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NCHS Data Brief. 2016 Jan;(233):1-8.
Mortality Among Centenarians in the United States, 2000-2014.
Xu J.
Abstract
KEY FINDINGS:
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality ● Death rates for centenarians increased from 2000 through 2008 and then decreased through 2014 for both males and females. ● Death rates for centenarians increased from 2000 through 2006 for the Hispanic population and from 2000 through 2008 for the non- Hispanic white and black populations, and subsequently decreased through 2014 for all racial and ethnic groups examined. ● The top five causes of death among centenarians in 2014 were heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, cancer, and influenza and pneumonia. ● Death rates for Alzheimer's disease increased 119% between 2000 and 2014 among centenarians.
All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
PMID: 26828422 [PubMed - in process]
Mortality Among Centenarians in the United States, 2000-2014.
Xu J.
Abstract
KEY FINDINGS:
Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality ● Death rates for centenarians increased from 2000 through 2008 and then decreased through 2014 for both males and females. ● Death rates for centenarians increased from 2000 through 2006 for the Hispanic population and from 2000 through 2008 for the non- Hispanic white and black populations, and subsequently decreased through 2014 for all racial and ethnic groups examined. ● The top five causes of death among centenarians in 2014 were heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, cancer, and influenza and pneumonia. ● Death rates for Alzheimer's disease increased 119% between 2000 and 2014 among centenarians.
All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
PMID: 26828422 [PubMed - in process]