Murphy Sherry L, Xu Jiaquan, Kochanek Kenneth D
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2013 May 8;61(4):1-117.
This report presents final 2010 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, state of residence, and cause of death.
Information reported on death certificates, which is completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners, and coroners, is presented in descriptive tabulations. The original records are filed in state registration offices. Statistical information is compiled in a national database through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Causes of death are processed in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.
In 2010, a total of 2,468,435 deaths were reported in the United States. The age-adjusted death rate was 747.0 deaths per 100,000 standard population, lower than the 2009 rate (749.6) and a record low rate. Life expectancy at birth rose 0.2 year, from 78.5 years in 2009 to a record high of 78.7 in 2010. Age-specific death rates decreased for each age group under 85, although the decrease for ages 1-4 was not significant. The age-specific rate increased for ages 85 and over. The leading causes of death in 2010 remained the same as in 2009 for all but one of the 15 leading causes. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids replaced Assault (homicide) as the 15th leading cause of death in 2010. The infant mortality rate decreased 3.8% to a historically low value of 6.15 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010.
The decline of the age-adjusted death rate to a record low value for the United States, and the increase in life expectancy to a record high value of 78.7 years, are consistent with long-term trends in mortality.
本报告呈现了2010年美国死亡人数、死亡率、预期寿命、婴儿死亡率以及按年龄、性别、西班牙裔血统、种族、居住州和死因等选定特征划分的趋势的最终数据。
由殡仪馆馆长、主治医生、法医和验尸官填写的死亡证明上报告的信息以描述性表格形式呈现。原始记录存档于州登记办公室。统计信息通过疾病控制与预防中心国家卫生统计中心的生命统计合作项目汇编到一个国家数据库中。死因按照《国际疾病分类》第十版进行处理。
2010年，美国共报告了2468435例死亡。年龄调整死亡率为每10万标准人口747.0例死亡，低于2009年的死亡率（749.6），创历史新低。出生时预期寿命增加了0.2岁，从2009年的78.5岁升至2010年创纪录的78.7岁。85岁以下各年龄组的年龄别死亡率均有所下降，不过1 - 4岁组的下降不显著。85岁及以上年龄组的年龄别死亡率有所上升。2010年除15种主要死因中的一种外，其他主要死因与2009年相同。2010年，因固体和液体引起的肺炎取代袭击（杀人）成为第15大死因。2010年婴儿死亡率下降了3.8%，降至每1000例活产6.15例死亡这一历史最低值。
美国年龄调整死亡率降至历史最低值以及预期寿命增至创纪录的78.7岁，与死亡率的长期趋势一致。
