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By the Numbers: Death rate rises

Behavioral and mental health-related problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, drug overdoses and suicide, are among the causes of the increased U.S. death rate

By Lea Winerman

October 2016, Vol 47, No. 9

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Death rate rises
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Winerman, L. (2016, October 1). Death rate rises. Monitor on Psychology, 47(9). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/10/numbers

729.5

The age-adjusted death rate in the United States per 100,000 people in 2015, up from 723.2 per 100,000 in 2014. This is the first time the death rate has risen in a decade.

13.1

The age-adjusted death rate due to suicide in 2015, up from 12.7 in 2014.

29.2

The age-adjusted death rate due to Alzheimer's disease in 2015, up from 25.4 in 2014.

15.2

The age-adjusted death rate due to drug overdoses, up from 14.1 in 2014.

1.8

The age-adjusted death rate due to HIV, down from 2.0 in 2014.

157.9

The age-adjusted death rate due to cancer, down from 161.2 in 2014.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Quarterly provisional estimates for selected causes of death: United States, 2014–Quarter 4, 2015. National Vital Statistics System, Vital Statistics Rapid Release Program, 2016. www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/vsrr/mortality-dashboard.htmopens in new window

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