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The U.S. Death Rate Fell to Its Lowest Point on Record in 2025, Federal Data Show
The age-adjusted U.S. death rate fell to 689.2 per 100,000 in 2025, the lowest figure ever recorded, but the milestone conceals rising absolute deaths from heart disease and cancer, a 17 percent surge in influenza fatalities, and persistent racial gaps in who survives.
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Tampa Free Press
· Jul 3, 2026
America’s Death Rate Just Hit A Historic Low—But The Top Killers Are Still Gaining Ground
THE BREAKDOWN: A new provisional report from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that the United States hit its lowest recorded age-adjusted death rate in history in 2025. Total deaths ticked up slightly to over 3.09 million due to a growing population, but the overall death rate dropped by 4.6 compared to 2024. Heart [] America’s Death Rate Just Hit A Historic Low—But The Top Killers Are Still Gaining Ground
Off The Press
· Jul 2, 2026
US death rate at record low: CDC data
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday. According to the Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, the death rate in 2025was 689.2 per 100,000 people, representing a 4.6 percent drop from 2024 as well as the lowest recorded death rate in the country’s history. The []...Click to read more
AllSides
· Jul 4, 2026
US life expectancy on track to reach record high as death rate falls to record low in 2025
New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. There were about 689 deaths for every 100,000 people in the US in 2025, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the lowest rate recorded in more than a century of tracking. The age-adjusted rate has fallen 22 since 2021, landing about 4 lower than it was just before the pandemic in 2019.
The Daily Signal
· Jul 3, 2026
US Death Rate Falls to Record Low
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The death rate in the U.S. declined to a new record low in 2025, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) out Thursday. The CDC reported that 3,094,593 total deaths occurred in the U.S. in 2025. The nation’s overall death rate was 689.2 per 100,000 people, a 4.6 decrease from...
KTLA 5
· Jul 2, 2026
US death rate falls to record low
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1
Drudge Retort
· Jul 3, 2026
US Life Expectancy on Track for Record High
New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Related coverage for "The U.S. Death Rate Fell to Its Lowest Point on Record in 2025, Federal Data Show": Tampa Free Press — America’s Death Rate Just Hit A Historic Low—But The Top Killers Are Still Gaining Ground. Off The Press — US death rate at record low: CDC data. AllSides — US life expectancy on track to reach record high as death rate falls to record low in 2025. The Daily Signal — US Death Rate Falls to Record Low. KTLA 5 — US death rate falls to record low. Drudge Retort — US Life Expectancy on Track for Record High