Miniño Arialdi M, Xu Jiaquan, Kochanek Kenneth D, Tejada-Vera Betzaida
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA.
NCHS Data Brief. 2009 Dec(26):1-8.
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality In 2007, the age-adjusted death rate for the United States reached a record low of 760.3 per 100,000 population. Life expectancy at birth reached a record high of 77.9 years. States in the southeast region have higher death rates than those in other regions of the country. In 2007, the five leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and accidents. These accounted for over 64 percent of all deaths in the United States. White females have the longest life expectancy (80.7 years), followed by black females (77.0 years). The gap in life expectancy between white persons and black persons declined by 35 percent between 1989 and 2007. The race differential was 4.6 years in 2007.
来自国家生命统计系统的数据，死亡率 2007 年，美国经年龄调整的死亡率降至每 10 万人 760.3 人的历史最低水平。出生时预期寿命达到创纪录的 77.9 岁。东南部地区各州的死亡率高于美国其他地区。2007 年，五大主要死因是心脏病、癌症、中风、慢性下呼吸道疾病和事故。这些占美国所有死亡人数的 64% 以上。白人女性的预期寿命最长（80.7 岁），其次是黑人女性（77.0 岁）。1989 年至 2007 年期间，白人和黑人之间的预期寿命差距缩小了 35%。2007 年种族差异为 4.6 岁。
