Mortality patterns--United States, 1992.

In 1992, a total of 2,175,613 deaths were registered in the United States--6095 more than in 1991 and the most ever recorded in one year . Despite this increase, the overall age-adjusted death rate (504.5 per 100,000 population) was the lowest ever recorded. In comparison, provisional data indicate that the overall rate increased in 1993. This report summarizes an analysis of final mortality data for 1992 and compares patterns with 1991.