At a glance
- The National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System has estimates about deaths cause by drug overdose, heart disease, and suicide.
- DQS also includes estimates about fetal and infant death.
- These estimates are based on data from the National Vital Statistics System.
Death rates for selected causes
Description: Cancer is a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably. These cells can spread to other parts of the body, damage organ systems, and lead to death.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Sex
- Age group
- Race and Hispanic origin
Preliminary Data: DQS includes final data from NVSS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release and CDC Wonder Provisional Mortality Statistics.
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Description: Death for drug overdose occurs when a person takes enough of a drug or medicine to cause death.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes final data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Sex
- Age group
- Race and Hispanic origin
Preliminary Data: DQS includes final data from NVSS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release and CDC Wonder Provisional Mortality Statistics.
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Description: The term "heart disease" refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease. This affects blood flow to the heart, which can be fatal.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Sex
- Age group
- Race and Hispanic origin
Preliminary Data: DQS includes final data from NVSS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release and CDC Wonder Provisional Multiple Cause of Death Data.
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Description: Suicide is death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Sex
- Age group
- Race and Hispanic origin
Preliminary Data: DQS includes final data from NVSS. More recent preliminary data for this topic are available through the NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release and CDC Wonder Provisional Mortality Statistics.
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Fetal and infant death rates
Description: Fetal death is the intrauterine death of a fetus before delivery from the mother.
- Fetal death rates are calculated as the number of fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more divided by the number of live births and fetal deaths.
- Late fetal death rates are the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks of gestation or more divided by the number of live births and late fetal deaths.
- Perinatal death rates are the number of late fetal deaths and infant deaths within 7 days of birth divided by the number of live births and late fetal deaths.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Race and Hispanic origin
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Description: Infant death is the death of an infant younger than 1 year old.
- Neonatal death is the death of an infant younger than 28 days.
- Postneonatal death is the death of an infant from 28 days to 364 days.
Infant death rates are calculated by dividing the number of infant deaths by the number of live births.
Details: Health, United States (HUS) publishes data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Available data filters:
- Race and Hispanic origin.
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