Death in the 50s

Death rate: The annual rate of death in the 50's is 0.427% (1 in 234) for ages 45-54 years and 1.021% (1 in 97) for ages 55-64 years.

Top Ten Causes of Death: For ages 45-54 years, the top ten causes of death in USA 1999 were:

• cancer (30.5%),
• heart disease (22.9%),
• accidents (7.6%),
• chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (4.2%),
• cerebrovascular diseases including stroke (3.6%),
• suicide (3.3%),
• diabetes (3.1%),
• HIV (2.6%),
• chronic lower respiratory diseases (2.0%),
• influenza and pneumonia (1.1%), and
• other causes (19.1%) [CDC NVSR 2001].

For ages 55-64 years, the top ten causes of death in USA 1999 were:

• cancer (37.3%),
• heart disease (26.9%),
• chronic lower respiratory diseases (4.7%),
• cerebrovascular diseases including stroke (4.0%),
• diabetes (3.8%),
• accidents (3.0%),
• chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (2.4%),
• suicide (1.2%),
• kidney diseases (1.2%),
• septicemia (1.1%), and
• other causes (14.4%) [CDC NVSR 2001].

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