How many adiults (over age 18) died in the United States in 2005?

Answer 1

At this point, 2005 deaths data are still provisional; it will probably be upgraded to preliminary in mid-2007.

So far, published (provisional) 2005 data include the total number of deaths (2,432,000) and the number of infant deaths (28,000).

2004 data (preliminary at this point) are as follows:

All ages ............................... 2,398,343
Under 1 year ............................ 27,838
1–4 years .............................. 4,801
5–14 years ............................. 6,756
15–24 years ............................ 33,020
25–34 years ............................ 40,244
35–44 years ............................ 84,310
45–54 years ............................ 176,105
55–64 years ............................ 263,413
65–74 years ............................ 399,841
75–84 years ............................ 686,293
85 years and over ......................... 675,296
Not stated ............................. 426

Answer 2

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