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United States, 1902-2020

Data Table

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Years Death Estimates
2020 3,420,313
2019 2,852,462
2018 2,838,772
2017 2,810,580
2016 2,744,086
2015 2,712,424
2014 2,626,251
2013 2,596,816
2012 2,543,088
2011 2,515,277
2010 2,468,223
2009 2,436,945
2008 2,471,769
2007 2,423,519
2006 2,426,058
2005 2,447,798
2004 2,397,450
2003 2,448,090
2002 2,443,182
2001 2,416,271
2000 2,403,196
1999 2,391,211
1998 2,337,106
1997 2,314,088
1996 2,314,534
1995 2,312,024
1994 2,278,847
1993 2,268,398
1992 2,175,453
1991 2,169,390
1990 2,148,371
1989 2,150,356
1988 2,167,999
1987 2,123,323
1986 2,105,361
1985 2,086,440
1984 2,039,369
1983 2,019,201
1982 1,974,797
1981 1,977,981
1980 1,989,841
1979 1,913,841
1978 1,927,788
1977 1,899,597
1976 1,909,440
1975 1,892,879
1974 1,934,388
1973 1,973,003
1972 1,963,944
1971 1,927,542
1970 1,921,031
1969 1,921,990
1968 1,930,082
1967 1,851,323
1966 1,863,149
1965 1,828,136
1964 1,798,051
1963 1,813,549
1962 1,756,720
1961 1,701,522
1960 1,716,376
1959 1,671,599
1958 1,661,378
1957 1,651,048
1956 1,587,688
1955 1,543,160
1954 1,499,838
1953 1,537,768
1952 1,512,506
1951 1,502,316
1950 1,461,806
1949 1,447,125
1948 1,451,650
1947 1,455,673
1946 1,413,886
1945 1,483,239
1944 1,467,012
1943 1,490,459
1942 1,389,053
1941 1,400,726
1940 1,426,922
1939 1,387,325
1938 1,376,144
1937 1,455,721
1936 1,485,417
1935 1,387,028
1934 1,402,749
1933 1,343,693
1932 1,360,761
1931 1,376,840
1930 1,390,767
1929 1,449,027
1928 1,446,108
1927 1,345,096
1926 1,420,504
1925 1,355,199
1924 1,323,664
1923 1,354,559
1922 1,287,573
1921 1,248,187
1920 1,383,993
1919 1,348,231
1918 1,868,065
1917 1,445,752
1916 1,407,062
1915 1,327,207
1914 1,318,176
1913 1,341,705
1912 1,296,556
1911 1,304,696
1910 1,358,383
1909 1,284,958
1908 1,304,037
1907 1,383,427
1906 1,341,565
1905 1,332,770
1904 1,347,522
1903 1,257,859
1902 1,227,027

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


1900-1967 — Population for the United States as a Whole

Population Division, United States Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program. National Intercensal Tables: 1900-1990.
Available from: census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/pre-1980-national.html

"National population data for the years 1900 to 1949 exclude the population residing in Alaska and Hawaii. National population data for the years 1940 to 1979 cover the resident population plus Armed Forces overseas. National population data for all other years cover only the resident population. Estimates of the population including Armed Forces overseas are as follows:

1919 105,063,000
1918 104,550,000
1917 103,414,000

National population data for the years 1900 to 1929 are only available rounded to the nearest thousand.

Data for this table comes from Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 311, 917, 1095, and our National Population Estimates web page."


1902-1967 — Population for Maryland

Maryland Department of Health. Historical Trend Data, Maryland, 1790 - 2018
Available from: health.maryland.gov/vsa/Documents/HistoricalTrend_2018.pdf



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


1900-1967 — All-Cause Mortality for the United States as a Whole

National Center for Health Statistics. Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998.
Available from: cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf

The estimated mortality rate per hundred thousand was used here to calculate the death counts in these years. The rates appeared to make more sense and were closer to the same ballpark as the older numbers I found for Maryland.

"Many of the crude rates have been revised from the original publication to reflect the modification of population data after a later census was conducted."


1900-1967 — All-Cause Mortality for Maryland

Maryland Department of Health. Historical Trend Data, Maryland, 1790 - 2018
Available from: health.maryland.gov/vsa/Documents/HistoricalTrend_2018.pdf