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Statistics about Death

Cause statistics for Death:

The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Death:

Medical malpractice statistics for Death:

The following are medical malpractice statistics from various sources about Death:

  • 34.6% of birth-injury malpractice lawsuits involve death (Suing for Medical Malpractice, Sloan et al, 1993)
  • 43.4% of ER malpractice lawsuits involve death (Suing for Medical Malpractice, Sloan et al, 1993)

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Death:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Death

Incidence (annual) of Death: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA [about data]

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. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001)

Lifetime risk for Death: 100% eventually, just like taxes.

Death Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Death and mortality statistics for Death:

Deaths from Death: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001)

Death rate 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. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001)

Death statistics for Death:

The following are statistics from various sources about 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]
    • 10-14 years 0.021% (1 in 4,761) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 15-19 years 0.069% (1 in 1,449) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 20-24 years 0.093% (1 in 1,075) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 25-34 years 0.108% (1 in 925) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 35-44 years 0.199% (1 in 502) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 45-54 years 0.427% (1 in 234) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 55-64 years 1.021% (1 in 97) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 65-74 years 2.484% (1 in 40) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 75-84 years 5.751% (1 in 17) [CDC NVSR 2001]
    • 85+ years %15.475% (1 in 6) [CDC NVSR 2001]
  • Life expectancy rates in the USA:
    • US life expectancy 76.7 (NVSR Sep 2001)
    • 76.1 years at birth in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
    • 17.5 years at age 65 in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
    • 73.0 years for men at birth in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
    • 15.7 years for men at age 65 in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
    • 79.0 years for women at birth in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
    • 18.9 years for women at age 65 in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
  • Life expectancy rates for males in various countries worldwide:
    • 70.0 for men in Columbia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.3 for men in Paraguay 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 70.1 for men in Czech Republic 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 71.3 for men in Chile 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.7 for men in Cuba 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 71.5 for men in Portugal 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.8 for men in Finland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.9 for men in Ireland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.8 for men in Germany 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.7 for men in United States 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.8 for men in United Kingdom 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.0 for men in New Zealand 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.9 for men in Belgium 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.8 for men in Denmark 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.6 for men in Norway 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.6 for men in Switzerland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.9 for men in Netherlands 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.2 for men in Israel 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.6 for men in Sweden 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.6 for men in Greece 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.9 for men in Italy 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.1 for men in Singapore 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.0 for men in Spain 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.5 for men in France 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.4 for men in Australia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.6 for men in Japan 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.7 for men in Canada 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
  • Life expectancy rates for females in various countries worldwide:
    • 75.70 for women in Columbia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.4 for women in Paraguay 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.70 for women in Czech Republic 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.7 for women in Chile 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.5 for women in Cuba 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.3 for women in Portugal 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.2 for women in Finland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.5 for women in Ireland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.3 for women in Germany 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.4 for women in United States 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.2 for women in United Kingdom 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.2 for women in New Zealand 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.5 for women in Belgium 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 81.0 for women in Denmark 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.6 for women in Norway 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.8 for women in Switzerland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.7 for women in Netherlands 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.0 for women in Israel 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.6 for women in Sweden 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.8 for women in Greece 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 81.5 for women in Italy 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 81.4 for women in Singapore 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 81.8 for women in Spain 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 82.5 for women in France 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 82.5 for women in Australia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 82.7 for women in Japan 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 85.7 for women in Canada 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 72.85 in Columbia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.85 in Paraguay 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 73.9 in Czech Republic 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 74.5 in Chile 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.1 in Cuba 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.4 in Portugal 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.5 in Finland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 75.7 in Ireland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.05 in Germany 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.05 in United States 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 76.5 in United Kingdom 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.1 in New Zealand 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.2 in Belgium 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.4 in Denmark 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.6 in Norway 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.7 in Switzerland 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 77.8 in Netherlands 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.1 in Israel 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.1 in Sweden 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.2 in Greece 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.2 in Italy 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.25 in Singapore 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.4 in Spain 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 78.5 in France 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.45 in Australia 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 79.65 in Japan 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
    • 80.7 in Canada 1996 (Statistical Abstract of The World, 1997)
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Society statistics for Death

Hospitalization statistics for Death:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Death:

  • 0.0001% (10) of hospital consultant episodes were for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 90% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 70% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 67% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 6.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 71 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 20% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 60% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.0001% (66) of hospital bed days were for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.00001% (1) of hospital consultant episodes were for unattended death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 100% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death were men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 100% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 100% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unattended death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unattended death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 95 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unattended death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 100% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for unattended death were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.000004% (2) of hospital bed days were for unattended death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Death. The term 'prevalence' of Death usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Death at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Death refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Death diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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