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United States, 1968-2020

Data Table

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Years Population of 85+ Year-Olds
2020 6,420,681
2019 6,358,229
2018 6,303,848
2017 6,259,473
2016 6,380,331
2015 6,288,513
2014 6,154,392
2013 6,014,394
2012 5,878,472
2011 5,702,114
2010 5,493,433
2009 5,367,301
2008 5,195,840
2007 5,039,545
2006 4,865,929
2005 4,693,299
2004 4,545,883
2003 4,466,176
2002 4,368,808
2001 4,312,494
2000 4,236,788
1999 4,154,018
1998 4,032,535
1997 3,905,476
1996 3,794,892
1995 3,680,722
1994 3,561,032
1993 3,445,566
1992 3,314,660
1991 3,189,139
1990 3,021,425
1989 2,967,738
1988 2,885,253
1987 2,823,049
1986 2,742,043
1985 2,667,292
1984 2,594,684
1983 2,518,480
1982 2,436,714
1981 2,349,160
1980 2,240,067
1979 2,172,588
1978 2,072,622
1977 1,975,348
1976 1,870,546
1975 1,831,233
1974 1,736,998
1973 1,639,307
1972 1,563,543
1971 1,488,383
1970 1,408,629
1969 1,306,994
1968 1,240,002

Data Sources


Population Statistics

2017-2019 — Population by United States Jurisdictions

United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey. ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates.
Available from: data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=United%20States&g=0100000US&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP05


1968-2016 — Population by United States Jurisdictions

National Center for Health Statistics. Mortality Data on CDC WONDER.
Available from: wonder.cdc.gov/mortSQL.html
1999-2016: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html
1979-1998: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd9.html
1968-1978: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd8.html



Vital Statistics

2015-2020 — All-Cause Mortality for United States Jurisdictions

Used for 2015-2020 weekly data, but only for 2017-2020 annual data.
National Center for Health Statistics. Weekly counts of deaths by jurisdiction and age group.
Available from: data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Weekly-counts-of-deaths-by-jurisdiction-and-age-gr/y5bj-9g5w/
Weighted (predicted) provisional counts are used in these graphs. Data imported 3/1/21.

"Both unweighted and weighted (predicted) provisional counts are provided. Weighting of provisional counts is done to account for potential underreporting in the most recent weeks. However, data for the most recent week(s) are still likely to be incomplete. Only about 60% of deaths are reported within 10 days of the date of death, and there is considerable variation by jurisdiction and age. The completeness of provisional data varies by cause of death and by age group. However, the weights applied do not account for this variability. Therefore, the predicted numbers of deaths may be too low for some age groups and causes of death. For example, provisional data on deaths among younger age groups is typically less complete than among older age groups. Predicted counts may therefore be too low among the younger age groups. More detail about the methods, weighting, data, and limitations can be found in the Technical Notes."


1968-2016 — All-Cause Mortality for United States Jurisdictions

National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality Data on CDC WONDER.
Available from: wonder.cdc.gov/mortSQL.html
1999-2016: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html
1979-1998: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd9.html
1968-1978: wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd8.html