Death rates per capita in the United States have decreased from 9.3 for 1,000 population in 1955 to 8.5 per 1,000 population in 1991. For the year 1991 there were approximately 2,165,000 deaths, about 3,000 more than in 1990. However, the death rate of 8.5 per 1,000 population was 1% lower than the rate of 8.6 for 1990. The interim information for the first quarter 1992 showed a 4% increase in the number of deaths over 1991, with a 1% increase in the death rate per 1,000 population.
Provisional estimated death rates by certain causes for the year 1991 are shown in the list below. These numbers are per 100,000 population, and are from the National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
All causes...(851.6)
Viral ~hepatitis~...(0.7)
Tuberculosis, all forms...(0.6)
Septicemia... (7.6)
Syphilis...(0.0)
All other infectious and parasitic diseases...(13.8)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and hematopoietic...(204.0)
Diabetes mellitus...(19.5)
Meningitis...(0.3)
Major cardiovascular diseases (all)...(357.3)
Diseases of the |heart| (all)...(281.1)
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic |heart| disease...(2.4)
Hypertensive |heart| disease...(8.4)
Ischemic |heart| disease...(187.8)
Acute ~myocardial infarction~...(91.7)
All other forms of |heart| disease...(76.3)
Hypertension...(3.3)
Cerebrovascular diseases...(56.3)
Artherosclerosis...(6.7)
Other diseases of arteries, |arterioles|, and |capillaries|...(9.8)
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis...(0.2)
~Influenza~ and pneumonia (both)...(29.2)
~Influenza~...(0.3)
Pneumonia...(28.9)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases...(34.7)
Chronic and unspecified bronchitis...(1.4)
Emphysema...(6.4)
|Asthma|...(1.7)
Ulcer of |stomach| and |duodenum|...(2.4)
Hernia and intestinal obstruction...(2.3)
Cirrhosis and chronic |liver| disease...(9.7)
Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis...(1.2)
