MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Aug 6;48(30):664-8.
In 1997, a total of 2,314,245 deaths were registered in the United States-445 fewer than the record high of 2,314,690 in 1996. The overall age-adjusted death rate was 479.1 per 100,000 standard (1940) population, the lowest ever recorded. In 1997, nearly two thirds of deaths resulted from heart disease, cancer, and stroke. This report summarizes mortality patterns in 1997 and compares them with patterns in 1996. National death statistics are based on information from death certificates filed in state vital statistics offices and are compiled by CDC into a national database. Cause-of-death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death. Causes of death are recorded on the death certificate by the attending physician, medical examiner, or coroner using a format specified by the World Health Organization and endorsed by CDC.
1997年，美国共登记了2314245例死亡病例，比1996年创纪录的2314690例少445例。总体年龄调整死亡率为每10万标准（1940年）人口479.1例，为有记录以来的最低水平。1997年，近三分之二的死亡是由心脏病、癌症和中风导致的。本报告总结了1997年的死亡率模式，并将其与1996年的模式进行了比较。国家死亡统计数据基于各州生命统计办公室提交的死亡证明信息，由疾病控制与预防中心汇编成国家数据库。死因统计数据基于根本死因。死亡原因由主治医生、法医或验尸官按照世界卫生组织规定并经疾病控制与预防中心认可的格式记录在死亡证明上。
