | 430.8 | 464.5 | 395.3 | ||||
| 1 - 4 years | 29.4 | 33.4 | 25.1 | 27.0 | 30.9 | 22.9 | 41.8 | 46.7 | 36.7 | 59.2 | 72.4 | 45.6 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 17.5 | ||||
| 5 - 9 years | 14.5 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 20.1 | * | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.1 | ||||
| 10 - 14 years | 18.1 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 25.2 | 30.9 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 25.1 | 18.7 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 12.6 | ||||
| 15 - 19 years | 65.1 | 91.6 | 37.2 | 62.5 | 86.5 | 37.2 | 83.6 | 127.2 | 38.8 | 93.6 | 117.5 | 68.9 | 33.9 | 45.7 | 21.4 | ||||
| 20 - 24 years | 97.6 | 143.9 | 48.2 | 91.5 | 133.8 | 45.8 | 143.1 | 220.4 | 64.5 | 121.8 | 173.4 | 66.9 | 49.0 | 67.1 | 30.2 | ||||
| 25 - 29 years | 97.5 | 138.7 | 54.4 | 89.3 | 126.5 | 49.4 | 162.0 | 239.1 | 89.1 | 145.4 | 201.5 | 83.8 | 40.3 | 54.8 | 26.1 | ||||
| 30 - 34 years | 111.4 | 148.1 | 73.7 | 101.7 | 135.1 | 66.6 | 197.3 | 270.7 | 131.0 | 156.6 | 211.7 | 98.0 | 43.2 | 56.3 | 30.7 | ||||
| 35 - 39 years | 149.6 | 189.4 | 109.3 | 138.3 | 176.1 | 99.0 | 254.1 | 323.9 | 191.5 | 222.8 | 270.6 | 173.7 | 56.3 | 70.5 | 42.7 | ||||
| 40 - 44 years | 233.4 | 292.7 | 174.7 | 217.8 | 276.4 | 158.6 | 379.3 | 463.8 | 304.8 | 305.7 | 400.1 | 212.9 | 96.2 | 118.9 | 74.9 | ||||
| 45 - 49 years | 353.1 | 443.7 | 264.6 | 326.6 | 413.4 | 239.9 | 602.7 | 755.9 | 469.0 | 394.2 | 486.4 | 307.0 | 146.7 | 179.0 | 117.6 | ||||
| 50 - 54 years | 520.8 | 666.0 | 381.6 | 480.7 | 616.6 | 347.5 | 914.9 | 1,184.8 | 686.6 | 570.2 | 712.6 | 437.0 | 239.6 | 317.5 | 171.7 | ||||
| 55 - 59 years | 734.6 | 925.7 | 554.3 | 689.7 | 864.0 | 521.9 | 1,254.6 | 1,667.1 | 914.1 | 729.8 | 950.2 | 522.7 | 348.9 | 441.1 | 269.5 | ||||
| 60 - 64 years | 1,136.9 | 1,410.0 | 887.9 | 1,085.7 | 1,341.8 | 847.6 | 1,812.2 | 2,380.7 | 1,369.2 | ||||||||||