Americans are dying at the lowest rate ever recorded
US age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 people. The rate has fallen by nearly three-quarters since 1900.
A line chart showing the U.S. age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 people from 1900 to 2025. The rate falls steeply over the century, from about 2,518 in 1900 to a provisional record low of 689 in 2025, with a sharp temporary spike during the 1918 influenza pandemic and a smaller rise during the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic.
