PennWest University Libraries: NURS 3030: Death and Grief: Statistics & Demographics

Statista

Statista This link opens in a new window Consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources and presented in a variety of formats including infographics, industry reports, and in-depth data analysis.

Statista provides a variety of data and statistics related to death in the United States. The following are some of the statistics you can find regarding the demographics of death in the United States:

Death in the U.S. - This dossier provides figures and statistics on the total death rate in the United States, funeral costs and cremation rates, natural and unnatural causes of death, birth and death rate comparisons, survival figures, and surveys on life after death.
Demographics of the U.S. Part I - The first part of this dossier contains data on population, birth and death.
10 Leading Causes of Death (2022)
Death Rate by Ethnic Group and Sex in the U.S. (2020)
Deaths by Major Cause (2000, 2009, 2019)

Other Resources

Mortality in the United States (2022) This data brief from the CDC presents final 2022 U.S. mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics.
FastStats on Death and Mortality Current data on death and mortality in the US from the National Center of Health Statistics, a division of the CDC.
Mortality and Global Health Estimates Global health estimates from the WHO on life expectancy and leading causes of death and disability.
FastStats on Hospice Care Current data on hospice care in the US from the National Center of Health Statistics, a division of the CDC.