The United States Centers for disease control and prevention of National Center for health statistics (NCHS) released provisional statistics death for 2009 a drop at the age adjusted mortality rates of American history in deep 741 deaths per 100,000 population show. A decrease of 2.3% compared with 2008 mark a decade of continuous annual reduction in these figures with the number of deaths 2009 into account. The results based on data of the death certificate for each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, as planned, for the national system of Declaration of civil status, the NCHS for their annual report compilation titled "" deaths: preliminary data for 2009 ""
A little more than 2.4 million Americans 2009 amounting to a total of approximately 36 000 died in less than the number of deaths in 2008. This provides a general decrease of 1.5%. Also, the infant mortality rate reached a record low of 6,42 deaths per 1,000 live births, nearly 3 percent over the previous year.
For 2009 a significant decrease was observed 15 which between the mortality rate for two-thirds of the leading causes of death by 2008. Among them were the decline in the number of deaths due to heart disease, cancer and stroke. The mortality rates for heart disease decreased by 3.7%, then dropped was 1.1% of cancer deaths and deaths, cerebral vascular accidents by 4.2%. Mortality decreases for other causes decline of 4.1% in all areas to death as a result of chronic diseases of the respiratory system below, accidents, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease and a decrease of 4.7% of deaths from the flu and pneumonia, 1.8% and a decrease of 6.8 per cent homicide price include a decrease of sepsis (blood poisoning).
Although the number of suicides has not significantly increased in 2009, the increase of 1.7 per cent exceeds the number of deaths due to blood poisoning, suicide, as the 10. cause of death in the United States to be classified.
Statistics show also a slight increase in life expectancy at birth of 78.0 years in 2008 to 78.2 years in 2009. For men was rose of the life expectancy of two tenths of a year and 75.7 years, while among women rose by 10% from one year to 80.6 years found. While the life expectancy for the white population has seen that an increase of two tenths of a year for the black population remained with the men live an average of 70.9 years and women live an average of 77.4 years. In addition, two-tenths in longevity increased the difference between white and black population per year to 4.3 years 2009, 4.1 years 2008.