NCHS Data Brief, No. 267 - Mortality in the United States, 2015

NCHS Data Briefs

NCHS Data Brief, No. 267 - Mortality in the  United States, 2015

This report presents 2015 U.S. final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide information on mortality patterns among U.S. residents by variables such as sex, race and ethnicity, and cause of death. Life expectancy estimates, age-adjusted death rates by race and ethnicity and sex, 10 leading causes of death, and 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2015 and 2014 final data (1).

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