Deaths in United States
Deaths in the United States was 2.98 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in United States, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,975,658 Estimated |
| 2022 | 3,187,302 Estimated |
| 2021 | 3,492,881 Estimated |
| 2020 | 3,384,290 Estimated |
| 2019 | 2,842,471 Estimated |
| 2018 | 2,818,628 Estimated |
| 2017 | 2,795,947 Estimated |
| 2016 | 2,732,732 Estimated |
| 2015 | 2,707,670 Estimated |
| 2014 | 2,631,369 Estimated |
| 2013 | 2,611,128 Estimated |
| 2012 | 2,567,418 Estimated |
| 2011 | 2,553,165 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,502,224 Estimated |
| 2009 | 2,468,890 Estimated |
| 2008 | 2,502,101 Estimated |
| 2007 | 2,450,594 Estimated |
| 2006 | 2,452,677 Estimated |
| 2005 | 2,472,159 Estimated |
| 2004 | 2,419,816 Estimated |
| 2003 | 2,466,660 Estimated |
| 2002 | 2,461,850 Estimated |
| 2001 | 2,432,919 Estimated |
| 2000 | 2,423,915 Estimated |
| 1999 | 2,413,014 Estimated |
| 1998 | 2,358,738 Estimated |
| 1997 | 2,337,761 Estimated |
| 1996 | 2,337,804 Estimated |
| 1995 | 2,336,341 Estimated |
| 1994 | 2,305,017 Estimated |
| 1993 | 2,295,668 Estimated |
| 1992 | 2,203,669 Estimated |
| 1991 | 2,199,356 Estimated |
| 1990 | 2,178,344 Estimated |
| 1989 | 2,180,294 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2,199,391 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2,151,956 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2,132,381 Estimated |
| 1985 | 2,112,669 Estimated |
| 1984 | 2,061,977 Estimated |
| 1983 | 2,039,393 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,992,789 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,993,821 Estimated |
| 1980 | 2,004,240 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,927,896 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,945,060 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,921,163 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,935,449 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,921,062 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,966,876 Estimated |
| 1973 | 2,007,479 Estimated |
| 1972 | 2,000,826 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,970,015 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,960,713 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,957,832 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,960,250 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,872,053 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,873,625 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,827,280 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,788,484 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,792,424 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,724,774 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,659,388 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,663,922 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,607,085 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,606,225 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,600,220 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,541,404 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,512,644 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,477,211 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,520,814 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,509,926 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,502,725 Estimated |
| 1950 | 1,479,687 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, United States, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, United States, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, United States, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-states.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, United States, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_united_states_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, United States, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/united-states. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Deaths in the United States was 2.98 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in United States?
3.49 million in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.