Death rates for older adults by gender U.S. 2000-2019 | Statista

In 2019, the death rate for men in the United States aged 65 years and older was around 4,685 per 100,000 population, compared to a death rate of 3,603 per 100,000 among women 65 years and older. This statistic shows the death rates for adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019, by gender.

Death rates for adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019, by gender (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Men	Women
2019	4,684.7	3,603.4
2018	4,756.4	3,665.7
2017	4,811	3,716.5
2016	4,791.4	3,694.8
2015	4,867.3	3,772.2
2014	4,838.4	3,724.3
2013	4,914.2	3,792.6
2012	4,931.5	3,806.3
2011	5,008.3	3,862.8
2010	5,100.3	3,888.3
2009	5,086.4	3,874.5
2008	5,274.5	4,052.6
2007	5,280.5	4,027.9
2006	5,405.6	4,115.7
2005	5,605.5	4,261
2004	5,631.8	4,245.7
2003	5,866.4	4,409
2002	6,015.3	4,470.8
2001	6,046	4,475.3
2000	6,178.3	4,518.2

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2019

Age group

65 years and older

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Rates are age-adjusted.

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