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{"title":"Deaths: Leading Causes for 2024.","authors":"Betzaida Tejada-Vera, Brigham A Bastian, Arialdi M Miniño","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252465","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252465","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents final 2024 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age group, race and Hispanic origin, and sex. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. This report supplements \"Deaths: Final Data for 2024,\" the National Center for Health Statistics' annual report of final mortality statistics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2024. Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision are ranked according to the number of deaths. Cause-of-death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2024, the ranked order of 9 of the 10 leading causes of death remained unchanged from 2023. The 10 leading causes of death in 2024 in ranked order were: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Cerebrovascular diseases; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Alzheimer disease; Diabetes mellitus; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis; and Intentional self-harm (suicide). These causes accounted for 70.9% of all deaths occurring in the United States. Rankings are presented by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex. The 10 leading causes of infant death for 2024 in ranked order were: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified; Sudden infant death syndrome; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy; Bacterial sepsis of newborn; Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes; Respiratory distress of newborn; Diseases of the circulatory system; and Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"75 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13655857/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149128555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fetal Mortality: United States, 2024.","authors":"By Elizabeth C W Gregory, Claudia P Valenzuela, Donna L Hoyert","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252462","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252462","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents 2024 fetal mortality data by maternal race and Hispanic origin, age, tobacco use during pregnancy, and state of residence, as well as by plurality, sex, gestational age, birthweight, and selected causes of death. Trends in fetal mortality are also examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted for all fetal deaths reported for the United States for 2024 with a stated or presumed period of gestation of 20 weeks or more. Cause-of-fetal-death data only are restricted to residents of the 43 states and the District of Columbia where less than 50% of deaths were attributed to Fetal death of unspecified cause (P95).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 19,837 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more were reported in the United States in 2024. The 2024 U.S. fetal mortality rate was 5.44 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, not significantly different from the rate of 5.53 in 2023. The fetal mortality rate in 2024 for deaths occurring at 20-27 weeks of gestation was 2.89, unchanged from the rate in 2023. In 2024, the fetal mortality rate for deaths occurring at 28 weeks of gestation or more was 2.57, a 3% decline from 2023 (2.66). In 2024, the fetal mortality rate was highest for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander non-Hispanic (10.21) and Black non-Hispanic (10.00) women and lowest for Asian non-Hispanic women (3.89). Fetal mortality rates were generally highest for women 45 and older, for women who smoked during pregnancy, and for women with multiple gestation pregnancies. Five selected causes accounted for 89.6% of fetal deaths in the 43-state and the District of Columbia reporting area.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"volnum ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13617471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149041183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"United States Life Tables, 2024.","authors":"Elizabeth Arias, Jiaquan Xu, Betzaida Tejada-Vera","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252458","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by Hispanic origin and race and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2024.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data used to prepare the 2024 life tables are 2024 final mortality statistics; July 1, 2024, population estimates based on the blended base population estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau; and 2024 Medicare data for people ages 66-99. The method used to estimate life tables for the Hispanic population has not changed since it was developed for the 2006 Hispanic-origin life tables. The same methodology is used to estimate the life tables for the American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic and Asian non-Hispanic populations. The methodology used to estimate the 2024 life tables for all other groups was first implemented with data year 2008.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2024, the overall expectation of life at birth was 79.0 years, increasing 0.6 year from 78.4 years in 2023. Between 2023 and 2024, life expectancy at birth increased by 0.7 year for males (from 75.8 to 76.5) and 0.3 year for females (81.1 to 81.4). Between 2023 and 2024, life expectancy increased by 1.0 year for the American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic population (70.1 to 71.1), 0.8 year for the Black non-Hispanic population (74.0 to 74.8), 0.6 year for the Asian non-Hispanic population (85.2 to 85.8), 0.5 year for the Hispanic population (81.3 to 81.8), and 0.5 year for the White non-Hispanic population (78.4 to 78.9).</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"volnum ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13573269/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148945840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends and Characteristics in Gestational Hypertension: United States, 2016-2024.","authors":"By Elizabeth C W Gregory","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252456","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252456","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This report presents data on trends in gestational hypertension (hypertension diagnosed during pregnancy) among mothers giving birth in the United States from 2016 through 2024, as well as rates by selected maternal and infant characteristics for 2016 and 2024.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data are from birth certificates and are based on 100% of births registered in the United States for 2016 through 2024. Descriptive tabulations on trends in gestational hypertension rates from 2016 through 2024 and rates by maternal race and Hispanic origin, age, body mass index, state of residence, and plurality for 2016 and 2024 are presented.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among mothers giving birth in 2024, the overall rate of gestational hypertension was 10.4%, an increase of 73% from 2016 (6.0%). In 2024, the rate of gestational hypertension varied by maternal race and Hispanic origin, ranging from a low of 7.1% for Asian non-Hispanic mothers to a high of 13.2% for American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic mothers. By age, the rate was lowest for mothers younger than age 20 and 30-34 and highest for mothers 40 and older. The rate of gestational hypertension rose with increasing prepregnancy body mass index. By plurality, the rate of gestational hypertension was nearly 2 times higher for mothers with a twin or higher-order multiple birth than mothers with a singleton birth. By state, the rate of gestational hypertension was lower than 9.0% in nine states (New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Utah, Nevada, New York, Idaho, Tennessee, and New Mexico) and the District of Columbia and was 13.0% or more in eight states (Minnesota, Oregon, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Ohio, Alabama, Alaska, and Louisiana).</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"volnum ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13478931/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148761696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Infant Mortality in the United States, 2024: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File.","authors":"Danielle M Ely, Anne K Driscoll","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252441","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents final 2024 infant mortality statistics by age at death, maternal race and Hispanic origin, maternal age, gestational age, leading causes of death, and maternal state of residence. Trends in infant mortality are also examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted for infant deaths and infant mortality rates using the 2024 period linked birth/infant death file. The linked birth/infant death file is based on birth and death certificates registered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 20,048 infant deaths were reported in the United States in 2024, which was not significantly different from 2023 (20,162). The U.S. infant mortality rate was 5.52 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which was not significantly different from the rate in 2023 (5.61). The change in the neonatal mortality rate from 3.65 in 2023 to 3.66 in 2024 was not significant. The postneonatal mortality rate declined 4.6% from 1.96 in 2023 to 1.87 in 2024. Changes in mortality rates for infants by maternal race and Hispanic origin and among Hispanic-origin subgroups were not significant. Infants of Black non-Hispanic women had the highest mortality rate (10.98) in 2024, followed by infants of American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic (9.20) and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander non-Hispanic (7.90), Hispanic (4.88), White non-Hispanic (4.41), and Asian non-Hispanic (3.72) women. The mortality rate decreased from 2023 to 2024 for infants born at 39-40 weeks of gestation (1.64 to 1.55), but the rate change was not significantly different for other gestational age categories. Among the five leading causes of infant death in 2024, mortality rates for sudden infant death syndrome declined compared with 2023. Infant mortality rates by state for 2024 ranged from a low of 2.97 in New Hampshire to a high of 9.65 in Mississippi.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"volnum ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13430493/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017-2023.","authors":"Matthew F Garnett, Jodi A Cisewski, Farida B Ahmad","doi":"10.15620/cdc/174640","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/174640","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This report identifies the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2017 through 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the 2017-2023 National Vital Statistics System mortality files were linked to literal text data from death certificates. Drug overdose deaths were identified using the <i>International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision</i> underlying cause-of-death codes X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, and Y10-Y14. Specific drugs were identified by searching three literal text fields of the death certificate: the causes of death from Part I, significant conditions contributing to death from Part II, and the description of how the injury occurred. Contextual information was used to determine drug involvement in the death. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the most frequently mentioned drugs involved in drug overdose deaths. Deaths involving multiple drugs were counted in all relevant drug categories.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among drug overdose deaths with mention of at least one specific drug, the most frequently mentioned drugs during 2017-2023 included: fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone, morphine, methadone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, diphenhydramine, cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, gabapentin, and xylazine. Fentanyl ranked first across all years and was the most common concomitant drug found with other top drugs, ranging from 99.0% of xylazine-involved drug overdose deaths to 48.3% of oxycodone-involved drug overdose deaths. Cocaine and methamphetamine were also frequent concomitant drugs. Trends in age-adjusted rates across the 2017 to 2023 period varied by drug, but notably the rate for heroin-involved deaths sharply declined, while the rate for fentanyl-involved deaths increased and then stabilized between 2022 and 2023. In 2023, the most frequently mentioned drugs in unintentional drug overdose deaths were fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, while the most frequently mentioned drugs for suicide-related drug overdoses were diphenhydramine, oxycodone, and bupropion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This report identifies patterns in the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths from 2017 through 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12989908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147390172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Births: Final Data for 2024.","authors":"Michelle J K Osterman, Brady E Hamilton, Joyce A Martin, Anne K Driscoll, Claudia P Valenzuela","doi":"10.15620/cdc/252440","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/252440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents 2024 data on U.S. births by selected characteristics. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive tabulations based on birth certificates of the 3.63 million births registered in 2024 are shown for various maternal demographic and health characteristics; medical and healthcare utilization, including source of payment for the delivery; and infant health characteristics. Selected data by mother's state of residence and birth rates also are shown. Trends for 2010 to 2024 are presented for selected items and by race and Hispanic origin for 2016-2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3,628,934 births occurred in the United States in 2024, an increase of 1% from the record low reported for 2023. The general fertility rate declined 1% from 2023 to 53.8 births per 1,000 females ages 15-44 in 2024. Birth rates declined for females ages 15-34 from 2023 to 2024, rose for women ages 40-44, and were unchanged for females ages 10-14 and women ages 35-39 and 45-49. The total fertility rate declined 1% to 1,599.5 births per 1,000 women in 2024, a record low. Birth rates declined for both unmarried and married women from 2023 to 2024. Prenatal care beginning in the first trimester declined to 75.5% in 2024. The percentage of women who smoked during pregnancy declined to 2.4%. The cesarean delivery rate increased by less than 1% to 32.4%. Private insurance as the source of payment for the delivery increased to 51.8% of births, while Medicaid deliveries declined to 40.2%. The preterm birth rate (10.41%) was unchanged from 2023; low birthweight births declined 1% (8.52%). The twin birth rate declined 2% in 2024 to 30.1 per 1,000 births; the triplet and higher-order multiple birth rate was 71.3 per 100,000 births compared with 73.8 for 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":"volnum ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13334420/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148362656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"U.S. State Life Tables, 2022.","authors":"Elizabeth Arias, Jiaquan Xu, Betzaida Tejada-Vera, Brigham Bastian","doi":"10.15620/cdc/174620","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/174620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents complete period life tables for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) by sex based on age-specific death rates in 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data used to prepare the 2022 state-specific life tables include: 2022 final mortality statistics; July 1, 2022, population estimates based on the Blended Base population estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau; and 2022 Medicare data for people ages 66-99. The methodology used to estimate the state-specific life tables is the same as that used to estimate the 2022 national life tables, with some modifications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 50 states and D.C., Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth, 80.0 years in 2022, and West Virginia had the lowest, 72.2 years. From 2021 to 2022, life expectancy increased for 48 states and D.C. and decreased for 2 states. In 2022, life expectancy at age 65 ranged from 16.6 years in West Virginia to 20.5 years in Hawaii. Life expectancy at birth was higher for females in all states and D.C. The difference in life expectancy between females and males ranged from 3.6 years in Utah to 6.9 years in New Mexico.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 12","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13659883/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145906782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deaths: Leading Causes for 2023.","authors":"Betzaida Tejada-Vera, Brigham A Bastian, Sally C Curtin","doi":"10.15620/cdc/174607","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/174607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents final 2023 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age group, race and Hispanic origin, and sex. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. This report supplements \"Deaths: Final Data for 2023,\" the National Center for Health Statistics' annual report of final mortality statistics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data in this report are based on information from all death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2023. Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision are ranked according to the number of deaths. Cause-of-death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2023, the ranked order of 7 of the 10 leading causes of death changed from 2022. The 10 leading causes of death in 2023 in ranked order were: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Cerebrovascular diseases; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Alzheimer disease; Diabetes mellitus; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis; and COVID-19. These causes accounted for 70.9% of all deaths occurring in the United States. Rankings are presented by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex. The 10 leading causes of infant death for 2023 in ranked order were: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified; Sudden infant death syndrome; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy; Bacterial sepsis of newborn; Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes; Respiratory distress of newborn; Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia; and Diseases of the circulatory system.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 10","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends in Births and Deaths: United States, 2010-2023.","authors":"Brady E Hamilton, Anne K Driscoll, Arialdi M Miniño","doi":"10.15620/cdc/174614","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/174614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents and compares trends in U.S. births and deaths from 2010 through 2023. Births and deaths are shown by race and Hispanic origin and urbanicity of county of residence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive tabulations of trends in the numbers, rates, and ratios of births and deaths for the United States from 2010 through 2023 are presented and interpreted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2010 through 2023, the number of births for the United States declined by a total of 10%. Births were essentially stable from 2010 through 2016, declined from 2016 through 2019, and then fluctuated from 2019 through 2023. In contrast, the number of deaths generally increased from 2010 through 2023, by a total of 25%. Deaths increased from 2010 through 2019 and fluctuated from 2019 through 2023. The crude birth rate decreased 18% from 2010 through 2023, declining 0.8% per year from 2010 through 2015 and 2.0% per year from 2015 through 2019; the rate then fluctuated from 2019 through 2023. In contrast, the crude death rate increased 15% from 2010 through 2023, rising 1.0% on average from 2010 through 2019, and then fluctuating from 2019 through 2023. The birth-to-death ratio declined from 2010 through 2023, by a total of 28%, with the ratio decreasing 1.6% per year from 2010 through 2014 and 2.8% per year from 2014 through 2019; the ratio then fluctuated from 2019 through 2023. The ratio generally declined for the three largest race and Hispanic-origin groups from 2010 through 2023, fluctuating but increasing from 2019 through 2023. The differences in the ratios among the groups narrowed from 2010 through 2023. The birth-to-death ratio declined for both urban and rural counties from 2010 through 2023, with differences between ratios narrowing.</p>","PeriodicalId":35088,"journal":{"name":"National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System","volume":" 11","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12451499/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}