Death Statistics

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 widows and widowers are raising children under the age of 16.

United States Social Security Beneficiary Statistics, December 20, 2006

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