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Deaths by age and year for the United States, 1933-2010

Dimension

• 8659 instances (rows)
• 5 features (columns)

Description

The number of deaths in the United States, by age, for each year from 1933-2010. This data is gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics and was compiled by the Human Mortality Database.

Variables

• Year: Calendar year
• Age: Age at death
• Female: Number of female deaths
• Males: Number of males deaths
• Total: Total deaths

Reference

I obtained the data through the Human Mortality Database. The original source is

National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume II: Mortality, Part A. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, various years.