| 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 | 1,158.8 | 1,383.0 | 954.4 | 578.2 | 695.8 | 475.6 | ||||
| 65 - 69 years | 1,700.0 | 2,084.2 | 1,364.7 | 1,649.5 | 2,016.7 | 1,322.9 | 2,466.3 | 3,174.7 | 1,940.8 | 1,662.7 | 1,830.6 | 1,513.0 | 889.1 | 1,115.6 | 694.4 | ||||
| 70 - 74 years | 2,657.6 | 3,267.0 | 2,164.0 | 2,618.1 | 3,208.8 | 2,129.8 | 3,514.3 | 4,509.2 | 2,833.5 | 2,467.2 | 2,869.6 | 2,137.5 | 1,440.6 | 1,805.1 | 1,164.6 | ||||
| 75 - 79 years | 4,154.0 | 5,103.4 | 3,464.7 | 4,128.9 | 5,065.8 | 3,435.6 | 5,161.7 | 6,579.2 | 4,316.0 | 3,372.6 | 3,750.3 | 3,081.7 | 2,354.3 | 2,918.7 | 1,963.8 | ||||
| 80 - 84 years | 6,712.9 | 8,147.4 | 5,822.0 | 6,731.9 | 8,169.0 | 5,831.3 | 7,547.7 | 9,376.2 | 6,581.9 | 4,777.5 | 5,401.8 | 4,356.2 | 4,071.9 | 5,038.8 | 3,397.9 | ||||
| 85 years and over | 13,798.6 | 14,889.4 | 13,297.7 | 14,021.1 | 15,156.5 | 13,498.3 | 13,083.1 | 13,809.8 | 12,789.9 | 7,505.1 | 8,419.0 | 7,065.0 | 8,565.5 | 9,839.1 | 7,792.5 | ||||
| 1Race categories are consistent with the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards. In 2005, multiple-race data were reported by 21 states and the District of Columbia; see "Technical Notes." The multiple-race data for these reporting areas were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other reporting areas; see "Technical Notes." | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes Aleuts and Eskimos. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Other Asian or Pacific Islander. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4Figures for age not stated are included in "All ages" but not distributed among age groups. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5Death rates for "Under 1 year" (based on population estimates) differ from infant mortality rates (based on live births); see "Technical Notes." | |||||||||||||||||||