The graph displays the death rates for U.S. adults aged from 45 to 64 years due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017. The highest rate recorded was in the year 1999 for both cancer and heart disease, whereas the lowest rates for cancer and heart disease were recorded in the years 2017 and 2011, respectively. Overall, rates of death for both causes have declined.
Death rate for the U.S. adults aged 45 to 64 due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Cancer
Heart disease
2017
182.6
133.6
2016
187.1
133.7
2015
189.3
132.2
2014
191.7
130.8
2013
192
129.7
2012
194.5
128.5
2011
195.1
127.9
2010
196
128.6
2009
196.1
129.8
2008
196.5
133.1
2007
199
133.6
2006
201.8
137.7
2005
204.6
141.3
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The data for the source used for this graph is based on information from death
certificates filed in the 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia from 1999 to 2017, as collected and processed by the
National Center for Health Statistics through the Vital Statistics
Cooperative Program. Death certificates are generally
completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical
examiners, and coroners. For more information on the data please see page 8 of the NVSR report.
The death rate is per 100,000 population, where population data are enumerated as of April 1 for 2000 and 2010, and estimated as of July 1 for all other years
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CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (May 22, 2019). Death rate for the U.S. adults aged 45 to 64 due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026865/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Death rate for the U.S. adults aged 45 to 64 due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026865/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). (2019). Death rate for the U.S. adults aged 45 to 64 due to cancer and heart disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026865/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-aged-45-to-64/
CDC (National Vital Statistics System). "Death Rate for The U.S. Adults Aged 45 to 64 Due to Cancer and Heart Disease from 1999 to 2017 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026865/death-rates-due-to-cancer-and-heart-disease-in-us-aged-45-to-64/
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