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Provisional U.S. deaths reached 3.09 million in 2025
The NCHS report put the age-adjusted death rate at 689.2 per 100,000, 4.6% below 2024.
Event / data period: 2026-07-02
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IllustrationNCHS reported 3,094,593 U.S. deaths in 2025 and a provisional age-adjusted rate of 689.2 per 100,000, down 4.6% from 2024.
The report includes over 99% of records received by 10 May; figures remain provisional.
Data
U.S. provisional mortality indicators
Provisional summary of 2025 death certificates received through 10 May 2026.
- Deaths
- 3,094,593 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
- Age-adjusted death rate
- 689.2 deaths per 100,000 population
- 2025 · Estimate
- Change from 2024
- -4.6 percent
- 2025 · Estimate
Methodology
CDC/NCHS calculated provisional annual totals and age-adjusted rates from death records.
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