mortality

(mor-tal′ĭt-ē )

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[ mortal ]

1. The condition of being mortal.
2. The number of deaths in a population. In the U.S. before Covid-19, about 2,800,000 people died each year. That number rose to more than 3,300,000 in 2020. In 2020, the most common causes of death in the U.S. were (in descending order) heart disease, cancer, Covid-19, accidents, and chronic lung disease. The causes of death vary by age groups: accidents are the most common cause of death among infants, children, adolescents, and young adults; cancers are the most common cause of death among people ages 45 to 64. Heart disease predominates after age 65. SEE TABLE: Mortality in the United States, 2018
Mortality in the United States, 2018

Deaths	2,389,205
Death rate	867.8 deaths per 100,000 population
Life expectancy	78.7 years
Infant mortality rate	5.66 deaths per 1,000 live births

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