The quick answer is yes, for most of us, and while we are living longer, we also seem to have a better standard of living.
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality shows that:
This report presents 2014 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 such variables as sex, race and ethnicity, and cause of death.
Information on mortality patterns is key to understanding changes in the health and well-being of the U.S. population.
Life expectancy estimates, age-adjusted death rates by race and ethnicity and sex, the 10 leading causes of death, and the 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2014 final data with 2013 final data
In 2014, the 10 leading causes of death - heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease, and suicide - remained the same as in 2013.
The 10 leading causes accounted for 73.8% of all deaths in the United States in 2014.
From 2013 to 2014, age-adjusted death rates significantly decreased for 5 of the 10 leading causes of death and significantly increased for 4 leading causes.
The rate decreased by 1.6% for heart disease, 1.2% for cancer, 3.8% for chronic lower respiratory diseases, 1.4% for diabetes, and 5.0% for influenza and pneumonia.
The rate increased by 2.8% for unintentional injuries, 0.8% for stroke, 8.1% for Alzheimer's disease, and 3.2% for suicide.
The rate for kidney disease in 2014 remained the same as in 2013.
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality shows that:
- Life expectancy for the U.S. population in 2014 was unchanged from 2013 at 78.8 years.
- The age-adjusted death rate decreased 1.0% to 724.6 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2014 from 731.9 in 2013.
- The 10 leading causes of death in 2014 remained the same as in 2013. Age-adjusted death rates significantly decreased for 5 leading causes and significantly increased for 4 leading causes.
- The infant mortality rate decreased 2.3% to a historic low of 582.1 infant deaths per 100,000 live births. The 10 leading causes of infant death in 2014 remained the same as in 2013.
How long can we expect to live?
Life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years that a group of infants would live if the group was to experience, throughout life, the age-specific death rates present in the year of birth.
In 2014, life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years for the total U.S. population—81.2 years for females and 76.4 years for males.This is the same as in 2013.
Life expectancy for females was consistently higher than life expectancy for males. In 2014, the difference in life expectancy between females and males was 4.8 years, the same as in 2013.
These data provide information on mortality patterns among U.S. residents by such variables as sex, race and ethnicity, and cause of death.
Information on mortality patterns is key to understanding changes in the health and well-being of the U.S. population.
Life expectancy estimates, age-adjusted death rates by race and ethnicity and sex, the 10 leading causes of death, and the 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2014 final data with 2013 final data
In 2014, the 10 leading causes of death - heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease, and suicide - remained the same as in 2013.
The 10 leading causes accounted for 73.8% of all deaths in the United States in 2014.
From 2013 to 2014, age-adjusted death rates significantly decreased for 5 of the 10 leading causes of death and significantly increased for 4 leading causes.
The rate decreased by 1.6% for heart disease, 1.2% for cancer, 3.8% for chronic lower respiratory diseases, 1.4% for diabetes, and 5.0% for influenza and pneumonia.
The rate increased by 2.8% for unintentional injuries, 0.8% for stroke, 8.1% for Alzheimer's disease, and 3.2% for suicide.
The rate for kidney disease in 2014 remained the same as in 2013.
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