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Death By Age Total US Population Total Deaths Male/All Races Female/All Races
All Ages 274,633,642 2,448,288 1,201,964 1,246,324
Under 1 3,794,901 28,025 15,902 12,123
1-4 years 15,191,619 4,965 2,826 2,139
5-14 years 39,976,619 6,954 4,150 2,804
15-24 years 38,076,642 33,568 25,670 8,898
25-34 years 37,233,437 41,300 28,602 12,698
35-44 years 44,659,185 89,461 56,435 33,026
45-54 years 37,030,152 176,781 110,682 66,099
55-64 years 23,961,506 262,519 156,461 106,058
65-74 years 18,135,514 413,497 231,421 182,076
75-84 years 12,314,793 703,024 342,332 360,692
85 years and older 4,259,173 687,852 228,212 459,640
Not stated 342 271 71
United States National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 19, June 28, 2006 
Deaths by Age, Sex and Race, Final Statistics 2003
Death by Cause Total Deaths* 1-4 years** 5-14 years** 15-24 years** 25-44 years** 45-64 years** 65 and older**
All Causes 2,448,288 4,775 6,755 32,904 124,376 439,003 1,762,293
Disease/Illness 2,082,511 1,521 2,011 3,899 41,467 120,300 369,819
Accidents 173,797 976 986 4,289 14,903 15,237 27,455
Motor Vehicle Accidents 44,757 630 1,592 10,874 13,370 10,069 7,233
Homicide 17,732 354 318 4,877 11,403
Suicide 31,484 292 4,214 15,744 10,622
Injury by Firearms 30,136
Drug Induced Deaths 28,723
Alcohol Induced Deaths 20,687
Injury at Work 5,025
Other Causes 13,436 1,294 1,556 4,751 27,489 84,372 335,131
United States National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 19, June 28, 2006 
*Deaths by Age, Sex and Race, Final Statistics 2003
**Deaths by Age and Cause based upon top 10 causes of death by age range, Preliminary Statistics 2004
Infant Deaths
All Causes 28,025
Under 28 days 18,893
28 days - 11 months 9,132
Causes of Infant Deaths
Disease/Illness/Newborn Disorders 25,273
Accidents 797
Motor Vehicle Accidents 148
Homicide 341
Other Non-Illness Causes 1,466
United States National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 19, June 28, 2006 
Deaths by Age, Sex and Race, Final Statistics 2003
Widows and Widowers Receiving Social Security Benefits Receiving Social Security Benefits in 2006 Receiving Social Security Benefits in 2005 Receiving Social Security Benefits in 2004
Aged Widows/Widowers over 60 4,279,305 4,355,990 4,432,300

Young Widows/Widowers 171,453 178,396 183,829
Minor Children under 19 1,386,307 1,395,557 1,401,378
United States Social Security Beneficiary Statistics, December 20, 2006
Young widows/widowers have children under 16 or disabled child in their care.
In the US, nearly 1.4 million children under the age of 19 receive
  Social Security benefits as a result of the death of a parent.
172,000 young US widowers and widowers are raising children
  under the age of 16.
United States Social Security Beneficiary Statistics, December 20, 2006

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